diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index 59d33b3..c1e91a3 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -183,9 +183,11 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 	case widget.Combobox:
 		log.Log(NOW, "do the combobox here")
 		w.showDropdown()
+		me.dropdownW = w
 	case widget.Dropdown:
 		log.Log(NOW, "do the dropdown here")
 		w.showDropdown()
+		me.dropdownW = w
 	default:
 	}
 }
@@ -221,12 +223,19 @@ func (w *guiWidget) drawTree(draw bool) {
 }
 
 func click(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	// var l string
-	// var err error
+	mouseW, mouseH := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
 
 	log.Log(NOW, "click() START gocui name:", v.Name())
-	// n := me.rootNode.findWidgetName(v.Name())
 	w := findUnderMouse()
+
+	// if the dropdown view is visable, process it no matter what
+	if me.dropdownV.Visible() {
+		me.dropdownV.dropdownClicked(mouseW, mouseH)
+	}
+	if w == me.dropdownV {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if w == nil {
 		log.Error(errors.New("click() could not find widget for view =" + v.Name()))
 	} else {
@@ -270,12 +279,6 @@ func findUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	var f func(w *guiWidget)
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
 
-	// if the dropdown view is visable, close it
-	if me.dropdownV.Visible() {
-		me.dropdownV.dropdownClicked(w, h)
-		return me.dropdownV
-	}
-
 	// find buttons that are below where the mouse button click
 	f = func(widget *guiWidget) {
 		// ignore widgets that are not visible
diff --git a/dropdown.go b/dropdown.go
index b9d6266..6abe67e 100644
--- a/dropdown.go
+++ b/dropdown.go
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ func (w *guiWidget) dropdownClicked(mouseW, mouseH int) string {
 	items := strings.Split(w.labelN, "\n")
 	if len(items) >= itemNumber-1 {
 		log.Log(NOW, "dropdownClicked() found", items[itemNumber-1])
+		if items[itemNumber-1] != "" {
+			if me.dropdownW != nil {
+				log.Log(NOW, "dropdownClicked() send event for", me.dropdownW.cuiName, me.dropdownW.WidgetType)
+				me.dropdownW.SetText(items[itemNumber-1])
+				me.myTree.SendUserEvent(me.dropdownW.node)
+			}
+		}
 		return items[itemNumber-1]
 	}
 	return ""
@@ -141,28 +148,4 @@ func dropdownUnclicked(mouseX, mouseH int) {
 	log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() view msgMouseDown (check here for dropdown menu click) (w,h) =", mouseX, mouseH)
 	log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() ddview is the thing that was clicked", mouseX, mouseH)
 	log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() find out what the string is here", mouseX, mouseH, tk.gocuiSize.h1)
-
-	var newZone string = ""
-	if me.dropdownW == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	// try to compute the line item clicked here
-	/*
-		var ddtk *guiWidget
-		ddtk = me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
-		value := mouseH - tk.gocuiSize.h0 - 1
-		log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() me.ddview.tk.gocuiSize.h1 =", tk.gocuiSize.h1)
-		log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() me.ddNode.vals =", ddtk.vals)
-		valsLen := len(ddtk.vals)
-		log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() value =", value, "valsLen =", valsLen)
-		log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() me.ddNode.vals =", ddtk.vals)
-		if (value >= 0) && (value < valsLen) {
-			newZone = ddtk.vals[value]
-			log.Log(NOW, "mouseUp() value =", value, "newZone =", newZone)
-		}
-	*/
-	// send the event the user selected something from the dropdown
-	hideDDview()
-	me.dropdownW.SetText(newZone)
-	me.myTree.SendUserEvent(me.dropdownW.node)
 }