diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index 54a1134..f7a0749 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ func setFake(n *tree.Node) {
 		fakeStartHeight = me.TabH
 		fakeStartWidth += me.FakeW
 	}
-	if true {
-		w.showView()
-	}
 }
 
 // set the widget start width & height
diff --git a/checkbox.go b/checkbox.go
index b352758..8c4b3db 100644
--- a/checkbox.go
+++ b/checkbox.go
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ func (w *guiWidget) setCheckbox() {
 	// w.gocuiSize.w1 = w.gocuiSize.w0 + t
 
 	w.deleteView()
-	w.showView()
+	w.Show()
 }
diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index 431d27d..254d079 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 
 		// now set this window as the current window
 		me.currentWindow = w
-		w.isCurrent = true
+		me.currentWindow.isCurrent = true
 
 		// draw the current window
 		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick() set currentWindow to", w.String())
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 37d9f9b..b9ff8ee 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 			log.Log(INFO, "Setting Visible to true", a.ProgName)
 			w.SetVisible(true)
 		}
-		w.showView()
 	case widget.Hide:
 		w.node.State.Hidden = true
 		log.Log(NOW, "HIDE HERE. a.State.Hidden =", a.State.Hidden)
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index d87d35e..ee6a12d 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ func setupCtrlDownWidget() {
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) deleteView() {
-	/*
-		if w.v != nil {
-			w.v.Visible = false
-			return
-		}
-	*/
 	// make sure the view isn't really there
 	log.Log(NOW, "deleteView()", w.cuiName, w.WidgetType, w.node.WidgetId)
 	me.baseGui.DeleteView(w.cuiName)
@@ -82,6 +76,8 @@ func (w *guiWidget) IsCurrent() bool {
 		return w.isCurrent
 	}
 	if w.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+		log.Log(NOW, "IsCurrent() found current window", w.cuiName, w.String())
+		log.Log(NOW, "IsCurrent() window w.isCurrent =", w.isCurrent)
 		return w.isCurrent
 	}
 	if w.node.WidgetType == widget.Root {
@@ -106,9 +102,33 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Visible() bool {
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) Show() {
-	if tk.IsCurrent() {
+	// always should the dropdown widget
+	if tk == me.dropdownV {
+		me.dropdownV.showView()
+		return
+	}
+	// if this isn't in the binary tree
+	// it's some internal widget so always display those
+	if tk.node == nil {
 		tk.showView()
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if the widget is not in the current displayed windo
+	// then ignore it
+	log.Log(NOW, "Show() tk =", tk.cuiName, tk.String())
+	log.Log(NOW, "Show() tk.IsCurrent() returned", tk.IsCurrent())
+	if ! tk.IsCurrent() {
+		log.Log(NOW, "Show() NOT drawing", tk.cuiName, tk.String())
+		return
+	}
+	log.Log(NOW, "Show() drawing", tk.cuiName, tk.String())
+
+	// finally, check if the widget State is hidden or not
+	if tk.node.State.Hidden {
+		// don't display hidden widgets
 	} else {
+		tk.showView()
 	}
 }