diff --git a/eventMouseClick.go b/eventMouseClick.go
index 0d46216..91b7465 100644
--- a/eventMouseClick.go
+++ b/eventMouseClick.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 		// can't drag or do anything when dropdown or textbox are visible
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if tk.WidgetId() == me.dropdown.wId {
-				log.Info("got dropdwon click", w, h, tk.cuiName)
+				log.Info("got dropdown click", w, h, tk.cuiName)
 				tk.dropdownClicked(w, h)
 				return
 			}
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 			tk.showDropdown()
 			return
 		case widget.Textbox:
+			log.Log(WARN, "TODO: textbox click")
 			tk.prepTextbox()
 			return
 		case widget.Label:
diff --git a/eventMouseDrag.go b/eventMouseDrag.go
index 62aa916..00e0e57 100644
--- a/eventMouseDrag.go
+++ b/eventMouseDrag.go
@@ -111,15 +111,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 		tk.makeWindowActive()
 		return
 	}
-	/*
-		if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Flag {
-			me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, w-3, h-3, w+20, h+20, 0)
-			// tk.verifyRect()
-			s := fmt.Sprintf("move(%dx%d) %s ###", w, h, tk.cuiName)
-			tk.dumpWidget(s)
-			return
-		}
-	*/
+
 	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
 		if me.mouse.resize {
 			newW := w - me.stdout.lastW
diff --git a/textbox.go b/textbox.go
index 73a8ed6..f385245 100644
--- a/textbox.go
+++ b/textbox.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func initTextbox() {
 func (callertk *guiWidget) prepTextbox() {
 	initTextbox()
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, "prepTextbox() Is Broken")
+		log.Log(WARN, "prepTextbox() Is Broken")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -51,21 +51,39 @@ func (callertk *guiWidget) prepTextbox() {
 	r.w1 = r.w0 + 24
 	r.h1 = r.h0 + 2
 	me.textbox.tk.forceSizes(r)
-	// me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
+	me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
 
 	me.textbox.callerTK = callertk
 
-	// showTextbox(callertk.String())
+	/*
+		if me.textbox.tk.v != nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "WARNING textbox DeleteView()")
+			log.Log(WARN, "WARNING textbox DeleteView()")
+			log.Log(WARN, "WARNING textbox DeleteView()")
+			me.baseGui.DeleteView(me.textbox.tk.cuiName)
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		}
+	*/
+
+	var err error
+	me.textbox.tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(me.textbox.tk.cuiName, r.w0, r.h0, r.w1, r.h1, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "textbox SetView() failed", err, "view name =", me.textbox.tk.cuiName)
+		return
+	}
+	// me.textbox.tk.Show() // actually makes the gocui view. TODO: redo this?
+	showTextbox(callertk.String())
 }
 
 func showTextbox(callers string) {
 	// tk := me.textbox.tk
 	// me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
+	log.Log(WARN, "showTextbox() caller string =", callers)
 
 	//	me.textbox.tk.Show() // actually makes the gocui view. TODO: redo this
 
 	if me.textbox.tk.v == nil {
-		log.Info("wtf went wrong")
+		log.Log(WARN, "textbox.tk.v == nil showTextbox() is broken")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +105,8 @@ func showTextbox(callers string) {
 
 	me.textbox.active = true
 
-	// me.textbox.dumpWidget("showTextbox()")
+	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
+	me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("showTextbox()")
 }
 
 func theCloseTheTextbox(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {