diff --git a/eventMouseClick.go b/eventMouseClick.go
index 4229964..03e7180 100644
--- a/eventMouseClick.go
+++ b/eventMouseClick.go
@@ -46,15 +46,27 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 		log.Log(INFO, "click() check if", w, h, "is the libnotify menu")
 		if me.notify.menu.tk != nil && me.notify.menu.tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
 			log.Log(GOCUI, "click() is libnotify menu!")
+			if me.notify.menu.active {
+				log.Info("show notify menu here")
+				setNotifyMenuText("[X]")
+				me.notify.menu.active = false
+			} else {
+				log.Info("hide notify menu here")
+				setNotifyMenuText("[ ]")
+				me.notify.menu.active = true
+			}
+			return
+		}
+		if me.notify.clock.tk != nil && me.notify.clock.tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
+			log.Log(GOCUI, "click() is the clock!")
 			if me.showHelp {
 				log.Info("show help")
 				showHelp()
-				setNotifyMenuText("[X]")
 			} else {
 				log.Info("hide help")
 				hideHelp()
-				setNotifyMenuText("[ ]")
 			}
+			return
 		}
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 5153c12..3580116 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ func initPlugin() {
 	me.notify.clock.offsetH = 1
 
 	me.notify.menu.wId = -6
-	me.notify.menu.offsetH = 0
+	me.notify.menu.offsetW = 4
+	me.notify.menu.offsetH = 1
 
 	me.notify.help.wId = -7
 	me.notify.help.offsetH = 3
diff --git a/libnotify.go b/libnotify.go
index 9658ad2..487c429 100644
--- a/libnotify.go
+++ b/libnotify.go
@@ -105,12 +105,15 @@ func libNotifyUpdate() {
 	// check for SIGWINCH. If so, move the libnotify clock
 	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
 	if me.winchW != w || me.winchH != h {
+		me.winchW = w
+		me.winchH = h
 		log.Info("handle SIGWINCH!", w, h)
 		me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w-me.notify.clock.offsetW, me.notify.clock.offsetH)
 		me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
 		me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
-		me.winchW = w
-		me.winchH = h
+
+		sigWinchBG()
+		sigWinchMenu()
 	}
 
 	// update the time
@@ -237,6 +240,30 @@ func hardDrawAtgocuiSize(tk *guiWidget) {
 	log.Verbose("hardDrawAtgocuiSize() err ok widget", tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, tk.v.Name())
 }
 
+func sigWinchMenu() {
+	w, _ := me.baseGui.Size()
+	me.notify.menu.tk.MoveToOffset(w-me.notify.menu.offsetW, me.notify.menu.offsetH)
+	me.notify.menu.tk.Hide()
+	me.notify.menu.tk.Show()
+}
+
+func sigWinchBG() {
+	tk := me.BG.tk
+	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
+	a := -1
+	b := -1
+	c := w + 1
+	d := h + 1
+	var err error
+	tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, 0)
+	if err == nil {
+		tk.dumpWidget("drawView() err")
+		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
+		return
+	}
+	log.Info("background resized to", a, b, c, d)
+}
+
 // find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
 func setBottomBG() {
 	if me.BG.tk == nil {
@@ -246,19 +273,7 @@ func setBottomBG() {
 	tk := me.BG.tk
 	// log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
 	if tk.v == nil {
-		w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
-		a := -1
-		b := -1
-		c := w + 1
-		d := h + 1
-		var err error
-		tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, 0)
-		if err == nil {
-			tk.dumpWidget("drawView() err")
-			log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
-			return
-		}
-		log.Info("background tk View not initialized")
+		sigWinchBG()
 		return
 	}
 	if me.dark {
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index d3fce8e..dd9ed14 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ type internalTK struct {
 
 // the desktop libnotify menu
 type libnotify struct {
-	clock  internalTK // widget for the clock
-	menu   internalTK // libnotify menu icon
-	window internalTK // the libnotify menu
-	help   internalTK // the help menu
+	clock      internalTK // widget for the clock
+	menu       internalTK // libnotify menu icon
+	menuWindow internalTK // libnotify menu window
+	window     internalTK // the libnotify menu
+	help       internalTK // the help menu
 }
 
 // this is the gocui way