diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 8eba6c6..0c649a5 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -16,19 +16,16 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 )
 
 // sent via -ldflags
 var VERSION string
 var BUILDTIME string
 
-func queueToolkitClose() {
-	me.baseGui.Close()
-}
+var PLUGIN string = "gocui"
 
-func queueSetChecked(n *tree.Node, b bool) {
-	setChecked(n, b)
+func toolkitClose() {
+	me.baseGui.Close()
 }
 
 // sets defaults and establishes communication
@@ -62,8 +59,10 @@ func init() {
 	me.mouse.clicktime = time.Millisecond * 200
 	me.mouse.doubletime = time.Millisecond * 400
 
-	me.myTree = tree.New()
-	me.myTree.PluginName = "gocui"
+	me.myTree = initTree()
+
+	me.newWindowTrigger = make(chan *guiWidget, 1)
+	go newWindowTrigger()
 	go refreshGocui()
 
 	// read in defaults from config protobuf
@@ -86,18 +85,6 @@ func init() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	me.myTree.NodeAction = newaction
-	me.myTree.Add = newAdd
-	me.myTree.SetTitle = newSetTitle
-	me.myTree.SetLabel = newSetLabel
-	me.myTree.SetText = newSetText
-	me.myTree.AddText = newAddText
-	me.myTree.SetChecked = queueSetChecked
-	me.myTree.ToolkitClose = queueToolkitClose
-
-	me.newWindowTrigger = make(chan *guiWidget, 1)
-	go newWindowTrigger()
-
 	log.Log(NOW, "Init() start pluginChan")
 	// log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
 	go mainGogui()
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 30509ca..19af06f 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ func newAdd(n *tree.Node) {
 }
 
 // for gocui as a GUI plugin, SetTitle & SetLabel are identical to SetText
-func newSetTitle(n *tree.Node, s string) {
-	newSetText(n, s)
+func setTitle(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+	setText(n, s)
 }
 
-func newSetLabel(n *tree.Node, s string) {
-	newSetText(n, s)
+func setLabel(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+	setText(n, s)
 }
 
-// newSetText() and newAddText() are simple. They take the event sent
+// setText() and addText() are simple. They take the event sent
 // to the GO plugin from the application and lookup the plugin structure
 // then pass that event to gocui. This is the transfer point
-func newSetText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+func setText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	if n == nil {
 		log.Warn("Tree Error: Add() sent n == nil")
 		return
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newSetText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	w.SetText(s)
 }
 
-func newAddText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+func addText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	if n == nil {
 		log.Warn("Tree Error: Add() sent n == nil")
 		return
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69c593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	log "go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
+)
+
+func showTable(t *tree.Node) {
+	log.Info("should show table here")
+}
diff --git a/treeCallback.go b/treeInit.go
similarity index 71%
rename from treeCallback.go
rename to treeInit.go
index 1ead288..55faaa6 100644
--- a/treeCallback.go
+++ b/treeInit.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ package main
 */
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
@@ -30,3 +31,19 @@ func Callback(guiCallback chan widget.Action) {
 func PluginChannel() chan widget.Action {
 	return me.myTree.PluginChannel()
 }
+
+func initTree() *tree.TreeInfo {
+	t := tree.New()
+	t.PluginName = PLUGIN
+	t.NodeAction = newaction
+	t.Add = newAdd
+	t.SetTitle = setTitle
+	t.SetLabel = setLabel
+	t.SetText = setText
+	t.AddText = addText
+	t.SetChecked = setChecked
+	t.ToolkitClose = toolkitClose
+	t.ShowTable = showTable
+
+	return t
+}