diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 83a8df1..e97c952 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 			tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0, tk.gocuiSize.w1, tk.gocuiSize.h1)
 		// vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, _ := me.baseGui.ViewPosition("msg")
 		// vw0, vh0, vw1, vh1, _ := me.baseGui.ViewPosition(tk.v.Name())
-		vw0, vh0, vw1, vh1, _ := me.baseGui.ViewPosition(tk.v.Name())
-		s1 += fmt.Sprintf(" real=(%3d,%3d,%3d,%3d)",
-			vw0, vh0, vw1, vh1)
+		r := tk.getFullSize()
+		s1 += fmt.Sprintf(" full=(%3d,%3d,%3d,%3d)", r.w0, r.h0, r.w1, r.h1)
 	} else {
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("       %3s %3s %3s %3s ", "", "", "", "")
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("       %3s %3s %3s %3s ", "", "", "", "")
diff --git a/find.go b/find.go
index b8f4d4c..30344de 100644
--- a/find.go
+++ b/find.go
@@ -57,6 +57,36 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findByXYreal(w int, h int) []*guiWidget {
 	return widgets
 }
 
+// this checks a widget to see if it is under (W,H), then checks the widget's children
+// anything that matches is passed back as an array of widgets
+func (tk *guiWidget) getFullSize() rectType {
+	var r rectType
+
+	r.w0 = tk.gocuiSize.w0
+	r.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w1
+	r.h0 = tk.gocuiSize.h0
+	r.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h1
+
+	// search through the children widgets in the binary tree
+	for _, child := range tk.children {
+		cr := child.getFullSize()
+		if r.w0 > cr.w0 {
+			r.w0 = cr.w0
+		}
+		if r.h0 > cr.h0 {
+			r.h0 = cr.h0
+		}
+		if r.w1 < cr.w1 {
+			r.w1 = cr.w1
+		}
+		if r.h1 < cr.h1 {
+			r.h1 = cr.h1
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r
+}
+
 // returns the "highest priority widget under the mouse
 func findUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()