diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 48d0fb2..6d9cb46 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Disable() {
 	// log.Info("disable widget in gocui", tk.node.WidgetType, tk.node.ProgName())
 	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Box:
-		log.Info("todo: blank out the window here")
+		tk.labelN = "Running..."
+		// log.Info("todo: blank out the window here", tk.String())
+		tk.showTextbox()
 		return
 	case widget.Button:
 		tk.setColorDisable()
@@ -249,7 +251,10 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Enable() {
 	// log.Info("enable widget in gocui", tk.node.WidgetType, tk.node.ProgName())
 	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Box:
-		// log.Info("todo: blank out the window here")
+		// log.Info("todo: un blank the window here")
+		me.textbox.tk.Hide()
+		me.textbox.active = false
+		// log.Info("escaped from textbox")
 		return
 	case widget.Button:
 		tk.restoreEnableColor()
diff --git a/treeWidget.go b/treeWidget.go
index 2c3f5b2..4d92abd 100644
--- a/treeWidget.go
+++ b/treeWidget.go
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ func (w *guiWidget) deleteView() {
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) String() string {
-	curval := strings.TrimSpace(tk.node.GetLabel())
+	// deprecate this?
+	curval := strings.TrimSpace(tk.labelN)
+	if curval != "" {
+		return curval
+	}
+	curval = strings.TrimSpace(tk.node.GetLabel())
 	if curval != "" {
 		return curval
 	}
@@ -91,11 +96,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) String() string {
 	if curval != "" {
 		return curval
 	}
-	// deprecate this?
-	curval = strings.TrimSpace(tk.labelN)
-	if curval != "" {
-		return curval
-	}
 	return ""
 }