diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index 3195085..7121b0b 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ func doWidgetClick(n *tree.Node) {
 		log.Log(NOW, "do the dropdown here")
 		if me.ddview == nil {
 			me.ddview = addDropdown()
-			// n.TK = initWidget(n)
-			var tk *guiWidget
-			tk = me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
+			tk := me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
 			tk.gocuiSize.w0 = 20
 			tk.gocuiSize.w1 = 40
 			tk.gocuiSize.h0 = 10
@@ -224,14 +222,14 @@ func doWidgetClick(n *tree.Node) {
 			tk.v.Frame = true
 			tk.v.Clear()
 			fmt.Fprint(tk.v, "example.com\nwit.com")
-			SetVisible(me.ddview, true)
+			tk.SetVisible(true)
 			return
 		}
-		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick() visible =", Visible(me.ddview))
 		var tk *guiWidget
 		tk = me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
-		if Visible(me.ddview) {
-			SetVisible(me.ddview, false)
+		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick() visible =", tk.Visible())
+		if tk.Visible() {
+			tk.SetVisible(false)
 			me.baseGui.DeleteView("ddview")
 			tk.v = nil
 		} else {
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ func doWidgetClick(n *tree.Node) {
 			log.Log(NOW, "new dns list should be set to:", dnsList)
 			tk.labelN = dnsList
 			tk.SetText(dnsList)
-			SetVisible(me.ddview, true)
+			tk.SetVisible(true)
 		}
 		for i, s := range tk.vals {
 			log.Log(NOW, "AddText()", tk.String(), i, s)
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@ func findUnderMouse() *tree.Node {
 		var widget *guiWidget
 		widget = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 		// ignore widgets that are not visible
-		if Visible(n) {
+		if widget.Visible() {
 			if (widget.gocuiSize.w0 <= w) && (w <= widget.gocuiSize.w1) &&
 				(widget.gocuiSize.h0 <= h) && (h <= widget.gocuiSize.h1) {
 				widgets = append(widgets, n)
@@ -336,8 +334,9 @@ func findUnderMouse() *tree.Node {
 			}
 		}
 		if n == me.ddview {
+			tk := me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
 			log.Log(NOW, "findUnderMouse() found ddview")
-			if Visible(n) {
+			if tk.Visible() {
 				log.Log(NOW, "findUnderMouse() and ddview is visable. hide it here. TODO: find highlighted row")
 				found = n
 				// find the actual value here and set the dropdown widget
diff --git a/mouse.go b/mouse.go
index e9b2db6..74426e5 100644
--- a/mouse.go
+++ b/mouse.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func hideDDview() error {
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		return gocui.ErrUnknownView
 	}
-	SetVisible(me.ddview, false)
+	tk.SetVisible(false)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func showDDview() error {
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		return gocui.ErrUnknownView
 	}
-	SetVisible(me.ddview, true)
+	tk.SetVisible(true)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func makeDropdownView() {
 	tk.v.Frame = true
 	tk.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(tk.v, "example.com\nwit.com")
-	// SetVisible(me.ddview, true)
 }
 
 func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -168,7 +167,8 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	test := findUnderMouse()
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("Mouse really down at: %d,%d", mx, my) + "foobar"
 	if test == me.ddview {
-		if Visible(me.ddview) {
+		tk := me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
+		if tk.Visible() {
 			log.Log(NOW, "hide DDview() Mouse really down at:", mx, my)
 			hideDDview()
 		} else {
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 0e55102..0515b56 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 			// widget was already shown
 		} else {
 			log.Log(INFO, "Setting Visible to true", a.ProgName)
-			SetVisible(n, true)
+			w.SetVisible(true)
 		}
 	case widget.Disable:
 		if w.Visible() {
 			log.Log(INFO, "Setting Visible to false", a.ProgName)
-			SetVisible(n, false)
+			w.SetVisible(false)
 		} else {
 			// widget was already hidden
 		}
diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index ee06f49..100d1d8 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) textResize() bool {
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) hideView() {
-	SetVisible(w.node, false)
+	w.SetVisible(false)
 }
 
 // display's the text of the widget in gocui
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index d7b8de7..b1bb7bb 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Visible() bool {
 	return tk.v.Visible
 }
 
+/*
 func Visible(n *tree.Node) bool {
 	if n == nil {
 		return false
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ func Visible(n *tree.Node) bool {
 	w = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 	return w.Visible()
 }
+*/
 
 func (w *guiWidget) SetVisible(b bool) {
 	if w.v == nil {
@@ -139,21 +141,6 @@ func (w *guiWidget) SetVisible(b bool) {
 	w.v.Visible = b
 }
 
-func SetVisible(n *tree.Node, b bool) {
-	if n == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if n.TK == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	var w *guiWidget
-	w = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	if w.v == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	w.v.Visible = b
-}
-
 func addDropdown() *tree.Node {
 	n := new(tree.Node)
 	n.WidgetType = widget.Flag