diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8926c5..ff43e7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ plugin:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -buildmode=plugin -o ../gocui.so
 
 pluginreal:
-	go build -v -buildmode=plugin -o ~/go/lib/gocui.so
+	go build -v -buildmode=plugin -o ~/go/lib/toolkits/gocui.so
+
+# Test the README.md & doc.go file
+# this runs pkgsite, the binary that does dev.go.dev
+# go install golang.org/x/pkgsite/cmd/pkgsite@latest
+pkgsite:
+	pkgsite
 
 objdump:
 	objdump -t ../gocui.so |less
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c65ffb..03207c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # a console toolkit around gocui
 
-https://github.com/termstandard/colors#truecolor-support-in-output-devices
+[terminals that support ture color](https://github.com/termstandard/colors#truecolor-support-in-output-devices)
diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index f7a0749..ea6103e 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 		return
 	case widget.Window:
 		nw.frame = false
-		nw.color = &colorWindow
+		// nw.color = &colorWindow
+		nw.setColor(&colorWindow)
 		wRoot := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
 		wRoot.redoWindows(0, 0)
 		// TODO: record the first window here?
diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index 0074c3b..a08f60b 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 		w.showWidgets()
 	case widget.Box:
 		// w.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "drawTree()")
-		if w.direction == widget.Horizontal {
+		if w.node.State.Direction == widget.Horizontal {
 			log.Log(NOW, "BOX IS HORIZONTAL", w.String())
 		} else {
 			log.Log(NOW, "BOX IS VERTICAL", w.String())
 		}
-		w.placeWidgets(me.RawW, me.RawH)
+		w.placeWidgets(w.startW, w.startH)
 		w.toggleTree()
 	case widget.Button:
 		// doUserEvent(n)
diff --git a/place.go b/place.go
index 1ef1775..4f24c48 100644
--- a/place.go
+++ b/place.go
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
 		log.Log(INFO, "BOX START size(W,H) =", sizeW, sizeH, "new(W,H) =", newW, newH)
 		child.placeWidgets(newW, newH)
 		sizeW, sizeH = child.Size()
-		if child.direction == widget.Horizontal {
-			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS HORIZONTAL", tk.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
-			// expand based on the child width
-			newW += sizeW
-		} else {
+		if child.node.State.Direction == widget.Vertical {
 			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS VERTICAL  ", tk.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
 			// expand based on the child height
+			// something is wrong here
+			newW += sizeW
+		} else {
+			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS HORIZONTAL", tk.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
+			// expand based on the child width
+			// something is wrong here
 			newH += sizeH
 		}
 		log.Log(INFO, "BOX END   size(W,H) =", sizeW, sizeH, "new(W,H) =", newW, newH)
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 	case widget.Group:
 		// move the group to the parent's next location
 		tk.gocuiSetWH(startW, startH)
-		// tk.dumpTree("start place")
 
 		newW := startW + me.GroupPadW
 		newH := startH + 1 // normal hight of the group label
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 			}
 			log.Log(INFO, "REAL HEIGHT sizeW:", sizeW, "sizeH:", sizeH)
 		}
-		// tk.dumpTree("end place")
 		return maxW, newH - startH
 	default:
 		tk.gocuiSetWH(startW, startH)
diff --git a/size.go b/size.go
index 4fe3b43..b8971e9 100644
--- a/size.go
+++ b/size.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) sizeBox() (int, int) {
 			continue
 		}
 		sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
-		if child.direction == widget.Horizontal {
+		if child.node.State.Direction == widget.Horizontal {
 			maxW += sizeW
 			if sizeH > maxH {
 				maxH = sizeH
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 5dc3fea..4a3cd50 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	//	AtW int
 	//	AtH int
 
-	direction widget.Orientation
+	// direction widget.Orientation
 
 	// progname string