diff --git a/eventBindings.go b/eventBindings.go
index 04cdd77..93663b6 100644
--- a/eventBindings.go
+++ b/eventBindings.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func doPanic(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 func dumpWidgets(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	me.treeRoot.ListWidgets()
 
-	tk := me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	tk := me.logStdout
 	// msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out kb %d\n", ecount)
 	// tk.Write([]byte(msg))
 	if tk == nil {
diff --git a/eventMouseMove.go b/eventMouseMove.go
index b42f324..165c865 100644
--- a/eventMouseMove.go
+++ b/eventMouseMove.go
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	if !me.movingMsg && (mx != initialMouseX || my != initialMouseY) {
 		me.movingMsg = true
 	}
-	// tk.MoveToOffset(mx-xOffset, my-yOffset)
+	// tk.DrawAt(mx-xOffset, my-yOffset)
 	g.SetView("msg", mx-xOffset, my-yOffset, mx-xOffset+outputW, my-yOffset+outputH+me.FramePadH, 0)
 	me.startOutputW = mx - xOffset
 	me.startOutputH = my - yOffset
 	g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 }
 
+/*
 // this is how the window gets dragged around
 func moveMsg(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
@@ -81,14 +82,14 @@ func moveMsg(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	me.startOutputH = my - yOffset
 	g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 }
+*/
 
 func createStdout(g *gocui.Gui) bool {
 	if widgetView, _ := g.View("msg"); widgetView == nil {
 		makeOutputWidget(g, "this is a create before a mouse click")
 		if me.logStdout != nil {
-			w := me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out gocuiEvent() %d\n", me.ecount)
-			w.Write([]byte(msg))
+			me.logStdout.Write([]byte(msg))
 			log.Log(NOW, "logStdout test out")
 		}
 		return true
diff --git a/stdoutShow.go b/stdoutShow.go
index 4ae6247..2b374e5 100644
--- a/stdoutShow.go
+++ b/stdoutShow.go
@@ -52,11 +52,9 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		a.ParentId = 0
 		// n := addNode(a)
 		n := me.myTree.AddNode(a)
-		n.TK = initWidget(n)
-		me.logStdout = n
+		me.logStdout = initWidget(n)
 
-		var tk *guiWidget
-		tk = me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
+		tk := me.logStdout
 		// tk.gocuiSize.w0 = maxX - 32
 		// tk.gocuiSize.h0 = maxY / 2
 		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = me.startOutputW
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	// v, err = g.SetView("msg", 3, 3, 30, 30, 0)
 
 	if me.startOutputW == 0 {
-		me.startOutputW = maxX - 32
+		me.startOutputW = maxX - 132
 	}
 	if me.startOutputW == 0 {
 		me.startOutputH = maxY / 2
@@ -96,9 +94,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() msg == nil. WTF now? err =", err)
 		return nil
 	} else {
-		var tk *guiWidget
-		tk = me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
-		tk.v = v
+		me.logStdout.v = v
 	}
 
 	v.Clear()
@@ -107,5 +103,6 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	fmt.Fprintln(v, "figure out how to capture STDOUT to here\n"+stringFromMouseClick)
 	g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 	// g.SetViewOnBottom(v.Name())
+	me.logStdout.DrawAt(50, 50)
 	return v
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index c6d8c69..902c3fc 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type config struct {
 	myTree        *tree.TreeInfo // ?
 	ctrlDown      *tree.Node     // shown if you click the mouse when the ctrl key is pressed
 	currentWindow *guiWidget     // this is the current tab or window to show
-	logStdout     *tree.Node     // where to show STDOUT
+	logStdout     *guiWidget     // where to show STDOUT
 	startOutputW  int            // ?
 	startOutputH  int            // ?
 	helpLabel     *gocui.View    // ?
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type config struct {
 	menubar       bool           // for windows
 	stretchy      bool           // expand things like buttons to the maximum size
 	margin        bool           // add space around the frames of windows
-	writeMutex    sync.Mutex     // TODO: writeMutex protects locks the write process
+	writeMutex    sync.Mutex     // writeMutex protects writes to *guiWidget (it's global right now maybe)
 	fakefile      *FakeFile      // JUNK? used to attempt to write to the stdout window
 	dtoggle       bool           // is a dropdown or combobox currently active?
 	showHelp      bool           // toggle boolean for the help menu (deprecate?)
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	w.tainted = true
 	me.writeMutex.Lock()
 	defer me.writeMutex.Unlock()
-	var tk *guiWidget
-	tk = me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
+
+	tk := me.logStdout
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		// optionally write the output to /tmp
 		s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))