diff --git a/eventMouse.go b/eventMouse.go
index 1757ed0..c8d3fca 100644
--- a/eventMouse.go
+++ b/eventMouse.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	log.Info("mouseUp() setting me.globalMouseDown = false")
 	me.globalMouseDown = false
-	currentDrag = nil
+	me.currentDrag = nil
 
 	dropdownUnclicked(w, h)
 
@@ -38,8 +36,12 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	log.Info("mouseDown() setting globalMouseDown = true")
 	me.globalMouseDown = true
 
+	w, h := g.MousePosition()
+	me.downW = w
+	me.downH = h
+
+	// if the dropdown is active, never do anything else
 	if me.dropdown.active {
-		w, h := g.MousePosition()
 		log.Info("mouseDown() stopping here. dropdwon menu is in effect")
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if (tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag) && (tk == me.dropdown.tk) {
@@ -54,79 +56,48 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var found bool = false
-	w, h := g.MousePosition()
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		tk.dumpWidget("mouseDown()")
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Button {
-			log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Button")
-			tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
-			return nil
-		}
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Checkbox {
-			log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Checkbox")
-			tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
-			return nil
-		}
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Dropdown {
-			log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Dropdown")
-			tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
-			return nil
-		}
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Textbox {
-			log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Textbox")
-			tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
-			return nil
-		}
-		found = true
+	// figre out what window this is
+	tk := findWindowUnderMouse()
+	if tk == nil {
+		log.Info("mouseDown() nothing to click on at", w, h)
+		return nil
 	}
-	if tk := findWindowUnderMouse(); tk != nil {
-		w, h := g.MousePosition()
-		tk.dragW = w - tk.gocuiSize.w0
-		tk.dragH = h - tk.gocuiSize.h0
-		tk.doWidgetClick(w-tk.dragW, w-tk.dragH)
-	}
-
-	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(mx, my) {
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
-			tk.dragW = mx - tk.gocuiSize.w0
-			tk.dragH = my - tk.gocuiSize.h0
-			if (mx-tk.gocuiSize.w0 < 3) && (my-tk.gocuiSize.h0 < 3) {
-				log.Info("RESIZE WINDOW", tk.dragW, tk.dragH)
-			}
-			log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO WINDOW", tk.dragW, tk.dragH)
-			tk.doWidgetClick(mx-tk.dragW, my-tk.dragH)
-			return nil
-		}
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Label {
-			log.Info("IGNORE LABLE")
-			found = false
-			log.Info("setting mousedown to true for label")
-			// msgMouseDown = true
-			return nil
-		}
-		/*
-			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Label {
-				log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Label")
-				tk.doWidgetClick(mx, my)
+	log.Info("SENDING mouseDown() to findWindowUnderMouse()")
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+		// check to see if this is a direct click on a widget
+		for _, tk := range tk.findByXYreal(w, h) {
+			tk.dumpWidget("mouseDown()")
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Button {
+				log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Button")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Checkbox {
+				log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Checkbox")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Dropdown {
+				log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Dropdown")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Textbox {
+				log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Textbox")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
 				return nil
 			}
-		*/
-		found = true
-	}
-	if !found {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("mouseDown() found nothing at (%d,%d)", mx, my))
-	}
-
-	// sort this junk out
-	vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, err := g.ViewPosition("msg")
-	if err == nil {
-		if mx >= vx0 && mx <= vx1 && my >= vy0 && my <= vy1 {
-			return msgDown(g, v)
 		}
 	}
+	me.currentDrag = tk
+	tk.dragW = w - tk.gocuiSize.w0
+	tk.dragH = h - tk.gocuiSize.h0
+	tk.doWidgetClick(w-tk.dragW, w-tk.dragH)
 	return nil
+
+	// move the msg I guess
+	// return msgDown(g, v)
+	// return nil
 }
 
 // this needs to go
diff --git a/eventMouseMove.go b/eventMouseMove.go
index a88fa79..980612f 100644
--- a/eventMouseMove.go
+++ b/eventMouseMove.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-var currentDrag *guiWidget
-
 // this function uses the mouse position to highlight & unhighlight things
 // this is run every time the user moves the mouse over the terminal window
 func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
@@ -43,19 +41,19 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		// plugin will segfault if you don't keep this inside a check for msgMouseDown
 		// don't move this code out of here
 		var found bool = false
-		if currentDrag != nil {
-			currentDrag.moveNew()
+		if me.currentDrag != nil {
+			me.currentDrag.moveNew()
 			return
 		}
 		// new function that is smarter
 		if tk := findWindowUnderMouse(); tk != nil {
-			currentDrag = tk
+			me.currentDrag = tk
 			return
 		}
 		// first look for windows
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
-				currentDrag = tk
+				me.currentDrag = tk
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -63,20 +61,20 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		// now look for the STDOUT window
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
-				currentDrag = tk
+				me.currentDrag = tk
 				// tk.moveNew()
 				return
 			}
 		}
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
-				currentDrag = tk
+				me.currentDrag = tk
 				// tk.moveNew()
 				return
 			}
 			/*
 				if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Label {
-					currentDrag = tk
+					me.currentDrag = tk
 					// tk.moveNew()
 					return
 				}
diff --git a/find.go b/find.go
index a248a09..434a42d 100644
--- a/find.go
+++ b/find.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
@@ -133,9 +135,14 @@ func findNextWindow() *guiWidget {
 func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
 
+	if len(me.allwin) != len(findWindows()) {
+		me.allwin = findWindows()
+	}
+
 	// if the stdout window is on top, check it first
 	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
 		if me.stdout.tk.full.inRect(w, h) {
+			log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("findWindowUnderMouse() found %s stdout on top (%dx%d)", me.stdout.tk.cuiName, w, h))
 			return me.stdout.tk
 		}
 	}
@@ -144,6 +151,7 @@ func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	for _, win := range me.allwin {
 		if win.activeWindow {
 			if win.full.inRect(w, h) {
+				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("findWindowUnderMouse() found %s active window (%dx%d)", win.cuiName, w, h))
 				return win
 			}
 		}
@@ -152,17 +160,19 @@ func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	// well, just find any window then
 	for _, win := range me.allwin {
 		if win.full.inRect(w, h) {
+			log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("findWindowUnderMouse() found %s window (%dx%d)", win.cuiName, w, h))
 			return win
 		}
 	}
 
 	// okay, no window. maybe the stdout is there?
 	if me.stdout.tk.full.inRect(w, h) {
+		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("findWindowUnderMouse() found %s stdout (%dx%d)", me.stdout.tk.cuiName, w, h))
 		return me.stdout.tk
 	}
 
 	// geez. nothing! maybe auto return stdout?
-	log.Info("no window found at", w, h)
+	log.Info("findWindowUnderMouse() no window found at", w, h)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 32d117e..7f9bf65 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ type config struct {
 	showDebug        bool         // todo: move this into config struct
 	dropdown         dropdown     // the dropdown menu
 	allwin           []*guiWidget // for tracking which window is next
+	downW            int          // where the mouse was pressed down
+	downH            int          // where the mouse was pressed down
+	currentDrag      *guiWidget   // what widget is currently being moved around
+
 }
 
 // settings for the stdout window