diff --git a/eventBindingsStdout.go b/eventBindingsStdout.go
index 4feca78..1eed205 100644
--- a/eventBindingsStdout.go
+++ b/eventBindingsStdout.go
@@ -31,18 +31,15 @@ func theStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
 		setThingsOnTop()
-		// me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
-		// setBottomBG()
 	} else {
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = true
 		setThingsOnTop()
-		// me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutPgup(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	me.stdout.pager -= 40
+	me.stdout.pager -= me.stdout.Height() - 2
 	if me.stdout.pager < 0 {
 		me.stdout.pager = 0
 	}
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 8b2a7be..4810658 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -247,9 +247,13 @@ func refreshGocui() {
 			continue
 		}
 		if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 1000*time.Millisecond {
+			// artificially pause clock while dragging.
+			// this is a reminder to make this refresh code smarter
+			// after the switch to protocol buffers
 			if me.mouse.mouseUp {
 				// log.Info("refresh now on mouseUp")
 				// todo: add logic here to see if the application has changed anything
+				// me.baseGui.UpdateAsync(testRefresh) // probably don't need this
 				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
 				if me.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
 					// also double check the gocui view exists
diff --git a/stdoutShow.go b/stdoutShow.go
index 5e3b305..2c9cd58 100644
--- a/stdoutShow.go
+++ b/stdoutShow.go
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) relocateStdout(w int, h int) {
 // of functions like fmt.Fprintf, fmt.Fprintln, io.Copy, etc. Clear must
 // be called to clear the view's buffer.
 
+func (w stdout) Height() int {
+	if w.tk == nil {
+		return 40
+	}
+	return w.tk.gocuiSize.Height() - 2
+}
+
 func (w stdout) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	me.writeMutex.Lock()
 	defer me.writeMutex.Unlock()
@@ -200,6 +207,11 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 func (tk *guiWidget) refreshStdout() {
 	if len(me.stdout.outputS) < me.stdout.h+me.stdout.pager {
 		// log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("buffer too small=%d len(%d)", me.stdout.pager, len(me.stdout.outputS)))
+		var cur []string
+		cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS...)
+		slices.Reverse(cur)
+		tk.v.Clear()
+		fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
 		return
 	}