diff --git a/eventMouseDrag.go b/eventMouseDrag.go
index ce66257..c2625e1 100644
--- a/eventMouseDrag.go
+++ b/eventMouseDrag.go
@@ -84,54 +84,49 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	//	if me.mouse.globalMouseDown {
-	// log.Info("msgMouseDown == true")
-	// 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
+	// drag whatever was set to drag
 	if me.mouse.currentDrag != nil {
 		// me.mouse.currentDrag.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("MM (%3d,%3d)", w, h))
 		me.mouse.currentDrag.moveNew()
 		return
 	}
-	// new function that is smarter
-	if tk := findWindowUnderMouse(); tk != nil {
-		tk.setAsDragging()
-		return
-	}
-	// first look for windows
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
-			tk.setAsDragging()
-			return
-		}
-	}
+	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("gui toolkit error. nothing to drag at (%d,%d)", w, h))
+	return
 
-	// now look for the STDOUT window
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
+	//	if me.mouse.globalMouseDown {
+	// log.Info("msgMouseDown == true")
+	// plugin will segfault if you don't keep this inside a check for msgMouseDown
+	// don't move this code out of here
+	/*
+		// new function that is smarter
+		if tk := findWindowUnderMouse(); tk != nil {
 			tk.setAsDragging()
 			return
 		}
-	}
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
-			tk.setAsDragging()
-			// tk.moveNew()
-			return
+		// first look for windows
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+				tk.setAsDragging()
+				return
+			}
 		}
-		/*
-			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Label {
-				me.mouse.currentDrag = tk
+
+		// now look for the STDOUT window
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
+				tk.setAsDragging()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+				tk.setAsDragging()
 				// tk.moveNew()
 				return
 			}
-		*/
-		found = true
-	}
-	if !found {
-		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() empty. nothing to move at (%d,%d)", w, h))
-	}
+			found = true
+		}
+	*/
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) setAsDragging() {
diff --git a/stdoutShow.go b/stdoutShow.go
index e630295..5e3b305 100644
--- a/stdoutShow.go
+++ b/stdoutShow.go
@@ -156,32 +156,42 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		return len(p), nil
 	}
 	if tk.v == nil {
-		// optionally write the output to /tmp
-		s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))
-		s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "\n")
-		fmt.Fprintln(outf, s)
 		v, _ := me.baseGui.View("msg")
 		if v != nil {
 			// fmt.Fprintln(outf, "found msg")
 			tk.v = v
 		}
-	} else {
-		// display the output in the gocui window
-		var cur []string
-		// chop off the last lines in the buffer
-		chop := len(me.stdout.outputS) - (me.stdout.h - 1)
-		if chop < 0 {
-			chop = 0
-		}
-		if len(me.stdout.outputS) > chop {
-			cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS[chop:]...)
-		} else {
-			cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS...)
-		}
-		slices.Reverse(cur)
-		tk.v.Clear()
-		fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
+		return len(p), nil
 	}
+	tk.refreshStdout()
+	/*
+			// optionally write the output to /tmp
+			s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))
+			s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "\n")
+			fmt.Fprintln(outf, s)
+			v, _ := me.baseGui.View("msg")
+			if v != nil {
+				// fmt.Fprintln(outf, "found msg")
+				tk.v = v
+			}
+		} else {
+			// display the output in the gocui window
+			var cur []string
+			// chop off the last lines in the buffer
+			chop := len(me.stdout.outputS) - (me.stdout.h - 1)
+			if chop < 0 {
+				chop = 0
+			}
+			if len(me.stdout.outputS) > chop {
+				cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS[chop:]...)
+			} else {
+				cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS...)
+			}
+			slices.Reverse(cur)
+			tk.v.Clear()
+			fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
+		}
+	*/
 
 	return len(p), nil
 }