diff --git a/eventBindings.go b/eventBindings.go
index 26348e5..166696e 100644
--- a/eventBindings.go
+++ b/eventBindings.go
@@ -92,27 +92,6 @@ func addDropdown() *tree.Node {
 	return addDropdownNew(-222)
 }
 
-func findNextWindow() *guiWidget {
-	var found bool
-	if len(me.allwin) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	for _, win := range me.allwin {
-		if win.activeWindow {
-			found = true
-			win.activeWindow = false
-			continue
-		}
-		if found {
-			win.activeWindow = true
-			return win
-		}
-	}
-	me.allwin[0].activeWindow = true
-	// at the end, loop to the beginning
-	return me.allwin[0]
-}
-
 // use this to test code ideas // put whatever you want here and hit '2' to activate it
 func theNotsure(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	log.Info("got keypress 2. now what?")
diff --git a/eventMouse.go b/eventMouse.go
index f3a223d..1757ed0 100644
--- a/eventMouse.go
+++ b/eventMouse.go
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		}
 		found = true
 	}
+	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) {
diff --git a/eventMouseMove.go b/eventMouseMove.go
index eb6beed..a88fa79 100644
--- a/eventMouseMove.go
+++ b/eventMouseMove.go
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			currentDrag.moveNew()
 			return
 		}
+		// new function that is smarter
+		if tk := findWindowUnderMouse(); tk != nil {
+			currentDrag = tk
+			return
+		}
 		// first look for windows
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
diff --git a/find.go b/find.go
index 6fd84a7..a248a09 100644
--- a/find.go
+++ b/find.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
@@ -108,6 +109,27 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findBG() *guiWidget {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func findNextWindow() *guiWidget {
+	var found bool
+	if len(me.allwin) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for _, win := range me.allwin {
+		if win.activeWindow {
+			found = true
+			win.activeWindow = false
+			continue
+		}
+		if found {
+			win.activeWindow = true
+			return win
+		}
+	}
+	me.allwin[0].activeWindow = true
+	// at the end, loop to the beginning
+	return me.allwin[0]
+}
+
 func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
 
@@ -117,6 +139,30 @@ func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 			return me.stdout.tk
 		}
 	}
+
+	// now check if the active window is below the mouse
+	for _, win := range me.allwin {
+		if win.activeWindow {
+			if win.full.inRect(w, h) {
+				return win
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// well, just find any window then
+	for _, win := range me.allwin {
+		if win.full.inRect(w, h) {
+			return win
+		}
+	}
+
+	// okay, no window. maybe the stdout is there?
+	if me.stdout.tk.full.inRect(w, h) {
+		return me.stdout.tk
+	}
+
+	// geez. nothing! maybe auto return stdout?
+	log.Info("no window found at", w, h)
 	return nil
 }