diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 9dff348..f18fdc5 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) dumpTree(s string) {
 func (w *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 	var s1 string
 	var pId int
+	w.verifyRect()
 	if w.node.Parent == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "showWidgetPlacement() parent == nil", w.node.WidgetId, w.cuiName)
 		pId = 0
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("gocui=(%3d,%3d,%3d,%3d)",
 			w.gocuiSize.w0, w.gocuiSize.h0, w.gocuiSize.w1, w.gocuiSize.h1)
 		// vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, _ := me.baseGui.ViewPosition("msg")
-		vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, _ := me.baseGui.ViewPosition(w.cuiName)
+		vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, _ := me.baseGui.ViewPosition(w.v.Name())
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf(" real=(%3d,%3d,%3d,%3d)",
 			vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1)
 	} else {
diff --git a/eventBindings.go b/eventBindings.go
index 43c469b..62ec4b3 100644
--- a/eventBindings.go
+++ b/eventBindings.go
@@ -66,31 +66,41 @@ var wtf bool
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) verifyRect() bool {
 	if !tk.Visible() {
+		// log.Info("verifyRect() tk is not visible", tk.cuiName)
 		return false
 	}
 	vw0, vh0, vw1, vh1, err := me.baseGui.ViewPosition(tk.cuiName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("verifyRect() gocui err=%v cuiName=%s v.Name=%s", err, tk.cuiName, tk.v.Name())
-		return false
+		vw0, vh0, vw1, vh1, err = me.baseGui.ViewPosition(tk.v.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("verifyRect() ACTUAL FAIL gocui err=%v cuiName=%s v.Name=%s", err, tk.cuiName, tk.v.Name())
+			return false
+		}
+		// return false
 	}
 	var ok bool = true
 	if vw0 != tk.gocuiSize.w0 {
 		// tk.dumpWidget("verifyRect() err w0")
+		log.Info("verifyRect() FIXING w0", tk.cuiName, vw0, vw1, vh0, vh1, tk.gocuiSize.w0, "w0 =", vw0)
 		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = vw0
 		ok = false
 	}
 	if vw1 != tk.gocuiSize.w1 {
 		// tk.dumpWidget("verifyRect() err w1")
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = vw1
+		log.Info("verifyRect() FIXING w1", tk.cuiName, vw0, vw1, vh0, vh1, tk.gocuiSize.w1, "w1 =", vw1)
+		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = vw1
 		ok = false
 	}
 	if vh0 != tk.gocuiSize.h0 {
 		// tk.dumpWidget("verifyRect() err h0")
+		log.Info("verifyRect() FIXING h0", tk.cuiName, vw0, vw1, vh0, vh1, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
 		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = vh0
 		ok = false
 	}
 	if vh1 != tk.gocuiSize.h1 {
 		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = vh1
+		log.Info("verifyRect() FIXING h1", tk.cuiName, vw0, vw1, vh0, vh1, tk.gocuiSize.h1)
 		// tk.dumpWidget("verifyRect() err h1")
 		ok = false
 	}