diff --git a/eventMouseClick.go b/eventMouseClick.go
index 54547af..b250858 100644
--- a/eventMouseClick.go
+++ b/eventMouseClick.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
@@ -20,40 +18,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) doButtonClick() {
 	}
 }
 
-// this whole things was impossible to make but it got me where I am now
-// the debugging is way way better now with it being visible in the Stdout window
-// so now it's possible to redo all this and make it better
-func (tk *guiWidget) doWidgetClick(w int, h int) {
-	tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("doWidgetClick(%d,%d)", w, h))
-	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
-	case widget.Checkbox:
-		if tk.node.State.Checked {
-			log.Log(WARN, "checkbox is being set to false")
-			tk.node.State.Checked = false
-			tk.setCheckbox()
-		} else {
-			log.Log(WARN, "checkbox is being set to true")
-			tk.node.State.Checked = true
-			tk.setCheckbox()
-		}
-		me.myTree.SendUserEvent(tk.node)
-	case widget.Button:
-		tk.doButtonClick()
-	case widget.Combobox:
-		tk.showDropdown()
-	case widget.Dropdown:
-		tk.showDropdown()
-	case widget.Textbox:
-		tk.showTextbox()
-	case widget.Flag:
-		tk.dropdownClicked(w, h)
-	case widget.Stdout:
-		tk.dumpWidget("stdout click()")
-	default:
-		tk.dumpWidget("undef click()")
-	}
-}
-
 // handles a mouse click
 func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 	// Flag widgets (dropdown menus, etc) are the highest priority. ALWAYS SEND MOUSE CLICKS THERE FIRST
@@ -124,29 +88,6 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 			// tk.dumpWidget("undef click()") // enable this to debug widget clicks
 		}
 	}
-	// log.Info("you clicked on a window, but not any widgets. check for title / close window here", win.cuiName)
-	//		win.makeWindowActive()
-	//		return
-
-	var found bool
-
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		// will show you everything found on a mouse click. great for debugging!
-		// tk.dumpWidget("click()")
-		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
-			// don't send clicks to the stdout debugging window
-			// continue
-		}
-		found = true
-		// tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
-		return
-	}
-	if found {
-		return
-	}
-
-	log.Log(GOCUI, "click() nothing was at:", w, h)
-	return
 }
 
 func doMouseDoubleClick(w int, h int) {
diff --git a/eventMouseDrag.go b/eventMouseDrag.go
index 649b755..2829708 100644
--- a/eventMouseDrag.go
+++ b/eventMouseDrag.go
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 
 	// this runs while the user moves the mouse. this highlights text
 	// toggle off all highlight views except for whatever is under the mouse
+	// START HIGHLIGHTING
 	for _, view := range g.Views() {
 		view.Highlight = false
 	}
 	w, h := g.MousePosition()
+	// TODO: try to highlight entire grid rows
 	if v, err := g.ViewByPosition(w, h); err == nil {
-		// todo: identify and highlight grid rows here
+		// block anything from highlighting while a dialog box is open
 		if me.dropdown.active || me.textbox.active {
 			if me.dropdown.tk != nil && me.dropdown.tk.v == v {
 				v.Highlight = true
@@ -44,8 +46,9 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			v.Highlight = true
 		}
 	}
+	// END HIGHLIGHTING
 
-	// very useful for debugging in the past. also, just fun
+	// Super Mouse Mode. very useful for debugging in the past. also, just fun
 	if me.supermouse {
 		w, h := g.MousePosition()
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
@@ -54,10 +57,13 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// how long has the mouse button been pressed down?
 	if time.Since(me.mouse.down) < me.mouse.clicktime {
 		// log.Info("not yet")
 		return
 	}
+	// okay, the mouse button has been pressed down for a while.
+	// below here is mouse dragging
 
 	if me.dropdown.active || me.textbox.active {
 		// can't drag or do anything when dropdown or textbox are visible
@@ -107,13 +113,15 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 		tk.makeWindowActive()
 		return
 	}
-	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
-		me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, w-3, h-3, w+20, h+20, 0)
-		// tk.verifyRect()
-		s := fmt.Sprintf("move(%dx%d) %s ###", w, h, tk.cuiName)
-		tk.dumpWidget(s)
-		return
-	}
+	/*
+		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
+			me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, w-3, h-3, w+20, h+20, 0)
+			// tk.verifyRect()
+			s := fmt.Sprintf("move(%dx%d) %s ###", w, h, tk.cuiName)
+			tk.dumpWidget(s)
+			return
+		}
+	*/
 	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
 		if me.mouse.resize {
 			newW := w - me.stdout.lastW
@@ -132,7 +140,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 			tk.relocateStdout(newW, newH)
 			// log.Info("Resize false", w, h, newW, newH)
 		}
+		setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 	}
-	// always place the help menu on top
-	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 }