diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index a08f60b..6d2614b 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 	switch w.WidgetType {
+	/*
 	case widget.Root:
 		// THIS IS THE BEGINING OF THE LAYOUT
 		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick()", w.String())
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 	case widget.Flag:
 		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick() FLAG widget name =", w.String())
 		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick() if this is the dropdown menu, handle it here?")
+	*/
 	case widget.Window:
 		log.Log(NOW, "doWidgetClick() START on window", w.String())
 		// if the user clicked on the current window, do nothing
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c6ec435..0a73e49 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func init() {
 	me.myTree = tree.New()
 	me.myTree.PluginName = "gocui"
 	me.myTree.ActionFromChannel = action
+	// me.myTree.NodeAction = nodeaction
 
 	// pluginChan = make(chan widget.Action)
 
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 4c84323..673f184 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
+/*
+func newaction(n *tree.Node, atype widget.ActionType) {
+	switch a.ActionType {
+	case widget.Add:
+}
+*/
+
 func action(a widget.Action) {
 	log.Log(INFO, "action() START", a.WidgetId, a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, a.ProgName)
 	// n := me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
@@ -34,9 +41,7 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 			} else {
 				w.setColor(&colorDisabled)
 			}
-			if w.hidden {
-				w.SetVisible(false)
-			}
+			w.Show()
 		} else {
 			// this is done to protect the plugin being 'refreshed' with the
 			// widget binary tree. TODO: find a way to keep them in sync
@@ -44,23 +49,11 @@ func action(a widget.Action) {
 				a.WidgetId, a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, a.ProgName)
 		}
 	case widget.Show:
-		w.node.State.Hidden = false
-		if w.Visible() {
-			// widget was already shown
-		} else {
-			log.Log(INFO, "Setting Visible to true", a.ProgName)
-			w.SetVisible(true)
-		}
+		log.Log(NOW, "Show() HERE. a.Hidden() was =", a.State.Hidden)
+		w.Show()
 	case widget.Hide:
-		w.node.State.Hidden = true
-		log.Log(NOW, "HIDE HERE. a.State.Hidden =", a.State.Hidden)
-		log.Log(NOW, "HIDE HERE. w.hidden =", w.hidden)
-		if w.Visible() {
-			log.Log(INFO, "Setting Visible to false", a.ProgName)
-			w.SetVisible(false)
-		} else {
-			// widget was already hidden
-		}
+		log.Log(NOW, "Hide() HERE. a.State.Hidden was =", a.State.Hidden)
+		w.Hide()
 	case widget.Set:
 		if a.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
 			log.Log(NOW, "TODO: set flag here", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, a.ProgName)
diff --git a/size.go b/size.go
index a7581e2..cc09118 100644
--- a/size.go
+++ b/size.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 	}
 
 	// don't count hidden widgets in size calculations
-	if tk.hidden {
+	if tk.node.Hidden() {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 		var maxH int = 0
 		var maxW int = 0
 		for _, child := range tk.children {
-			if tk.hidden {
+			if tk.node.Hidden() {
 				continue
 			}
 			sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 		maxH := tk.gocuiSize.Height()
 
 		for _, child := range tk.children {
-			if tk.hidden {
+			if tk.node.Hidden() {
 				continue
 			}
 			sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) sizeGrid() (int, int) {
-	if w.hidden {
+	if w.node.Hidden() {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 
 	// first compute the max sizes of the rows and columns
 	for _, child := range w.children {
-		if w.hidden {
+		if w.node.Hidden() {
 			continue
 		}
 		sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ func (w *guiWidget) sizeBox() (int, int) {
 	if w.WidgetType != widget.Box {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
-	if w.hidden {
+	if w.node.Hidden() {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 	var maxW int = 0
 	var maxH int = 0
 
 	for _, child := range w.children {
-		if w.hidden {
+		if w.node.Hidden() {
 			continue
 		}
 		sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 4a3cd50..4fc2df1 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	enable       bool
 	defaultColor *colorT // store the color to go back to
 
-	hidden bool
+	// hidden bool
 
 	//	AtW int
 	//	AtH int
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index 8da42b6..a7747e8 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func initWidget(n *tree.Node) *guiWidget {
 		w.labelN = n.GetProgName()
 	}
 	w.frame = true
-	w.hidden = n.State.Hidden
 	w.enable = n.State.Enable
 
 	if n.WidgetType == widget.Root {
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Show() {
 	}
 
 	// always show window titles
-	if w.node.WidgetType != widget.Window {
+	if w.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		w.drawView()
 		return
 	}
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Show() {
 	log.Log(NOW, "Show() drawing", w.cuiName, w.String())
 
 	// finally, check if the widget State is hidden or not
-	if w.node.State.Hidden {
+	if w.node.Hidden() {
 		// don't display hidden widgets
 		return
 	}