diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index 462a409..4c5e6ae 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -183,9 +183,16 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 		me.myTree.SendUserEvent(w.node)
 	case widget.Dropdown:
 		log.Log(NOW, "do the dropdown here")
+		var ddItems string
+		for i, s := range w.vals {
+			log.Log(NOW, "ddItem:", w.String(), i, s)
+			ddItems += s + "\n"
+		}
 		if me.ddview == nil {
 			me.ddview = addDropdown()
 			tk := me.ddview.TK.(*guiWidget)
+			tk.labelN = ddItems
+			tk.SetText(ddItems)
 			tk.gocuiSize.w0 = 20
 			tk.gocuiSize.w1 = 40
 			tk.gocuiSize.h0 = 10
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 			tk.v.Wrap = true
 			tk.v.Frame = true
 			tk.v.Clear()
-			fmt.Fprint(tk.v, "example.com\nwit.com")
+			fmt.Fprint(tk.v, ddItems)
 			tk.SetVisible(true)
 			return
 		}
@@ -213,16 +220,12 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 			me.baseGui.DeleteView("ddview")
 			tk.v = nil
 		} else {
-			var dnsList string
-			for i, s := range tk.vals {
-				log.Log(NOW, "AddText()", w.String(), i, s)
-				dnsList += s + "\n"
-			}
 			me.ddNode = w.node
-			log.Log(NOW, "new dns list should be set to:", dnsList)
-			tk.labelN = dnsList
-			tk.SetText(dnsList)
+			log.Log(NOW, "new dns list should be set to:", ddItems)
+			tk.labelN = ddItems
+			tk.SetText(ddItems)
 			tk.SetVisible(true)
+			fmt.Fprint(tk.v, ddItems)
 		}
 		for i, s := range tk.vals {
 			log.Log(NOW, "AddText()", tk.String(), i, s)
diff --git a/mouse.go b/mouse.go
index 74426e5..411b4da 100644
--- a/mouse.go
+++ b/mouse.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func makeDropdownView() {
 	tk.v.Wrap = true
 	tk.v.Frame = true
 	tk.v.Clear()
-	fmt.Fprint(tk.v, "example.com\nwit.com")
+	fmt.Fprint(tk.v, tk.labelN)
 }
 
 func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
diff --git a/place.go b/place.go
index 194e6a5..726e8ed 100644
--- a/place.go
+++ b/place.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 			// h := newR.h1 - newR.h0
 
 			// increment straight down
-			newH += sizeH
+			newH += sizeH + 1
 			if sizeW > maxW {
 				maxW = sizeW
 			}