diff --git a/dropdown.go b/dropdown.go
index fde6a6b..48bb5d2 100644
--- a/dropdown.go
+++ b/dropdown.go
@@ -158,27 +158,23 @@ func (w *guiWidget) dropdownClicked(mouseW, mouseH int) string {
 var dtoggle bool    // temporarily tracking show & hide
 var doffset int = 5 // how many spaces over the dropdown menu should be from the mouse
 
-func dropdownUnclicked(mouseW, mouseH int) {
+func dropdownUnclicked(w, h int) {
 	var d *guiWidget
 
-	// log.Log(GOCUI, "dropdownUnclicked() mouseup: got inside me.dropdown handler? wxh =", mouseW, mouseH)
 	if me.dropdownV == nil {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, "mouseUp() dropdownV = nil. you don't have a fake dropdown window to make visible", mouseW, mouseH)
+		log.Log(GOCUI, "mouseUp() dropdownV = nil")
 		return
 	}
-	// log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("dropdownUnclicked at apparently (w=%d h=%d)", mouseW, mouseH))
-	// log.Log(GOCUI, "dropdownUnclicked() find out what the string is here", mouseW, mouseH, tk.gocuiSize.h1)
 
 	// examine everything under X & Y on the screen)
-	for i, w := range findByXY(mouseW, mouseH) {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, "dropdownUnclicked()", i, w.WidgetType)
-		if w.WidgetType == widget.Dropdown {
-			d = w
-			break
+	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+		// log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() (dropdown)  %-8s wId=%4d at (%3d,%3d) %s", tk.WidgetType, tk.node.WidgetId, w, h, tk.node.String()))
+		if tk.WidgetType == widget.Dropdown {
+			d = tk
 		}
 	}
 	if d == nil {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("dropdownUnclicked() there was no dropdown widget at (w=%d h=%d)", mouseW, mouseH))
+		// log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("dropdownUnclicked() there was no dropdown widget at (w=%d h=%d)", mouseW, mouseH))
 		return
 	}
 	log.Log(GOCUI, "dropdownUnclicked()", d.node.Strings(), "end. now try to enable me.dropdownV")
@@ -191,7 +187,7 @@ func dropdownUnclicked(mouseW, mouseH int) {
 		tk.SetText("goodbye")
 	} else {
 		log.Log(GOCUI, "dropdownUnclicked() set visible=true")
-		tk.MoveToOffset(mouseW+doffset, mouseH)
+		tk.MoveToOffset(w+doffset, h)
 		tk.SetText(dtext)
 		tk.Show()
 		dtoggle = true
diff --git a/eventMouse.go b/eventMouse.go
index a50142a..3735010 100644
--- a/eventMouse.go
+++ b/eventMouse.go
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ func msgDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	w, h := g.MousePosition()
 
-	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() mouseUp() %s wId=%d cuiName=%s at (%d,%d)", tk.WidgetType, tk.node.WidgetId, tk.cuiName, w, h))
-	}
+	// useful to debug everything that is being clicked on
+	/*
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() mouseUp() %s wId=%d cuiName=%s at (%d,%d)", tk.WidgetType, tk.node.WidgetId, tk.cuiName, w, h))
+		}
+	*/
 
 	dropdownUnclicked(w, h)
 
diff --git a/eventMouseClick.go b/eventMouseClick.go
index 657cbf9..01ad344 100644
--- a/eventMouseClick.go
+++ b/eventMouseClick.go
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ func click(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 		log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() click() %s wId=%d cuiName=%s at (%d,%d)", tk.WidgetType, tk.node.WidgetId, tk.cuiName, w, h))
+		if tk.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+			// don't send clicks to the stdout debugging window
+			continue
+		}
 		tk.doWidgetClick()
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/junk1.go b/junk1.go
index 7a6c4a7..bc38b11 100644
--- a/junk1.go
+++ b/junk1.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func addDebugKeys(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 			w, h := g.MousePosition()
 			for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-				log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() msgDown() %s wId=%d at (%d,%d) %s", tk.WidgetType, tk.node.WidgetId, w, h, tk.node.String()))
+				log.Log(GOCUI, fmt.Sprintf("findByXY() 'f' key  %-8s wId=%4d at (%3d,%3d) %s", tk.WidgetType, tk.node.WidgetId, w, h, tk.node.String()))
 			}
 			return nil
 		})
diff --git a/treeWidget.go b/treeWidget.go
index e39502f..6f41dfd 100644
--- a/treeWidget.go
+++ b/treeWidget.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func setupCtrlDownWidget() {
 
 func (w *guiWidget) deleteView() {
 	// make sure the view isn't really there
-	log.Log(GOCUI, "deleteView()", w.cuiName, w.WidgetType, w.node.WidgetId)
+	// log.Log(GOCUI, "deleteView()", w.cuiName, w.WidgetType, w.node.WidgetId)
 	me.baseGui.DeleteView(w.cuiName)
 	w.v = nil
 }
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Show() {
 	// log.Log(GOCUI, "Show() widget =", w.cuiName, w.String())
 	// log.Log(GOCUI, "Show() w.IsCurrent() returned", w.IsCurrent())
 	if !w.IsCurrent() {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, "Show() w.IsCurrent == false. NOT drawing", w.cuiName, w.String())
+		// log.Log(GOCUI, "Show() w.IsCurrent == false. NOT drawing", w.cuiName, w.String())
 		return
 	}
 
 	// finally, check if the widget State is hidden or not
 	if w.node.Hidden() {
-		log.Log(GOCUI, "Show() w.node.Hidden() = false. not drawing", w.cuiName, w.String())
+		// log.Log(GOCUI, "Show() w.node.Hidden() = false. not drawing", w.cuiName, w.String())
 		// don't display hidden widgets
 		return
 	}