diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index b097bfe..896e5d0 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -10,8 +10,39 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
+// repeated string      order          = 1;
+//
+//	   repeated StringRow   StringRows     = 2;
+//	  repeated IntRow      IntRows        = 3;
+//	 repeated TimeRow     TimeRows       = 4;
+//	repeated BoolRow     BoolRows       = 5;
+func (me *TreeInfo) doTable(a widget.Action) {
+	if a.TablePB == nil {
+		log.Log(TREE, "tree: action didn't have a Table PB")
+		return
+	}
+	pb := guipb.NewTables()
+	if err := pb.Unmarshal(a.TablePB); err != nil {
+		log.Info("unmarshal error", err, "data len =", len(a.TablePB))
+		return
+	}
+	log.Info("dumpTables:")
+	all := pb.All()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		t := all.Next()
+		for i, o := range t.Order {
+			log.Info("got order:", t.Title, i, o)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // everything from the application goes through here
 func (me *TreeInfo) doAction(a widget.Action) {
+	if a.TablePB != nil {
+		log.Log(TREEWARN, "tree: got a TablePB")
+		me.doTable(a)
+		return
+	}
 	n := treeRoot.FindWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
 	switch a.ActionType {
 	case widget.Add: