diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 896e5d0..19cbb87 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -10,32 +10,6 @@ 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 {
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a950ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Although most code from WIT.COM Inc is under the GPL
+// This code is more generic because it must be able
+// to be used in any GUI plugin
+
+package tree
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/guipb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"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)
+		}
+		me.ShowTable(t)
+		dumpTable(t)
+	}
+}
+
+func dumpTable(t *guipb.Table) {
+	for i, o := range t.Order {
+		log.Info("got order:", t.Title, i, o)
+	}
+	for i, r := range t.StringRows {
+		log.Info("got string row:", t.Title, i, r.Header, r.Vals)
+		for _, v := range r.WidgetS {
+			log.Info("tree: got string widget:", v.Id, v.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	for i, r := range t.IntRows {
+		log.Info("got int row:", t.Title, i, r.Header, r.Vals)
+		for _, v := range r.Widgets {
+			log.Info("tree: got int widget:", v.Id, v.Name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type TreeTable struct {
+	PB *guipb.Table
+	/*
+		hostnames []string
+		columns   []*gui.NodeColumn
+		order     []*gui.NodeColumn
+	*/
+}