diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index cdc560d..3a8874a 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ func (n *Node) Hidden() bool {
 }
 
 /* avoid this function name as confusing
-func (n *Node) GetText() string {
+func (n *Node) GetText() string { // BAD
 	return widget.GetString(n.State.Value)
 }
 */
 
 /*
-func (n *Node) SetValue(a any) {
+func (n *Node) SetValue(a any) { // BAD
 	n.State.Value = a
 }
 */
diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 86fa7ce..b89aa80 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package tree
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
@@ -20,7 +22,24 @@ func (n *Node) ShowButtons() {
 }
 
 func (n *Node) DumpWidget(pad string) {
-	log.Log(TREEWARN, "node:", pad, n.WidgetId, ",", n.WidgetType, ",", n.GetProgName())
+	s := n.GetProgName()
+	if s == "" {
+		s = n.CurrentS()
+	}
+	if s == "" {
+		s = n.String()
+	}
+	if s == "" {
+		s = n.ProgName()
+	}
+	if s == "" {
+		s = n.GetLabel()
+	}
+	if s == "" {
+		s = n.State.NewString
+	}
+	end := fmt.Sprintf("%d,%-9s .%s.", n.WidgetId, n.WidgetType, s)
+	log.Log(TREEWARN, "node:", pad, end)
 }
 
 var depth int = 0
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 3ea2372..f87bbb5 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+// 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 (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"sync"
@@ -80,8 +83,8 @@ func (me *TreeInfo) newAction(a widget.Action) {
 func (me *TreeInfo) catchActionChannel() {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			log.Log(TREEWARN, "YAHOOOO Recovered in tree.catchActionChannel()", r)
-			log.Log(TREEWARN, "YAHOOOO Recovered in tree.catchActionChannel() Plugin:", me.PluginName)
+			log.Log(TREEWARN, "YAHOOOO. Recovered in tree.catchActionChannel()", r)
+			log.Log(TREEWARN, "YAHOOOO. Recovered in tree.catchActionChannel() Plugin:", me.PluginName)
 			me.SendToolkitPanic()
 			debug.PrintStack()
 			me.ToolkitClose()
@@ -97,13 +100,7 @@ func (me *TreeInfo) catchActionChannel() {
 		case a := <-me.pluginChan:
 			log.Verbose("catchActionChannel() on ", a.WidgetId, a.WidgetType, a.ProgName)
 			muAction.Lock()
-			if me.newAction == nil {
-				log.Error(errors.New("toolkit newAction == nil"), a.WidgetId, a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
-			} else {
-				// send this to the toolkit
-				me.newAction(a)
-				// me.ActionFromChannel(a)
-			}
+			me.newAction(a)
 			muAction.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 17c10bc..a3b9a63 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
+// TODO: use protocol buffers
+
 // this is the root node of the binary tree
 // There is only one of these per application
 var treeRoot *Node