diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11e9166..bd18c6b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
 
 proto:
-	autogenpb --proto widget.proto
+	# autogenpb --proto widget.proto
 	autogenpb --proto toolkitConfig.proto
 
 clean:
diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 3ae03e4..32a11ab 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package tree
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/guipb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
@@ -71,8 +72,21 @@ func (me *TreeInfo) doAction(a widget.Action) {
 			log.Log(TREEWARN, "SetChecked() not supported on widget", n.WidgetType, n.String())
 		}
 	case widget.Show:
-		n.State.Hidden = false
-		me.Show(n)
+		if n.WidgetType == widget.Table {
+			t, err := loadTable(&a)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Info("unmarshal data failed", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if t == nil {
+				log.Info("unmarshal data failed table == nil")
+			} else {
+				me.ShowTable(nil)
+			}
+		} else {
+			n.State.Hidden = false
+			me.Show(n)
+		}
 	case widget.Hide:
 		n.State.Hidden = true
 		me.Hide(n)
@@ -85,3 +99,21 @@ func (me *TreeInfo) doAction(a widget.Action) {
 		// me.NodeAction(n, a.ActionType)
 	}
 }
+
+func loadTable(a *widget.Action) (*guipb.Tables, error) {
+	var t *guipb.Tables
+	err := t.Unmarshal(a.TablePB)
+	/*
+		test := NewRepos()
+		if test.Uuid != all.Uuid {
+			log.Log(WARN, "uuids do not match", test.Uuid, all.Uuid)
+			deleteProtobufFile(cfgname)
+		}
+		if test.Version != all.Version {
+			log.Log(WARN, "versions do not match", test.Version, all.Version)
+			deleteProtobufFile(cfgname)
+		}
+	*/
+	// log.Log(INFO, cfgname, "protobuf versions and uuid match", all.Uuid, all.Version)
+	return t, err
+}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 06730b7..d012f73 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package tree
 */
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/guipb"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ type TreeInfo struct {
 	SetLabel     func(*Node, string) // update the "label" (aka "Name") for a widget
 	SetChecked   func(*Node, bool)   // set the state of a checkbox
 	ToolkitClose func()              // shutdown and unload the plugin
-	ShowTable    func(*Node)         // attempt at sending a whole table
 	Show         func(*Node)         // show a widget
 	Hide         func(*Node)         // hide a widget
 	Enable       func(*Node)         // enable a widget
 	Disable      func(*Node)         // disable a widget
+	ShowTable    func(*guipb.Table)  // attempt at sending a whole table
 	// NodeI             interface{} // is an interface useful here?
 	// NodeAction   func(*Node, widget.ActionType) // deprecate
 }