diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
index c603ab8b..2345f0f5 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
@@ -205,13 +205,15 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
                 self.doAutoImportBool = True
                 widget.set_label(_(u'  _Stop Auto Import  '))
                 if self.pipe_to_hud is None:
-                    if Configuration.FROZEN:
+                    if Configuration.FROZEN:    # if py2exe, run hud_main.exe
                         path = Configuration.EXEC_PATH
                         command = "HUD_main.exe"
                         bs = 0
                     elif os.name == 'nt':
                         path = sys.path[0].replace('\\','\\\\')
                         command = 'pythonw "'+path+'\\HUD_main.pyw" ' + self.settings['cl_options']
+                        #command = 'python "'+path+'\\HUD_main.pyw" ' + self.settings['cl_options']
+                        # uncomment above line if you want hud_main stdout to work ... and make sure you are running fpdb.py using python.exe not pythonw.exe
                         bs = 0
                     else:
                         command = os.path.join(sys.path[0], 'HUD_main.pyw')
@@ -220,12 +222,15 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
 
                     try:
                         print _("opening pipe to HUD")
-                        self.pipe_to_hud = subprocess.Popen(command, bufsize=bs,
-                                                            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,  # only needed for py2exe
-                                                            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,  # only needed for py2exe
-                                                            universal_newlines=True
-                                                           )
+                        if Configuration.FROZEN:
+                            self.pipe_to_hud = subprocess.Popen(command, bufsize=bs,
+                                                                stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,  # only needed for py2exe
+                                                                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,  # only needed for py2exe
+                                                                universal_newlines=True
+                                                               )
+                        else:
+                            self.pipe_to_hud = subprocess.Popen(command, bufsize=bs, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
                         #self.pipe_to_hud.stdout.close()
                         #self.pipe_to_hud.stderr.close()
                     except:
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.pyw b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.pyw
index c3ac5d18..dc80543e 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.pyw
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.pyw
@@ -128,19 +128,22 @@ class HUD_main(object):
                 log.error(e)
 
     def client_moved(self, widget, hud):
+        print "hud_main: client moved"
         print hud, hud.table.name, "moved", hud.table.x, hud.table.y
 
     def client_resized(self, widget, hud):
-        print "Client resized"
+        print "hud_main: Client resized"
+        print hud, hud.table.name, hud.table.x, hud.table.y
 
     def client_destroyed(self, widget, hud): # call back for terminating the main eventloop
+        print "hud_main: client destroyed"
         self.kill_hud(None, hud.table.name)
 
     def game_changed(self, widget, hud):
-        print "Game Changed."
+        print "hud_main: Game Changed."
 
     def table_changed(self, widget, hud):
-        print "Table Changed."
+        print "hud_main: Table Changed."
         self.kill_hud(None, hud.table.name)
 
     def destroy(self, *args):             # call back for terminating the main eventloop