diff --git a/terminatorlib/container.py b/terminatorlib/container.py
index 9eef6cdf..030a9f03 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/container.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/container.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class Container(object):
                 dbg('Container:: skipping signal %s for %s, already exists' % (
                         signal['name'], widget))
             else:
-                dbg('Container:: registering signal for %s on %s' % (signal['name'], widget))
+                dbg('Container:: registering signal for %s on %s' % 
+                        (signal['name'], widget))
                 try:
                     gobject.signal_new(signal['name'],
                                        widget,
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class Container(object):
 
         if data is not None:
             self.cnxids[widget].append(widget.connect(signal, handler, data))
-            dbg('Container::connect_child: registering %s(%s) to handle %s::%s' %
+            dbg('Container::connect_child: connecting %s(%s) for %s::%s' %
                 (handler.__name__, data, widget.__class__.__name__, signal))
         else:
             self.cnxids[widget].append(widget.connect(signal, handler))
@@ -71,15 +72,6 @@ class Container(object):
         """Return a list of child widgets, if any"""
         return(self.children)
 
-    def get_top_window(self, startpoint):
-        """Return the Window instance this container belongs to"""
-        widget = startpoint
-        parent = widget.get_parent()
-        while parent:
-            widget = parent
-            parent = widget.get_parent()
-        return(widget)
-
     def split_horiz(self, widget):
         """Split this container horizontally"""
         return(self.split_axis(widget, True))
diff --git a/terminatorlib/util.py b/terminatorlib/util.py
index 86ecb525..71b77e4f 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/util.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/util.py
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ def has_ancestor(widget, wtype):
             return(True)
     return(False)
 
+def get_top_window(widget):
+    """Return the Window instance a widget belongs to"""
+    parent = widget.get_parent()
+    while parent:
+        widget = parent
+        parent = widget.get_parent()
+    return(widget)
+
 def path_lookup(command):
     '''Find a command in our path'''
     if os.path.isabs(command):