diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 1a810633..9fd210d4 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -186,11 +186,14 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
 
     self.add_matches()
 
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Setting http_proxy')
     env_proxy = os.getenv ('http_proxy')
     if not env_proxy and self.conf.http_proxy and self.conf.http_proxy != '':
       os.putenv ('http_proxy', self.conf.http_proxy)
 
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Setting COLORTERM')
     os.putenv ('COLORTERM', 'gnome-terminal')
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: TerminatorTerm __init__ complete')
 
   def on_drag_begin(self, widget, drag_context, data):
     dbg ('Drag begins')
@@ -395,10 +398,13 @@ text/plain
     if not args:
       args.append (shell)
 
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Setting WINDOWID')
     os.putenv ('WINDOWID', '%s'%self._vte.get_parent_window().xid)
 
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Forking command: %s'%command) 
     self._pid = self._vte.fork_command (command = shell, argv = args, envv = [], directory=self.cwd, loglastlog = login, logwtmp = update_records, logutmp = update_records)
 
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Forked command') 
     if self._pid == -1:
       print >>sys.stderr, _('Unable to start shell: ') + shell
       return (-1)
@@ -1056,25 +1062,37 @@ class Terminator:
     
     # get the parent of the provided terminal
     parent = widget.get_parent ()
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: add() Got parent')
     if isinstance (parent, gtk.Window):
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: parent is a gtk.Window')
       # We have just one term
       parent.remove(widget)
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: removed widget from window')
       if pos in ("top", "left"):
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: pos is in top/left')
         pane.pack1 (terminal, True, True)
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: packed terminal')
         pane.pack2 (widget, True, True)
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: packed widget')
       else:
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: pos is not in top/left')
         pane.pack1 (widget, True, True)
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: packed widget')
         pane.pack2 (terminal, True, True)
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: packed terminal')
       parent.add (pane)
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: added pane to parent')
 
       position = (vertical) and parent.allocation.height \
                              or parent.allocation.width
 
     if (isinstance (parent, gtk.Notebook) or isinstance (parent, gtk.Window)) and widget.conf.titlebars:
       #not the only term in the notebook/window anymore, need to reshow the title
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: Showing _titlebox')
       widget._titlebox.show()
       
     if isinstance (parent, gtk.Notebook):
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: Parent is a notebook')
       page = -1
       
       for i in range(0, parent.get_n_pages()):
@@ -1101,10 +1119,12 @@ class Terminator:
                              or parent.allocation.width
 
     if isinstance (parent, gtk.Paned):
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: parent is a Paned')
       # We are inside a split term
       position = (vertical) and widget.allocation.height \
                              or widget.allocation.width
 
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: Preparing to reparent sibling')
       if (widget == parent.get_child1 ()):
         widget.reparent (pane)
         parent.pack1 (pane, True, True)
@@ -1113,19 +1133,26 @@ class Terminator:
         parent.pack2 (pane, True, True)
 
       if pos in ("top", "left"):
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: pos is in top/left. Removing and re-ordering')
         pane.remove(widget)
         pane.pack1 (terminal, True, True)
         pane.pack2 (widget, True, True)
       else:
+        dbg ('SEGBUG: pos is not in top/left. Packing')
         pane.pack1 (widget, True, True)
         pane.pack2 (terminal, True, True)
 
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: packing widget and terminal')
       pane.pack1 (widget, True, True)
       pane.pack2 (terminal, True, True)
+      dbg ('SEGBUG: packed widget and terminal')
 
     # show all, set position of the divider
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Showing pane')
     pane.show ()
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Showed pane')
     pane.set_position (position / 2)
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Set position')
     terminal.show ()
 
     # insert the term reference into the list
@@ -1294,11 +1321,17 @@ class Terminator:
       return
 
     # create a new terminal and parent pane.
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Creating TerminatorTerm')
     terminal = TerminatorTerm (self, self.profile, None, widget.get_cwd())
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Created TerminatorTerm')
     pos = vertical and "right" or "bottom"
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: Position is: %s'%pos)
     self.add(widget, terminal, pos)
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: added TerminatorTerm to container')
     terminal.show ()
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: showed TerminatorTerm')
     terminal.spawn_child ()
+    dbg ('SEGBUG: spawned child')
     return terminal
   
   def remove(self, widget):