diff --git a/config/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/config/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index 70dae3c..04edb1a 100644
--- a/config/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/config/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -196,12 +196,15 @@ awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
     s.mypromptbox = awful.widget.prompt()
     -- Create an imagebox widget which will contain an icon indicating which layout we're using.
     -- We need one layoutbox per screen.
+    -- 2018-07-28 JMD:  commented out the layoutbox to hide it
+    --[[
     s.mylayoutbox = awful.widget.layoutbox(s)
     s.mylayoutbox:buttons(gears.table.join(
                            awful.button({ }, 1, function () awful.layout.inc( 1) end),
                            awful.button({ }, 3, function () awful.layout.inc(-1) end),
                            awful.button({ }, 4, function () awful.layout.inc( 1) end),
                            awful.button({ }, 5, function () awful.layout.inc(-1) end)))
+    --]]
     -- Create a taglist widget
     s.mytaglist = awful.widget.taglist(s, awful.widget.taglist.filter.all, taglist_buttons)