diff --git a/classes/deck/deck.gd b/classes/deck/deck.gd
index 09887f8..c466be3 100644
--- a/classes/deck/deck.gd
+++ b/classes/deck/deck.gd
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ func get_node(uuid: String) -> DeckNode:
 
 func connect_nodes(from_node: DeckNode, to_node: DeckNode, from_port: int, to_port: int) -> bool:
 	# first, check that we can do the type conversion.
-	var type_a: Types = from_node.output_ports[from_port].type
-	var type_b: Types = to_node.input_ports[to_port].type
+	var type_a: Types = from_node.ports[from_port].type
+	var type_b: Types = to_node.ports[to_port].type
 	var err: DeckType = (type_assoc[type_b]).from(type_assoc[type_a].new())
 	if err is DeckType.DeckTypeError:
 		print(err.error_message)
diff --git a/classes/deck/nodes/button.gd b/classes/deck/nodes/button.gd
index 8b6bd03..f983540 100644
--- a/classes/deck/nodes/button.gd
+++ b/classes/deck/nodes/button.gd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extends DeckNode
 
 func _init() -> void:
 	add_output_port(
-		Deck.Types.STRING,
+		Deck.Types.BOOL,
 		"Press me",
 		"button"
 	)
diff --git a/classes/deck/nodes/print.gd b/classes/deck/nodes/print.gd
index 9bd45d5..e042156 100644
--- a/classes/deck/nodes/print.gd
+++ b/classes/deck/nodes/print.gd
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ func _receive(to_port: int, data: DeckType, extra_data: Array = []) -> void:
 	if to_port != 1:
 		return
 
-	var data_to_print = data.get_value()
+	var data_to_print = ports[0].value_callback.call() if ports[0].value_callback.call() != "" else data.get_value()
 #	var data_to_print = input_ports[0].value_callback.call()
 	print(data_to_print)
 	print("extra data: ", extra_data)
+	send(2, DeckType.DeckTypeBool.new(true))
diff --git a/graph_node_renderer/deck_node_renderer_graph_node.gd b/graph_node_renderer/deck_node_renderer_graph_node.gd
index 9a553c3..4854c7d 100644
--- a/graph_node_renderer/deck_node_renderer_graph_node.gd
+++ b/graph_node_renderer/deck_node_renderer_graph_node.gd
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 				if port.port_type == DeckNode.PortType.OUTPUT:
 					button.pressed.connect(
 						func():
-							node.send(port.index, DeckType.DeckTypeString.new("Button Pressed"))
+							node.send(port.index, DeckType.DeckTypeBool.new(true))
+					)
+				elif port.port_type == DeckNode.PortType.INPUT:
+					button.pressed.connect(
+						func():
+							node._receive(port.index, DeckType.DeckTypeBool.new(true))
 					)
 			"field":
 				var line_edit := LineEdit.new()
diff --git a/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd b/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd
index 929be2b..473cb18 100644
--- a/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd
+++ b/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd
@@ -30,3 +30,16 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 			node_renderer.node = node
 			add_child(node_renderer)
 	)
+
+	connection_request.connect(attempt_connection)
+
+
+func attempt_connection(from_node_name: StringName, from_port: int, to_node_name: StringName, to_port: int) -> void:
+	var from_node: DeckNode = get_node(NodePath(from_node_name)).node
+	var to_node: DeckNode = get_node(NodePath(to_node_name)).node
+
+	var from_output := from_node.get_global_port_idx_from_output(from_port)
+	var to_input := to_node.get_global_port_idx_from_input(to_port)
+
+	if deck.connect_nodes(from_node, to_node, from_output, to_input):
+		connect_node(from_node_name, from_port, to_node_name, to_port)
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 80a16fb..a0a95f3 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ config/name="Re-DotDeck"
 config/tags=PackedStringArray("dot_deck")
 run/main_scene="res://graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.1", "Forward Plus")
+run/low_processor_mode=true
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"