Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all: goimports vet
+all:
 	@echo
 	@echo This defines the primitive widgets
 	@echo
@@ -19,7 +19,3 @@ redomod:
 	rm -f go.*
 	GO111MODULE= go mod init
 	GO111MODULE= go mod tidy
-
-vet:
-	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
-	@echo this go library builds okay

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Principles:
 * Make code using this package simple to use
 * Widget names should try to match [Wikipedia Graphical widget]
 * It's ok to guess. Try to do something sensible.
-* TODO: use protobuf
 ```
 
 ### Links

action.go

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ type Action struct {
 	WidgetId int
 	ParentId int
 
-	State State
+	State	State
 
 	// Text string  // what is visable to the user
-	ProgName string // a name useful for programming
+	ProgName string  // a name useful for programming
 
 	// most primitive widgets just store a single thing
-	Value any
+	Value	any
 
 	// how to arrange widgets
 	Direction Orientation
@@ -23,34 +23,31 @@ type Action struct {
 	// These must be unique
 	Strings []string
 
-	Range RangeType
+	Range	RangeType
 
 	// RETHINK / REDO EVERYTHING BELOW HERE
 	// This is used for things like a slider(0,100)
-	X int
-	Y int
+	X      int
+	Y      int
 
 	// This is for the grid size & widget position
-	W   int
-	H   int
-	AtW int
-	AtH int
+	W      int
+	H      int
+	AtW    int
+	AtH    int
 
 	// Put space around elements to improve look & feel
 	// Margin	bool avoided due to use of action types
 	// Pad	bool
 
 	// Make widgets fill up the space available
-	Expand bool
-
-	TablePB  []byte // a table protobuf
-	WidgetPB []byte // a tree of widgets
+	Expand	bool
 }
 
 type ActionType int // Add, SetText, Click, Hide, Append, Delete, etc
 
 const (
-	Add ActionType = iota + 1
+	Add ActionType = iota
 	Delete
 	SetText
 	AddText
@@ -69,14 +66,14 @@ const (
 	Append
 	Move
 	Dump
-	User         // the user did something (mouse, keyboard, etc)
-	ToolkitLoad  // attempts to load a new toolkit
-	ToolkitInit  // initializes the toolkit
+	User // the user did something (mouse, keyboard, etc)
+	ToolkitLoad // attempts to load a new toolkit
+	ToolkitInit // initializes the toolkit
 	ToolkitClose // closes the toolkit
 	ToolkitPanic
 	Heartbeat
 	CloseWindow
-	UserQuit    // the user closed the GUI
+	UserQuit // the user closed the GUI
 	EnableDebug // open the debugging window
 )
 
@@ -112,22 +109,6 @@ func (s ActionType) String() string {
 		return "Move"
 	case Dump:
 		return "Dump"
-	case User:
-		return "User"
-	case ToolkitLoad:
-		return "ToolkitLoad"
-	case ToolkitInit:
-		return "ToolkitInit"
-	case ToolkitClose:
-		return "ToolkitClose"
-	case ToolkitPanic:
-		return "ToolkitPanic"
-	case Heartbeat:
-		return "Heartbeat"
-	case UserQuit:
-		return "UserQuit"
-	case EnableDebug:
-		return "EnableDebug"
 	}
-	return "gui ActionType.String() Error. must be missing something in the code here"
+	return "ActionType.String() Error"
 }

doc.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ There are lots of issues when supporting multiple toolkit plugin
 geometries. The geometries vary widely especially between the
 graphical displays and the serial console ones.  [Graphical Widget](http://en.wikipedia.org/Graphical_Widget)
 
+
 	To simplyfy this, we stick to using the concepts:
 
 	------------------------------        ^
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ Horizontal  means layout widgets like books on a bookshelf
 	---------------------------------
 
 Vertical    means layout widgets like books in a stack
-
 	----------
 	| Widget |
 	----------

geom.go

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package widget
 
 type Geom struct {
-	Left   any
-	Right  any
-	Top    any
+	Left any
+	Right any
+	Top any
 	Bottom any
 }
 
 type Size struct {
-	Width  any
+	Width any
 	Height any
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Horizontal  means layout widgets like books on a bookshelf
 	---------------------------------
 
 Vertical    means layout widgets like books in a stack
-
 	----------
 	| Widget |
 	----------
@@ -52,4 +51,5 @@ func (s Orientation) String() string {
 	default:
 		return "Horizontal"
 	}
+	return "Horizontal"
 }

grid.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ package widget
 // --------------------------------------
 
 type GridSize struct {
-	Width  int
+	Width int
 	Height int
 }
 

range.go

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ package widget
 // seem to be a good idea to use 'type any' here as it
 // just makes things more complicated for no good reason
 type RangeType struct {
-	Low  int
+	Low int
 	High int
 }

reflect.go

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func GetString(A any) string {
 		// log.Warn("getString uknown kind", k, "value =", A)
 		return ""
 	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 // work like unix os.Exec() ? everything other than 0 is false
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func GetBool(A any) bool {
 		// log.Warn("getString uknown kind", k, "value =", A)
 		return false
 	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // work like unix? everything other than 0 is false
@@ -119,4 +121,5 @@ func GetInt(A any) int {
 		// log.Warn("getString uknown kind", k, "value =", A)
 		return -1
 	}
+	return -1
 }

state.go

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package widget
 
-// TODO: redo this with protocol buffers
-
 // This is the state of the widget
 
 // The whole state of the widget is sent
@@ -13,14 +11,14 @@ package widget
 // just makes things more complicated for no good reason
 type State struct {
 	// This is a unmodifiable string that is displayed to the user.
-	Label string
+	Label	string
 
 	// most primitive widgets just store a single thing
 	// it is the default value
-	DefaultS  string
-	CurrentS  string
-	CurrentI  int
-	NewString string
+	DefaultS	string
+	CurrentS	string
+	CurrentI	int
+	NewString	string
 
 	// most primitive widgets just store a single thing
 	// it is the default value
@@ -66,19 +64,19 @@ type State struct {
 	Strings []string
 
 	// for widgets that use a range
-	Range RangeType
+	Range	RangeType
 
-	Geom Geom
-	Size Size
+	Geom	Geom
+	Size	Size
 
-	GridSize   GridSize
+	GridSize GridSize
 	GridOffset GridOffset
 
 	// This is for the grid size & widget position
-	W   int
-	H   int
-	AtW int
-	AtH int
+	W      int
+	H      int
+	AtW    int
+	AtH    int
 
 	// a name useful for programming and the debugger.
 	// It is not intended to be displayed to the user

widget.go

@@ -16,32 +16,31 @@ package widget
 type WidgetType int // Button, Menu, Checkbox, etc.
 
 const (
-	Unknown WidgetType = iota + 1
-	Root               // the master 'root' node of the binary tree
-	Flag               // used to send configuration values to plugins
-	Window             // in certain gui's (ncurses), these are tabs
-	Tab                // internally, this is a window
-	Frame              // deprecate?
-	Grid               // like drawers in a chest
-	Group              // like the 'Appetizers' section on a menu
-	Box                // a vertical or horizontal stack of widgets
+	Unknown WidgetType = iota
+	Root	// the master 'root' node of the binary tree
+	Flag	// used to send configuration values to plugins
+	Window	// in certain gui's (ncurses), these are tabs
+	Tab	// internally, this is a window
+	Frame	// deprecate?
+	Grid	// like drawers in a chest
+	Group	// like the 'Appetizers' section on a menu
+	Box	// a vertical or horizontal stack of widgets
 	Button
 	Checkbox // select 'on' or 'off'
 	Dropdown
 	Combobox // dropdown with edit=true
 	Label
-	Textbox   // is this a Label with edit=true
-	Slider    // like a progress bar
-	Spinner   // like setting the oven temperature
-	Table     // a full window & table
+	Textbox	// is this a Label with edit=true
+	Slider // like a progress bar
+	Spinner // like setting the oven temperature
 	Separator // TODO
-	Image     // TODO
-	Area      // TODO
-	Form      // TODO
-	Font      // TODO
-	Color     // TODO
-	Dialog    // TODO
-	Stdout    // can be used to capture and display log output
+	Image // TODO
+	Area // TODO
+	Form // TODO
+	Font // TODO
+	Color // TODO
+	Dialog // TODO
+	Stdout // can be used to capture and display log output
 )
 
 func (s WidgetType) String() string {
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ func (s WidgetType) String() string {
 		return "Spinner"
 	case Separator:
 		return "Separator"
-	case Table:
-		return "Table"
 	case Image:
 		return "Image"
 	case Area: