switch to GenericWindow

doGui.go

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 	// me.autoWorkingPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "working directory (pwd)")
 	me.goSrcPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "repo src home")
 	grid.NewLabel("")
-	var howtoWin *genericWindow
+	var howtoWin *GenericWindow
 	me.demoB = grid.NewButton("Howto", func() {
 		if howtoWin != nil {
 			howtoWin.Toggle()

windowGeneric.go

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 package main
 
+// This model works for 99.9% of all windows
+// This is the Default Standard Window Model
+
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -10,82 +13,94 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 )
 
-type genericWindow struct {
+type GenericWindow struct {
-	win   *gadgets.BasicWindow // the window widget itself
+	Win    *gadgets.BasicWindow // the window widget itself
-	box   *gui.Node            // the top box of the repolist window
+	Shelf  *gui.Node            // the overall box: the shelf
-	group *gui.Node            // the default group
+	Stack  *gui.Node            // the first box is a stack
+	Top    *gui.Node            // the first item in the stack is always a shelf like box
+	Group  *gui.Node            // the first item top box is always a group
+	Middle *gui.Node            // the middle box (shelf style)
+	Bottom *gui.Node            // the bottom box (stack style)
 }
 
-func (r *genericWindow) Hidden() bool {
+func (gw *GenericWindow) Hidden() bool {
-	if r == nil {
+	if gw == nil {
 		return true
 	}
-	if r.win == nil {
+	if gw.Win == nil {
 		return true
 	}
-	return r.win.Hidden()
+	return gw.Win.Hidden()
 }
 
-func (r *genericWindow) Toggle() {
+func (gw *GenericWindow) Toggle() {
-	if r.Hidden() {
+	if gw.Hidden() {
-		r.Show()
+		gw.Show()
 	} else {
-		r.Hide()
+		gw.Hide()
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *genericWindow) Show() {
+func (gw *GenericWindow) Show() {
-	if r == nil {
+	if gw == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if r.win == nil {
+	if gw.Win == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	r.win.Show()
+	gw.Win.Show()
 }
 
-func (r *genericWindow) Hide() {
+func (gw *GenericWindow) Hide() {
-	if r == nil {
+	if gw == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if r.win == nil {
+	if gw.Win == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	r.win.Hide()
+	gw.Win.Hide()
 }
 
-func (r *genericWindow) Disable() {
+func (gw *GenericWindow) Disable() {
-	if r == nil {
+	if gw == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if r.box == nil {
+	if gw.Shelf == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	r.box.Disable()
+	gw.Shelf.Disable()
 }
 
-func (r *genericWindow) Enable() {
+func (gw *GenericWindow) Enable() {
-	if r == nil {
+	if gw == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if r.box == nil {
+	if gw.Shelf == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	r.box.Enable()
+	gw.Shelf.Enable()
 }
 
-func initGenericWindow(title string, grouptxt string) *genericWindow {
+func NewGenericWindow(title string, grouptxt string) *GenericWindow {
-	gw := new(genericWindow)
+	gw := new(GenericWindow)
-	gw.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow(title)
+	gw.Win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow(title)
-	gw.win.Make()
+	gw.Win.Make()
 
-	gw.box = gw.win.Box().Vertical() // a vertical box (like a stack of books)
+	gw.Win.Custom = func() {
-	gw.win.Custom = func() {
 		log.Warn("Found Window close. setting hidden=true")
 		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
-		gw.win.Hide()
+		gw.Win.Hide()
 	}
-	gw.group = gw.box.NewGroup(grouptxt)
+	gw.Shelf = gw.Win.Box()
+	// gw.Shelf.Vertical().SetProgName("ShelfBox")
+	gw.Stack = gw.Shelf.NewVerticalBox("Stackbox")
+
+	gw.Top = gw.Stack.NewVerticalBox("Stackbox")
+	gw.Middle = gw.Stack.Box()
+	gw.Bottom = gw.Stack.Box()
+
+	gw.Group = gw.Top.NewGroup(grouptxt)
+
 	gw.Show()
 
 	return gw

windowHowto.go

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func makeHowtoWin() *genericWindow {
+func makeHowtoWin() *GenericWindow {
-	howtoWin := initGenericWindow("Howto", "forge -- a GUI tool for git repostories")
+	howtoWin := NewGenericWindow("Howto", "forge -- a GUI tool for git repostories")
 	tmp := `A good way to see how forge works is to download forge
 
 	This will 'git clone' a few things (~50 repos):
 	`
-	howtoWin.group.NewLabel(tmp)
+	howtoWin.Group.NewLabel(tmp)
-	grid := howtoWin.group.RawGrid()
+	grid := howtoWin.Group.RawGrid()
 	grid.NewLabel("forge")
 	grid.NewLabel("the sources for forge")
 	grid.NextRow()
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func makeHowtoWin() *genericWindow {
 	grid.NewLabel("") // a stupid way to add padding
 	grid.NextRow()
 
-	howtoWin.group.NewLabel("Working dir: " + me.forge.GetGoSrc())
+	howtoWin.Group.NewLabel("Working dir: " + me.forge.GetGoSrc())
-	grid = howtoWin.group.RawGrid()
+	grid = howtoWin.Group.RawGrid()
 	grid.NewButton("Download", func() {
 		howtoWin.Disable()
 		defer howtoWin.Enable()