better instructions

debugger.go

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ package main
 */
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func init() {
+	gui.InitArg()
 	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
 		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
 		go func() {

doGui.go

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -90,8 +88,6 @@ func doGui() {
 }
 
 func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
-	var reposWin *repoWindow // this is the handle to the repo window
-
 	box := win.Box()
 
 	vbox := box.NewVerticalBox("BOX2")
@@ -102,19 +98,17 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 	// me.autoWorkingPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "working directory (pwd)")
 	me.goSrcPwd = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "repo src home")
 	grid.NewLabel("")
-	me.demoB = grid.NewButton("Demo", func() {
-		log.Info("todo: put instructions here")
+	var howtoWin *genericWindow
+	me.demoB = grid.NewButton("Howto", func() {
+		if howtoWin != nil {
+			howtoWin.Toggle()
+			return
+		}
+		howtoWin = makeHowtoWin()
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
 
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("Error getting home directory:", err)
-		homeDir = "/home/autotypist"
-	}
-	srcDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
-	me.goSrcPwd.SetText(srcDir)
+	me.goSrcPwd.SetText(me.forge.GetGoSrc())
 
 	// use ENV GIT_AUTHOR
 	me.gitAuthor = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "Git Author")
@@ -135,10 +129,6 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 	me.setBranchB = grid.NewButton("git checkout", func() {
 		win.Disable()
 		defer win.Enable()
-		if reposWin != nil {
-			log.Info("reposWin == nil")
-			reposWin.Hide()
-		}
 
 		if me.autoCreateBranches.Checked() {
 			argv.Force = true
@@ -170,8 +160,8 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 	me.newBranch = grid.NewDropdown()
 	me.newBranch.AddText("master")
 	me.newBranch.AddText("devel")
-	me.newBranch.AddText(usr.Username)
-	me.newBranch.SetText(usr.Username)
+	me.newBranch.AddText(me.forge.Config.GetUsername())
+	me.newBranch.SetText(me.forge.Config.GetUsername())
 	me.argvCheckoutUser = true
 	me.newBranch.Custom = func() {
 		// toggle global values shared by the command line and the gui for doCheckout()

doHowto.go

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+// An app to submit patches for the 30 GO GUI repos
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/fhelp"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func makeHowtoWin() *genericWindow {
+	howtoWin := initGenericWindow("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)
+	grid := howtoWin.group.RawGrid()
+	grid.NewLabel("forge")
+	grid.NewLabel("the sources for forge")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewLabel("autogenpb")
+	grid.NewLabel("generates needed code for working with the protobuf files")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewLabel("go-clone")
+	grid.NewLabel("recursively 'git clone' dependencies based on go.mod")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewLabel("the GUI")
+	grid.NewLabel("GO plugins for libcurses and GTK")
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	grid.NewLabel("") // a stupid way to add padding
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	howtoWin.group.NewLabel("Working dir: " + me.forge.GetGoSrc())
+	grid = howtoWin.group.RawGrid()
+	grid.NewButton("Download", func() {
+		howtoWin.Disable()
+		defer howtoWin.Enable()
+		log.Info("download here")
+		if path, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("go-clone"); err != nil {
+			log.Info("go-clone missing", path, err)
+			cmd := []string{"go", "install", "go.wit.com/apps/go-clone@latest"}
+			shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+		}
+		if path, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("go-clone2"); err != nil {
+			log.Info("go-clone2 missing", path, err)
+		}
+		if path, err := fhelp.CheckCmd("go-clone"); err != nil {
+			log.Info("can't prep build. you probably need ~/go/bin in your PATH", path, err)
+			return
+		}
+		var cmd []string
+		if me.forge.IsGoWork() {
+			cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--work", "--recursive"}
+		} else {
+			cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive"}
+		}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+
+		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/apps/go-mod-clean"}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+
+		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/apps/forge"}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+
+		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/toolkits/gocui"}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+
+		cmd = []string{"go-clone", "--recursive", "go.wit.com/toolkits/andlabs"}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+		shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+	})
+	return howtoWin
+}

structs.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type mainType struct {
 	urlbase    string         // base URL
 
 	// our view of the repositories
-	// repos    *repoWindow
 	// patchWin *patchesWindow
 
 	mainWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow

windowGeneric.go

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+type genericWindow struct {
+	win   *gadgets.BasicWindow // the window widget itself
+	box   *gui.Node            // the top box of the repolist window
+	group *gui.Node            // the default group
+}
+
+func (r *genericWindow) Hidden() bool {
+	if r == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if r.win == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return r.win.Hidden()
+}
+
+func (r *genericWindow) Toggle() {
+	if r.Hidden() {
+		r.Show()
+	} else {
+		r.Hide()
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *genericWindow) Show() {
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if r.win == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.win.Show()
+}
+
+func (r *genericWindow) Hide() {
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if r.win == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.win.Hide()
+}
+
+func (r *genericWindow) Disable() {
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if r.box == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.box.Disable()
+}
+
+func (r *genericWindow) Enable() {
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if r.box == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.box.Enable()
+}
+
+func initGenericWindow(title string, grouptxt string) *genericWindow {
+	gw := new(genericWindow)
+	gw.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow(title)
+	gw.win.Make()
+
+	gw.box = gw.win.Box().Vertical() // a vertical box (like a stack of books)
+	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.group = gw.box.NewGroup(grouptxt)
+	gw.Show()
+
+	return gw
+}

windowRepos.go

@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
-
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
-)
-
-type repoWindow struct {
-	win    *gadgets.BasicWindow // the window widget itself
-	box    *gui.Node            // notsure
-	topbox *gui.Node            // the top box of the repolist window
-}
-
-func (r *repoWindow) Hidden() bool {
-	if r == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if r.win == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return r.win.Hidden()
-}
-
-func (r *repoWindow) Show() {
-	if r == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if r.win == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	r.win.Show()
-}
-
-func (r *repoWindow) Hide() {
-	if r == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if r.win == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	r.win.Hide()
-}
-
-func (r *repoWindow) Disable() {
-	if r == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if r.box == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	r.box.Disable()
-}
-
-func (r *repoWindow) Enable() {
-	if r == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if r.box == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	r.box.Enable()
-}