From 0124d25c341f3c1cfb389a177e2d62135d811d17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 00:51:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] more work on a better Init()

---
 init.go | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 00fa42f..a079b7d 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ var BUILDTIME string
 var PLUGIN string = "gocui"
 
 func toolkitInit() {
-	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit()")
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
 	if me.baseGui == nil {
 		log.Info("gocui baseGui is still nil")
-	} else {
-		me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
+	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() trying showHelp() me.ok =", me.ok)
+	showHelp()
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() trying showHelp() me.ok =", me.ok)
+	hideHelp()
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() trying showHelp() me.ok =", me.ok)
+	showHelp()
 	/*
 		if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
 			me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
@@ -45,6 +51,44 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 		log.Info("refresh triggered")
 	*/
 	// me.newWindowTrigger <- me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
+	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+	if !me.stdout.init {
+		log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() stdout.Init me.ok =", me.ok)
+		me.stdout.init = true
+		relocateStdoutOffscreen()
+	}
+
+	var toggle bool
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+		if toggle {
+			toggle = false
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() trying showHelp() me.ok =", me.ok)
+			showHelp()
+		} else {
+			toggle = true
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() trying hideHelp() me.ok =", me.ok)
+			hideHelp()
+		}
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
+	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
+		log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() initTextbox me.ok =", me.ok)
+		initTextbox()
+		me.textbox.tk.prepTextbox()
+	}
+	// tk.makeWindowActive()
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
+	me.baseGui.Close()
+	os.Exit(-1)
 }
 
 func toolkitClose() {