start moving to standard internal TK functions

help.go

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
+	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -86,16 +88,20 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	}
 	g.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	me.helpLabel = help
-	if me.clock.tk == nil {
-		makeClock()
-		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
-		me.clock.tk.Hide()
-		me.clock.tk.Show()
+	if me.treeRoot == nil {
+		log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		if me.notify.clock.tk == nil {
+			makeClock(me.notify.clock.wId)
+			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+			me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
+			me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
 		}
-	if me.clock.tk != nil {
-		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
-		me.clock.tk.Hide()
-		me.clock.tk.Show()
+		if me.notify.clock.tk != nil {
+			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+			me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
+			me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
 		}
 		if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 			makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "made this in showHelp()")
@@ -103,20 +109,60 @@ func showHelp() error {
 			me.stdout.Write([]byte(msg))
 			log.Log(NOW, "log.log(NOW) test")
 		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func makeClock() {
-	me.clock.tk = makeNewFlagWidget(me.clock.wId)
-	me.clock.tk.dumpWidget("init() clock")
+// create a new widget in the binary tree
+func makeNewInternalWidget(wId int) *guiWidget {
+	if me.treeRoot == nil {
+		log.Info("GOGUI Init ERROR. treeRoot == nil")
+		return nil
+	}
+	n := new(tree.Node)
+	n.WidgetType = widget.Flag
+	n.WidgetId = wId
+	n.ParentId = 0
+
+	// store the internal toolkit information
+	tk := new(guiWidget)
+	tk.frame = true
+
+	tk.node = n
+	tk.node.Parent = me.treeRoot
+
+	// set the name used by gocui to the id
+	tk.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d DR", wId)
+
+	tk.setColorInput()
+
+	// add this new widget on the binary tree
+	tk.parent = me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	if tk.parent == nil {
+		panic("makeNewFlagWidget() didn't get treeRoot guiWidget")
+	} else {
+		tk.parent.children = append(tk.parent.children, tk)
+	}
+
+	n.TK = tk
+	return tk
+}
+
+func makeClock(wId int) {
+	if me.treeRoot == nil {
+		log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
+		return
+	}
+	me.notify.clock.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(wId)
+	me.notify.clock.tk.dumpWidget("init() clock")
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
-	me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w, h)
-	me.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
-	me.clock.tk.frame = false
-	me.clock.tk.setColorLabel()
-	me.clock.tk.Show()
-	me.clock.active = true
-	me.clock.tk.dumpWidget("showClock()")
+	me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w, h)
+	me.notify.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
+	me.notify.clock.tk.frame = false
+	me.notify.clock.tk.setColorLabel()
+	me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
+	me.notify.clock.active = true
+	me.notify.clock.tk.dumpWidget("showClock()")
 }
 
 // in the very end of redrawing things, this will place the help and stdout on the top or botton
@@ -127,8 +173,8 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	}
-	if me.clock.tk != nil {
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.clock.tk.v.Name())
+	if me.notify.clock.tk != nil {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.notify.clock.tk.v.Name())
 	}
 
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {

init.go

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ func initPlugin() {
 	me.dropdown.wId = -77
 	me.textbox.wId = -55
 	me.stdout.wId = -4
-	me.clock.wId = -5
+	me.notify.clock.wId = -5
+	me.notify.menu.wId = -5
 
 	Set(&me.dropdown, "default")
 	// s := fmt.Sprintln("fake default check =", me.FakeW, "dropdown.Id", me.dropdown.Id)
@@ -252,24 +253,24 @@ func refreshGocui() {
 				// todo: add logic here to see if the application has changed anything
 				// me.baseGui.UpdateAsync(testRefresh) // probably don't need this
 				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-				if me.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
+				if me.notify.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
 					// also double check the gocui view exists
-					if me.clock.tk.v != nil {
-						me.clock.tk.v.Clear()
-						me.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
-						me.clock.tk.v.WriteString(me.clock.tk.labelN)
+					if me.notify.clock.tk.v != nil {
+						me.notify.clock.tk.v.Clear()
+						me.notify.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
+						me.notify.clock.tk.v.WriteString(me.notify.clock.tk.labelN)
 					}
 				}
 				lastRefresh = time.Now()
 			} else {
 				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
 				if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 3*time.Second {
-					if me.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
+					if me.notify.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
 						// also double check the gocui view exists
-						if me.clock.tk.v != nil {
-							me.clock.tk.v.Clear()
-							me.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
-							me.clock.tk.v.WriteString(me.clock.tk.labelN)
+						if me.notify.clock.tk.v != nil {
+							me.notify.clock.tk.v.Clear()
+							me.notify.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
+							me.notify.clock.tk.v.WriteString(me.notify.clock.tk.labelN)
 						}
 					}
 					lastRefresh = time.Now()

structs.go

@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ type config struct {
 	stdout           stdout          // information for the STDOUT window
 	dropdown         dropdown        // the dropdown menu
 	textbox          dropdown        // the textbox popup window
-	clock            dropdown        // the textbox popup window
+	// clock            dropdown        // the textbox popup window
+	notify    libnotify    // emulates the desktop libnotify menu
 	allwin    []*guiWidget // for tracking which window is next
 	dark      bool         // use a 'dark' color palette
 	mouse     mouse        // mouse settings
@@ -127,14 +128,23 @@ type dropdown struct {
 	h        int        // the height
 	active   bool       // is the dropdown menu currently in use?
 	init     bool       // moves the window offscreen on startup
-	Id       int        `default:"-78"` // the widget id to use
+	// Id       int        `default:"-78"` // the widget id to use
 	wId int `default:"-78"` // the widget id to use
 }
 
+// settings for the dropdown window
+type internalTK struct {
+	tk       *guiWidget // where to show STDOUT
+	callerTK *guiWidget // which widget called the dropdown menu
+	wId      int        // the widget id to use
+	active   bool       // is the internal widget currently in use?
+}
+
 // the desktop libnotify menu
 type libnotify struct {
-	clock *guiWidget // where to show the clock
-	menu  *guiWidget // where to show the clock
+	clock  internalTK // widget for the clock
+	menu   internalTK // libnotify menu icon
+	window internalTK // the libnotify menu
 }
 
 // this is the gocui way

textbox.go

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func textboxClosed() {
 	me.textbox.tk.Hide()
 	// log.Info("textbox closed with text:", newtext, me.textbox.callerTK.cuiName)
 
-	if me.clock.tk.v != nil {
+	if me.notify.clock.tk.v != nil {
 		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("help")
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("msg")