this gocui package is really cool

eventGocui.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 
@@ -23,37 +22,10 @@ import (
 // complicated console handling, it sends events here in a clean way.
 // This is equivalent to the linux command xev (apt install x11-utils)
 func gocuiEvent(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	me.ecount += 1
-	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
-	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
-	log.Verbose("handleEvent() START", maxX, maxY, mx, my, msgMouseDown)
-	if _, err := g.View("msg"); msgMouseDown && err == nil {
-		moveMsg(g)
-	}
-	if widgetView, _ := g.View("msg"); widgetView == nil {
-		log.Log(NOW, "handleEvent() create output widget now", maxX, maxY, mx, my)
-		makeOutputWidget(g, "this is a create before a mouse click")
-		if me.logStdout != nil {
-			// setOutput(me.logStdout)
-			// me.logStdout.Write("test out")
-			w := me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out gocuiEvent() %d\n", me.ecount)
-			w.Write([]byte(msg))
-			// log.CaptureMode(w)
-			log.Log(NOW, "logStdout test out")
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Verbose("output widget already exists", maxX, maxY, mx, my)
-	}
 	mouseMove(g)
-	log.Verbose("handleEvent() END  ", maxX, maxY, mx, my, msgMouseDown)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func dragOutputWindow() {
-	log.Log(GOCUI, "todo: make dragOutputWindow")
-}
-
 // turns off the frame on the global window
 func setFrame(b bool) {
 	// TODO: figure out what this might be useful for

eventMouse.go

@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
 
-// NOTE: our code is under the GPL, not BSD
-
-// note by jcarr@wit.com in 2025: this is one of the coolest
-// things ever what this does. I've tried to improve
-// it while I've been working on making a gocui
-// GO plugin so it can be generalized as a useful
-// console interface. Well done everyone that has
-// contributed to this gocui project !!!
-
-// Copyright 2014 The gocui Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -25,29 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-// this function uses the mouse position to highlight & unhighlight things
-// this is run every time the user moves the mouse over the terminal window
-func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
-	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
-
-	w := mx
-	h := my
-
-	if me.supermouse {
-		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-			tk.dumpWidget("mouseMove()")
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, view := range g.Views() {
-		view.Highlight = false
-	}
-	if v, err := g.ViewByPosition(mx, my); err == nil {
-		v.Highlight = true
-	}
-}
-
-// I think this lets me drag the debugging window
+// event triggers when you push down on a mouse button
 func msgDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	initialMouseX, initialMouseY = g.MousePosition()
 

eventMouseMove.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+// 2025 note by jcarr:
+// this is one of the coolest things ever worked with.
+// Personally, I've been working on making a gocui GO plugin
+// so I can use it as a generalized console GUI toolkit.
+//
+// Well done everyone that has contributed to this gocui project !!!
+// I am in your debt. Happy hacking & peace.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+	log "go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// this function uses the mouse position to highlight & unhighlight things
+// this is run every time the user moves the mouse over the terminal window
+func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
+	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
+
+	w := mx
+	h := my
+
+	if me.supermouse {
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			tk.dumpWidget("mouseMove()")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if mouseMoveOld(g) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, view := range g.Views() {
+		view.Highlight = false
+	}
+	if v, err := g.ViewByPosition(mx, my); err == nil {
+		v.Highlight = true
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+func dragOutputWindow() {
+	log.Log(GOCUI, "todo: make dragOutputWindow")
+}
+*/
+
+func mouseMoveOld(g *gocui.Gui) bool {
+	me.ecount += 1
+	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
+	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
+	log.Log(NOW, "handleEvent() START", maxX, maxY, mx, my, msgMouseDown)
+	if _, err := g.View("msg"); msgMouseDown && err == nil {
+		moveMsg(g)
+		return true
+	}
+	if widgetView, _ := g.View("msg"); widgetView == nil {
+		log.Log(NOW, "handleEvent() create output widget now", maxX, maxY, mx, my)
+		makeOutputWidget(g, "this is a create before a mouse click")
+		if me.logStdout != nil {
+			// setOutput(me.logStdout)
+			// me.logStdout.Write("test out")
+			w := me.logStdout.TK.(*guiWidget)
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out gocuiEvent() %d\n", me.ecount)
+			w.Write([]byte(msg))
+			// log.CaptureMode(w)
+			log.Log(NOW, "logStdout test out")
+		}
+		return true
+	} else {
+		log.Log(NOW, "output widget already exists", maxX, maxY, mx, my)
+	}
+	log.Log(NOW, "handleEvent() END  ", maxX, maxY, mx, my, msgMouseDown)
+	return false
+}

init.go

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ func gocuiMain() {
 
 	// register how the 'gocui' will work as a GO toolkit plugin
 	// all applications will use these keys. they are universal.
+	// registered event handlers still have the events sent to gocuiEvent() above
 	registerHandlers(g)
 	/*
 		if err := defaultKeybindings(g); err != nil {