cleaner libnotifyUpdate()

init.go

@@ -338,28 +338,11 @@ func refreshGocui() {
 			if me.mouse.mouseUp {
 				// log.Info("refresh now on mouseUp")
 				// todo: add logic here to see if the application has changed anything
-				// me.baseGui.UpdateAsync(testRefresh) // probably don't need this
+				libNotifyUpdate()
-				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-				if me.notify.clock.tk != nil {
-					// also double check the gocui view exists
-					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.notify.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
+					libNotifyUpdate()
-						// also double check the gocui view exists
-						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()
 				}
 			}

libnotify.go

@@ -67,6 +67,39 @@ func makeClock(wId int) {
 	me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
 	me.notify.clock.active = true
 	me.notify.clock.tk.dumpWidget("showClock()")
+
+}
+
+func libNotifyUpdate() {
+	if me.baseGui == nil {
+		log.Info("libNotifyUpdate error baseGui == nil")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// refresh GOCUI
+	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+	// me.baseGui.UpdateAsync(testRefresh) // Async option. probably don't need this?
+
+	if me.notify.clock.tk == nil {
+		log.Info("libNotifyUpdate error clock.tk == nil")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// check for SIGWINCH. If so, move the libnotify clock
+	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
+	if me.winchW != w || me.winchH != h {
+		log.Info("handle SIGWINCH!", w, h)
+		me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w-15, 1)
+		me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
+		me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
+		me.winchW = w
+		me.winchH = h
+	}
+
+	// update the time
+	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)
 }
 
 // in the very end of redrawing things, this will place the help and stdout on the top or botton

structs.go

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ 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
 	notify           libnotify       // emulates the desktop libnotify menu
 	allwin           []*guiWidget    // for tracking which window is next
 	dark             bool            // use a 'dark' color palette
@@ -86,6 +85,8 @@ type config struct {
 	showDebug        bool            // todo: move this into config struct
 	debug            bool            // todo: move this into config struct
 	starttime        time.Time       // checks how long it takes on startup
+	winchW           int             // used to detect SIGWINCH
+	winchH           int             // used to detect SIGWINCH
 }
 
 // stuff controlling how the mouse works