tiggers gocui on startup

find.go

@@ -45,25 +45,25 @@ func (r rectType) inRect(w int, h int) bool {
 func (tk *guiWidget) findByXYreal(w int, h int) []*guiWidget {
 	var widgets []*guiWidget
 
-	if !tk.Visible() {
+	//	if !tk.Visible() {
 	// ignore widgets that are not visible
-	} else {
+	//	} else {
 
 	// check the location to see if this is under (W,H)
 	// if it is, return this widget
 	// if (tk.gocuiSize.w0 <= w) && (w <= tk.gocuiSize.w1) &&
 	// 	(tk.gocuiSize.h0 <= h) && (h <= tk.gocuiSize.h1) {
-		if tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
-			widgets = append(widgets, tk)
-		} else {
+	//		if tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
+	//			widgets = append(widgets, tk)
+	//		} else {
 	// if (tk.full.w0 <= w) && (w <= tk.full.w1) &&
 	// 	(tk.full.h0 <= h) && (h <= tk.full.h1) {
 	if tk.full.inRect(w, h) {
 		widgets = append(widgets, tk)
 	}
 	// log.Log(GOCUI, "findByXY() found", widget.node.WidgetType, w, h)
-		}
-	}
+	//		}
+	//	}
 	// tk.verifyRect()
 
 	// search through the children widgets in the binary tree

init.go

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	me.myTree = tree.New()
 	me.myTree.PluginName = "gocui"
+	go refreshGocui()
 
 	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("dark"); err == nil {
 		if val == "true" {
@@ -207,6 +208,47 @@ func gocuiMain() {
 	}
 }
 
+// this hack is to wait for the application to send something
+// before trying to do anything. todo: rethink this someday
+func waitOK() {
+	for {
+		if me.ok {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+var lastRefresh time.Time
+
+func testRefresh(*gocui.Gui) error {
+	log.Info("in testRefresh")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func refreshGocui() {
+	lastRefresh = time.Now()
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// log.Info("refresh checking ok")
+		if !me.ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 1*time.Second {
+			if me.mouse.mouseUp {
+				log.Info("refresh now on mouseUp")
+				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+			} else {
+				log.Info("refresh skip on mouseDown")
+				// me.baseGui.Update()
+			}
+			lastRefresh = time.Now()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// set the widget start width & height
+
 func newWindowTrigger() {
 	log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTriggerl() START")
 	for {
@@ -222,7 +264,10 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 				relocateStdoutOffscreen()
 			}
 			tk.makeWindowActive()
-			tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+			// place the new window relative to the mouse
+			tk.redrawWindow(me.mouse.downW+8, me.mouse.downH-2)
+			// tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+
 			setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 			// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() after sleep")
 		}

treeAdd.go

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
@@ -30,16 +28,6 @@ func setFake(n *tree.Node) {
 	}
 }
 
-func waitOK() {
-	for {
-		if me.ok {
-			return
-		}
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-}
-
-// set the widget start width & height
 // func (n *node) addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 	if !me.ok {