set global options in init

help.go

@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	} else {
 		if me.notify.clock.tk == nil {
 			makeClock(me.notify.clock.wId)
-			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-me.notify.clock.offsetW, 1)
 			me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
 			me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
 		}
 		if me.notify.clock.tk != nil {
-			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-me.notify.clock.offsetW, 1)
 			me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
 			me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
 		}

init.go

@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ func initPlugin() {
 	me.dropdown.wId = -77
 	me.textbox.wId = -55
 	me.stdout.wId = -4
+
+	// the clock widget id and offset
 	me.notify.clock.wId = -5
+	me.notify.clock.offsetW = 13
+	me.notify.clock.offsetH = 1
+
 	me.notify.menu.wId = -5
 
 	Set(&me.dropdown, "default")

libnotify.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func libNotifyUpdate() {
 	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.MoveToOffset(w-me.notify.clock.offsetW, me.notify.clock.offsetH)
 		me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
 		me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
 		me.winchW = w

structs.go

@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ type internalTK struct {
 	callerTK *guiWidget // which widget called the dropdown menu
 	wId      int        // the widget id to use
 	active   bool       // is the internal widget currently in use?
+	offsetW  int        // width offset
+	offsetH  int        // height offset
 }
 
 // the desktop libnotify menu