define a background widget more properly

eventGocui.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
-
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 

find.go

@@ -94,25 +94,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findWindows() []*guiWidget {
 	return found
 }
 
-// find the BG widget.
-// This widget is always in the background and covers the whole screen.
-// gocui seems to not return mouse events unless there is something there
-func (tk *guiWidget) findBG() *guiWidget {
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
-		if tk.WidgetId() != me.stdout.wId {
-			tk.isBG = true
-			return tk
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, child := range tk.children {
-		if found := child.findBG(); found != nil {
-			return found
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // used by gocui.TabKey to rotate through the windows
 func findNextWindow() *guiWidget {
 	var found bool

init.go

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ var BUILDTIME string
 
 var PLUGIN string = "gocui"
 
+// this is called at the very initial connection
+// between the app and this gocui plugin
+// this is a good place to initialize gocui's default behavior
 func toolkitInit() {
 	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
 	if me.baseGui == nil {
@@ -62,14 +65,19 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 	setThingsOnTop()
 	// SETUP STDOUT END
 
+	// SETUP BG
+	if me.BG.tk == nil {
+		me.BG.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(me.BG.wId)
+	}
+
 	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE
 	var toggle bool
-	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
 		w := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
 		w.dumpTree("MM")
 		w.dumpWindows("WW")
 
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
 		if toggle {
 			toggle = false
 			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing true stuff here")
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 			toggle = true
 			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing false stuff here")
 		}
+		setBottomBG()
 	}
 	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE END
 
@@ -145,15 +154,15 @@ func initPlugin() {
 			log.Info("error opening file:", err)
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
+		// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
+		//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+		log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
 	}
 	me.starttime = time.Now()
 	log.Log(INFO, "Init() of awesome-gocui")
 
 	// init the config struct default values
 	Set(&me, "default")
-	// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
-	//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-	log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
 
 	// initial app window settings
 
@@ -167,6 +176,7 @@ func initPlugin() {
 	me.dropdown.wId = -77
 	me.textbox.wId = -55
 	me.stdout.wId = -4
+	me.BG.wId = -22
 
 	// the clock widget id and offset
 	me.notify.clock.wId = -5
@@ -189,8 +199,9 @@ func initPlugin() {
 
 	log.Log(NOW, "Init() start pluginChan")
 	if me.stdout.disable {
-		log.Info("USING STDOUT")
+		log.Info("Using STDOUT")
 	} else {
+		log.Info("Using gocui STDOUT")
 		os.Stdout = me.outf
 		log.CaptureMode(me.outf)
 	}

libnotify.go

@@ -144,11 +144,30 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 	setBottomBG()
 }
 
+// find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
 func setBottomBG() {
-	// this attempts to find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
+	if me.BG.tk == nil {
-	rootTK := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
+		log.Info("background tk widget not initialized")
-	if tk := rootTK.findBG(); tk != nil {
+		return
-		// log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
+	}
+	tk := me.BG.tk
+	log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
+	if tk.v == nil {
+		w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
+		a := -1
+		b := -1
+		c := w + 1
+		d := h + 1
+		var err error
+		tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, 0)
+		if err == nil {
+			tk.dumpWidget("drawView() err")
+			log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("background tk View not initialized")
+		return
+	}
 	if me.dark {
 		tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
 	} else {
@@ -159,4 +178,3 @@ func setBottomBG() {
 	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
 	me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, -1, -1, w+1, h+1, 0)
 }
-}

stdoutShow.go

@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ func relocateStdoutOffscreen() {
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	if !me.stdout.disable {
+		log.Info("Using gocui STDOUT")
 		log.CaptureMode(me.stdout.tk)
-	// log.Log(ERROR, "setting log.CaptureMode(tk.v) in relocateStdoutOffscreen()")
+	}
 	newW := 10
 	newH := 0 - me.stdout.h - 4
 	me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(newW, newH)

structs.go

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type config struct {
 	stdout           stdout          // information for the STDOUT window
 	dropdown         dropdown        // the dropdown menu
 	textbox          dropdown        // the textbox popup window
+	BG               dropdown        // the background widget
 	notify           libnotify       // emulates the desktop libnotify menu
 	allwin           []*guiWidget    // for tracking which window is next
 	dark             bool            // use a 'dark' color palette
@@ -187,7 +188,6 @@ type window struct {
 	currentTab  bool       // the visible tab
 	selectedTab *tree.Node // for a window, this is currently selected tab
 	active      bool       // means this window is the active one
-	isBG        bool       // means this is the background widget. There is only one of these
 	order       int        // what level the window is on
 	// resize      bool       // only set the title once
 	collapsed bool // only show the window title bar
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	color        *colorT           // what color to use
 	colorLast    colorT            // the last color the widget had
 	defaultColor *colorT           // the default colors // TODO: make a function for this instead
-	isBG         bool              // means this is the background widget. There is only one of these
 }
 
 // THIS IS GO COMPILER MAGIC