start looking into proper mutex locking

help.go

@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ func showHelp() error {
 		}
 		help.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 		help.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Enter: Click Button")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Tab/Space: Switch Buttons")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Backspace: Delete Button")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Arrow keys: Move Button")
 
 		fmt.Fprintln(help, strings.Join(helpText, "\n"))
 
@@ -85,27 +81,19 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	}
 	g.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	me.helpLabel = help
-	if me.treeRoot == nil {
+
-		log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
+	/*
-		return nil
+		if me.treeRoot == nil {
-	} else {
+			log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
-		if me.notify.clock.tk == nil {
+			return nil
-			makeClock(me.notify.clock.wId)
+		} else {
-			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-me.notify.clock.offsetW, 1)
+			if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-			me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
+				makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "made this in showHelp()")
-			me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
+				msg := fmt.Sprintf("test to stdout from in showHelp() %d\n", me.ecount)
+				me.stdout.Write([]byte(msg))
+				log.Log(NOW, "log.log(NOW) test")
+			}
 		}
-		if me.notify.clock.tk != nil {
+	*/
-			me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-me.notify.clock.offsetW, 1)
-			me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
-			me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
-		}
-		if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-			makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "made this in showHelp()")
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("test to stdout from in showHelp() %d\n", me.ecount)
-			me.stdout.Write([]byte(msg))
-			log.Log(NOW, "log.log(NOW) test")
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }

init.go

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 		me.BG.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(me.BG.wId)
 	}
 
+	// SETUP libnotify
+	makeNotifyClock(me.notify.clock.wId)
+
+	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
+		makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "from setThingsOnTop()")
+	}
+
 	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE
 	var toggle bool
 	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 		w.dumpTree("MM")
 		w.dumpWindows("WW")
 
-		time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
 		if toggle {
 			toggle = false
 			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing true stuff here")

libnotify.go

@@ -52,15 +52,14 @@ func makeNewInternalWidget(wId int) *guiWidget {
 	return tk
 }
 
-func makeClock(wId int) {
+func makeNotifyClock(wId int) {
 	if me.treeRoot == nil {
 		log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
 		return
 	}
 	me.notify.clock.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(wId)
 	me.notify.clock.tk.dumpWidget("init() clock")
-	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
+	me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(0, 0)
-	me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w, h)
 	me.notify.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
 	me.notify.clock.tk.frame = false
 	me.notify.clock.tk.setColorLabel()
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ func setBottomBG() {
 		return
 	}
 	tk := me.BG.tk
-	log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
+	// log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
 		a := -1

treeDraw.go

@@ -162,12 +162,20 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
 		return
 	}
+
 	if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 		tk.dumpWidget("drawView() err")
 		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error error.IS()", err)
 		return
 	}
 
+	if tk.v == nil {
+		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
+		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
+		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
+		return
+	}
+
 	// this actually sends the text to display to gocui
 	tk.v.Wrap = true
 	tk.v.Frame = tk.frame
@@ -195,6 +203,14 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		}
 	default:
 	}
+
+	if tk.v == nil {
+		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL 2. tk.v was deleted somehow tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
+		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL 2. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
+		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL 2. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
+		return
+	}
+
 	// if you don't do this here, it will be black & white only
 	if tk.color != nil {
 		tk.v.FrameColor = tk.color.frame
@@ -203,6 +219,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		tk.v.SelFgColor = tk.color.selFg
 		tk.v.SelBgColor = tk.color.selBg
 	}
+
 	log.Log(INFO, "drawView() END")
 }