From 77b4bcb94b64d327c8bb3b3df2cedacd7d9fdae6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 12:13:12 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] quiet refresh goroutine

---
 init.go | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index d387d02..fa57a64 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -219,14 +219,15 @@ func waitOK() {
 	}
 }
 
-var lastRefresh time.Time
-
+// empty function. this triggers gocui to refresh the screen
 func testRefresh(*gocui.Gui) error {
-	log.Info("in testRefresh")
+	// log.Info("in testRefresh")
 	return nil
 }
 
+// refresh the screen 10 times a second
 func refreshGocui() {
+	var lastRefresh time.Time
 	lastRefresh = time.Now()
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -234,12 +235,13 @@ func refreshGocui() {
 		if !me.ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 1*time.Second {
+		if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 100*time.Millisecond {
 			if me.mouse.mouseUp {
-				log.Info("refresh now on mouseUp")
+				// log.Info("refresh now on mouseUp")
+				// todo: add logic here to see if the application has changed anything
 				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
 			} else {
-				log.Info("refresh skip on mouseDown")
+				// log.Info("refresh skip on mouseDown")
 				// me.baseGui.Update()
 			}
 			lastRefresh = time.Now()