stdout var cleanup

debug.go

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 func printWidgetTree(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	me.treeRoot.ListWidgets()
 
-	tk := me.logStdout
+	tk := me.stdout.tk
 	// msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out kb %d\n", ecount)
 	// tk.Write([]byte(msg))
 	if tk == nil {

eventMouseMove.go

@@ -129,14 +129,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 		tk.full.w1 = w1
 		tk.full.h0 = h0
 		tk.full.h1 = h1
-
-		/* this totally fucks up stdout
-		me.logStdout.full.w0 = w - xOffset
-		me.logStdout.full.h0 = h - xOffset
-		me.logStdout.full.w1 = me.logStdout.full.w0 + 120 + me.logStdout.gocuiSize.Width()
-		me.logStdout.full.h1 = me.logStdout.full.h0 + 40 + me.logStdout.gocuiSize.Height()
-		me.logStdout.DrawAt(me.logStdout.full.w0, me.logStdout.full.h0)
-		*/
 	}
 	// always place the help menu on top
 	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
@@ -144,10 +136,10 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 
 func createStdout(g *gocui.Gui) bool {
 	makeOutputWidget(g, "this is a create before a mouse click")
-	if me.logStdout != nil {
+	if me.stdout.tk != nil {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out gocuiEvent() %d\n", me.ecount)
 		// me.logStdout.v.Write([]byte(msg))
-		me.logStdout.Write([]byte(msg))
+		me.stdout.tk.Write([]byte(msg))
 		log.Log(NOW, "logStdout test out")
 	}
 	return true

init.go

@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ func init() {
 	// init the config struct default values
 	Set(&me, "default")
 
+	// initial stdout window settings
 	me.stdout.w = 180
 	me.stdout.h = 40
+	me.stdout.offsetW = 30
+	me.stdout.offsetH = 10
 
 	// Set(&me, "dense")
 

stdoutShow.go

@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ func showMsg(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
-	// maxX, maxY := g.Size()
-
 	if me.treeRoot == nil {
 		// keep skipping this until the binary tree is initialized
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if me.logStdout == nil {
+	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		a := new(widget.Action)
 		a.ProgName = "stdout"
 		a.WidgetType = widget.Stdout
@@ -49,13 +47,11 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		a.ParentId = 0
 		// n := addNode(a)
 		n := me.myTree.AddNode(a)
-		me.logStdout = initWidget(n)
+		me.stdout.tk = initWidget(n)
 
-		tk := me.logStdout
+		tk := me.stdout.tk
-		// tk.gocuiSize.w0 = maxX - 32
+		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = me.stdout.offsetW
-		// tk.gocuiSize.h0 = maxY / 2
+		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = me.stdout.offsetH
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = 30
-		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = 10
 		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + me.stdout.w
 		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + me.stdout.h
 
@@ -68,21 +64,9 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() msg != nil. WTF now? err =", err)
 	}
 
-	/*
+	rect := me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize
-		if me.startOutputW == 0 {
+	v, err = g.SetView("msg", rect.w0, rect.h0, rect.w1, rect.h1, 0)
-			me.startOutputW = maxX - 132
-		}
-		if me.startOutputW == 0 {
-			me.startOutputH = maxY / 2
-		}
-	*/
 
-	a := me.logStdout.gocuiSize.w0
-	b := me.logStdout.gocuiSize.h0
-	c := me.logStdout.gocuiSize.w1
-	d := me.logStdout.gocuiSize.h1
-	v, err = g.SetView("msg", a, b, c, d, 0)
-	// v, err = g.SetView("msg", me.startOutputW, me.startOutputH, maxX/2+me.stdout.w, maxY/2+me.stdout.h, 0)
 	if errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen?", err)
 	}
@@ -96,7 +80,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() msg == nil. WTF now? err =", err)
 		return nil
 	} else {
-		me.logStdout.v = v
+		me.stdout.tk.v = v
 	}
 
 	v.Clear()
@@ -105,7 +89,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	fmt.Fprintln(v, "figure out how to capture STDOUT to here\n"+stringFromMouseClick)
 	g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 
-	me.logStdout.v = v
+	me.stdout.tk.v = v
-	me.logStdout.DrawAt(10, 10)
+	me.stdout.tk.DrawAt(me.stdout.offsetW, me.stdout.offsetH)
 	return v
 }

structs.go

@@ -30,58 +30,56 @@ var redoWidgets bool = true // todo: move this into config struct
 
 // todo: move all this to a protobuf. then, redo all this mess. it got me here, but now it's time to clean it up for good
 type config struct {
-	baseGui       *gocui.Gui     // the main gocui handle
+	baseGui          *gocui.Gui     // the main gocui handle
-	treeRoot      *tree.Node     // the base of the binary tree. it should have id == 0
+	treeRoot         *tree.Node     // the base of the binary tree. it should have id == 0
-	myTree        *tree.TreeInfo // ?
+	myTree           *tree.TreeInfo // ?
-	ctrlDown      *tree.Node     // shown if you click the mouse when the ctrl key is pressed
+	ctrlDown         *tree.Node     // shown if you click the mouse when the ctrl key is pressed
-	currentWindow *guiWidget     // this is the current tab or window to show
+	currentWindow    *guiWidget     // this is the current tab or window to show
-	logStdout     *guiWidget     // where to show STDOUT
+	helpLabel        *gocui.View    // ?
-	// startOutputW     int            // ?
+	showHelp         bool           // toggle boolean for the help menu (deprecate?)
-	// startOutputH     int            // ?
+	dropdownW        *guiWidget     // grab the dropdown choices from this widget
-	helpLabel        *gocui.View // ?
+	FramePadW        int            `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
-	showHelp         bool        // toggle boolean for the help menu (deprecate?)
+	FramePadH        int            `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
-	dropdownW        *guiWidget  // grab the dropdown choices from this widget
+	PadW             int            `default:"1" dense:"0"` // pad spacing
-	FramePadW        int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
+	PadH             int            `default:"1" dense:"0"` // pad spacing
-	FramePadH        int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
+	WindowW          int            `default:"8" dense:"0"` // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
-	PadW             int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // pad spacing
+	WindowH          int            `default:"-1"`          // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
-	PadH             int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // pad spacing
+	TabW             int            `default:"5" dense:"0"` // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
-	WindowW          int         `default:"8" dense:"0"` // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
+	TabH             int            `default:"1" dense:"0"` // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
-	WindowH          int         `default:"-1"`          // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
+	WindowPadW       int            `default:"8" dense:"0"` // additional amount of space to put between window & tab widgets
-	TabW             int         `default:"5" dense:"0"` // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
+	TabPadW          int            `default:"4" dense:"0"` // additional amount of space to put between window & tab widgets
-	TabH             int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // how far down to start Window or Tab headings
+	GroupPadW        int            `default:"2" dense:"1"` // additional amount of space to indent on a group
-	WindowPadW       int         `default:"8" dense:"0"` // additional amount of space to put between window & tab widgets
+	BoxPadW          int            `default:"2" dense:"1"` // additional amount of space to indent on a box
-	TabPadW          int         `default:"4" dense:"0"` // additional amount of space to put between window & tab widgets
+	GridPadW         int            `default:"2" dense:"1"` // additional amount of space to indent on a grid
-	GroupPadW        int         `default:"2" dense:"1"` // additional amount of space to indent on a group
+	RawW             int            `default:"1"`           // the raw beginning of each window (or tab)
-	BoxPadW          int         `default:"2" dense:"1"` // additional amount of space to indent on a box
+	RawH             int            `default:"5"`           // the raw beginning of each window (or tab)
-	GridPadW         int         `default:"2" dense:"1"` // additional amount of space to indent on a grid
+	FakeW            int            `default:"20"`          // offset for the hidden widgets
-	RawW             int         `default:"1"`           // the raw beginning of each window (or tab)
+	padded           bool           // add space between things like buttons
-	RawH             int         `default:"5"`           // the raw beginning of each window (or tab)
+	bookshelf        bool           // do you want things arranged in the box like a bookshelf or a stack?
-	FakeW            int         `default:"20"`          // offset for the hidden widgets
+	canvas           bool           // if set to true, the windows are a raw canvas
-	padded           bool        // add space between things like buttons
+	menubar          bool           // for windows
-	bookshelf        bool        // do you want things arranged in the box like a bookshelf or a stack?
+	stretchy         bool           // expand things like buttons to the maximum size
-	canvas           bool        // if set to true, the windows are a raw canvas
+	margin           bool           // add space around the frames of windows
-	menubar          bool        // for windows
+	writeMutex       sync.Mutex     // writeMutex protects writes to *guiWidget (it's global right now maybe)
-	stretchy         bool        // expand things like buttons to the maximum size
+	dtoggle          bool           // is a dropdown or combobox currently active?
-	margin           bool        // add space around the frames of windows
+	ecount           int            // counts how many mouse and keyboard events have occurred
-	writeMutex       sync.Mutex  // writeMutex protects writes to *guiWidget (it's global right now maybe)
+	supermouse       bool           // prints out every widget found while you move the mouse around
-	dtoggle          bool        // is a dropdown or combobox currently active?
+	depth            int            // used for listWidgets() debugging
-	ecount           int         // counts how many mouse and keyboard events have occurred
+	globalMouseDown  bool           // yep, mouse is pressed
-	supermouse       bool        // prints out every widget found while you move the mouse around
+	newWindowTrigger chan bool      // work around hack to redraw windows a bit after NewWindow()
-	depth            int         // used for listWidgets() debugging
+	stdout           stdout         // information for the STDOUT window
-	globalMouseDown  bool        // yep, mouse is pressed
-	newWindowTrigger chan bool   // work around hack to redraw windows a bit after NewWindow()
-	stdout           stdout      // information for the STDOUT window
 }
 
 // settings for the stdout window
 type stdout struct {
-	w           int  // the width
+	tk          *guiWidget // where to show STDOUT
-	h           int  // the width
+	w           int        // the width
-	outputOnTop bool // is the STDOUT window on top?
+	h           int        // the width
-	offscreenW  int  // where to place the window offscreen
+	outputOnTop bool       // is the STDOUT window on top?
-	offscreenH  int  // where to place the window offscreen
+	offscreenW  int        // where to place the window offscreen
-	offsetW     int  // the current 'w' offset
+	offscreenH  int        // where to place the window offscreen
-	offsetH     int  // the current 'h' offset
+	offsetW     int        // the current 'w' offset
+	offsetH     int        // the current 'h' offset
 }
 
 // deprecate these
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	// _, outputH := w.Size()
 	outputH := 33 // special output length for "msg" window until I figure things out
 
-	tk := me.logStdout
+	tk := me.stdout.tk
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		// optionally write the output to /tmp
 		s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))