reverse in STDOUT is no longer the default

eventBindings.go

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func registerHandlers(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'L', gocui.ModNone, printWidgetTree)       // 'L' list all widgets in tree view
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'f', gocui.ModNone, theFind)               // 'f' shows what is under your mouse
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'd', gocui.ModNone, theLetterD)            // 'd' toggles on and off debugging buttons
+	g.SetKeybinding("", 'r', gocui.ModNone, reverseStdout)         // 'r' turns scrolling of STDOUT upside down
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'q', gocui.ModNone, quit)                  // 'q' only exits gocui. plugin stays alive (?)
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +185,19 @@ func theFind(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func reverseStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	if me.stdout.reverse {
+		me.stdout.reverse = false
+		log.Info("stdout scrolling normal")
+	} else {
+		me.stdout.reverse = true
+		log.Info("stdout scrolling is reversed. this is sometimes useful when you")
+		log.Info("only need to see a few most recent lines and have the STDOUT window")
+		log.Info("take up minimal realestate at the bottom of your window")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // is run whenever anyone hits 'd' (in an open space)
 func theLetterD(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	// widgets that don't have physical existance in

eventBindingsStdout.go

@@ -77,12 +77,20 @@ func stdoutHome(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	stdoutWheelsUp()
+	if me.stdout.reverse {
+		stdoutWheelsDown()
+	} else {
+		stdoutWheelsUp()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	stdoutWheelsDown()
+	if me.stdout.reverse {
+		stdoutWheelsUp()
+	} else {
+		stdoutWheelsDown()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 

help.go

@@ -25,16 +25,20 @@ import (
 
 var helpText []string = []string{"Help Menu",
 	"",
-	"Tab:    toggle through windows",
+	"Tab     toggle through windows",
-	"'O': toggle STDOUT",
+	"'O'     toggle STDOUT",
-	"'H': toggle this gocui menu",
+	"'H'     toggle this gocui menu",
-	"'D': toggle light/dark mode",
+	"'D'     toggle light/dark mode",
-	"CTRL-c: quit()",
+	"CTRL-z  background to shell",
+	"CTRL-c  quit()",
 	"",
 	"Debugging:",
-	"'S': Supermouse mode",
+	"'S'     Supermouse mode",
-	"'M': list all widget positions",
+	"'M'     list all widget positions",
-	"'L': list all widgets in tree",
+	"'L'     list all widgets in tree",
+	"<Pgup>  scroll up the STDOUT window",
+	"<Pgdn>  scroll down the STDOUT window",
+	"'r'     reverse STDOUT scrolling",
 }
 
 func hideHelp() {

stdoutShow.go

@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) refreshStdout() {
 	// chop off the last lines in the buffer
 	chop := len(me.stdout.outputS) - (me.stdout.pager + me.stdout.h)
 	cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS[chop:chop+me.stdout.h]...)
-	slices.Reverse(cur)
+	if me.stdout.reverse {
+		slices.Reverse(cur)
+	}
 	tk.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
 }

structs.go

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ type stdout struct {
 	outputS         []string   // the buffer of all the output
 	pager           int        // allows the user to page through the buffer
 	changed         bool       // indicates the user has changed stdout. gocui should remember the state here
+	reverse         bool       // flip the STDOUT upside down so new STDOUT lines are at the top
 }
 
 // settings for the dropdown window