removing old crappy code finally

eventBindings.go

@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ func theNotsure(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func theStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if me.outputOnTop {
+	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
-		me.outputOnTop = false
+		me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 	} else {
-		me.outputOnTop = true
+		me.stdout.outputOnTop = true
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
 	}
 	return nil

eventMouse.go

@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ func msgDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	vx, vy, _, _, err := g.ViewPosition("msg")
 	if err == nil {
-		xOffset = initialMouseX - vx
+		me.stdout.offsetW = initialMouseX - vx
-		yOffset = initialMouseY - vy
+		me.stdout.offsetH = initialMouseY - vy
 	}
 	log.Info("setting mousedown to true")
 	// msgMouseDown = true

eventMouseMove.go

@@ -110,16 +110,14 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 	} else {
 		// log.Info("NOT MOVE FLAG. PASSING MOVE TO MSG", tk.node.WidgetType)
 		// tk.dumpWidget("moveNew() MSG" + tk.cuiName)
-		outputW := 180
+		w0 := w - me.stdout.offsetW
-		outputH := 40
+		h0 := h - me.stdout.offsetH
-		w0 := w - xOffset
+		w1 := w - me.stdout.offsetW + me.stdout.w
-		h0 := h - yOffset
+		h1 := h - me.stdout.offsetH + me.stdout.h
-		w1 := w - xOffset + outputW
-		h1 := h - yOffset + outputH + me.FramePadH
 		me.baseGui.SetView("msg", w0, h0, w1, h1, 0)
 
-		me.startOutputW = w - xOffset
+		// me.startOutputW = w - me.stdout.offsetW
-		me.startOutputH = h - yOffset
+		// me.startOutputH = h - me.stdout.offsetH
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 
 		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = w0

help.go

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 	}
 	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
 
-	if me.outputOnTop {
+	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")

init.go

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func init() {
 	// init the config struct default values
 	Set(&me, "default")
 
+	me.stdout.w = 180
+	me.stdout.h = 40
+
 	// Set(&me, "dense")
 
 	me.myTree = tree.New()

stdoutShow.go

@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ func showMsg(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
-	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
+	// maxX, maxY := g.Size()
-
-	var outputW int = 180
-	var outputH int = 40
 
 	if me.treeRoot == nil {
 		// keep skipping this until the binary tree is initialized
@@ -57,11 +54,13 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		tk := me.logStdout
 		// tk.gocuiSize.w0 = maxX - 32
 		// tk.gocuiSize.h0 = maxY / 2
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = me.startOutputW
+		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = 30
-		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = me.startOutputH
+		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = 10
-		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + outputW
+		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + me.stdout.w
-		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + outputH
+		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + me.stdout.h
+
 	}
+
 	v, err := g.View("msg")
 	if v == nil {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen. v == nil", err)
@@ -69,14 +68,21 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() msg != nil. WTF now? err =", err)
 	}
 
+	/*
 		if me.startOutputW == 0 {
 			me.startOutputW = maxX - 132
 		}
 		if me.startOutputW == 0 {
 			me.startOutputH = maxY / 2
 		}
+	*/
 
-	v, err = g.SetView("msg", me.startOutputW, me.startOutputH, maxX/2+outputW, maxY/2+outputH, 0)
+	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)
 	}

structs.go

@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ type config struct {
 	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
 	logStdout     *guiWidget     // where to show STDOUT
-	startOutputW  int            // ?
+	// startOutputW     int            // ?
-	startOutputH  int            // ?
+	// startOutputH     int            // ?
 	helpLabel        *gocui.View // ?
 	showHelp         bool        // toggle boolean for the help menu (deprecate?)
-	outputOnTop   bool           // is the STDOUT window on top?
-	// dropdownV     *guiWidget     // this is a floating widget that we show whenever the user clicks on a
 	dropdownW        *guiWidget  // grab the dropdown choices from this widget
 	FramePadW        int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
 	FramePadH        int         `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
@@ -72,11 +70,24 @@ type config struct {
 	depth            int         // used for listWidgets() debugging
 	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
+	h           int  // the width
+	outputOnTop bool // is the STDOUT window on top?
+	offscreenW  int  // where to place the window offscreen
+	offscreenH  int  // where to place the window offscreen
+	offsetW     int  // the current 'w' offset
+	offsetH     int  // the current 'h' offset
 }
 
 // deprecate these
 var (
-	initialMouseX, initialMouseY, xOffset, yOffset int
+	initialMouseX, initialMouseY int
+	// initialMouseX, initialMouseY, xOffset, yOffset int
 	// msgMouseDown                                   bool
 )