early debugging code

help.go

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 	}
 	if me.stdout.startOnscreen {
-		log.Info("attempting to locate stdout on screen for the first time")
+		log.Info("THIS TRIGGERS STDOUT")
 		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
 		me.stdout.startOnscreen = false
 	}

init.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ func init() {
 	me.clock.wId = -5
 
 	Set(&me.dropdown, "default")
-	s := fmt.Sprintln("fake default check =", me.FakeW, "dropdown.Id", me.dropdown.Id)
-	me.stdout.Write([]byte(s))
+	// s := fmt.Sprintln("fake default check =", me.FakeW, "dropdown.Id", me.dropdown.Id)
+	// me.stdout.Write([]byte(s))
 
 	me.mouse.mouseUp = true
 	me.mouse.clicktime = time.Millisecond * 200
@@ -71,9 +70,9 @@ func init() {
 	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("stdout"); err == nil {
 		if val == "true" {
 			me.stdout.startOnscreen = true
-			me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout onscreen\n"))
+			// me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout onscreen\n"))
 		} else {
-			me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout offscreen\n"))
+			// me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout offscreen\n"))
 		}
 	}
 	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("dark"); err == nil {
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ func gocuiMain() {
 	// registered event handlers still have the events sent to gocuiEvent() above
 	registerHandlers(g)
 
-	me.stdout.Write([]byte("begin gogui.MainLoop()\n"))
+	// me.stdout.Write([]byte("begin gogui.MainLoop()\n"))
 	if err := g.MainLoop(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrQuit) {
 		log.Log(NOW, "g.MainLoop() panic err =", err)
 		// normally panic here
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ func refreshGocui() {
 // set the widget start width & height
 
 func newWindowTrigger() {
-	log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTriggerl() START")
+	// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTriggerl() START")
 	for {
 		// log.Log(NOW, "GO plugin toolkit made a new window")
 		select {

stdoutShow.go

@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ import (
 func createStdout(g *gocui.Gui) bool {
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		makeOutputWidget(g, "this is a create before a mouse click")
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out gocuiEvent() %d\n", me.ecount)
 		// me.logStdout.v.Write([]byte(msg))
+
+		// this will show very early debugging output
+		// keep this code commented out but do not remove it. when it doubt, this will be the Light of Elendil
+		// NEVER REMOVE THIS CODE
+
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("test out gocuiEvent() %d\n", me.ecount)
 		me.stdout.tk.Write([]byte(msg))
+
+
 		log.Log(NOW, "logStdout test out")
 	}
 	return true

structs.go

@@ -234,12 +234,11 @@ func Set(ptr interface{}, tag string) error {
 }
 
 func setField(field reflect.Value, defaultVal string, name string) error {
-
 	if !field.CanSet() {
 		// log("setField() Can't set value", field, defaultVal)
 		return fmt.Errorf("Can't set value\n")
 	} else {
-		log.Log(NOW, "setField() Can set value", name, defaultVal)
+		// log.Log(NOW, "setField() Can set value", name, defaultVal)
 	}
 
 	switch field.Kind() {