full screen BG widget is created. good enough to ship it

eventBindings.go

@@ -110,12 +110,16 @@ func theStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 			me.stdout.outputOffscreen = true
 			log.Info("set stdout on screen here")
 		}
+		// move the stdout window back onscreen
 		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+		setThingsOnTop()
+		// me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+		// setBottomBG()
 	} else {
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = true
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
+		setThingsOnTop()
+		// me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
 	}
 	return nil
 }

find.go

@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findWindows() []*guiWidget {
 	return found
 }
 
+// find the BG widget.
+// This widget is always in the background and covers the whole screen.
+// gocui seems to not return mouse events unless there is something there
+func (tk *guiWidget) findBG() *guiWidget {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+		tk.isBG = true
+		return tk
+	}
+
+	for _, child := range tk.children {
+		if found := child.findBG(); found != nil {
+			return found
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // returns the "highest priority widget under the mouse
 func findUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()

help.go

@@ -89,14 +89,27 @@ func showHelp() error {
 // depending on the state the user has chosen
 func setThingsOnTop() {
 	if me.showHelp { // terrible variable name. FIXME
-		// log.Info("help is hidden")
-		return
+		// log.Info("help does not exist")
+	} else {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	}
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
 
 	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 	}
+	setBottomBG()
+}
+
+func setBottomBG() {
+	// this attempts to find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
+	rootTK := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	if tk := rootTK.findBG(); tk != nil {
+		// log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
+		tk.v.Clear()
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom(tk.cuiName)
+		w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
+		me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, -1, -1, w+1, h+1, 0)
+	}
 }

stdoutShow.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		a := new(widget.Action)
-		a.ProgName = "stdout"
+		a.ProgName = "2stdout2"
 		a.WidgetType = widget.Stdout
 		a.WidgetId = -3
 		a.ParentId = 0
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	v.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
 	v.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
 	fmt.Fprintln(v, "figure out how to capture STDOUT to here\n"+stringFromMouseClick)
-	g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+	// g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+	// setBottomBG()
 
 	me.stdout.tk.v = v
 	me.stdout.tk.DrawAt(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)

structs.go

@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	frame        bool         // ?
 	selectedTab  *tree.Node   // for a window, this is currently selected tab
 	color        *colorT      // what color to use
-	resize       bool
+	resize       bool         // the window is currently being resized
+	isBG         bool         // means this is the background widget. There is only one of these
 }
 
 // from the gocui devs:

treeAdd.go

@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 		hideHelp()
 		showHelp()
 		return
+	case widget.Stdout:
+		nw.labelN = "moreSTDOUT"
+		n.State.ProgName = "moreSTDOUT"
+		n.State.Label = "moreSTDOUT"
+		return
 	case widget.Tab:
 		nw.color = &colorTab
 		return