maybe stable?

eventBindings.go

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func theNotsure(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		me.dark = true
 	}
 	log.Info("got keypress 2. now what? dark =", me.dark)
+	// findBG()
 	return nil
 }
 

eventMouseMove.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 // this is run every time the user moves the mouse over the terminal window
 func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	w, h := g.MousePosition()
+	me.ok = true // this tells init() it's okay to work with gocui
 
 	if me.supermouse {
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {

find.go

@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findWindows() []*guiWidget {
 // gocui seems to not return mouse events unless there is something there
 func (tk *guiWidget) findBG() *guiWidget {
 	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+		if tk.node.WidgetId != me.stdout.wId {
 			tk.isBG = true
 			return tk
 		}
+	}
 
 	for _, child := range tk.children {
 		if found := child.findBG(); found != nil {

init.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 	// just make up unique values for these
 	me.dropdown.wId = -77
 	me.textbox.wId = -55
+	me.stdout.wId = -4
 
 	// Set(&me, "dense")
 
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ func init() {
 	go newWindowTrigger()
 
 	log.Log(NOW, "Init() start pluginChan")
-	log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
+	// log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
 	go mainGogui()
-	log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
+	// log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
 }
 
 func standardExit() {
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 		case tk := <-me.newWindowTrigger:
 			// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() got new window", tk.cuiName)
 			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			waitOK()
 			redoWindows(1, -1)
 			if !me.stdout.init {
 				me.stdout.init = true

plugin.go

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ func newAddText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 
 func newaction(n *tree.Node, atype widget.ActionType) {
 	log.Log(INFO, "newaction() START", atype)
+	if !me.ok {
+		log.Log(INFO, "newaction() START NOT OKAY", atype)
+		log.Log(INFO, "newaction() START NOT OKAY", atype)
+		log.Log(INFO, "newaction() START NOT OKAY", atype)
+		waitOK()
+	}
 	if n == nil {
 		log.Warn("Tree Error: Add() sent n == nil")
 		return

stdoutShow.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		a := new(widget.Action)
 		a.ProgName = "2stdout2"
 		a.WidgetType = widget.Stdout
-		a.WidgetId = -3
+		a.WidgetId = me.stdout.wId
 		a.ParentId = 0
 		// n := addNode(a)
 		n := me.myTree.AddNode(a)

structs.go

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ type config struct {
 	baseGui          *gocui.Gui      // the main gocui handle
 	treeRoot         *tree.Node      // the base of the binary tree. it should have id == 0
 	myTree           *tree.TreeInfo  // ?
-	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
+	ok               bool            // if the user doesn't hit a key or move the mouse, gocui doesn't really start
+	ctrlDown         *tree.Node      // shown if you click the mouse when the ctrl key is pressed
 	helpLabel        *gocui.View     // ?
 	showHelp         bool            // toggle boolean for the help menu (deprecate?)
 	FramePadW        int             `default:"1" dense:"0"` // When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ type config struct {
 // settings for the stdout window
 type stdout struct {
 	tk              *guiWidget // where to show STDOUT
+	wId             int        // the widget id
 	w               int        // the width
 	h               int        // the height
 	outputOnTop     bool       // is the STDOUT window on top?

treeAdd.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
@@ -28,9 +30,24 @@ func setFake(n *tree.Node) {
 	}
 }
 
+func waitOK() {
+	for {
+		if me.ok {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
 // set the widget start width & height
 // func (n *node) addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
+	if !me.ok {
+		log.Log(INFO, "addWidget() START NOT OKAY")
+		log.Log(INFO, "addWidget() START NOT OKAY")
+		log.Log(INFO, "addWidget() START NOT OKAY")
+		waitOK()
+	}
 	var tk *guiWidget
 	tk = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 	log.Log(INFO, "setStartWH() w.id =", n.WidgetId, "n.name", n.String())