can refresh manually

eventBindings.go

@@ -78,19 +78,21 @@ func theSuperMouse(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 // use this to test code ideas // put whatever you want here and hit '2' to activate it
 func theNotsure(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	log.Info("got to theNotsure(). now what? dark =", me.dark)
-	if me.debug {
-		log.Info("debugging off")
-		me.debug = false
-	} else {
-		log.Info("debugging on")
-		me.debug = true
-	}
-	win := findWindowUnderMouse()
-	if win != nil {
-		win.dumpWidget("found() win. redrawing window:")
-		win.makeWindowActive()
-	}
-
+	me.refresh = true
+	/*
+		if me.debug {
+			log.Info("debugging off")
+			me.debug = false
+		} else {
+			log.Info("debugging on")
+			me.debug = true
+		}
+		win := findWindowUnderMouse()
+		if win != nil {
+			win.dumpWidget("found() win. redrawing window:")
+			win.makeWindowActive()
+		}
+	*/
 	return nil
 }
 

init.go

@@ -197,12 +197,6 @@ func main() {
 // this hack is to wait for the application to send something
 // before trying to do anything. todo: rethink this someday
 func waitOK() {
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintln(outf, "INIT PLUGIN recovered in r", r)
-			return
-		}
-	}()
 	for {
 		if me.ok {
 			return
@@ -238,12 +232,24 @@ func refreshGocui() {
 	}()
 	var lastRefresh time.Time
 	lastRefresh = time.Now()
+	me.refresh = false
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 		// log.Info("refresh checking ok")
 		if !me.ok {
 			continue
 		}
+
+		// redraw the windows if something has changed
+		if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 1000*time.Millisecond {
+			if me.refresh {
+				log.Info("refresh triggered")
+				me.newWindowTrigger <- me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
+				me.refresh = false
+			}
+		}
+
+		// this code updates the clock
 		if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 1000*time.Millisecond {
 			// artificially pause clock while dragging.
 			// this is a reminder to make this refresh code smarter
@@ -289,9 +295,9 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 		select {
 		case tk := <-me.newWindowTrigger:
 			// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() got new window", tk.cuiName)
-			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			// time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 			waitOK()
-			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			// time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 			redoWindows(me.FirstWindowW, me.FirstWindowH)
 			me.firstWindowOk = true
 			if !me.stdout.init {

structs.go

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type config struct {
 	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
 	firstWindowOk    bool            // allows the init to wait for the first window from the application
+	refresh          bool            // redraw everything?
 	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?)