.gitignore

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 go.mod
 go.sum
 gocui
-resources/*.so

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
-all: clean goimports vet gocui
+all: goimports vet gocui
 	@ldd gocui.so
 
 vet:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ vet:
 	@echo this go plugin builds okay
 
 gocui:
-	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o gocui.so \
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -buildmode=plugin -o gocui.so \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 install:
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ custom:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -work -buildmode=blah
 
 clean:
-	rm -f gocui *.so go.*
+	rm -f gocui gocui.so
 	rm -f *.pb.go *.patch
-	go-mod-clean purge
+	go-mod-clean --purge
 
 # Test the README.md & doc.go file
 # this runs pkgsite, the binary that does dev.go.dev

checkbox.go

@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ func setChecked(n *tree.Node, b bool) {
 
 // redraw the checkbox
 func (tk *guiWidget) setCheckbox() {
-	if tk.WidgetType() != widget.Checkbox {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType != widget.Checkbox {
-		log.Log(WARN, "setCheckbox() being run on widget:", tk.WidgetType())
+		log.Log(WARN, "setCheckbox() being run on widget:", tk.node.WidgetType)
 		return
 	}
-	if tk.Checked() {
+	if tk.node.State.Checked {
-		log.Log(WARN, "setCheckbox() got true", tk.Checked())
+		log.Log(WARN, "setCheckbox() got true", tk.node.State.Checked)
-		tk.labelN = "X " + tk.GetLabel()
+		tk.labelN = "X " + tk.node.State.Label
 	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "setCheckbox() got false", tk.Checked())
+		log.Log(WARN, "setCheckbox() got false", tk.node.State.Checked)
-		tk.labelN = "_ " + tk.GetLabel()
+		tk.labelN = "_ " + tk.node.State.Label
 	}
 
 	tk.Hide()

color.go

@@ -3,328 +3,217 @@
 
 package main
 
-import (
-	"math/rand"
-
-	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-// simple colors for light and dark
-
 // information about how terminfo works
 // https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/10/01/terminal-colours/
 
-// TODO: move all this to a protobuf
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+
+	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+//w.v.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
+//color.go:       w.v.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+//color.go:               w.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
+
+var none gocui.Attribute = gocui.AttrNone
+var lightPurple gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#DDDDDD")    // light purple
+var darkPurple gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#FFAA55")     // Dark Purple
+var heavyPurple gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#88AA55")    // heavy purple
+var powdererBlue gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#B0E0E6")   // w3c 'powerder blue'
+var superLightGrey gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#55AAFF") // super light grey
+
+// Standard defined colors from gocui:
+// ColorBlack ColorRed ColorGreen ColorYellow ColorBlue ColorMagenta ColorCyan ColorWhite
+
+// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#111111") // crazy red
+// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#FF9911") // heavy red
+// v.SelBgColor = gocui.GetColor("#FFEE11") // blood red
+
+// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#55AAFF") // super light grey
+// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#FFC0CB") // 'w3c pink' yellow
+
+//	Normal Text                             On mouseover
+//
+// Widget Frame         Text              background              Text           background
+var colorWindow colorT = colorT{
+	frame: none,
+	fg:    gocui.ColorBlue,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorWhite,
+	// selBg: powdererBlue,
+	selBg: gocui.ColorBlue,
+	name:  "normal window",
+}
+
+var colorActiveW colorT = colorT{
+	frame: none,
+	fg:    gocui.ColorWhite,
+	bg:    gocui.ColorBlue,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorBlue,
+	selBg: none,
+	name:  "normal window",
+}
+
+// var colorActiveW colorT = colorT{none, none, powdererBlue, none, powdererBlue, "active window"} // sets the window to blue
+
+var colorTab colorT = colorT{gocui.ColorBlue, gocui.ColorBlue, none, none, powdererBlue, "normal tab"}
+var colorActiveT colorT = colorT{gocui.ColorBlue, none, powdererBlue, none, powdererBlue, "active tab"}
+
+// var colorLabel colorT = colorT{none, none, superLightGrey, none, superLightGrey, "normal label"}
+// var colorGroup colorT = colorT{none, none, superLightGrey, none, superLightGrey, "normal group"}
+
+var colorDisabled colorT = colorT{
+	frame: superLightGrey,
+	fg:    superLightGrey,
+	bg:    superLightGrey,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorBlack,
+	selBg: gocui.ColorBlack,
+	name:  "disabled widget",
+}
+
+var colorLabel colorT = colorT{
+	frame: gocui.ColorWhite,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: none,
+	selBg: none,
+	name:  "normal label",
+}
+
+var colorGroup colorT = colorT{
+	frame: none,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorWhite,
+	selBg: none,
+	name:  "normal label",
+}
+
+var colorButton colorT = colorT{
+	frame: gocui.ColorGreen,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorGreen,
+	selBg: none,
+	name:  "normal button",
+}
+
+var colorButtonDense colorT = colorT{
+	frame: none,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    gocui.ColorGreen,
+	// bg:    tcell.ColorGreen,
+	selFg: none,
+	selBg: gocui.ColorWhite,
+	name:  "normal button",
+}
+
+var colorDropdown colorT = colorT{
+	frame: gocui.ColorYellow,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorYellow,
+	selBg: gocui.ColorBlack,
+	name:  "normal dropdown",
+}
+
+var colorCombobox colorT = colorT{
+	frame: gocui.ColorBlue,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorBlue,
+	selBg: gocui.ColorBlack,
+	name:  "normal combobox",
+}
+
+var colorCheckbox colorT = colorT{
+	frame: gocui.ColorRed,
+	fg:    none,
+	bg:    none,
+	selFg: gocui.ColorRed,
+	selBg: gocui.ColorWhite,
+	name:  "normal checkbox",
+}
+
+// widget debugging colors. these widgets aren't displayed unless you are debugging
+var colorRoot colorT = colorT{gocui.ColorRed, none, powdererBlue, none, gocui.ColorBlue, "debug root"}
+var colorFlag colorT = colorT{gocui.ColorRed, none, powdererBlue, none, gocui.ColorGreen, "debug flag"}
+var colorBox colorT = colorT{gocui.ColorRed, none, lightPurple, none, gocui.ColorCyan, "debug box"}
+var colorGrid colorT = colorT{gocui.ColorRed, none, lightPurple, none, gocui.ColorRed, "debug grid"}
+var colorNone colorT = colorT{none, none, none, none, none, "debug none"}
+
+// actually sets the colors for the gocui element
+// the user will see the colors change when this runs
 // TODO: add black/white only flag for ttyS0
-// TODO: fix kvm/qemu serial console & SIGWINCH.
+// TODO: or fix kvm/qemu serial console & SIGWINCH.
-// TODO: check minicom (doesn't work)
+// TODO: and minicom and uboot and 5 million other things.
-// TODO: fix riscv boards
+// TODO: maybe enough of us could actually do that if we made it a goal.
-
+// TODO: start with riscv boards and fix it universally there
-// DONE ON ENABLE() WIDGET
+// TODO: so just a small little 'todo' item here
-// restores the last saved color and makes it active
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColor(newColor *colorT) {
-func (tk *guiWidget) restoreEnableColor() {
+	if tk.color == newColor {
-	if tk.color == nil {
+		// nothing to do since the colors have nto changed
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
+		return
 	}
-	tk.color.frame = tk.colorLast.frame
+	tk.color = newColor
-	tk.color.fg = tk.colorLast.fg
-	tk.color.bg = tk.colorLast.bg
-	tk.color.selFg = tk.colorLast.selFg
-	tk.color.selBg = tk.colorLast.selBg
-
-	tk.activateColor()
-}
-
-// DONE ON DISABLE() WIDGET
-// makes the button look disabled
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorDisable() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	// save the current color
-	tk.color.frame = superLightGrey
-	tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
-	tk.color.bg = superLightGrey
-	tk.color.selFg = superLightGrey
-	tk.color.selBg = superLightGrey
-	tk.activateColor()
-}
-
-// sets the current gocui highlight colors
-func (tk *guiWidget) activateColor() {
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	tk.v.FrameColor = tk.color.frame
+	if tk.color == nil {
-	tk.v.FgColor = tk.color.fg
+		// log.Log(NOW, "Set the node to color = nil")
-	tk.v.BgColor = tk.color.bg
+		tk.color = &colorNone
-	tk.v.SelFgColor = tk.color.selFg
+	}
-	tk.v.SelBgColor = tk.color.selBg
+	// log.Log(NOW, "Set the node to color =", tk.color.name)
+	tk.Show()
 }
 
-// saves the color and makes it active
+func (w *guiWidget) disableColor() {
-func (tk *guiWidget) updateColor() {
+	if w.color != &colorDisabled {
-	if tk.v == nil {
+		w.defaultColor = w.color
+	}
+	w.setColor(&colorDisabled)
+}
+
+func (w *guiWidget) enableColor() {
+	w.setColor(w.defaultColor)
+}
+
+func (w *guiWidget) setDefaultHighlight() {
+	if w.v == nil {
+		log.Log(ERROR, "SetColor() failed on view == nil")
 		return
 	}
-	if tk.color != nil {
+	w.v.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
-		tk.colorLast.frame = tk.color.frame
+	w.v.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.colorLast.fg = tk.color.fg
-		tk.colorLast.bg = tk.color.bg
-		tk.colorLast.selFg = tk.color.selFg
-		tk.colorLast.selBg = tk.color.selBg
-	}
-	tk.activateColor()
 }
 
-// Below are all the colors. TODO: move to protobuf and save in a config file
+func randColor() gocui.Attribute {
-
+	colors := []string{"Green", "#FFAA55", "Yellow", "Blue", "Red", "Black", "White"}
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorWindowFrame() {
+	i := rand.Intn(len(colors))
-	if tk.color == nil {
+	log.Log(NOW, "randColor() i =", i)
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	return gocui.GetColor(colors[i])
-	}
-	if me.dark { // use a dark color palette
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
 }
 
-// weird. lots of color problems for me on debian sid using the traditional Andy Herzfield 'gnome'
+func (w *guiWidget) redoColor(draw bool) {
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorWindowTitleActive() {
+	if w == nil {
-	if tk.color == nil {
+		return
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark { // use a dark color palette
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
 	}
 
-	tk.updateColor()
+	log.Sleep(.05)
+	w.setDefaultHighlight()
+	// w.setDefaultWidgetColor()
+	w.Show()
+
+	for _, child := range w.children {
+		child.redoColor(draw)
+	}
 }
 
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorWindowTitle() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark { // use a dark color palette
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorBG() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorLabel() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorWhite
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorLabelTable() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorGreen
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorButtonDense() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorNotifyIcon() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
-	tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
-	tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorButton() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorBlue
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
-	}
-
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorInput() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorYellow
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorYellow
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlack
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorYellow
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorYellow
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlack
-	}
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorModal() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorRed
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorRed
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorRed
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorWhite
-	}
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-// what genius figured this out?
-func (tk *guiWidget) setColorTextbox() {
-	if tk.color == nil {
-		tk.color = new(colorT)
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorRed
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorRed
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlack
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
-	} else {
-		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorRed
-		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
-		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorWhite
-	}
-	tk.updateColor()
-}
-
-// just notes down here
-
 // what genius figured this out?
 // originally from github.com/dimasma0305/GoFetch
 func get_teminal_color_palette() string {
@@ -345,28 +234,51 @@ func get_teminal_color_palette() string {
 	return color1 + " " + color2 + " " + color3 + " " + color4 + " " + color5 + " " + color6 + " " + color7 + " " + color8
 }
 
-func randColor() gocui.Attribute {
+func (tk *guiWidget) SetColorRed() {
-	colors := []string{"Green", "#FFAA55", "Yellow", "Blue", "Red", "Black", "White"}
+	tk.color = new(colorT)
-	i := rand.Intn(len(colors))
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorRed
-	log.Log(NOW, "randColor() i =", i)
-	return gocui.GetColor(colors[i])
 }
 
-var none gocui.Attribute = gocui.AttrNone
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorBlue() {
-var colorNone colorT = colorT{none, none, none, none, none, "debug none"}
+	// r, g, b :=
+	// newgreen := gocui.NewRGBColor(tcell.ColorLightBlue.RGB())
 
-var lightPurple gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#DDDDDD")    // light purple
+	// tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-var darkPurple gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#FFAA55")     // Dark Purple
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.NewRGBColor(tcell.ColorLightBlue.RGB())
-var heavyPurple gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#88AA55")    // heavy purple
+}
-var powdererBlue gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#B0E0E6")   // w3c 'powerder blue'
-var superLightGrey gocui.Attribute = gocui.GetColor("#55AAFF") // super light grey
 
-// Standard defined colors from gocui:
+// weird. lots of color problems for me on debian sid using the traditional Andy Herzfield 'gnome'
-// ColorBlack ColorRed ColorGreen ColorYellow ColorBlue ColorMagenta ColorCyan ColorWhite
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorButtonDenseOLD() {
+	/*
+		cellgreen := tcell.ColorLightGreen
+		r, g, b := cellgreen.RGB()
+		newgreen := gocui.NewRGBColor(r, g, b)
+	*/
 
-// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#111111") // crazy red
+	// tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
-// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#FF9911") // heavy red
+	if tk.color == nil {
-// v.SelBgColor = gocui.GetColor("#FFEE11") // blood red
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	lightGreen := gocui.GetColor("0x90EE90")
+	lightGreen = gocui.GetColor("0x008000")
+	lightGreen = gocui.NewRGBColor(0x00, 0x80, 0x00)
 
-// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#55AAFF") // super light grey
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorYellow
-// v.BgColor = gocui.GetColor("#FFC0CB") // 'w3c pink' yellow
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorGreen
+	tk.color.bg = lightGreen
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.Attribute(tcell.ColorLightGreen)
+	tk.color.bg = superLightGrey
+	// bg:    gocui.ColorGreen,
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorGreen
+
+	// tk.color = &colorButtonDense
+
+	/*
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+		r, g, b := tcell.ColorLightGreen.RGB()
+		log.Info("color =", tcell.ColorLightGreen.CSS(), r, g, b)
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.NewRGBColor(r, g, b)
+	*/
+}

colorNew.go

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+// simple colors for light and dark
+
+import (
+	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+)
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorWindowFrame() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark { // use a dark color palette
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+}
+
+// weird. lots of color problems for me on debian sid using the traditional Andy Herzfield 'gnome'
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorWindowTitle() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark { // use a dark color palette
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorWhite
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlue
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlue
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorBG() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorWhite
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorLabel() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlack
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorWhite
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorButtonDense() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorWhite
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlue
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlue
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorButton() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorBlue
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorBlue
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorWhite
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlue
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorInput() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorYellow
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorYellow
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorYellow
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorYellow
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorBlack
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) setColorModal() {
+	if tk.color == nil {
+		tk.color = new(colorT)
+	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorRed
+		tk.color.fg = gocui.ColorRed
+		tk.color.bg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selFg = gocui.ColorBlack
+		tk.color.selBg = gocui.AttrNone
+		return
+	}
+	tk.color.frame = gocui.ColorRed
+	tk.color.fg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.bg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selFg = gocui.AttrNone
+	tk.color.selBg = gocui.ColorWhite
+}

debug.go

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (w *guiWidget) dumpTree(s string) {
-	// log.Log(ERROR, "dump w", w.WidgetId(), w.WidgetType, w.String())
+	// log.Log(ERROR, "dump w", w.node.WidgetId, w.WidgetType, w.String())
 	if w == nil {
-		log.Log(ERROR, "dump w.TK == nil", w.WidgetId(), w.WidgetType(), w.String())
+		log.Log(ERROR, "dump w.TK == nil", w.node.WidgetId, w.node.WidgetType, w.String())
 		return
 	}
 	w.dumpWidget("dumpTree() " + s)
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ func (w *guiWidget) dumpTree(s string) {
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) dumpWindows(s string) {
-	// log.Log(ERROR, "dump w", w.WidgetId(), w.WidgetType, w.String())
+	// log.Log(ERROR, "dump w", w.node.WidgetId, w.WidgetType, w.String())
 	if w == nil {
-		log.Log(ERROR, "dump w.TK == nil", w.WidgetId(), w.WidgetType(), w.String())
+		log.Log(ERROR, "dump w.TK == nil", w.node.WidgetId, w.node.WidgetType, w.String())
 		return
 	}
-	if w.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+	if w.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		s += fmt.Sprintf(" F(%d,%d)", w.force.w0, w.force.h0)
 		// can't set this here. doesn't work
 		// w.full.w0 = w.force.w0
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 	var s1 string
 	var pId int
 	// tk.verifyRect()
-	if tk.parent == nil {
+	if tk.node.Parent == nil {
-		log.Logf(WARN, "showWidgetPlacement() parent == nil wId=%d cuiName=%s", tk.WidgetId(), tk.cuiName)
+		log.Logf(WARN, "showWidgetPlacement() parent == nil wId=%d cuiName=%s", tk.node.WidgetId, tk.cuiName)
 		pId = 0
 	} else {
-		pId = tk.parent.WidgetId()
+		pId = tk.node.Parent.WidgetId
 	}
-	s1 = fmt.Sprintf("(wId,pId)=(%4d,%4d) ", tk.WidgetId(), pId)
+	s1 = fmt.Sprintf("(wId,pId)=(%4d,%4d) ", tk.node.WidgetId, pId)
 	sizeW, sizeH := tk.Size()
 	hide := "S"
 	if tk.Hidden() {
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("       %3s %3s %3s %3s ", "", "", "", "")
 	}
 	s1 += fmt.Sprintf(" full=(%3d,%3d,%3d,%3d)", tk.full.w0, tk.full.h0, tk.full.w1, tk.full.h1)
-	if tk.parent != nil {
+	if tk.node.Parent != nil {
-		if tk.parent.WidgetType() == widget.Grid {
+		if tk.node.Parent.WidgetType == widget.Grid {
-			s1 += fmt.Sprintf("At(%3d,%3d)", tk.GridW(), tk.GridH())
+			s1 += fmt.Sprintf("At(%3d,%3d)", tk.node.State.AtW, tk.node.State.AtH)
-			s1 += fmt.Sprintf("(%3d,%3d) ", tk.parent.widths[tk.GridW()], tk.parent.heights[tk.GridH()])
+			s1 += fmt.Sprintf("(%3d,%3d) ", tk.parent.widths[tk.node.State.AtW], tk.parent.heights[tk.node.State.AtH])
 		} else {
 			s1 += fmt.Sprintf("   %3s %3s ", "", "")
 			s1 += fmt.Sprintf(" %3s %3s  ", "", "")
@@ -81,14 +81,10 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("   %3s %3s  ", "", "")
 	}
 	var end string
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Box {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Box {
-		end = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s %-8s %s %s", tk.WidgetType(), tk.cuiName, tk.Direction().String(), tk.String())
+		end = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s %-8s %s %s", tk.node.WidgetType, tk.cuiName, tk.node.State.Direction.String(), tk.String())
 	} else {
-		end = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s %-8s %s", tk.WidgetType(), tk.cuiName, tk.String())
+		end = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s %-8s %s", tk.node.WidgetType, tk.cuiName, tk.String())
-	}
-	if tk.node.InTable() {
-		// log.Log(GOCUI, "findParentTAble()", tk.labelN, tk.cuiName, tk.node.WidgetId)
-		end += " (table)"
 	}
 	log.Log(GOCUI, s1, s, end)
 }

eventBindings.go

@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 // tells 'gocui' where to send events
 func registerHandlers(g *gocui.Gui) {
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			log.Info("EVENT BINDINGS recovered in r", r)
-			return
-		}
-	}()
 
 	// mouse handlers
 	g.SetKeybinding("", gocui.MouseLeft, gocui.ModNone, mouseDown)       // normal left mouse down
@@ -58,7 +52,6 @@ func registerHandlers(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'L', gocui.ModNone, printWidgetTree)       // 'L' list all widgets in tree view
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'f', gocui.ModNone, theFind)               // 'f' shows what is under your mouse
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'd', gocui.ModNone, theLetterD)            // 'd' toggles on and off debugging buttons
-	g.SetKeybinding("", 'r', gocui.ModNone, reverseStdout)         // 'r' turns scrolling of STDOUT upside down
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'q', gocui.ModNone, quit)                  // 'q' only exits gocui. plugin stays alive (?)
 }
 
@@ -78,23 +71,6 @@ 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)
-	me.refresh = true
-	log.Info("running VerifyParentId()")
-	me.treeRoot.VerifyParentId()
-	/*
-		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
 }
 
@@ -104,20 +80,18 @@ func theDarkness(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		log.Info("you have seen the light")
 	} else {
 		me.dark = true
-		log.Info("you have entered into darkness (you may need to trigger SIGWINCH)")
+		log.Info("you have entered into darkness")
-		log.Info("or maybe open a new window. notsure. This obviously isn't finished.")
-		log.Info("submit patches to this and you will definitely get free cloud credits at WIT")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func wheelsUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	stdoutWheelsUp()
+	log.Info("private wheels up")
 	return nil
 }
 
 func wheelsDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	stdoutWheelsDown()
+	log.Info("you've landed")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +106,8 @@ func tabCycleWindows(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	tk.makeWindowActive()
+	tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -141,13 +117,11 @@ func doEsc(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		me.dropdown.tk.Hide()
 		me.dropdown.active = false
 		log.Info("escaped from dropdown")
-		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView(me.notify.clock.tk.cuiName)
 	}
 	if me.textbox.active {
 		me.textbox.tk.Hide()
 		me.textbox.active = false
 		log.Info("escaped from textbox")
-		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView(me.notify.clock.tk.cuiName)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -185,19 +159,6 @@ func theFind(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func reverseStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if me.stdout.reverse {
-		me.stdout.reverse = false
-		log.Info("stdout scrolling normal")
-	} else {
-		me.stdout.reverse = true
-		log.Info("stdout scrolling is reversed. this is sometimes useful when you")
-		log.Info("only need to see a few most recent lines and have the STDOUT window")
-		log.Info("take up minimal realestate at the bottom of your window")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // is run whenever anyone hits 'd' (in an open space)
 func theLetterD(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	// widgets that don't have physical existance in

eventBindingsStdout.go

@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 )
 
 func theStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	// me.stdout.pager = 0
 	infos := fmt.Sprintf("pager=%d len(%d) ", me.stdout.pager, len(me.stdout.outputS))
 	infos += fmt.Sprintf("last(%d,%d)", me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
-	me.stdout.changed = true
 
 	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
 		if me.stdout.outputOffscreen {
@@ -24,44 +22,27 @@ func theStdout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 			me.stdout.lastW = me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.w0
 			me.stdout.lastH = me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.h0
 			relocateStdoutOffscreen()
-			new1 := new(tree.ToolkitConfig)
-			new1.Plugin = "gocui"
-			new1.Name = "stdoutoffscreen"
-			new1.Value = "true"
-			me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
 			return nil
 		} else {
 			me.stdout.outputOffscreen = true
 			log.Info("stdout moved on  screen", infos)
-			new1 := new(tree.ToolkitConfig)
-			new1.Plugin = "gocui"
-			new1.Name = "stdoutoffscreen"
-			new1.Value = "false"
-			me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
 		}
 		// move the stdout window back onscreen
 		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
 		setThingsOnTop()
-		new1 := new(tree.ToolkitConfig)
+		// me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
-		new1.Plugin = "gocui"
+		// setBottomBG()
-		new1.Name = "stdoutlevel"
-		new1.Value = "bottom"
-		me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
 	} else {
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = true
 		setThingsOnTop()
-		new1 := new(tree.ToolkitConfig)
+		// me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
-		new1.Plugin = "gocui"
-		new1.Name = "stdoutlevel"
-		new1.Value = "top"
-		me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutPgup(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	me.stdout.pager -= me.stdout.Height() - 2
+	me.stdout.pager -= 40
 	if me.stdout.pager < 0 {
 		me.stdout.pager = 0
 	}
@@ -77,55 +58,21 @@ func stdoutHome(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if me.stdout.reverse {
+	me.stdout.pager += 1
-		stdoutWheelsDown()
+	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
-	} else {
-		stdoutWheelsUp()
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if me.stdout.reverse {
+	me.stdout.pager -= 1
-		stdoutWheelsUp()
+	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
-	} else {
-		stdoutWheelsDown()
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutPgdn(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	win := findWindowUnderMouse()
-	if win != nil {
-		if win.full.Height() > 50 {
-			log.Info("paging through really large window pager =", win.window.pager)
-			win.window.pager += 10
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
 	me.stdout.pager += 10
 
 	tk := me.stdout.tk
 	tk.refreshStdout()
 	return nil
 }
-
-// scrolling up with the mouse wheel (or trackpad)
-func stdoutWheelsUp() {
-	// log.Info("private wheels up")
-	me.stdout.pager -= 2
-	if me.stdout.pager < 0 {
-		me.stdout.pager = 0
-	}
-	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
-}
-
-// scrolling down with the mouse wheel (or trackpad)
-func stdoutWheelsDown() {
-	// log.Info("you've landed")
-	me.stdout.pager += 2
-	if me.stdout.pager > len(me.stdout.outputS) {
-		me.stdout.pager = len(me.stdout.outputS)
-	}
-	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
-}

eventGocui.go

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
 
+// Copyright 2014 The gocui Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -40,36 +44,6 @@ func quit(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gocui.ErrQuit
 }
 
-func (tk *guiWidget) SetView() error {
-	if me.baseGui == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("me.baseGui == nil")
-	}
-
-	r := new(rectType)
-	r.w0 = tk.gocuiSize.w0
-	r.h0 = tk.gocuiSize.h0
-	r.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w1
-	r.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h1
-
-	return tk.SetViewRect(r)
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) SetViewRect(r *rectType) error {
-	if me.baseGui == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("me.baseGui == nil")
-	}
-
-	var err error
-	tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, r.w0, r.h0, r.w1, r.h1, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
-			log.Log(ERROR, "SetView() global failed on name =", tk.cuiName)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func SetView(name string, x0, y0, x1, y1 int, overlaps byte) *gocui.View {
 	if me.baseGui == nil {
 		log.Log(ERROR, "SetView() ERROR: me.baseGui == nil")

eventMouse.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
 func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	*/
 
 	me.mouse.mouseUp = true
+	// me.mouse.globalMouseDown = false
 	me.mouse.currentDrag = nil
 
 	if me.mouse.double && (time.Since(me.mouse.down) < me.mouse.doubletime) {
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		if time.Since(me.mouse.down) < me.mouse.doubletime {
 			me.mouse.double = true
 		}
+		// me.mouse.globalMouseDown = true
 		me.mouse.mouseUp = false
 		me.mouse.down = time.Now()
 		w, h := g.MousePosition()
@@ -54,11 +57,11 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		if win != nil {
 			w, h := g.MousePosition()
 			s := fmt.Sprintf("mouse(%d,%d) ", w, h)
-			offW := win.full.w1 - w
+			offW := win.gocuiSize.w1 - w
-			offH := win.full.h1 - h
+			offH := win.gocuiSize.h1 - h
 			s += fmt.Sprintf("corner(%d,%d)", offW, offH)
 			if (offW < 3) && (offH < 3) {
-				log.Info("attempting resize on ", s, win.cuiName)
+				// log.Info("mouse down resize on ", s)
 				me.mouse.resize = true
 				// store the stdout corner for computing the drag size
 				me.stdout.lastW = me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.w0
@@ -69,6 +72,79 @@ func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 			}
 			win.setAsDragging()
 		}
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	if time.Since(me.mouse.down) < me.mouse.clicktime {
+		log.Info("not yet")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	w, h := g.MousePosition()
+
+	// if the dropdown is active, never do anything else
+	if me.dropdown.active {
+		log.Info("mouseDown() stopping here. dropdwon menu is in effect")
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if (tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag) && (tk == me.dropdown.tk) {
+				// log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Flag (dropdown)")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				me.dropdown.active = false
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		log.Info("never found dropdown at", w, h)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// if the textbox is active, never do anything else
+	if me.textbox.active {
+		log.Info("mouseDown() stopping here. textbox widget is open")
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if (tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag) && (tk == me.textbox.tk) {
+				me.textbox.active = false
+				textboxClosed()
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		log.Info("never found textbox at", w, h)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// figre out what window this is
+	tk := findWindowUnderMouse()
+	if tk == nil {
+		log.Info("mouseDown() nothing to click on at", w, h)
+		return nil
+	}
+	tk.makeWindowActive()
+	// log.Info("SENDING mouseDown() to findWindowUnderMouse()")
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+		// check to see if this is a direct click on a widget
+		for _, tk := range tk.findByXYreal(w, h) {
+			// tk.dumpWidget("mouseDown()")
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Button {
+				// log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Button")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Checkbox {
+				// log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Checkbox")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Dropdown {
+				// log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Dropdown")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Textbox {
+				// log.Info("SENDING CLICK TO Textbox")
+				tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	me.mouse.currentDrag = tk
 	return nil
 }

eventMouseClick.go

@@ -4,18 +4,107 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+	"fmt"
+
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-func (tk *guiWidget) doButtonClick() {
+/*
-	if tk.IsEnabled() {
+// this didn't work. panic()
-		tk.dumpWidget("click()") // enable this to debug widget clicks
+func (tk *guiWidget) DeleteNode() {
-		me.myTree.SendFromUser(tk.node)
+	p := tk.parent
+	for i, child := range p.children {
+		log.Log(GOCUI, "parent has child:", i, child.node.WidgetId, child.node.GetProgName())
+		if tk == child {
+			log.Log(GOCUI, "Found child ==", i, child.node.WidgetId, child.node.GetProgName())
+			log.Log(GOCUI, "Found n ==", i, tk.node.WidgetId, tk.node.GetProgName())
+			p.children = append(p.children[:i], p.children[i+1:]...)
+		}
+	}
+		for i, child := range p.children {
+			log.Log(TREE, "parent now has child:", i, child.WidgetId, child.GetProgName())
+		}
+}
+*/
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) doWindowClick() {
+	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
+	tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("doWindowClick(%d,%d)", w, h))
+
+	// compare the mouse location to the 'X' indicator to close the window
+	if tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
+		offset := w - tk.gocuiSize.w1
+		if (offset < 2) && (offset > -2) {
+			// close enough // close the window here
+			tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("Close Window(%d,%d) (off=%d)", w, h, offset))
+			tk.hideWindow()
+			n := tk.node
+			tk.deleteNode()
+			me.myTree.SendWindowCloseEvent(n)
+			/*
+				n.DeleteNode()
+
+				tk.DeleteNode()
+			*/
+			return
+		}
+		if tk.window.collapsed {
+			tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("collapse = false"))
+			tk.window.collapsed = false
 		} else {
-		log.Info("button is currently disabled by the application")
+			tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("collapse = true"))
-		// tk.dumpWidget("disabled()") // enable this to debug widget clicks
+			tk.window.collapsed = true
+		}
+	} else {
+		tk.window.collapsed = false
+	}
+	// if there is a current window, hide it
+	if me.currentWindow != nil {
+		me.currentWindow.setColor(&colorWindow)
+	}
+
+	// now set this window as the current window
+	me.currentWindow = tk
+
+	tk.redrawWindow(w, h)
+	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
+}
+
+// this whole things was impossible to make but it got me where I am now
+// the debugging is way way better now with it being visible in the Stdout window
+// so now it's possible to redo all this and make it better
+func (tk *guiWidget) doWidgetClick(w int, h int) {
+	tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("doWidgetClick(%d,%d)", w, h))
+	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
+	case widget.Window:
+		tk.doWindowClick()
+		return
+	case widget.Checkbox:
+		if tk.node.State.Checked {
+			log.Log(WARN, "checkbox is being set to false")
+			tk.node.State.Checked = false
+			tk.setCheckbox()
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "checkbox is being set to true")
+			tk.node.State.Checked = true
+			tk.setCheckbox()
+		}
+		me.myTree.SendUserEvent(tk.node)
+	case widget.Button:
+		me.myTree.SendFromUser(tk.node)
+	case widget.Combobox:
+		tk.showDropdown()
+	case widget.Dropdown:
+		tk.showDropdown()
+	case widget.Textbox:
+		tk.showTextbox()
+	case widget.Flag:
+		tk.dropdownClicked(w, h)
+	case widget.Stdout:
+		tk.dumpWidget("stdout click()")
+	default:
+		tk.dumpWidget("undef click()")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -26,12 +115,12 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 	if me.dropdown.active || me.textbox.active {
 		// can't drag or do anything when dropdown or textbox are visible
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-			if tk.WidgetId() == me.dropdown.wId {
+			if tk.node.WidgetId == me.dropdown.wId {
-				log.Info("got dropdown click", w, h, tk.cuiName)
+				log.Info("got dropdwon click", w, h, tk.cuiName)
 				tk.dropdownClicked(w, h)
 				return
 			}
-			if tk.WidgetId() == me.textbox.wId {
+			if tk.node.WidgetId == me.textbox.wId {
 				log.Info("got textbox click", w, h, tk.cuiName)
 				textboxClosed()
 				return
@@ -42,63 +131,26 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 	}
 
 	win := findWindowUnderMouse()
-	if win == nil {
+	if win != nil {
-		log.Log(INFO, "click() nothing was at:", w, h)
-		log.Log(INFO, "click() check if", w, h, "is the libnotify icon")
-		if me.notify.icon.tk != nil && me.notify.icon.tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
-			log.Log(GOCUI, "click() is libnotify.icon!")
-			if me.notify.icon.active {
-				log.Info("show notify.icon here")
-				setNotifyIconText("[X]")
-				me.notify.icon.active = false
-			} else {
-				log.Info("hide notify.icon here")
-				setNotifyIconText("[ ]")
-				me.notify.icon.active = true
-			}
-			return
-		}
-		if me.notify.clock.tk != nil && me.notify.clock.tk.gocuiSize.inRect(w, h) {
-			log.Log(GOCUI, "click() is the clock!")
-			if me.showHelp {
-				log.Info("show help")
-				showHelp()
-			} else {
-				log.Info("hide help")
-				hideHelp()
-			}
-			return
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	if !win.isWindowActive() {
-		win.makeWindowActive()
-		return
-	} else {
-		// potentally the user is closing the window
-		if win.checkWindowClose(w, h) {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
 		// look in this window for widgets
 		// widgets have priority. send the click here first
 		for _, tk := range win.findByXYreal(w, h) {
-		switch tk.WidgetType() {
+			switch tk.node.WidgetType {
 			case widget.Checkbox:
-			if tk.Checked() {
+				if tk.node.State.Checked {
 					log.Log(WARN, "checkbox is being set to false")
-				tk.SetChecked(false)
+					tk.node.State.Checked = false
 					tk.setCheckbox()
 				} else {
 					log.Log(WARN, "checkbox is being set to true")
-				tk.SetChecked(true)
+					tk.node.State.Checked = true
 					tk.setCheckbox()
 				}
 				me.myTree.SendUserEvent(tk.node)
 				return
 			case widget.Button:
-			tk.doButtonClick()
+				tk.dumpWidget("click()") // enable this to debug widget clicks
+				me.myTree.SendFromUser(tk.node)
 				return
 			case widget.Combobox:
 				tk.showDropdown()
@@ -107,28 +159,39 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 				tk.showDropdown()
 				return
 			case widget.Textbox:
-			log.Log(WARN, "TODO: textbox click")
+				tk.showTextbox()
-			tk.prepTextbox()
-			return
-		case widget.Label:
-			if tk.node.InTable() {
-				if tk.node.State.AtH == 0 {
-					log.Log(NOW, "todo: sort by column here")
-					tk.dumpWidget("sort")
-				}
-			}
 				return
 			default:
 				// TODO: enable the GUI debugger in gocui
 				// tk.dumpWidget("undef click()") // enable this to debug widget clicks
 			}
 		}
-}
+		log.Info("you clicked on a window, but not any widgets", win.cuiName)
+		win.redrawWindow(win.gocuiSize.w0, win.gocuiSize.h0)
+		me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
+		setThingsOnTop()
+		return
+	}
 
-// todo: use this?
+	var found bool
-func ctrlDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+
-	log.Info("todo: clicked with ctrlDown")
+	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-	return nil
+		// will show you everything found on a mouse click. great for debugging!
+		// tk.dumpWidget("click()")
+		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+			// don't send clicks to the stdout debugging window
+			// continue
+		}
+		found = true
+		// tk.doWidgetClick(w, h)
+		return
+	}
+	if found {
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Log(GOCUI, "click() nothing was at:", w, h)
+	return
 }
 
 func doMouseDoubleClick(w int, h int) {
@@ -142,12 +205,14 @@ func doMouseDoubleClick(w int, h int) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-		if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
-			tk.makeWindowActive()
+			tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+			me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
+			setThingsOnTop()
 			return
 		}
 
-		if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
+		if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
 			if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
 				me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
 				setThingsOnTop()

eventMouseDrag.go

@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ import (
 // this function uses the mouse position to highlight & unhighlight things
 // this is run every time the user moves the mouse over the terminal window
 func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
+	me.ok = true // this tells init() it's okay to work with gocui
+
 	// this runs while the user moves the mouse. this highlights text
 	// toggle off all highlight views except for whatever is under the mouse
-	// START HIGHLIGHTING
 	for _, view := range g.Views() {
 		view.Highlight = false
 	}
 	w, h := g.MousePosition()
-	// TODO: try to highlight entire grid rows
 	if v, err := g.ViewByPosition(w, h); err == nil {
-		// block anything from highlighting while a dialog box is open
+		// todo: identify and highlight grid rows here
 		if me.dropdown.active || me.textbox.active {
 			if me.dropdown.tk != nil && me.dropdown.tk.v == v {
 				v.Highlight = true
@@ -45,19 +45,7 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// old hack. create the 'msg' view if it does not yet exist
+	// very useful for debugging in the past. also, just fun
-	// TODO: put this somewhere more correct
-	if widgetView, _ := g.View("msg"); widgetView == nil {
-		me.stdout.changed = true
-		if createStdout(g) {
-			return
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	// END HIGHLIGHTING
-
-	// Super Mouse Mode. very useful for debugging in the past. also, just fun
 	if me.supermouse {
 		w, h := g.MousePosition()
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
@@ -66,19 +54,33 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if me.mouse.mouseUp {
-		return
-	}
-	// EVERYTHING BELOW THIS IS RELATED TO MOUSE DRAGGING
-
-	// has the mouse been pressed down long enough to start dragging?
 	if time.Since(me.mouse.down) < me.mouse.clicktime {
-		// not dragging
+		// log.Info("not yet")
 		return
 	}
 
 	if me.dropdown.active || me.textbox.active {
-		// can't drag
+		// can't drag or do anything when dropdown or textbox are visible
+		return
+	}
+	// okay, the mouse is down and it has been long enough
+	// the user is trying to drag something. let's figure out what
+
+	// create the 'msg' view if it does not yet exist // TODO: put this somewhere more correct
+	if widgetView, _ := g.View("msg"); widgetView == nil {
+		if createStdout(g) {
+			return
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	/*
+		if me.mouse.globalMouseDown && (me.dropdown.active || me.textbox.active) {
+			log.Info("can't drag while dropdown or textbox are active", w, h)
+			return
+		}
+	*/
+	if me.mouse.mouseUp {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -88,8 +90,43 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		me.mouse.currentDrag.moveNew()
 		return
 	}
-	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("gocui gui toolkit plugin error. nothing to drag at (%d,%d)", w, h))
+	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("gui toolkit error. nothing to drag at (%d,%d)", w, h))
 	return
+
+	//	if me.mouse.globalMouseDown {
+	// log.Info("msgMouseDown == true")
+	// plugin will segfault if you don't keep this inside a check for msgMouseDown
+	// don't move this code out of here
+	/*
+		// new function that is smarter
+		if tk := findWindowUnderMouse(); tk != nil {
+			tk.setAsDragging()
+			return
+		}
+		// first look for windows
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+				tk.setAsDragging()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		// now look for the STDOUT window
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
+				tk.setAsDragging()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+				tk.setAsDragging()
+				// tk.moveNew()
+				return
+			}
+			found = true
+		}
+	*/
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) setAsDragging() {
@@ -101,18 +138,26 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) setAsDragging() {
 // this is how the window gets dragged around
 func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		tk.window.wasDragged = true
 
 		// compute the new location based off how far the mouse has moved
 		// since the mouse button was pressed down
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = tk.lastW + w - me.mouse.downW
+		newW := tk.lastW + w - me.mouse.downW
-		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = tk.lastH + h - me.mouse.downH
+		newH := tk.lastH + h - me.mouse.downH
-		tk.makeWindowActive()
+		tk.redrawWindow(newW, newH)
+
+		setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 		return
 	}
-
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Flag {
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
+		me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, w-3, h-3, w+20, h+20, 0)
+		// tk.verifyRect()
+		s := fmt.Sprintf("move(%dx%d) %s ###", w, h, tk.cuiName)
+		tk.dumpWidget(s)
+		return
+	}
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
 		if me.mouse.resize {
 			newW := w - me.stdout.lastW
 			newH := h - me.stdout.lastH
@@ -130,7 +175,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 			tk.relocateStdout(newW, newH)
 			// log.Info("Resize false", w, h, newW, newH)
 		}
-		setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
-		me.stdout.changed = true
 	}
+	// always place the help menu on top
+	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 }

find.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findByXYreal(w int, h int) []*guiWidget {
 	if tk.full.inRect(w, h) {
 		widgets = append(widgets, tk)
 	}
-	// log.Log(GOCUI, "findByXY() found", widget.WidgetType(), w, h)
+	// log.Log(GOCUI, "findByXY() found", widget.node.WidgetType, w, h)
 	//		}
 	//	}
 	// tk.verifyRect()
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func findWindows() []*guiWidget {
 func (tk *guiWidget) findWindows() []*guiWidget {
 	var found []*guiWidget
 
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		found = append(found, tk)
 	}
 
@@ -94,6 +94,25 @@ 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 {
+		if tk.node.WidgetId != me.stdout.wId {
+			tk.isBG = true
+			return tk
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, child := range tk.children {
+		if found := child.findBG(); found != nil {
+			return found
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // used by gocui.TabKey to rotate through the windows
 func findNextWindow() *guiWidget {
 	var found bool
@@ -129,6 +148,13 @@ func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+		// print out the window list
+		for _, tk := range me.allwin {
+			log.Info("findWindowUnderMouse() print:", tk.labelN, tk.window.active, tk.window.order)
+		}
+	*/
+
 	// now check if the active window is below the mouse
 	for _, tk := range me.allwin {
 		if tk.window.active {
@@ -145,6 +171,12 @@ func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 		return a.window.order - b.window.order
 	})
 
+	/*
+		// print out the window list
+		for _, tk := range me.allwin {
+			log.Info("findWindowUnderMouse() print:", tk.labelN, tk.window.active, tk.window.order)
+		}
+	*/
 	for _, win := range me.allwin {
 		if win.full.inRect(w, h) {
 			// log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("findWindowUnderMouse() found %s window (%dx%d)", win.cuiName, w, h))
@@ -163,8 +195,14 @@ func findWindowUnderMouse() *guiWidget {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// todo: use this?
+func ctrlDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	log.Info("todo: clicked with ctrlDown")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (tk *guiWidget) findParentWindow() *guiWidget {
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		return tk
 	}
 	if tk.parent == nil {
@@ -172,47 +210,3 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) findParentWindow() *guiWidget {
 	}
 	return tk.parent.findParentWindow()
 }
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) findWidgetByName(name string) *guiWidget {
-	if tk.cuiName == name {
-		return tk
-	}
-	for _, child := range tk.children {
-		found := child.findWidgetByName(name)
-		if found != nil {
-			return found
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) findWidgetByView(v *gocui.View) *guiWidget {
-	if tk.v == v {
-		return tk
-	}
-	if tk.cuiName == v.Name() {
-		log.Log(NOW, "findWidget() error. names are mismatched or out of sync", tk.cuiName)
-		log.Log(NOW, "findWidget() or maybe the view has been deleted")
-		// return tk
-	}
-	for _, child := range tk.children {
-		found := child.findWidgetByView(v)
-		if found != nil {
-			return found
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) findWidgetById(id int) *guiWidget {
-	if tk.WidgetId() == id {
-		return tk
-	}
-	for _, child := range tk.children {
-		found := child.findWidgetById(id)
-		if found != nil {
-			return found
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}

help.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The gocui Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
 
-// Prior Copyright 2014 The gocui Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
@@ -25,20 +26,16 @@ import (
 
 var helpText []string = []string{"Help Menu",
 	"",
-	"Tab     toggle through windows",
+	"H: toggle z(H)elp",
-	"'O'     toggle STDOUT",
+	"D: toggle light/dark mode",
-	"'H'     toggle this gocui menu",
+	"Tab: toggle through windows",
-	"'D'     toggle light/dark mode",
+	"q: quit()",
-	"CTRL-z  background to shell",
-	"CTRL-c  quit()",
 	"",
 	"Debugging:",
-	"'S'     Supermouse mode",
+	"O: toggle (O)output (os.STDOUT)",
-	"'M'     list all widget positions",
+	"S: super mouse",
-	"'L'     list all widgets in tree",
+	"M: list all widgets positions",
-	"<Pgup>  scroll up the STDOUT window",
+	"L: list all widgets in tree",
-	"<Pgdn>  scroll down the STDOUT window",
-	"'r'     reverse STDOUT scrolling",
 }
 
 func hideHelp() {
@@ -69,18 +66,17 @@ func showHelp() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	a := maxX - (newW + me.FramePadW)
+	help, err := g.SetView("help", maxX-(newW+me.FramePadW), 0, maxX-1, len(helpText)+me.FramePadH, 0)
-	b := me.notify.help.offsetH
-	c := maxX - 1
-	d := me.notify.help.offsetH + len(helpText) + me.FramePadH
-
-	help, err := g.SetView("help", a, b, c, d, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 			return err
 		}
 		help.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 		help.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Enter: Click Button")
+		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Tab/Space: Switch Buttons")
+		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Backspace: Delete Button")
+		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Arrow keys: Move Button")
 
 		fmt.Fprintln(help, strings.Join(helpText, "\n"))
 
@@ -90,19 +86,85 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	}
 	g.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	me.helpLabel = help
-
+	if me.clock.tk == nil {
-	/*
+		makeClock()
-		if me.treeRoot == nil {
+		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
-			log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
+		me.clock.tk.Hide()
-			return nil
+		me.clock.tk.Show()
-		} else {
+	}
+	if me.clock.tk != nil {
+		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+		me.clock.tk.Hide()
+		me.clock.tk.Show()
+	}
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "made this in showHelp()")
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("test to stdout from in showHelp() %d\n", me.ecount)
 		me.stdout.Write([]byte(msg))
 		log.Log(NOW, "log.log(NOW) test")
 	}
-		}
-	*/
 	return nil
 }
+
+func makeClock() {
+	me.clock.tk = makeNewFlagWidget(me.clock.wId)
+	me.clock.tk.dumpWidget("init() clock")
+	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
+	me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w, h)
+	me.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
+	me.clock.tk.frame = false
+	me.clock.tk.setColorLabel()
+	me.clock.tk.Show()
+	me.clock.active = true
+	me.clock.tk.dumpWidget("showClock()")
+}
+
+// in the very end of redrawing things, this will place the help and stdout on the top or botton
+// depending on the state the user has chosen
+func setThingsOnTop() {
+	if me.showHelp { // terrible variable name. FIXME
+		// log.Info("help does not exist")
+	} else {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
+	}
+	if me.clock.tk != nil {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.clock.tk.v.Name())
+	}
+
+	if me.dark {
+		me.stdout.tk.v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+		me.stdout.tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+	} else {
+		me.stdout.tk.v.FgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+		me.stdout.tk.v.BgColor = gocui.AttrNone
+	}
+
+	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
+	} else {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+	}
+	if me.stdout.startOnscreen {
+		log.Info("attempting to locate stdout on screen for the first time")
+		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
+		me.stdout.startOnscreen = false
+	}
+	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)
+		if me.dark {
+			tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+		} else {
+			tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+		}
+		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)
+	}
+}

init.go

@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
-	"runtime/pprof"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
@@ -27,130 +23,49 @@ import (
 var VERSION string
 var BUILDTIME string
 
-var PLUGIN string = "gocui"
+func queueToolkitClose() {
-
-// this is called at the very initial connection
-// between the app and this gocui plugin
-// this is a good place to initialize gocui's default behavior
-func toolkitInit() {
-	log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
-	if me.baseGui == nil {
-		log.Info("gocui baseGui is still nil")
-		standardExit()
-	}
-	if me.treeRoot == nil {
-		log.Info("gocui treeRoot is still nil")
-		standardExit()
-	}
-	// w := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	// w.dumpTree("MM")
-	// w.dumpWindows("WW")
-
-	// SETUP HELP START
-	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-	log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() trying showHelp() me.ok =", me.ok)
-	showHelp()
-	hideHelp()
-	// SETUP HELP END
-
-	// SETUP STDOUT START
-	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-		makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "from setThingsOnTop()")
-	}
-
-	// time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
-	log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
-	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-	if !me.stdout.init {
-		log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() stdout.Init me.ok =", me.ok)
-		me.stdout.init = true
-		relocateStdoutOffscreen()
-	}
-	// time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	me.stdout.outputOnTop = false
-	setThingsOnTop()
-	// SETUP STDOUT END
-
-	// SETUP BG
-	if me.BG.tk == nil {
-		me.BG.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(me.BG.wId)
-	}
-
-	// SETUP libnotify clock and menu
-	me.notify.clock.once.Do(makeNotifyClock)
-	me.notify.icon.once.Do(makeNotifyIcon)
-
-	// TODO: for some reason, this makes the background doesn't display
-	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE
-	var toggle bool
-	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
-		// enable this to show early debugging
-		// w := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-		// w.dumpTree("MM")
-		// w.dumpWindows("WW")
-
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-		if toggle {
-			toggle = false
-			// log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing true stuff here")
-		} else {
-			toggle = true
-			// log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing false stuff here")
-		}
-		setBottomBG()
-	}
-	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE END
-
-	// TEST TEXTBOX START
-	// time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
-	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-		log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() initTextbox me.ok =", me.ok)
-		initTextbox()
-	}
-	// TEST TEXTBOX END
-}
-
-func toolkitClose() {
 	me.baseGui.Close()
 }
 
-// a GO GUI plugin should initTree in init()
+func queueSetChecked(n *tree.Node, b bool) {
-// this should be done before the application
+	setChecked(n, b)
-// starts trying to open up a channel
-func init() {
-	me.myTree = initTree()
-
 }
 
 // sets defaults and establishes communication
 // to this toolkit from the wit/gui golang package
-func initPlugin() {
+func init() {
-	defer func() {
+	log.Log(INFO, "Init() of awesome-gocui")
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(me.outf, "PANIC: initPlugin() recovered %v\n", r)
-			return
-		}
-	}()
 
-	var err error
+	// init the config struct default values
+	Set(&me, "default")
+
+	// initial stdout window settings
+	me.stdout.w = 180
+	me.stdout.h = 40
+	me.stdout.lastW = 4
+	me.stdout.lastH = 20
+
+	// just make up unique values for these
+	me.dropdown.wId = -77
+	me.textbox.wId = -55
+	me.stdout.wId = -4
+	me.clock.wId = -5
+
+	me.mouse.mouseUp = true
+	me.mouse.clicktime = time.Millisecond * 200
+	me.mouse.doubletime = time.Millisecond * 400
+
+	me.myTree = tree.New()
+	me.myTree.PluginName = "gocui"
+	go refreshGocui()
 
 	// read in defaults from config protobuf
 	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 {
-		if val == "disable" {
+			me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout offscreen\n"))
-			log.Log(INFO, "gocui: attempt to COMPLETELY DISABLE STDOUT LOG")
-			me.stdout.disable = true
-		}
-	}
-	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("stdoutoffscreen"); err == nil {
-		if val == "false" {
-			// log.Log(NOW, "gocui: START ON SCREEN TRUE")
-			me.stdout.startOnscreen = true
 		}
 	}
 	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("dark"); err == nil {
@@ -163,159 +78,30 @@ func initPlugin() {
 			me.dark = true
 		}
 	}
-	// todo: make this a tmp file that goes away
-	if !me.stdout.disable {
-		tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "gocui-*.log")
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("Error creating temp file:", err)
-			standardExit()
-		}
-		// defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
 
-		log.Log(INFO, "stdout.disable == true. writing to", tmpFile.Name())
+	me.myTree.NodeAction = newaction
-		me.outf = tmpFile
+	me.myTree.Add = newAdd
-		// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
+	me.myTree.SetTitle = newSetTitle
-		//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	me.myTree.SetLabel = newSetLabel
-		log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
+	me.myTree.SetText = newSetText
-	}
+	me.myTree.AddText = newAddText
-	me.starttime = time.Now()
+	me.myTree.SetChecked = queueSetChecked
-	log.Log(INFO, "Init() of awesome-gocui")
+	me.myTree.ToolkitClose = queueToolkitClose
-
-	// init the config struct default values
-	Set(&me, "default")
-
-	// initial app window settings
-
-	// initial stdout window settings
-	me.stdout.w = 180
-	me.stdout.h = 40
-	me.stdout.lastW = 4
-	me.stdout.lastH = 20
-
-	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("stdoutsize"); err == nil {
-		parts := strings.Fields(val)
-		if len(parts) == 4 {
-			log.Info("initial stdout settings:", parts, "setting startOnscreen = true")
-			me.stdout.w, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
-			me.stdout.h, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
-			me.stdout.lastW, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[2])
-			me.stdout.lastH, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[3])
-			me.stdout.startOnscreen = true
-		} else {
-			log.Info("initial stdout settings parse error:", parts)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// just make up unique values for these
-	me.dropdown.wId = -77
-	me.textbox.wId = -55
-	me.stdout.wId = -4
-	me.BG.wId = -22
-
-	// the clock widget id and offset
-	me.notify.clock.wId = -5
-	me.notify.clock.offsetW = 13
-	me.notify.clock.offsetH = 1
-
-	me.notify.icon.wId = -6
-	me.notify.icon.offsetW = 4
-	me.notify.icon.offsetH = 1
-
-	me.notify.help.wId = -7
-	me.notify.help.offsetH = 3
-
-	Set(&me.dropdown, "default")
-	// 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
-	me.mouse.doubletime = time.Millisecond * 400
 
 	me.newWindowTrigger = make(chan *guiWidget, 1)
 	go newWindowTrigger()
-	go refreshGocui()
 
 	log.Log(NOW, "Init() start pluginChan")
-	if me.stdout.disable {
+	// log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
-		log.Info("Using STDOUT")
+	go mainGogui()
-	} else {
+	// log.Sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
-		log.Info("Using gocui STDOUT")
-		os.Stdout = me.outf
-		log.CaptureMode(me.outf)
-	}
-
-	// init gocui
-	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		os.Exit(-1)
-		return
-	}
-	me.baseGui = g
-	g.Cursor = true
-	g.Mouse = true
-
-	// this sets the function that is run on every event. For example:
-	// When you click the mouse, move the mouse, or press a key on the keyboard
-	// This is equivalent to xev or similar to cat /dev/input on linux
-	g.SetManagerFunc(gocuiEvent)
-
-	// register how the 'gocui' will work as a GO toolkit plugin
-	// all applications will use these keys. they are universal.
-	// registered event handlers still have the events sent to gocuiEvent() above
-	registerHandlers(g)
-
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	if me.outf != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(me.outf, "hello world", time.Since(me.starttime))
-	}
-
-	// coreStdout()
-	// createStdout(g)
-	// tell 'tree' that we are okay to start talking to
-	me.myTree.InitOK()
-	me.ok = true // this tells init() it's okay to work with gocui
-
-	go gocuiMain()
-}
-
-// This goroutine sits in gocui's MainLoop()
-func gocuiMain() {
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			log.Warn("PANIC ecovered in gocuiMain()", r)
-			if me.outf == nil {
-				debug.PrintStack()
-				pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 1)
-				panic(os.Stdout)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintf(me.outf, "PANIC recovered in r = %v", r)
-				os.Stderr = me.outf
-				os.Stdout = me.outf
-				debug.PrintStack()
-				pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(me.outf, 1)
-				panic(me.outf)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// me.stdout.Write([]byte("begin gogui.MainLoop()\n"))
-	if err := me.baseGui.MainLoop(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrQuit) {
-		log.Log(NOW, "g.MainLoop() panic err =", err)
-		// normally panic here
-		panic("gocuiTKmainloop OOPS")
-	}
 }
 
 func standardExit() {
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() doing baseGui.Close()")
 	me.baseGui.Close()
-	if me.outf != nil {
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() doing outf.Close()")
-		me.outf.Close()
+	outf.Close()
-		os.Remove(me.outf.Name())
-	}
 	// log(true, "standardExit() setOutput(os.Stdout)")
 	// setOutput(os.Stdout)
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() send back Quit()")
@@ -330,17 +116,109 @@ func standardClose() {
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() doing baseGui.Close()")
 	me.baseGui.Close()
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() doing outf.Close()")
-	me.outf.Close()
+	outf.Close()
-	os.Remove(me.outf.Name())
 	// os.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	// os.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	// os.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() send back Quit()")
 }
 
+var outf *os.File
+
 func main() {
 }
 
+var origStdout *os.File
+var origStderr *os.File
+
+func mainGogui() {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			log.Warn("YAHOOOO Recovered in guiMain application:", r)
+			log.Warn("Recovered from panic:", r)
+			me.baseGui.Close()
+			log.CaptureMode(nil)
+			log.Warn("YAHOOOO Recovered in guiMain application:", r)
+			log.Warn("Recovered from panic:", r)
+			me.myTree.SendToolkitPanic()
+
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	var err error
+
+	outf, err = os.OpenFile("/tmp/captureMode.log", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("error opening file:", err)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	origStdout = os.Stdout
+	os.Stdout = outf
+	defer outf.Close()
+
+	log.CaptureMode(outf)
+
+	gocuiMain()
+}
+
+// This initializes the gocui package
+// it runs SetManagerFunc which passes every input
+// event (keyboard, mouse, etc) to the function "gocuiEvent()"
+func gocuiMain() {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			log.Warn("YAHOOOO Recovered in gocuiMain()", r)
+			log.Warn("Recovered from panic:", r)
+			me.baseGui.Close()
+
+			// allow gocui to close if possible, then print stack
+			log.Sleep(1)
+			os.Stdout = origStdout
+			os.Stderr = origStderr
+			me.myTree.SendToolkitPanic()
+			log.Warn("Stack trace:")
+			debug.PrintStack()
+			// panic("BUMMER 2")
+
+			// attempt to switch to the nocui toolkit
+			log.Sleep(1)
+			me.myTree.SendToolkitLoad("nocui")
+			log.Sleep(3)
+			me.myTree.SendToolkitLoad("nocui")
+			// panic("BUMMER")
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer g.Close()
+
+	me.baseGui = g
+
+	g.Cursor = true
+	g.Mouse = true
+
+	// this sets the function that is run on every event. For example:
+	// When you click the mouse, move the mouse, or press a key on the keyboard
+	// This is equivalent to xev or similar to cat /dev/input on linux
+	g.SetManagerFunc(gocuiEvent)
+
+	// register how the 'gocui' will work as a GO toolkit plugin
+	// all applications will use these keys. they are universal.
+	// registered event handlers still have the events sent to gocuiEvent() above
+	registerHandlers(g)
+
+	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
+		panic("gocuiTKmainloop OOPS")
+	}
+}
+
 // this hack is to wait for the application to send something
 // before trying to do anything. todo: rethink this someday
 func waitOK() {
@@ -352,17 +230,6 @@ func waitOK() {
 	}
 }
 
-// this hack is to wait for the application to send something
-// before trying to do anything. todo: rethink this someday
-func waitFirstWindow() {
-	for {
-		if me.firstWindowOk {
-			return
-		}
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-}
-
 // empty function. this triggers gocui to refresh the screen
 func testRefresh(*gocui.Gui) error {
 	// log.Info("in testRefresh")
@@ -371,94 +238,59 @@ func testRefresh(*gocui.Gui) error {
 
 // refresh the screen 10 times a second
 func refreshGocui() {
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			if me.outf == nil {
-				log.Info("INIT PLUGIN recovered in r", r)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintln(me.outf, "INIT PLUGIN recovered in r", r)
-			}
-			return
-		}
-	}()
 	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.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() sending refresh to channel")
-				me.newWindowTrigger <- me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-				me.refresh = false
-			}
-			if me.stdout.changed {
-				me.stdout.changed = false
-				lastRefresh = time.Now()
-				new1 := new(tree.ToolkitConfig)
-				new1.Plugin = "gocui"
-				new1.Name = "stdoutsize"
-				width := me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.w1 - me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.w0
-				height := me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.h1 - me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.h0
-				new1.Value = fmt.Sprintf("%d %d %d %d", width, height, me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.w0, me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize.h0)
-				me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
-				// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() gocui setting stdout size =", new1.Value)
-				// me.stdout.tk.dumpWidget("save")
-			}
-		}
-
-		// 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
-			// after the switch to protocol buffers
-			me.myTree.Lock()
 			if me.mouse.mouseUp {
 				// log.Info("refresh now on mouseUp")
 				// todo: add logic here to see if the application has changed anything
-				libNotifyUpdate()
+				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-				lastRefresh = time.Now()
+				if me.clock.tk != nil && !me.showHelp {
+					// also double check the gocui view exists
+					if me.clock.tk.v != nil {
+						me.clock.tk.v.Clear()
+						me.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
+						me.clock.tk.v.WriteString(me.clock.tk.labelN)
+					}
+				}
 			} else {
-				if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 3*time.Second {
+				// log.Info("refresh skip on mouseDown")
-					libNotifyUpdate()
+				// me.baseGui.Update()
+			}
 			lastRefresh = time.Now()
 		}
 	}
-			me.myTree.Unlock()
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 // 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 {
 		case tk := <-me.newWindowTrigger:
 			// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() got new window", tk.cuiName)
-			// time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 			waitOK()
-			me.myTree.Lock()
+			redoWindows(1, -1)
-			// time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-			redoWindows(me.FirstWindowW, me.FirstWindowH)
-			me.firstWindowOk = true
 			if !me.stdout.init {
 				me.stdout.init = true
 				relocateStdoutOffscreen()
 			}
-			if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-				initTextbox()
-			}
 			tk.makeWindowActive()
-			me.myTree.Unlock()
+			// place the new window relative to the mouse
+			tk.redrawWindow(me.mouse.downW+8, me.mouse.downH-2)
+			// tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+
+			setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
+			// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() after sleep")
 		}
 	}
 }

libnotify.go

@@ -1,295 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
-
-// this file implements a libnotify-like menu
-// also there is SIGWINCH resizing
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
-	log "go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
-	"go.wit.com/widget"
-)
-
-// create a new widget in the binary tree
-func makeNewInternalWidget(wId int) *guiWidget {
-	if me.treeRoot == nil {
-		log.Info("GOGUI Init ERROR. treeRoot == nil")
-		return nil
-	}
-	n := new(tree.Node)
-	n.WidgetType = widget.Flag
-	n.WidgetId = wId
-	n.ParentId = 0
-
-	// store the internal toolkit information
-	tk := new(guiWidget)
-	tk.frame = true
-
-	tk.node = n
-	tk.node.Parent = me.treeRoot
-
-	// set the name used by gocui to the id
-	tk.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d DR", wId)
-
-	tk.setColorInput()
-
-	// add this new widget on the binary tree
-	tk.parent = me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	if tk.parent == nil {
-		panic("makeNewFlagWidget() didn't get treeRoot guiWidget")
-	} else {
-		tk.parent.children = append(tk.parent.children, tk)
-	}
-
-	n.TK = tk
-	return tk
-}
-
-func makeNotifyClock() {
-	if me.treeRoot == nil {
-		log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
-		return
-	}
-	me.notify.clock.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(me.notify.clock.wId)
-	// me.notify.clock.tk.dumpWidget("init() clock")
-	me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(0, 0)
-	me.notify.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
-	me.notify.clock.tk.frame = false
-	me.notify.clock.tk.setColorLabel()
-	me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
-	me.notify.clock.active = true
-	// me.notify.clock.tk.dumpWidget("notifyClock()")
-
-}
-
-func makeNotifyIcon() {
-	if me.treeRoot == nil {
-		log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
-		return
-	}
-	me.notify.icon.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(me.notify.icon.wId)
-	// me.notify.icon.tk.dumpWidget("init() menu")
-	w, _ := me.baseGui.Size()
-	me.notify.icon.tk.MoveToOffset(w-5, me.notify.icon.offsetH)
-	me.notify.icon.tk.labelN = "[ ]"
-	me.notify.icon.tk.frame = false
-	me.notify.icon.tk.setColorNotifyIcon()
-	me.notify.icon.tk.Show()
-	me.notify.icon.active = true
-	// me.notify.icon.tk.dumpWidget("notifyIcon()")
-
-}
-
-func libNotifyUpdate() {
-	if me.baseGui == nil {
-		log.Info("libNotifyUpdate error baseGui == nil")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// refresh GOCUI
-	me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
-	// me.baseGui.UpdateAsync(testRefresh) // Async option. probably don't need this?
-
-	if me.notify.clock.tk == nil {
-		log.Info("libNotifyUpdate error clock.tk == nil")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// check for SIGWINCH. If so, move the libnotify clock
-	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
-	if me.winchW != w || me.winchH != h {
-		if me.winchW == 0 && me.winchH == 0 {
-			// this isn't really SIGWINCH. This is the app starting
-		} else {
-			log.Printf("gocui: long live SIGWINCH! (w,h) is now (%d,%d)\n", w, h)
-		}
-		me.winchW = w
-		me.winchH = h
-		me.notify.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w-me.notify.clock.offsetW, me.notify.clock.offsetH)
-		me.notify.clock.tk.Hide()
-		me.notify.clock.tk.Show()
-
-		sigWinchBG()
-		sigWinchIcon()
-	}
-
-	// update the time
-	me.notify.clock.tk.v.Clear()
-	me.notify.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
-	me.notify.clock.tk.v.WriteString(me.notify.clock.tk.labelN)
-	hardDrawAtgocuiSize(me.notify.clock.tk)
-	// hardDrawUnderMouse(me.notify.clock.tk, "clock")
-	// log.Info("libNotifyUpdate updated clock", me.notify.clock.tk.labelN)
-
-	if me.notify.icon.tk == nil {
-		log.Info("libNotifyUpdate error menu.tk == nil")
-		return
-	}
-	if me.notify.icon.tk.v == nil {
-		log.Info("libNotifyUpdate error menu.tk.v == nil")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// update the menu
-	hardDrawAtgocuiSize(me.notify.icon.tk)
-	me.notify.icon.tk.setColorNotifyIcon()
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.notify.icon.tk.v.Name())
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.notify.clock.tk.v.Name())
-}
-
-func setNotifyIconText(s string) {
-	me.notify.icon.tk.v.Clear()
-	me.notify.icon.tk.labelN = s
-	me.notify.icon.tk.v.WriteString(me.notify.icon.tk.labelN)
-	hardDrawAtgocuiSize(me.notify.icon.tk)
-	me.notify.icon.tk.setColorNotifyIcon()
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.notify.icon.tk.v.Name())
-	log.Info("setNotifyIconText() updated menu to:", me.notify.icon.tk.labelN)
-	// print out the window list // TODO: put this in libnotify
-	for _, tk := range me.allwin {
-		log.Info("known window Window", tk.labelN, tk.window.active, tk.window.order)
-	}
-	if s == "[X]" {
-		log.Warn("should turn on help window here")
-		showHelp()
-	} else {
-		log.Warn("should turn off help window here")
-		hideHelp()
-	}
-}
-
-// in the very end of redrawing things, this will place the help and stdout on the top or botton
-// depending on the state the user has chosen
-func setThingsOnTop() {
-	if me.showHelp { // terrible variable name. FIXME
-		// log.Info("help does not exist")
-	} else {
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
-	}
-
-	if me.notify.clock.tk != nil {
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.notify.clock.tk.v.Name())
-	}
-
-	if me.notify.icon.tk != nil {
-		if me.notify.icon.tk.v != nil {
-			me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.notify.icon.tk.v.Name())
-		}
-	}
-
-	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-		makeOutputWidget(me.baseGui, "from setThingsOnTop()")
-	}
-	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if me.stdout.tk.v == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		me.stdout.tk.v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
-		me.stdout.tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-	} else {
-		me.stdout.tk.v.FgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-		me.stdout.tk.v.BgColor = gocui.AttrNone
-	}
-
-	if me.stdout.outputOnTop {
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
-	} else {
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
-	}
-	if me.stdout.startOnscreen {
-		// log.Info("THIS TRIGGERS STDOUT") // todo: make a proper init() & move this there
-		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
-		me.stdout.startOnscreen = false
-	}
-	setBottomBG()
-}
-
-// useful for debuggging
-func hardDrawUnderMouse(tk *guiWidget, name string) {
-	if tk.v != nil {
-		tk.Hide()
-	}
-	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
-	r := new(rectType)
-	r.w0 = w
-	r.h0 = h
-	r.w1 = w + 8
-	r.h1 = h + 4
-	if err := tk.SetViewRect(r); err != nil {
-		log.Info("hardDrawUnderMouse() err", tk.cuiName, err)
-		tk.dumpWidget("hardDrawERR")
-	}
-	tk.v.Frame = false
-	tk.v.Clear()
-	tk.v.WriteString(tk.labelN + "\n" + name)
-}
-
-func hardDrawAtgocuiSize(tk *guiWidget) {
-	if tk.v != nil {
-		tk.Hide()
-	}
-	if err := tk.SetView(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("hardDrawAtgocuiSize() err ok widget", tk.cuiName)
-		tk.dumpWidget("hardDrawERR")
-	}
-	tk.v.Frame = false
-	tk.v.Clear()
-	tk.v.WriteString(tk.labelN)
-	// log.Verbose("hardDrawAtgocuiSize() err ok widget", tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, tk.v.Name())
-}
-
-func sigWinchIcon() {
-	w, _ := me.baseGui.Size()
-	me.notify.icon.tk.MoveToOffset(w-me.notify.icon.offsetW, me.notify.icon.offsetH)
-	me.notify.icon.tk.Hide()
-	me.notify.icon.tk.Show()
-}
-
-func sigWinchBG() {
-	tk := me.BG.tk
-	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
-	tk.gocuiSize.w0 = -1
-	tk.gocuiSize.h0 = -1
-	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = w + 1
-	tk.gocuiSize.h1 = h + 1
-	if err := tk.SetView(); err != nil {
-		tk.dumpWidget("sigWinchBGerr()")
-		log.Log(ERROR, "sigWinchBG()", err)
-	}
-	log.Log(INFO, "background resized to", tk.gocuiSize)
-}
-
-// find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
-func setBottomBG() {
-	if me.BG.tk == nil {
-		log.Info("background tk widget not initialized")
-		return
-	}
-	tk := me.BG.tk
-	// log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
-	if tk.v == nil {
-		sigWinchBG()
-		return
-	}
-	if me.dark {
-		tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-	} else {
-		tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
-	}
-	tk.v.Clear()
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom(tk.cuiName)
-	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
-	tk.gocuiSize.w0 = -1
-	tk.gocuiSize.h0 = -1
-	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = w + 1
-	tk.gocuiSize.h1 = h + 1
-	tk.SetView()
-}

node.go

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"go.wit.com/widget"
-)
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) WidgetType() widget.WidgetType {
-	if tk.node == nil {
-		return widget.Label
-	}
-	return tk.node.WidgetType
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) WidgetId() int {
-	return tk.node.WidgetId
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) GetLabel() string {
-	return tk.node.GetLabel()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) IsEnabled() bool {
-	return tk.node.IsEnabled()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) Checked() bool {
-	return tk.node.State.Checked
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) Hidden() bool {
-	if tk.node == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	if tk.parent == nil {
-		return tk.node.Hidden()
-	}
-	if tk.parent.WidgetId() == 0 {
-		return tk.node.Hidden()
-	}
-	if tk.parent.Hidden() {
-		return true
-	}
-	return tk.node.Hidden()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) Direction() widget.Orientation {
-	return tk.node.State.Direction
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) GridW() int {
-	return tk.node.State.AtW
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) GridH() int {
-	return tk.node.State.AtH
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) SetChecked(b bool) {
-	tk.node.State.Checked = b
-}

place.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Position() (int, int) {
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
-	if w.WidgetType() != widget.Box {
+	if w.node.WidgetType != widget.Box {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
 		// re-get the Size (they should not have changed, but maybe they can?)
 		// TODO: figure this out or report that they did
 		sizeW, sizeH = child.Size()
-		if w.Direction() == widget.Vertical {
+		if w.node.State.Direction == widget.Vertical {
 			log.Log(INFO, "BOX IS VERTICAL  ", w.String(), "newWH()", newW, newH, "child()", sizeW, sizeH, child.String())
 			// expand based on the child height
 			newH += sizeH
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 	tk.startW = startW
 	tk.startH = startH
 
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
+	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Window:
 		tk.full.w0 = startW
 		tk.full.h0 = startH
@@ -143,17 +143,11 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 		// tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("PlaceGroup(%d,%d)", maxW, newH))
 		return maxW, newH
 	case widget.Button:
-		if tk.isDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
+		if tk.isWindowDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
 			tk.frame = false
-			// tk.color = nil
+			tk.color = nil
-			// tk.defaultColor = nil
+			tk.defaultColor = nil
-			/*
-				if tk.IsEnabled() {
 			tk.setColorButtonDense()
-				} else {
-					tk.setColorDisable()
-				}
-			*/
 			// if tk.full.Height() > 0 {
 			tk.full.h1 = tk.full.h0
 			// }
@@ -167,16 +161,8 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 	return 0, 0
 }
 
-func (tk *guiWidget) isDense() bool {
-	if tk.node.InTable() {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return tk.isWindowDense()
-}
-
 func (tk *guiWidget) isWindowDense() bool {
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		return tk.window.dense
 	}
 	if tk.parent == nil {
@@ -186,7 +172,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) isWindowDense() bool {
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) isInGrid() bool {
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Grid {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Grid {
 		return true
 	}
 	if tk.parent == nil {
@@ -197,10 +183,12 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) isInGrid() bool {
 
 func (w *guiWidget) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 	// w.showWidgetPlacement("grid0:")
-	if w.WidgetType() != widget.Grid {
+	if w.node.WidgetType != widget.Grid {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 
+	dense := w.isWindowDense()
+
 	w.full.w0 = startW
 	w.full.h0 = startH
 
@@ -209,22 +197,22 @@ func (w *guiWidget) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 		childW, childH := child.placeWidgets(child.startW, child.startH)
 
 		// set the child's realWidth, and grid offset
-		if w.widths[child.GridW()] < childW {
+		if w.widths[child.node.State.AtW] < childW {
-			w.widths[child.GridW()] = childW
+			w.widths[child.node.State.AtW] = childW
 		}
-		if w.heights[child.GridH()] < childH {
+		if w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] < childH {
-			w.heights[child.GridH()] = childH
+			w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] = childH
 		}
-		if child.isDense() {
+		if dense {
-			if w.heights[child.GridH()] > 0 {
+			if w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] > 0 {
-				w.heights[child.GridH()] = 1
+				w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] = 1
 			} else {
-				w.heights[child.GridH()] = 0
+				w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] = 0
 			}
 		}
 
 		// child.showWidgetPlacement("grid: ")
-		log.Log(INFO, "placeGrid:", child.String(), "child()", childW, childH, "At()", child.GridW(), child.GridH())
+		log.Log(INFO, "placeGrid:", child.String(), "child()", childW, childH, "At()", child.node.State.AtW, child.node.State.AtH)
 	}
 
 	var maxW int = 0
@@ -236,12 +224,12 @@ func (w *guiWidget) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 
 		var totalW, totalH int
 		for i, w := range w.widths {
-			if i < child.GridW() {
+			if i < child.node.State.AtW {
 				totalW += w
 			}
 		}
 		for i, h := range w.heights {
-			if i < child.GridH() {
+			if i < child.node.State.AtH {
 				totalH += h
 			}
 		}
@@ -257,7 +245,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 			maxH = totalH
 		}
 
-		log.Log(INFO, "placeGrid:", child.String(), "new()", newW, newH, "At()", child.GridW(), child.GridH())
+		log.Log(INFO, "placeGrid:", child.String(), "new()", newW, newH, "At()", child.node.State.AtW, child.node.State.AtH)
 		child.placeWidgets(newW, newH)
 		// child.showWidgetPlacement("grid2:")
 	}
@@ -326,8 +314,8 @@ func textSize(n *tree.Node) (int, int) {
 */
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) gocuiSetWH(sizeW, sizeH int) {
-	w := len(tk.GetLabel())
+	w := len(tk.node.GetLabel())
-	lines := strings.Split(tk.GetLabel(), "\n")
+	lines := strings.Split(tk.node.GetLabel(), "\n")
 	h := len(lines)
 
 	if tk.Hidden() {

plugin.go

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+	// if you include more than just this import
+	// then your plugin might be doing something un-ideal (just a guess from 2023/02/27)
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ func newAdd(n *tree.Node) {
 		return
 	}
 	if n.TK != nil {
-		log.Log(INFO, "Tree Add() sent a widget we aleady seem to have")
+		log.Warn("Tree Add() sent a widget we aleady seem to have")
 		// this is done to protect the plugin being 'refreshed' with the
 		// widget binary tree. TODO: find a way to keep them in sync
 		return
@@ -34,26 +35,24 @@ func newAdd(n *tree.Node) {
 			w = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 		}
 	*/
+	// w.setColor(&colorDisabled)
 	w := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 	w.Show()
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
 }
 
 // for gocui as a GUI plugin, SetTitle & SetLabel are identical to SetText
-func setTitle(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+func newSetTitle(n *tree.Node, s string) {
-	setText(n, s)
+	newSetText(n, s)
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
 }
 
-func setLabel(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+func newSetLabel(n *tree.Node, s string) {
-	setText(n, s)
+	newSetText(n, s)
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
 }
 
-// setText() and addText() are simple. They take the event sent
+// newSetText() and newAddText() are simple. They take the event sent
 // to the GO plugin from the application and lookup the plugin structure
 // then pass that event to gocui. This is the transfer point
-func setText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+func newSetText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	if n == nil {
 		log.Warn("Tree Error: Add() sent n == nil")
 		return
@@ -64,10 +63,9 @@ func setText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	}
 	w := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 	w.SetText(s)
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
 }
 
-func addText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
+func newAddText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	if n == nil {
 		log.Warn("Tree Error: Add() sent n == nil")
 		return
@@ -78,7 +76,61 @@ func addText(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	}
 	w := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 	w.AddText(s)
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
+}
+
+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
+	}
+	if n.TK == nil {
+		log.Warn("Tree sent an action on a widget we didn't seem to have.")
+		// do this init here again? Probably something
+		// went wrong and we should reset the our while gocui.View tree
+		n.TK = initWidget(n)
+	}
+	w := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	switch atype {
+	case widget.Show:
+		w.Show()
+	case widget.Hide:
+		if n.Hidden() {
+			// already hidden
+		} else {
+			log.Log(NOW, "attempt to hide() =", atype, n.WidgetId, n.WidgetType, n.ProgName())
+			w.node.State.Hidden = true
+			w.Hide()
+		}
+	case widget.Move:
+		log.Log(NOW, "attempt to move() =", atype, n.WidgetType, n.ProgName())
+	case widget.ToolkitClose:
+		log.Log(NOW, "attempting to close the plugin and release stdout and stderr")
+		standardClose()
+	case widget.Enable:
+		w.enable = true
+		w.enableColor()
+	case widget.Disable:
+		w.enable = false
+		w.disableColor()
+	case widget.Delete:
+		if w == nil {
+			return
+		} else {
+			w.hideWidgets()
+			w.deleteNode()
+		}
+		n.DeleteNode()
+	default:
+		log.Log(ERROR, "newaction() UNHANDLED Action Type =", atype, "WidgetType =", n.WidgetType, "Name =", n.ProgName())
+	}
+	log.Log(INFO, "newaction() END", atype, n.String())
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) deleteGocuiViews() {
@@ -116,7 +168,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) AddText(text string) {
 	}
 	w.vals = append(w.vals, text)
 	for i, s := range w.vals {
-		log.Log(INFO, "AddText()", w.String(), i, s)
+		log.Log(NOW, "AddText()", w.String(), i, s)
 	}
 	w.SetText(text)
 }
@@ -156,92 +208,8 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) GetText() string {
 		// return gocui.view name?
 		return tk.cuiName
 	}
-	if tk.GetLabel() != "" {
+	if tk.node.State.Label != "" {
-		return tk.GetLabel()
+		return tk.node.State.Label
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-
-// hack. use "textbox widget" to "disable" user events
-func hideDisable() {
-	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-		initTextbox()
-	}
-
-	me.textbox.tk.Hide()
-	me.textbox.tk.enable = false
-	me.textbox.tk.node.State.Enable = false
-	me.textbox.active = false
-	me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("help")
-	// me.baseGui.DeleteView(me.textbox.tk.cuiName)
-	// me.baseGui.DeleteView(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
-}
-
-// hack. use "textbox widget" to "disable" user events
-func showDisable() {
-	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-		initTextbox()
-		me.textbox.tk.prepTextbox()
-	}
-	r := new(rectType)
-	r.w0 = 2
-	r.h0 = 1
-	r.w1 = r.w0 + 24
-	r.h1 = r.h0 + 2
-	me.textbox.tk.forceSizes(r)
-	me.textbox.tk.Show() // actually makes the gocui view. TODO: redo this
-	// log.Info("textbox should be shown")
-	// showTextbox("Running...")
-	// me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("shown?")
-
-	me.textbox.tk.setColorModal()
-	me.textbox.tk.v.Clear()
-	me.textbox.tk.v.WriteString("Running...")
-
-	me.textbox.tk.v.Editable = true
-	me.textbox.tk.v.Wrap = true
-
-	me.textbox.tk.SetViewRect(r)
-	me.baseGui.SetCurrentView(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
-
-	// bind the enter key to a function so we can close the textbox
-	me.baseGui.SetKeybinding(me.textbox.tk.v.Name(), gocui.KeyEnter, gocui.ModNone, theCloseTheTextbox)
-
-	me.textbox.active = true
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) Disable() {
-	if tk == nil {
-		log.Log(NOW, "widget is nil")
-		return
-	}
-
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
-	case widget.Box:
-		showDisable()
-		return
-	case widget.Button:
-		tk.setColorDisable()
-		return
-	default:
-		tk.dumpWidget("fixme: disable")
-	}
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) Enable() {
-	if tk == nil {
-		log.Log(NOW, "widget is nil")
-		return
-	}
-
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
-	case widget.Box:
-		hideDisable()
-		return
-	case widget.Button:
-		tk.restoreEnableColor()
-		return
-	default:
-		tk.dumpWidget("fixme: enable")
-	}
-}

size.go

@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
+func (tk *guiWidget) Hidden() bool {
+	if tk.parent == nil {
+		return tk.node.Hidden()
+	}
+	if tk.parent.node.WidgetId == 0 {
+		return tk.node.Hidden()
+	}
+	if tk.parent.Hidden() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return tk.node.Hidden()
+}
+
 func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 	if tk == nil {
 		return 0, 0
@@ -22,7 +35,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
+	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Window:
 		var maxH int = 0
 		var maxW int = 0
@@ -63,11 +76,11 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 	case widget.Label:
 		return len(tk.String()) + 2, 1
 	case widget.Textbox:
-		return len(tk.String()) + 10, 3 // TODO: compute this based on 'window dense'
+		return len(tk.String()) + 2, 3 // TODO: compute this based on 'window dense'
 	case widget.Checkbox:
 		return len(tk.String()) + 2, 3 // TODO: compute this based on 'window dense'
 	case widget.Button:
-		if tk.isDense() {
+		if tk.isWindowDense() {
 			return len(tk.String()) + 2, 0
 		}
 		return len(tk.String()) + 2, 3 // TODO: compute this based on 'window dense'
@@ -91,11 +104,11 @@ func (w *guiWidget) sizeGrid() (int, int) {
 		sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
 
 		// set the child's realWidth, and grid offset
-		if w.widths[child.GridW()] < sizeW {
+		if w.widths[child.node.State.AtW] < sizeW {
-			w.widths[child.GridW()] = sizeW
+			w.widths[child.node.State.AtW] = sizeW
 		}
-		if w.heights[child.GridH()] < sizeH {
+		if w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] < sizeH {
-			w.heights[child.GridH()] = sizeH
+			w.heights[child.node.State.AtH] = sizeH
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +125,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) sizeGrid() (int, int) {
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) sizeBox() (int, int) {
-	if w.WidgetType() != widget.Box {
+	if w.node.WidgetType != widget.Box {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 	if w.Hidden() {
@@ -126,7 +139,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) sizeBox() (int, int) {
 			continue
 		}
 		sizeW, sizeH := child.Size()
-		if child.Direction() == widget.Vertical {
+		if child.node.State.Direction == widget.Vertical {
 			maxW += sizeW
 			if sizeH > maxH {
 				maxH = sizeH
@@ -241,10 +254,10 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) setFullSize() bool {
 		tk.full.h1 = r.h1
 		changed = true
 	}
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Button {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Button {
 		tk.full.h1 = tk.full.h0 + 1
 	}
-	if tk.isDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
+	if tk.isWindowDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
 		tk.full.h1 = tk.full.h0
 	}
 	if changed {
@@ -309,7 +322,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) buttonFullSize() rectType {
 	tk.full.h1 = r.h1
 
 	// total hack. fix this somewhere eventually correctly
-	if tk.isDense() { // total hack. fix this somewhere eventually correctly
+	if tk.isWindowDense() { // total hack. fix this somewhere eventually correctly
 		tk.full.h0 += 1         // total hack. fix this somewhere eventually correctly
 		tk.full.h1 = tk.full.h0 // total hack. fix this somewhere eventually correctly
 	}
@@ -337,13 +350,13 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) getFullSize() rectType {
 		return r
 	}
 
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Grid {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Grid {
 		return tk.gridFullSize()
 	}
 
 	// these are 'simple' widgets
 	// the full size is exactly what gocui uses
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
+	switch tk.node.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Label:
 		r := tk.buttonFullSize()
 		r.w1 += 5
@@ -355,9 +368,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) getFullSize() rectType {
 	case widget.Checkbox:
 		return tk.buttonFullSize()
 	case widget.Dropdown:
-		r := tk.buttonFullSize()
+		return tk.buttonFullSize()
-		r.w1 += 7 // TODO: fix this to be real
-		return r
 	default:
 	}
 

stdoutShow.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -17,24 +18,21 @@ import (
 func createStdout(g *gocui.Gui) bool {
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		makeOutputWidget(g, "this is a create before a mouse click")
-		// 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.logStdout.v.Write([]byte(msg))
 		me.stdout.tk.Write([]byte(msg))
-
 		log.Log(NOW, "logStdout test out")
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-func coreStdout() {
+func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
-	if me.stdout.tk != nil {
+	if me.treeRoot == nil {
-		return
+		// keep skipping this until the binary tree is initialized
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		a := new(widget.Action)
 		a.ProgName = "2stdout2"
 		a.WidgetType = widget.Stdout
@@ -45,37 +43,38 @@ func coreStdout() {
 		me.stdout.tk = initWidget(n)
 
 		tk := me.stdout.tk
-	tk.cuiName = "msg"
 		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = me.stdout.lastW
 		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = me.stdout.lastH
 		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + me.stdout.w
 		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + me.stdout.h
-}
 
-func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
-	if me.treeRoot == nil {
-		// keep skipping this until the binary tree is initialized
-		return nil
 	}
 
-	coreStdout()
-
-	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	me.stdout.tk.cuiName = "msg"
-	me.stdout.tk.SetView()
-
 	v, err := g.View("msg")
 	if v == nil {
-		// log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen. v == nil", err)
+		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen. v == nil", err)
 	} else {
 		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() msg != nil. WTF now? err =", err)
-		return v
 	}
 
-	v = me.stdout.tk.v
+	rect := me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize
+	v, err = g.SetView("msg", rect.w0, rect.h0, rect.w1, rect.h1, 0)
+
+	if errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
+		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen?", err)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() create output window failed", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if v == nil {
+		log.Log(NOW, "makeoutputwindow() msg == nil. WTF now? err =", err)
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		me.stdout.tk.v = v
+	}
 
 	v.Clear()
 	v.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorCyan
@@ -84,8 +83,16 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	// g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 	// setBottomBG()
 
+	me.stdout.tk.v = v
 	me.stdout.tk.DrawAt(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
 	relocateStdoutOffscreen()
+	/*
+		if me.stdout.outputOffscreen {
+			me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
+		} else {
+			relocateStdoutOffscreen()
+		}
+	*/
 	return v
 }
 
@@ -93,32 +100,14 @@ func relocateStdoutOffscreen() {
 	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if !me.stdout.disable {
-		log.Info("Using gocui STDOUT")
 	log.CaptureMode(me.stdout.tk)
-	}
+	// log.Log(ERROR, "setting log.CaptureMode(tk.v) in relocateStdoutOffscreen()")
 	newW := 10
 	newH := 0 - me.stdout.h - 4
 	me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(newW, newH)
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) relocateStdout(w int, h int) {
-	if me.stdout.w < 8 {
-		me.stdout.w = 8
-	}
-
-	if me.stdout.h < 4 {
-		me.stdout.h = 4
-	}
-
-	if w+me.stdout.w < 2 {
-		w = 2
-	}
-
-	if h+me.stdout.h < 2 {
-		h = 2
-	}
-
 	w0 := w
 	h0 := h
 	w1 := w + me.stdout.w
@@ -134,7 +123,8 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) relocateStdout(w int, h int) {
 	tk.full.h0 = h0
 	tk.full.h1 = h1
 
-	tk.SetView()
+	me.baseGui.SetView("msg", w0, h0, w1, h1, 0)
+	// me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 }
 
 // from the gocui devs:
@@ -143,40 +133,22 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) relocateStdout(w int, h int) {
 // of functions like fmt.Fprintf, fmt.Fprintln, io.Copy, etc. Clear must
 // be called to clear the view's buffer.
 
-func (w stdout) Height() int {
-	if w.tk == nil {
-		return 40
-	}
-	return w.tk.gocuiSize.Height() - 2
-}
-
 func (w stdout) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	me.writeMutex.Lock()
 	defer me.writeMutex.Unlock()
 
 	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(p)), "\n")
 	me.stdout.outputS = append(me.stdout.outputS, lines...)
-	if me.outf != nil {
-		fmt.Fprint(me.outf, string(p))
-	}
 
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
 func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(p)), "\n")
-	if me.outf != nil {
-		fmt.Fprint(me.outf, string(p))
-	}
-
-	if w == nil {
-		me.stdout.outputS = append(me.stdout.outputS, lines...)
-		return len(p), nil
-	}
 	w.tainted = true
 	me.writeMutex.Lock()
 	defer me.writeMutex.Unlock()
 
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(p)), "\n")
 	me.stdout.outputS = append(me.stdout.outputS, lines...)
 
 	tk := me.stdout.tk
@@ -184,14 +156,43 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		return len(p), nil
 	}
 	if tk.v == nil {
-		// redo this old code
 		v, _ := me.baseGui.View("msg")
 		if v != nil {
+			// fmt.Fprintln(outf, "found msg")
 			tk.v = v
 		}
 		return len(p), nil
 	}
 	tk.refreshStdout()
+	/*
+			// optionally write the output to /tmp
+			s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))
+			s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "\n")
+			fmt.Fprintln(outf, s)
+			v, _ := me.baseGui.View("msg")
+			if v != nil {
+				// fmt.Fprintln(outf, "found msg")
+				tk.v = v
+			}
+		} else {
+			// display the output in the gocui window
+			var cur []string
+			// chop off the last lines in the buffer
+			chop := len(me.stdout.outputS) - (me.stdout.h - 1)
+			if chop < 0 {
+				chop = 0
+			}
+			if len(me.stdout.outputS) > chop {
+				cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS[chop:]...)
+			} else {
+				cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS...)
+			}
+			slices.Reverse(cur)
+			tk.v.Clear()
+			fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
+		}
+	*/
+
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
@@ -199,11 +200,6 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 func (tk *guiWidget) refreshStdout() {
 	if len(me.stdout.outputS) < me.stdout.h+me.stdout.pager {
 		// log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("buffer too small=%d len(%d)", me.stdout.pager, len(me.stdout.outputS)))
-		var cur []string
-		cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS...)
-		slices.Reverse(cur)
-		tk.v.Clear()
-		fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -211,9 +207,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) refreshStdout() {
 	// chop off the last lines in the buffer
 	chop := len(me.stdout.outputS) - (me.stdout.pager + me.stdout.h)
 	cur = append(cur, me.stdout.outputS[chop:chop+me.stdout.h]...)
-	if me.stdout.reverse {
 	slices.Reverse(cur)
-	}
 	tk.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprintln(tk.v, strings.Join(cur, "\n"))
 }

structs.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -18,14 +17,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/guipb"
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
-	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-var initOnce sync.Once // run initPlugin() only once
-
 // It's probably a terrible idea to call this 'me'
 // 2025 note: doesn't seem terrible to call this 'me' anymore. notsure.
 var me config
@@ -39,13 +34,9 @@ type config struct {
 	myTree           *tree.TreeInfo  // ?
 	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?)
-	FirstWindowW     int             `default:"2"`           // how far over to start window #1
-	FirstWindowH     int             `default:"0"`           // how far down to start window #1
 	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
 	PadW             int             `default:"1" dense:"0"` // pad spacing
@@ -62,7 +53,6 @@ type config struct {
 	RawW             int             `default:"1"`           // the raw beginning of each window (or tab)
 	RawH             int             `default:"5"`           // the raw beginning of each window (or tab)
 	FakeW            int             `default:"20"`          // offset for the hidden widgets
-	DropdownId       int             `default:"-78"`         // the widget id to use
 	padded           bool            // add space between things like buttons
 	bookshelf        bool            // do you want things arranged in the box like a bookshelf or a stack?
 	canvas           bool            // if set to true, the windows are a raw canvas
@@ -77,17 +67,11 @@ type config struct {
 	stdout           stdout          // information for the STDOUT window
 	dropdown         dropdown        // the dropdown menu
 	textbox          dropdown        // the textbox popup window
-	BG               dropdown        // the background widget
+	clock            dropdown        // the textbox popup window
-	notify           libnotify       // emulates the desktop libnotify menu
 	allwin           []*guiWidget    // for tracking which window is next
 	dark             bool            // use a 'dark' color palette
 	mouse            mouse           // mouse settings
 	showDebug        bool            // todo: move this into config struct
-	debug            bool            // todo: move this into config struct
-	starttime        time.Time       // checks how long it takes on startup
-	winchW           int             // used to detect SIGWINCH
-	winchH           int             // used to detect SIGWINCH
-	outf             *os.File        // hacks for capturing stdout
 }
 
 // stuff controlling how the mouse works
@@ -113,14 +97,13 @@ type stdout struct {
 	outputOnTop     bool       // is the STDOUT window on top?
 	outputOffscreen bool       // is the STDOUT window offscreen?
 	startOnscreen   bool       // start the output window onscreen?
-	disable         bool       // disable the stdout window. do not change os.Stdout & os.Stderr
 	lastW           int        // the last 'w' location (used to move from offscreen to onscreen)
 	lastH           int        // the last 'h' location (used to move from offscreen to onscreen)
+	// mouseOffsetW    int        // the current 'w' offset
+	// mouseOffsetH    int        // the current 'h' offset
 	init    bool     // moves the window offscreen on startup
 	outputS []string // the buffer of all the output
 	pager   int      // allows the user to page through the buffer
-	changed         bool       // indicates the user has changed stdout. gocui should remember the state here
-	reverse         bool       // flip the STDOUT upside down so new STDOUT lines are at the top
 }
 
 // settings for the dropdown window
@@ -132,27 +115,8 @@ type dropdown struct {
 	h        int        // the height
 	active   bool       // is the dropdown menu currently in use?
 	init     bool       // moves the window offscreen on startup
-	// Id       int        `default:"-78"` // the widget id to use
-	wId int `default:"-78"` // the widget id to use
-}
-
-// settings for the dropdown window
-type internalTK struct {
-	once     sync.Once  // for init
-	tk       *guiWidget // where to show STDOUT
-	callerTK *guiWidget // which widget called the dropdown menu
 	wId      int        // the widget id to use
-	active   bool       // is the internal widget currently in use?
+	// dtoggle bool       // is a dropdown or combobox currently active?
-	offsetW  int        // width offset
-	offsetH  int        // height offset
-}
-
-// the desktop libnotify menu
-type libnotify struct {
-	clock  internalTK // widget for the clock
-	icon   internalTK // libnotify menu icon
-	window internalTK // the libnotify menu
-	help   internalTK // the help menu
 }
 
 // this is the gocui way
@@ -190,12 +154,11 @@ type window struct {
 	currentTab  bool       // the visible tab
 	selectedTab *tree.Node // for a window, this is currently selected tab
 	active      bool       // means this window is the active one
+	isBG        bool       // means this is the background widget. There is only one of these
 	order       int        // what level the window is on
 	// resize      bool       // only set the title once
 	collapsed bool // only show the window title bar
-	dense     bool // true if the window is dense
+	dense     bool // true if the window is huge
-	large     bool // true if the window is huge
-	pager     int  // allows the user to page through the window
 }
 
 type colorT struct {
@@ -213,8 +176,6 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	parent       *guiWidget   // mirrors the binary node tree
 	children     []*guiWidget // mirrors the binary node tree
 	node         *tree.Node   // the pointer back to the tree
-	pb           *guipb.Widget     // the guipb Widget
-	wtype        widget.WidgetType // used for Tables for now. todo: fix this correctly
 	windowFrame  *guiWidget   // this is the frame for a window widget
 	internal     bool         // indicates the widget is internal to gocui and should be treated differently
 	hasTabs      bool         // does the window have tabs?
@@ -239,9 +200,8 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	frame        bool         // ?
 	selectedTab  *tree.Node   // for a window, this is currently selected tab
 	color        *colorT      // what color to use
-	colorLast    colorT            // the last color the widget had
 	defaultColor *colorT      // the default colors // TODO: make a function for this instead
-	isTable      bool              // is this a table?
+	isBG         bool         // means this is the background widget. There is only one of these
 }
 
 // THIS IS GO COMPILER MAGIC
@@ -266,11 +226,12 @@ 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() {

table.go

@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"slices"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/guipb"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
-	"go.wit.com/widget"
-)
-
-func initGridPB(pb *guipb.Widget) *guiWidget {
-	var w *guiWidget
-	w = new(guiWidget)
-
-	w.pb = pb
-	w.wtype = widget.Grid
-	w.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", pb.Id, "TK")
-	w.labelN = pb.Name
-	w.isTable = true
-	return w
-}
-
-func showTable(t *guipb.Table) {
-	log.Info("gocui: should show table here")
-	if t == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Info("gocui: table.Title", t.Title)
-	// log.Info("gocui: need to add window here id =", t.Window.Id, t.Window.Name)
-	if t.Grid == nil {
-		log.Info("gocui: missing grid widget. tree plugin error")
-		return
-	}
-	root := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	parent := root.findWidgetById(int(t.Parent.Id))
-	if parent == nil {
-		log.Info("gocui: show table error. parent.Id not found", t.Parent.Id)
-		return
-	}
-
-	log.Info("gocui: need to add grid here id =", t.Grid.Id)
-	grid := initGridPB(t.Grid)
-	grid.parent = parent
-}
-
-func enableWidget(n *tree.Node) {
-	tk := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	tk.Enable()
-}
-
-func disableWidget(n *tree.Node) {
-	tk := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	tk.Disable()
-}
-
-func showWidget(n *tree.Node) {
-	tk := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	tk.Show()
-}
-
-func hideWidget(n *tree.Node) {
-	tk := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	if n.WidgetType == widget.Window {
-		tk.windowFrame.Hide()
-		tk.hideWidgets()
-	}
-	tk.Hide()
-	tk.deleteWidget()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) deleteWidget() {
-	log.Log(INFO, "gocui deleteWidget() looking for child to delete:", tk.cuiName)
-	p := tk.parent
-	for i, child := range p.children {
-		if tk == child {
-			log.Log(INFO, "deleteWidget() found parent with child to delete:", i, child.cuiName, child.WidgetId())
-			p.children = slices.Delete(p.children, i, i+1)
-		}
-	}
-	tk.deleteTree()
-}
-
-func (tk *guiWidget) deleteTree() {
-	for _, child := range tk.children {
-		child.deleteTree()
-	}
-	tk.Hide()
-}

textbox.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
@@ -30,21 +29,18 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) forceSizes(r *rectType) {
 	tk.force.h1 = r.h1
 }
 
-func initTextbox() {
+func (callertk *guiWidget) showTextbox() {
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
 		// should only happen once
 		me.textbox.tk = makeNewFlagWidget(me.textbox.wId)
-		// me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("init() textbox")
+		me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("init() textbox")
 	}
-}
-
-func (callertk *guiWidget) prepTextbox() {
-	initTextbox()
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "prepTextbox() Is Broken")
+		log.Log(GOCUI, "showTextbox() Is Broken")
 		return
 	}
 
+	tk := me.textbox.tk
 	r := new(rectType)
 	// startW, startH := tk.Position()
 	r.w0 = callertk.gocuiSize.w0 + 4
@@ -54,56 +50,28 @@ func (callertk *guiWidget) prepTextbox() {
 	me.textbox.tk.forceSizes(r)
 	me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
 
-	me.textbox.callerTK = callertk
+	me.textbox.tk.Show() // actually makes the gocui view. TODO: redo this
-
-	if me.textbox.tk.v != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "WARNING textbox DeleteView()")
-		log.Log(WARN, "WARNING textbox DeleteView()")
-		log.Log(WARN, "WARNING textbox DeleteView()")
-		me.baseGui.DeleteView(me.textbox.tk.cuiName)
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-
-	if err := me.textbox.tk.SetViewRect(r); err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "textbox SetViewRect() failed", err, "view name =", me.textbox.tk.cuiName)
-		return
-	}
-	// me.textbox.tk.Show() // actually makes the gocui view. TODO: redo this?
-	showTextbox(callertk.String())
-}
-
-func showTextbox(callers string) {
-	// tk := me.textbox.tk
-	// me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
-	log.Log(WARN, "showTextbox() caller string =", callers)
-
-	//	me.textbox.tk.Show() // actually makes the gocui view. TODO: redo this
 
 	if me.textbox.tk.v == nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "textbox.tk.v == nil showTextbox() is broken")
+		log.Info("wtf went wrong")
 		return
 	}
 
 	me.textbox.tk.setColorModal()
-	me.textbox.tk.v.Clear()
-	cur := strings.TrimSpace(callers)
-	// log.Info("setting textbox string to:", cur)
-	me.textbox.tk.v.WriteString(cur)
 
 	me.textbox.tk.v.Editable = true
 	me.textbox.tk.v.Wrap = true
 
-	me.textbox.tk.SetView()
+	me.baseGui.SetView(me.textbox.tk.cuiName, r.w0, r.h0, r.w1, r.h1, 0)
-
 	me.baseGui.SetCurrentView(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
 
 	// bind the enter key to a function so we can close the textbox
 	me.baseGui.SetKeybinding(me.textbox.tk.v.Name(), gocui.KeyEnter, gocui.ModNone, theCloseTheTextbox)
 
 	me.textbox.active = true
+	me.textbox.callerTK = callertk
 
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
+	tk.dumpWidget("showTextbox()")
-	me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("showTextbox()")
 }
 
 func theCloseTheTextbox(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -114,7 +82,7 @@ func theCloseTheTextbox(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 // updates the text and sends an event back to the application
 func textboxClosed() {
 	// get the text the user entered
-	var newtext string
+	newtext := "testing"
 	if me.textbox.tk.v == nil {
 		newtext = ""
 	} else {
@@ -123,9 +91,9 @@ func textboxClosed() {
 	newtext = strings.TrimSpace(newtext)
 	me.textbox.active = false
 	me.textbox.tk.Hide()
-	// log.Info("textbox closed with text:", newtext, me.textbox.callerTK.cuiName)
+	log.Info("textbox closed", newtext)
 
-	if me.notify.clock.tk.v != nil {
+	if me.clock.tk.v != nil {
 		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("help")
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("msg")
@@ -140,12 +108,12 @@ func textboxClosed() {
 
 	win := me.textbox.callerTK.findParentWindow()
 	if win != nil {
-		// win.dumpWidget("redraw this!!!")
+		win.dumpWidget("redraw this!!!")
 		tk := me.textbox.callerTK
-		// me.textbox.callerTK.dumpWidget("resize this!!!")
+		me.textbox.callerTK.dumpWidget("resize this!!!")
 		me.textbox.callerTK.Size()
 		me.textbox.callerTK.placeWidgets(tk.gocuiSize.w0-4, tk.gocuiSize.h0-4)
-		// tk.dumpWidget("resize:" + tk.String())
+		tk.dumpWidget("resize:" + tk.String())
-		win.makeWindowActive()
+		win.redrawWindow(win.gocuiSize.w0, win.gocuiSize.h0)
 	}
 }

treeAdd.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func setFake(n *tree.Node) {
 	}
 }
 
-// mostly just sets the colors of things
+// func (n *node) addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 	if !me.ok {
 		log.Log(INFO, "addWidget() START NOT OKAY")
@@ -36,36 +36,38 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 		log.Log(INFO, "addWidget() START NOT OKAY")
 		waitOK()
 	}
-	tk := n.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	var tk *guiWidget
+	tk = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 	log.Log(INFO, "setStartWH() w.id =", n.WidgetId, "n.name", n.String())
 	switch n.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Root:
 		log.Log(INFO, "setStartWH() rootNode w.id =", n.WidgetId, "w.name", n.String())
+		tk.color = &colorRoot
 		setFake(n)
 		return
 	case widget.Flag:
+		tk.color = &colorFlag
 		setFake(n)
 		return
 	case widget.Window:
 		tk.frame = false
 		tk.labelN = tk.GetText() + "  X"
+		tk.setColor(&colorWindow)
 		me.newWindowTrigger <- tk
 		redoWindows(0, 0)
+		hideHelp()
+		showHelp()
 		return
 	case widget.Stdout:
 		tk.labelN = "moreSTDOUT"
 		n.State.ProgName = "moreSTDOUT"
 		n.State.Label = "moreSTDOUT"
-		tk.isFake = true
 		return
 	case widget.Tab:
+		tk.color = &colorTab
 		return
 	case widget.Button:
 		tk.setColorButton()
-		if tk.IsEnabled() {
-		} else {
-			tk.setColorDisable()
-		}
 		return
 	case widget.Checkbox:
 		tk.setColorInput()
@@ -75,18 +77,20 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 		tk.setColorInput()
 		return
 	case widget.Textbox:
-		n.State.Label = ""
+		n.State.Label = "TEXTBOX"
-		tk.labelN = "    "
+		tk.labelN = "    " + n.State.Label
-		tk.setColorInput()
+		tk.color = &colorDropdown
 		return
 	case widget.Combobox:
-		tk.setColorInput()
+		tk.color = &colorCombobox
 		return
 	case widget.Box:
+		// tk.color = &colorBox
 		tk.isFake = true
 		setFake(n)
 		return
 	case widget.Grid:
+		// tk.color = &colorGrid
 		tk.isFake = true
 		setFake(n)
 		return
@@ -95,17 +99,7 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 		tk.frame = false
 		return
 	case widget.Label:
-		if tk.node.InTable() {
-			if tk.node.State.AtH == 0 {
-				// this is the table header
-				tk.setColorLabelTable()
-			} else {
-				// todo: highlight the whole table row
 		tk.setColorLabel()
-			}
-		} else {
-			tk.setColorLabel()
-		}
 		tk.frame = false
 		return
 	default:

treeCallback.go

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+/*
+	This is reference code for toolkit developers
+
+	This is how information is passed in GO back to the application
+	via the GO 'plugin' concept
+
+	TODO: switch this to protocol buffers
+*/
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/widget"
+)
+
+// Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
+//
+// You can not acess / process the GUI thread directly from
+// other goroutines. This is due to the nature of how
+// Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
+//
+// this sets the channel to send user events back from the plugin
+func Callback(guiCallback chan widget.Action) {
+	me.myTree.Callback(guiCallback)
+}
+
+func PluginChannel() chan widget.Action {
+	return me.myTree.PluginChannel()
+}

treeDraw.go

@@ -13,74 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-// don't draw widgets that are too far down the window
-func (tk *guiWidget) doNotDraw() bool {
-	var check bool
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
-	case widget.Button:
-		check = true
-	case widget.Label:
-		check = true
-	default:
-	}
-	if !check {
-		return false
-	}
-	win := tk.findParentWindow()
-	if win == nil {
-		// don't draw anything if you can't find the parent window
-		return true
-	}
-
-	h := tk.gocuiSize.h0 - win.gocuiSize.h0
-
-	if h > 20 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-// page widgets in the window
-func (tk *guiWidget) pageWidget() *rectType {
-	r := new(rectType)
-
-	var check bool
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
-	case widget.Button:
-		check = true
-	case widget.Label:
-		check = true
-	default:
-	}
-	if !check {
-		return nil
-	}
-	win := tk.findParentWindow()
-	if win == nil {
-		// don't draw anything if you can't find the parent window
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	r.w0 = tk.gocuiSize.w0
-	r.h0 = tk.gocuiSize.h0
-	r.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w1
-	r.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h1
-
-	// r.h0 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 - win.gocuiSize.h0
-
-	if r.h0 > 20 {
-		return r
-	}
-
-	return r
-}
-
 // display's the text of the widget in gocui
 // deletes the old view if it exists and recreates it
 func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 	var err error
-	log.Log(INFO, "drawView() START", tk.WidgetType(), tk.String())
+	log.Log(INFO, "drawView() START", tk.node.WidgetType, tk.String())
 	if me.baseGui == nil {
 		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() ERROR: me.baseGui == nil", tk)
 		return
@@ -88,7 +25,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 
 	if tk.cuiName == "" {
 		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() tk.cuiName was not set for widget", tk)
-		tk.cuiName = strconv.Itoa(tk.WidgetId()) + " TK"
+		tk.cuiName = strconv.Itoa(tk.node.WidgetId) + " TK"
 	}
 	log.Log(INFO, "drawView() labelN =", tk.labelN)
 
@@ -101,40 +38,8 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 	c := tk.gocuiSize.w1
 	d := tk.gocuiSize.h1
 
-	/*
-		// testing code for paging large windows
-		if tk.doNotDraw() {
-			return
-		}
-
-			if tk.window.pager != 0 {
-				if r := tk.pageWidget(); r == nil {
-					// if nil, draw whatever it is anyway
-				} else {
-					if r.Width() == 0 && r.Height() == 0 {
-						// don't draw empty stuff
-						return
-					}
-					a = r.w0
-					b = r.h0
-					c = r.w1
-					d = r.h1
-				}
-			}
-
-			if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window || tk.WidgetType() == widget.Flag {
-				if tk.window.pager != 0 {
-					if tk.gocuiSize.Height() > 40 {
-						tk.window.large = true
-						tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + 40
-						d = tk.gocuiSize.h1
-					}
-				}
-			}
-	*/
-
 	// this is all terrible. This sets the title. kinda
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		tk.textResize()
 		tk.full.w0 = tk.force.w0
 		tk.full.h0 = tk.force.h0
@@ -154,6 +59,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		b = tk.gocuiSize.h0
 		c = tk.gocuiSize.w1
 		d = tk.gocuiSize.h1
+
 	}
 
 	tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, 0)
@@ -162,55 +68,18 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
 		return
 	}
-
 	if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 		tk.dumpWidget("drawView() err")
 		log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error error.IS()", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if tk.v == nil {
-		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
-		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
-		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
-		return
-	}
-
 	// this actually sends the text to display to gocui
 	tk.v.Wrap = true
 	tk.v.Frame = tk.frame
 	tk.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(tk.v, tk.labelN)
 
-	// tmp hack to disable buttons on window open
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Button {
-		if tk.IsEnabled() {
-		} else {
-			tk.setColorDisable()
-		}
-	}
-
-	switch tk.WidgetType() {
-	case widget.Button:
-		if tk.IsEnabled() {
-			if tk.isDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
-				tk.setColorButtonDense()
-			} else {
-				tk.setColorButton()
-			}
-		} else {
-			tk.setColorDisable()
-		}
-	default:
-	}
-
-	if tk.v == nil {
-		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL 2. tk.v was deleted somehow tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
-		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL 2. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
-		log.Info("MUTEX FAIL 2. tk.v == nil here in drawView()")
-		return
-	}
-
 	// if you don't do this here, it will be black & white only
 	if tk.color != nil {
 		tk.v.FrameColor = tk.color.frame
@@ -219,16 +88,20 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		tk.v.SelFgColor = tk.color.selFg
 		tk.v.SelBgColor = tk.color.selBg
 	}
-
 	log.Log(INFO, "drawView() END")
 }
 
-// redraw the widget tree starting at this location
 func (w *guiWidget) DrawAt(offsetW, offsetH int) {
+	w.setColor(&colorActiveW)
 	w.placeWidgets(offsetW, offsetH) // compute the sizes & places for each widget
 	// w.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("DrawAt(%d,%d)", offsetW, offsetH))
 }
 
+func (w *guiWidget) simpleDrawAt(offsetW, offsetH int) {
+	w.setColor(&colorActiveW)
+	w.dumpWidget("simpleDrawAt()")
+}
+
 // display the widgets in the binary tree
 func (w *guiWidget) drawTree(draw bool) {
 	if w == nil {
@@ -258,9 +131,6 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Show() {
 		// never show hidden widgets
 		return
 	}
-	if me.debug {
-		w.dumpWidget("drawView()")
-	}
 
 	w.drawView()
 }

treeInit.go

@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
-
-/*
-	DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
-
-	this file is the same for every GUI toolkit plugin
-	when you are making a new GUI toolkit plugin for
-	a specific toolkit, you just need to define these
-	functions.
-
-	for example, in the "gocui" toolkit, the functions
-	below are what triggers the "gocui" GO package
-	to draw labels, buttons, windows, etc
-
-	If you are starting out trying to make a new GUI toolkit,
-	all you have to do is copy this file over. Then
-	work on making these functions. addWidget(), setText(), etc.
-
-	That's it!
-*/
-
-package main
-
-/*
-	This is reference code for toolkit developers
-
-	This is how information is passed in GO back to the application
-	via the GO 'plugin' concept
-
-	TODO: switch this to protocol buffers
-*/
-
-import (
-	"time"
-
-	log "go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
-	"go.wit.com/widget"
-)
-
-// Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
-//
-// You can not acess / process the GUI thread directly from
-// other goroutines. This is due to the nature of how
-// Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
-//
-// this sets the channel to send user events back from the plugin
-func Callback(guiCallback chan widget.Action) {
-	me.myTree.Callback(guiCallback)
-}
-
-func PluginChannel() chan widget.Action {
-	initOnce.Do(initPlugin)
-	for {
-		if me.myTree != nil {
-			break
-		}
-		log.Info("me.myTree == nil")
-		time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-	return me.myTree.PluginChannel()
-}
-
-func FrozenChannel() chan widget.Action {
-	return me.myTree.FrozenChannel()
-}
-
-func initTree() *tree.TreeInfo {
-	t := tree.New()
-	t.PluginName = PLUGIN
-	t.Add = newAdd
-	t.SetTitle = setTitle
-	t.SetLabel = setLabel
-	t.SetText = setText
-	t.AddText = addText
-
-	t.Enable = enableWidget
-	t.Disable = disableWidget
-
-	t.Show = showWidget
-	t.Hide = hideWidget
-
-	t.SetChecked = setChecked
-	t.ToolkitInit = toolkitInit
-	t.ToolkitClose = toolkitClose
-	t.ShowTable = showTable
-
-	return t
-}

treeWidget.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ func initWidget(n *tree.Node) *guiWidget {
 	w = new(guiWidget)
 
 	w.node = n
-	w.cuiName = strconv.Itoa(w.WidgetId()) + " TK"
+	w.cuiName = strconv.Itoa(w.node.WidgetId) + " TK"
-	// w.WidgetType() = n.WidgetType
+	// w.node.WidgetType = n.WidgetType
 	w.labelN = n.State.Label
 	if w.labelN == "" {
 		// remove this debugging hack once things are stable and fixed
@@ -38,15 +39,11 @@ func initWidget(n *tree.Node) *guiWidget {
 
 	p := n.Parent
 	if p == nil {
-		log.Log(ERROR, "parent == nil", w.String(), n.WidgetId, w.WidgetType())
+		log.Log(ERROR, "parent == nil", w.String(), n.WidgetId, w.node.WidgetType)
 		return w
 	}
 	if p.TK == nil {
-		if n.WidgetId == 0 {
+		log.Log(ERROR, "parent.TK == nil", w.String(), n.WidgetId, w.node.WidgetType)
-			// this is a normal init condition
-		} else {
-			log.Log(ERROR, "parent.TK == nil", w.String(), n.WidgetId, w.WidgetType())
-		}
 		return w
 	}
 
@@ -72,22 +69,13 @@ func setupCtrlDownWidget() {
 
 func (w *guiWidget) deleteView() {
 	// make sure the view isn't really there
-	// log.Log(GOCUI, "deleteView()", w.cuiName, w.WidgetType(), w.WidgetId())
+	// log.Log(GOCUI, "deleteView()", w.cuiName, w.node.WidgetType, w.node.WidgetId)
 	me.baseGui.DeleteView(w.cuiName)
 	w.v = nil
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) String() string {
-	// deprecate this?
+	curval := strings.TrimSpace(tk.node.GetLabel())
-	curval := strings.TrimSpace(tk.labelN)
-	if curval != "" {
-		return curval
-	}
-	curval = strings.TrimSpace(tk.GetLabel())
-	if curval != "" {
-		return curval
-	}
-	curval = tk.GetText()
 	if curval != "" {
 		return curval
 	}
@@ -99,6 +87,11 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) String() string {
 	if curval != "" {
 		return curval
 	}
+	// deprecate this?
+	curval = strings.TrimSpace(tk.labelN)
+	if curval != "" {
+		return curval
+	}
 	return ""
 }
 
@@ -124,3 +117,34 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) SetVisible(b bool) {
 		tk.Hide()
 	}
 }
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) findWidgetByName(name string) *guiWidget {
+	if tk.cuiName == name {
+		return tk
+	}
+	for _, child := range tk.children {
+		found := child.findWidgetByName(name)
+		if found != nil {
+			return found
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) findWidgetByView(v *gocui.View) *guiWidget {
+	if tk.v == v {
+		return tk
+	}
+	if tk.cuiName == v.Name() {
+		log.Log(NOW, "findWidget() error. names are mismatched or out of sync", tk.cuiName)
+		log.Log(NOW, "findWidget() or maybe the view has been deleted")
+		// return tk
+	}
+	for _, child := range tk.children {
+		found := child.findWidgetByView(v)
+		if found != nil {
+			return found
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

view.go

@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) textResize() {
 		h += 1
 	}
 
-	// todo: fix all this old code
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Textbox {
-		if w < 5 {
-			w = 5
-		}
-	}
-
 	// this is old code. now move this somewhere smarter
 	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + w + me.FramePadW // TODO: move this FramePadW out of here
 	tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + h + me.FramePadH // TODO: fix this size computation
@@ -50,7 +43,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) hideWidgets() {
 	if w == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	switch w.WidgetType() {
+	switch w.node.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Root:
 	case widget.Flag:
 	case widget.Window:

window.go

@@ -7,32 +7,31 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) setTitle(s string) {
-	if tk.WidgetType() != widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType != widget.Window {
 		return
 	}
 	if tk.v == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	tk.setColorWindowTitleActive()
 	rect := tk.gocuiSize
 	rect.w1 = rect.w0 + tk.full.Width() + 1
 	// rect.h1 = rect.h0 + 1
-	me.baseGui.SetView(tk.v.Name(), rect.w0-1, rect.h0, rect.w1+1, rect.h1, 0)
+	me.baseGui.SetView(tk.v.Name(), rect.w0, rect.h0, rect.w1, rect.h1, 0)
 	tk.v.Clear()
-	f := "  %-" + fmt.Sprintf("%d", tk.full.Width()-3) + "s %s"
+	f := "%-" + fmt.Sprintf("%d", tk.full.Width()-3) + "s %s"
-	tmp := tk.GetLabel()
+	// tmp := tk.node.GetLabel() + " " + tk.v.Name() + " " + f
-	labelN := fmt.Sprintf(f, tmp, "X")
+	tmp := tk.node.GetLabel()
+	labelN := fmt.Sprintf(f, tmp, "XX")
 	tk.v.WriteString(labelN)
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
-	if tk.WidgetType() != widget.Window {
+	if tk.node.WidgetType != widget.Window {
 		return
 	}
 	// tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("redrawWindow(%d,%d)", w, h))
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 	// pin the window to (w,h)
 	tk.gocuiSize.w0 = w
 	tk.gocuiSize.h0 = h
-	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = w + len(tk.GetLabel())
+	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = w + len(tk.node.GetLabel())
-	tk.labelN = tk.GetLabel() // could set XX here also but don't have final size of window yet
+	tk.labelN = tk.node.GetLabel() // could set XX here also but don't have final size of window yet
 	tk.force.w0 = w
 	tk.force.w1 = w
 	tk.force.h0 = h
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 	tk.hasTabs = false
 
 	tk.DrawAt(w, h)
-	// tk.setColor(&colorActiveW) // sets the window to Green BG
+	tk.setColor(&colorActiveW) // sets the window to Green BG
-	tk.setColorWindowTitleActive()
 
 	if tk.window.collapsed {
 		// don't show anything but the title bar
@@ -70,18 +68,26 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 	tk.full.h0 = tk.force.h0
 
 	tk.setFullSize()
-	tk.Show()
+	/*
-	if tk.v == nil {
+		v, err := me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0, tk.gocuiSize.w1, tk.gocuiSize.h1, 0)
-		log.Info("redrawWindow on tk.v == nil")
+		if err != nil {
-		standardExit()
+			log.Info("crap. got an err", err)
 		}
+		if tk.v != v {
+			log.Info("crap. got another problem v != tk.v")
+		}
+	*/
+	tk.Show()
 	tk.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(tk.v, "ZZZ"+tk.GetText())
 	tk.showWidgets()
 
+	// RE-VERIFY THIS CAN'T BE DONE IN A BETTER WAY. However, for now, this works finally so I am leaving it alone
+
 	if tk.windowFrame == nil {
-		tk.addWindowFrameTK(0 - tk.WidgetId())
+		tk.addWindowFrameTK(0 - tk.node.WidgetId)
-		tk.windowFrame.makeTK([]string{""})
+		tk.windowFrame.node.State.Label = " ZZzzzFrame" // temporary name. blank out when ready for release
+		tk.windowFrame.makeTK([]string{" ZZzzzFrame"})
 	}
 
 	// this seems to correctly create the window frame
@@ -100,7 +106,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 
 	// set the window frame below the window widget, but this resizes the window widget it seems
 	me.baseGui.SetViewBeneath(tk.windowFrame.cuiName, tk.cuiName, 1)
-
 	// so now we have to resize the window frame, but this moves it to the top?
 	me.baseGui.SetView(tk.windowFrame.cuiName, tk.windowFrame.full.w0, tk.windowFrame.full.h0, tk.windowFrame.full.w1, tk.windowFrame.full.h1, 0)
 
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 	tk.showWidgets()
 
 	// draw the window title
-	tk.setTitle(tk.GetLabel())
+	tk.setTitle(tk.node.GetLabel() + " jwc")
 }
 
 // re-draws the buttons for each of the windows
@@ -118,7 +123,8 @@ func redoWindows(nextW int, nextH int) {
 		// tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("redoWindowsS (%d,%d)", nextW, nextH))
 		if tk.window.wasDragged {
 			// don't move windows around the user has dragged to a certain location
-			tk.makeWindowActive()
+			tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+			setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 		} else {
 			w, _ := me.baseGui.Size()
 			if nextW > w-20 {
@@ -157,11 +163,13 @@ func (win *guiWidget) addWindowFrame(wId int) *tree.Node {
 	if tk.node.Parent == nil {
 		tk.node.Parent = me.treeRoot
 	}
+	// copy the data from the action message
+	tk.node.State.Label = "windowFrame"
 
 	// set the name used by gocui to the id
 	tk.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d DR", wId)
 
-	// tk.color = &colorGroup
+	tk.color = &colorGroup
 
 	// add this new widget on the binary tree
 	tk.parent = win
@@ -175,41 +183,29 @@ func (win *guiWidget) addWindowFrame(wId int) *tree.Node {
 	return n
 }
 
-func (tk *guiWidget) isWindowActive() bool {
-	if !(tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window || tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout) {
-		// only allow Window or the Stdout widgets to be made active
-		return false
-	}
-	return tk.window.active
-}
-
-// always redraws at the corner of the gocuiSize box
 func (tk *guiWidget) makeWindowActive() {
-	if !(tk.WidgetType() == widget.Window || tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout) {
+	if !(tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Window || tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout) {
 		// only allow Window or the Stdout widgets to be made active
 		return
 	}
 
-	if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
-		me.stdout.outputOnTop = true
-	} else {
-		// me.stdout.outputOnTop = false // ?
-	}
-
 	// disable and increment all the windows
 	for _, tk := range me.allwin {
 		tk.window.order += 1
 		tk.window.active = false
-		// tk.setColor(&colorWindow) // color for inactive windows
+		tk.setColor(&colorWindow) // color for inactive windows
-		tk.setColorWindowTitle()
 	}
 
 	// set this window as the active one
 	tk.window.active = true
 	tk.window.order = 0
 
-	tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+	/*
-	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
+		// print out the window list
+		for _, tk := range me.allwin {
+			log.Info("makeWindowActive() Window", tk.labelN, tk.window.active, tk.window.order)
+		}
+	*/
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) makeTK(ddItems []string) {
@@ -220,21 +216,24 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) makeTK(ddItems []string) {
 	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = 120
 	tk.gocuiSize.h0 = 15
 	tk.gocuiSize.h1 = 18
-
+	/*
+		var err error
+			tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName,
+				tk.gocuiSize.w0,
+				tk.gocuiSize.h0,
+				tk.gocuiSize.w1,
+				tk.gocuiSize.h1, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Info("makeTK() err", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if tk.v == nil {
+				return
+			}
+			tk.v.Wrap = true
+			tk.v.Frame = true
+			tk.v.Clear()
+			fmt.Fprint(tk.v, items)
+	*/
 	tk.Show()
 }
-
-func (win *guiWidget) checkWindowClose(w int, h int) bool {
-	s := fmt.Sprintf("mouse(%d,%d) ", w, h)
-	offW := win.full.w1 - w
-	offH := h - win.full.h0
-	s += fmt.Sprintf("offset(%d,%d)", offW, offH)
-	if (offW < 2) && (offH < 2) {
-		log.Info("attempting close on ", s, win.cuiName)
-		me.myTree.SendWindowCloseEvent(win.node)
-		// store the stdout corner for computing the drag size
-		return true
-	}
-	// log.Info("not attempting close on ", s, win.cuiName)
-	return false
-}