.gitignore

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

Makefile

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ custom:
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -work -buildmode=blah
 
 clean:
-	rm -f gocui *.so go.*
+	rm -f gocui gocui.so go.*
 	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

color.go

@@ -186,27 +186,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) setColorLabel() {
 	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)
@@ -228,19 +207,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) setColorButtonDense() {
 	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)

debug.go

@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) dumpWidget(s string) {
 	} else {
 		end = fmt.Sprintf("%-8s %-8s %s", tk.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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 func registerHandlers(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			log.Info("EVENT BINDINGS recovered in r", r)
+			fmt.Fprintln(outf, "EVENT BINDINGS recovered in r", r)
 			return
 		}
 	}()
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ 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 (?)
 }
 
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ 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
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@ func theNotsure(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		win.dumpWidget("found() win. redrawing window:")
 		win.makeWindowActive()
 	}
-	*/
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -104,20 +100,28 @@ 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("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")
+		log.Info("you have entered into darkness")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func wheelsUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	stdoutWheelsUp()
+	// log.Info("private wheels up")
+	me.stdout.pager -= 2
+	if me.stdout.pager < 0 {
+		me.stdout.pager = 0
+	}
+	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
 	return nil
 }
 
 func wheelsDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	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()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -141,13 +145,11 @@ 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 +187,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -24,38 +22,18 @@ 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)
-		new1.Plugin = "gocui"
-		new1.Name = "stdoutlevel"
-		new1.Value = "bottom"
-		me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
 	} else {
 		me.stdout.outputOnTop = true
 		setThingsOnTop()
-		new1 := new(tree.ToolkitConfig)
-		new1.Plugin = "gocui"
-		new1.Name = "stdoutlevel"
-		new1.Value = "top"
-		me.myTree.ConfigSave(new1)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -77,20 +55,14 @@ func stdoutHome(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if me.stdout.reverse {
-		stdoutWheelsDown()
-	} else {
-		stdoutWheelsUp()
-	}
+	me.stdout.pager += 1
+	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	if me.stdout.reverse {
-		stdoutWheelsUp()
-	} else {
-		stdoutWheelsDown()
-	}
+	me.stdout.pager -= 1
+	me.stdout.tk.refreshStdout()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -109,23 +81,3 @@ func stdoutPgdn(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	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

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -40,36 +40,6 @@ 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")

eventMouseClick.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 		// can't drag or do anything when dropdown or textbox are visible
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
 			if tk.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
 			}
@@ -43,32 +42,7 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 
 	win := findWindowUnderMouse()
 	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
-		}
+		log.Log(GOCUI, "click() nothing was at:", w, h)
 		return
 	}
 	if !win.isWindowActive() {
@@ -107,17 +81,8 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 			tk.showDropdown()
 			return
 		case widget.Textbox:
-			log.Log(WARN, "TODO: textbox click")
 			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
@@ -125,12 +90,6 @@ func doMouseClick(w int, h int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// todo: use this?
-func ctrlDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	log.Info("todo: clicked with ctrlDown")
-	return nil
-}
-
 func doMouseDoubleClick(w int, h int) {
 	me.mouse.double = false
 	// log.Printf("actually a double click (%d,%d)", w, h)

eventMouseDrag.go

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	// old hack. create the 'msg' view if it does not yet exist
 	// TODO: put this somewhere more correct
 	if widgetView, _ := g.View("msg"); widgetView == nil {
-		me.stdout.changed = true
 		if createStdout(g) {
 			return
 		}
@@ -111,7 +110,15 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 		tk.makeWindowActive()
 		return
 	}
-
+	/*
+		if tk.WidgetType() == widget.Flag {
+			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.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
 		if me.mouse.resize {
 			newW := w - me.stdout.lastW
@@ -131,6 +138,5 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew() {
 			// 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
 	}
 }

find.go

@@ -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.WidgetType() == widget.Stdout {
+		if tk.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))
@@ -163,6 +195,12 @@ 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 {
 		return tk
@@ -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",
-	"'O'     toggle STDOUT",
-	"'H'     toggle this gocui menu",
-	"'D'     toggle light/dark mode",
-	"CTRL-z  background to shell",
-	"CTRL-c  quit()",
+	"Tab: toggle through windows",
+	"O:   toggle STDOUT",
+	"H:   toggle this gocui menu",
+	"L:   toggle light/dark mode",
+	"CTRL-c: quit()",
 	"",
 	"Debugging:",
-	"'S'     Supermouse mode",
-	"'M'     list all widget positions",
-	"'L'     list all widgets in tree",
-	"<Pgup>  scroll up the STDOUT window",
-	"<Pgdn>  scroll down the STDOUT window",
-	"'r'     reverse STDOUT scrolling",
+	"S: Supermouse mode",
+	"M: list all widget positions",
+	"L: list all widgets in tree",
 }
 
 func hideHelp() {
@@ -69,18 +66,17 @@ func showHelp() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	a := maxX - (newW + me.FramePadW)
-	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)
+	help, err := g.SetView("help", maxX-(newW+me.FramePadW), 0, maxX-1, len(helpText)+me.FramePadH, 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 +86,94 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	}
 	g.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	me.helpLabel = help
-
-	/*
-		if me.treeRoot == nil {
-			log.Info("gogui makeClock() error. treeRoot == nil")
-			return nil
-		} else {
+	if me.clock.tk == nil {
+		makeClock()
+		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+		me.clock.tk.Hide()
+		me.clock.tk.Show()
+	}
+	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.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()
+}
+
+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

@@ -14,13 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"runtime/pprof"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 )
 
 // sent via -ldflags
@@ -29,128 +26,69 @@ var BUILDTIME string
 
 var PLUGIN string = "gocui"
 
-// 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()
-// this should be done before the application
-// 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() {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(me.outf, "PANIC: initPlugin() recovered %v\n", r)
+			fmt.Fprintf(outf, "PANIC: initPlugin() recovered %v\n", r)
 			return
 		}
 	}()
 
 	var err error
+	// todo: make this a tmp file that goes away
+	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)
+	}
+	me.starttime = time.Now()
+	log.Log(INFO, "Init() of awesome-gocui")
+
+	// init the config struct default values
+	Set(&me, "default")
+	// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
+	//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
+
+	// 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
+
+	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.myTree = initTree()
+
+	me.newWindowTrigger = make(chan *guiWidget, 1)
+	go newWindowTrigger()
+	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"))
-		}
-		if val == "disable" {
-			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
+		} else {
+			// me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout offscreen\n"))
 		}
 	}
 	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("dark"); err == nil {
@@ -163,92 +101,16 @@ 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.outf = tmpFile
-		// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
-		//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-		log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
-	}
-	me.starttime = time.Now()
-	log.Log(INFO, "Init() of awesome-gocui")
-
-	// 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.Info("Using STDOUT")
-	} else {
-		log.Info("Using gocui STDOUT")
-		os.Stdout = me.outf
-		log.CaptureMode(me.outf)
-	}
+
+	os.Stdout = outf
+
+	log.CaptureMode(outf)
 
 	// init gocui
 	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		os.Exit(-1)
 		return
 	}
 	me.baseGui = g
@@ -267,9 +129,7 @@ func initPlugin() {
 
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 
-	if me.outf != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(me.outf, "hello world", time.Since(me.starttime))
-	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(outf, "hello world", time.Since(me.starttime))
 
 	// coreStdout()
 	// createStdout(g)
@@ -285,18 +145,12 @@ func gocuiMain() {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			log.Warn("PANIC ecovered in gocuiMain()", r)
-			if me.outf == nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(outf, "PANIC recovered in r = %v", r)
+			os.Stderr = outf
+			os.Stdout = outf
 			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)
-			}
+			pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(outf, 1)
+			panic(outf)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -311,11 +165,8 @@ func gocuiMain() {
 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()
-		os.Remove(me.outf.Name())
-	}
+	outf.Close()
 	// log(true, "standardExit() setOutput(os.Stdout)")
 	// setOutput(os.Stdout)
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() send back Quit()")
@@ -330,8 +181,7 @@ func standardClose() {
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() doing baseGui.Close()")
 	me.baseGui.Close()
 	log.Log(NOW, "standardExit() doing outf.Close()")
-	me.outf.Close()
-	os.Remove(me.outf.Name())
+	outf.Close()
 	// os.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	// os.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	// os.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -344,6 +194,12 @@ func main() {
 // this hack is to wait for the application to send something
 // before trying to do anything. todo: rethink this someday
 func waitOK() {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(outf, "INIT PLUGIN recovered in r", r)
+			return
+		}
+	}()
 	for {
 		if me.ok {
 			return
@@ -373,64 +229,50 @@ func testRefresh(*gocui.Gui) error {
 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)
-			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(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.UpdateAsync(testRefresh) // probably don't need this
+				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
+				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)
+					}
+				}
 				lastRefresh = time.Now()
 			} else {
+				me.baseGui.Update(testRefresh)
 				if time.Since(lastRefresh) > 3*time.Second {
-					libNotifyUpdate()
+					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)
+						}
+					}
 					lastRefresh = time.Now()
 				}
 			}
-			me.myTree.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -444,11 +286,10 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 		select {
 		case tk := <-me.newWindowTrigger:
 			// log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() got new window", tk.cuiName)
-			// time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 			waitOK()
-			me.myTree.Lock()
-			// time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-			redoWindows(me.FirstWindowW, me.FirstWindowH)
+			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			redoWindows(3, 3)
 			me.firstWindowOk = true
 			if !me.stdout.init {
 				me.stdout.init = true
@@ -456,9 +297,9 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 			}
 			if me.textbox.tk == nil {
 				initTextbox()
+				me.textbox.tk.prepTextbox()
 			}
 			tk.makeWindowActive()
-			me.myTree.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
 }

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()
-}

place.go

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ 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.defaultColor = nil
@@ -167,14 +167,6 @@ 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 {
 		return tk.window.dense
@@ -201,6 +193,8 @@ func (w *guiWidget) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 
+	dense := w.isWindowDense()
+
 	w.full.w0 = startW
 	w.full.h0 = startH
 
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) (int, int) {
 		if w.heights[child.GridH()] < childH {
 			w.heights[child.GridH()] = childH
 		}
-		if child.isDense() {
+		if dense {
 			if w.heights[child.GridH()] > 0 {
 				w.heights[child.GridH()] = 1
 			} else {

plugin.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ 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
@@ -36,18 +36,15 @@ func newAdd(n *tree.Node) {
 	*/
 	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) {
 	setText(n, s)
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
 }
 
 func setLabel(n *tree.Node, s string) {
 	setText(n, s)
-	me.refresh = true // testing code to see if refresh can work
 }
 
 // setText() and addText() are simple. They take the event sent
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ 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) {
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ 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 (w *guiWidget) deleteGocuiViews() {
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ 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)
 }
@@ -162,10 +157,10 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) GetText() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// hack. use "textbox widget" to "disable" user events
 func hideDisable() {
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
 		initTextbox()
+		me.textbox.tk.prepTextbox()
 	}
 
 	me.textbox.tk.Hide()
@@ -177,7 +172,6 @@ func hideDisable() {
 	// me.baseGui.DeleteView(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
 }
 
-// hack. use "textbox widget" to "disable" user events
 func showDisable() {
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
 		initTextbox()
@@ -201,7 +195,7 @@ func showDisable() {
 	me.textbox.tk.v.Editable = true
 	me.textbox.tk.v.Wrap = true
 
-	me.textbox.tk.SetViewRect(r)
+	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

size.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) Size() (int, int) {
 	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'
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) setFullSize() bool {
 	if tk.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 +309,7 @@ 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
 	}
@@ -355,9 +355,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) getFullSize() rectType {
 	case widget.Checkbox:
 		return tk.buttonFullSize()
 	case widget.Dropdown:
-		r := tk.buttonFullSize()
-		r.w1 += 7 // TODO: fix this to be real
-		return r
+		return tk.buttonFullSize()
 	default:
 	}
 

stdoutShow.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ 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
@@ -64,18 +64,32 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		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 +98,16 @@ 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 +115,14 @@ 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 +138,8 @@ 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:
@@ -156,20 +161,13 @@ func (w stdout) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 	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 {
+		lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(p)), "\n")
 		me.stdout.outputS = append(me.stdout.outputS, lines...)
 		return len(p), nil
 	}
@@ -177,6 +175,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) 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...)
 
 	tk := me.stdout.tk
@@ -187,6 +186,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		// redo this old code
 		v, _ := me.baseGui.View("msg")
 		if v != nil {
+			// fmt.Fprintln(outf, "found msg")
 			tk.v = v
 		}
 		return len(p), nil
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ 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

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var initOnce sync.Once // run initPlugin() only once
+var outf *os.File      // hacks for capturing stdout
 
 // It's probably a terrible idea to call this 'me'
 // 2025 note: doesn't seem terrible to call this 'me' anymore. notsure.
@@ -40,12 +41,9 @@ type config struct {
 	currentWindow    *guiWidget      // this is the current tab or window to show
 	ok               bool            // if the user doesn't hit a key or move the mouse, gocui doesn't really start
 	firstWindowOk    bool            // allows the init to wait for the first window from the application
-	refresh          bool            // redraw everything?
 	ctrlDown         *tree.Node      // shown if you click the mouse when the ctrl key is pressed
 	helpLabel        *gocui.View     // ?
 	showHelp         bool            // toggle boolean for the help menu (deprecate?)
-	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
@@ -77,17 +75,13 @@ 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
-	notify           libnotify       // emulates the desktop libnotify menu
+	clock            dropdown        // the textbox popup window
 	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 +107,13 @@ 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
@@ -132,29 +125,10 @@ 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
+	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?
-	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
 // corner starts at in the upper left corner
 type rectType struct {
@@ -190,6 +164,7 @@ 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
@@ -241,7 +216,7 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	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

table.go

@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
+func initWindowPB(pb *guipb.Widget) *guiWidget {
+	var w *guiWidget
+	w = new(guiWidget)
+
+	w.pb = pb
+	w.parent = me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
+	w.wtype = widget.Window
+	w.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", pb.Id, "TK")
+	w.labelN = pb.Name
+	return w
+}
+
 func initGridPB(pb *guipb.Widget) *guiWidget {
 	var w *guiWidget
 	w = new(guiWidget)
@@ -21,7 +33,6 @@ func initGridPB(pb *guipb.Widget) *guiWidget {
 	w.wtype = widget.Grid
 	w.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", pb.Id, "TK")
 	w.labelN = pb.Name
-	w.isTable = true
 	return w
 }
 
@@ -31,21 +42,19 @@ func showTable(t *guipb.Table) {
 		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.Window == nil {
+		log.Info("gocui: missing window widget. tree plugin error")
+		return
+	}
+	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
+	win := initWindowPB(t.Window)
+	grid := initWindowPB(t.Window)
+	grid.parent = win
 }
 
 func enableWidget(n *tree.Node) {
@@ -74,20 +83,12 @@ func hideWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) deleteWidget() {
-	log.Log(INFO, "gocui deleteWidget() looking for child to delete:", tk.cuiName)
+	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())
+			log.Info("deleteWidget() found parent with child to delete:", i, child.cuiName)
 			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"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func initTextbox() {
 func (callertk *guiWidget) prepTextbox() {
 	initTextbox()
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "prepTextbox() Is Broken")
+		log.Log(GOCUI, "prepTextbox() Is Broken")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -52,35 +51,21 @@ func (callertk *guiWidget) prepTextbox() {
 	r.w1 = r.w0 + 24
 	r.h1 = r.h0 + 2
 	me.textbox.tk.forceSizes(r)
-	me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
+	// me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("after sizes")
 
 	me.textbox.callerTK = callertk
 
-	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())
+	// 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
 	}
 
@@ -93,8 +78,8 @@ func showTextbox(callers string) {
 	me.textbox.tk.v.Editable = true
 	me.textbox.tk.v.Wrap = true
 
-	me.textbox.tk.SetView()
-
+	r := me.textbox.tk.gocuiSize
+	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
@@ -102,8 +87,7 @@ func showTextbox(callers string) {
 
 	me.textbox.active = true
 
-	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.textbox.tk.v.Name())
-	me.textbox.tk.dumpWidget("showTextbox()")
+	// me.textbox.dumpWidget("showTextbox()")
 }
 
 func theCloseTheTextbox(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -125,7 +109,7 @@ func textboxClosed() {
 	me.textbox.tk.Hide()
 	// log.Info("textbox closed with text:", newtext, me.textbox.callerTK.cuiName)
 
-	if me.notify.clock.tk.v != nil {
+	if me.clock.tk.v != nil {
 		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("help")
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetCurrentView("msg")

treeAdd.go

@@ -41,24 +41,29 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 	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()
@@ -77,16 +82,20 @@ func addWidget(n *tree.Node) {
 	case widget.Textbox:
 		n.State.Label = ""
 		tk.labelN = "    "
+		// tk.color = &colorDropdown
 		tk.setColorInput()
 		return
 	case widget.Combobox:
+		// tk.color = &colorCombobox
 		tk.setColorInput()
 		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 +104,7 @@ 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:

treeDraw.go

@@ -162,20 +162,12 @@ 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
@@ -193,7 +185,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 	switch tk.WidgetType() {
 	case widget.Button:
 		if tk.IsEnabled() {
-			if tk.isDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
+			if tk.isWindowDense() && tk.isInGrid() {
 				tk.setColorButtonDense()
 			} else {
 				tk.setColorButton()
@@ -203,14 +195,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) drawView() {
 		}
 	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 +203,20 @@ 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 {

treeInit.go

@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ package main
 */
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
-	log "go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
@@ -52,20 +49,9 @@ func Callback(guiCallback chan widget.Action) {
 
 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
@@ -82,7 +68,6 @@ func initTree() *tree.TreeInfo {
 	t.Hide = hideWidget
 
 	t.SetChecked = setChecked
-	t.ToolkitInit = toolkitInit
 	t.ToolkitClose = toolkitClose
 	t.ShowTable = showTable
 

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"
@@ -42,11 +43,7 @@ func initWidget(n *tree.Node) *guiWidget {
 		return w
 	}
 	if p.TK == nil {
-		if n.WidgetId == 0 {
-			// this is a normal init condition
-		} else {
 		log.Log(ERROR, "parent.TK == nil", w.String(), n.WidgetId, w.WidgetType())
-		}
 		return w
 	}
 
@@ -124,3 +121,34 @@ 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
+}

window.go

@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 
 	tk.setFullSize()
 	tk.Show()
-	if tk.v == nil {
-		log.Info("redrawWindow on tk.v == nil")
-		standardExit()
-	}
 	tk.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(tk.v, "ZZZ"+tk.GetText())
 	tk.showWidgets()
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ 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)
 
@@ -210,6 +205,13 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) makeWindowActive() {
 
 	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) {
@@ -220,7 +222,25 @@ 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()
 }