reverse in STDOUT is no longer the default

.gitignore

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

Makefile

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ custom:
 clean:
 	rm -f 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

eventBindings.go

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ 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 (?)
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +104,9 @@ 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")
+		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")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -138,11 +141,13 @@ 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
 }
@@ -180,6 +185,19 @@ 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

@@ -77,12 +77,20 @@ 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()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func stdoutArrowDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	if me.stdout.reverse {
+		stdoutWheelsUp()
+	} else {
 		stdoutWheelsDown()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 

find.go

@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -152,12 +145,6 @@ 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))

help.go

@@ -25,16 +25,20 @@ import (
 
 var helpText []string = []string{"Help Menu",
 	"",
-	"Tab: toggle through windows",
-	"O:   toggle STDOUT",
-	"H:   toggle this gocui menu",
-	"L:   toggle light/dark mode",
-	"CTRL-c: quit()",
+	"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()",
 	"",
 	"Debugging:",
-	"S: Supermouse mode",
-	"M: list all widget positions",
-	"L: list all widgets in tree",
+	"'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",
 }
 
 func hideHelp() {

init.go

@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 	if me.textbox.tk == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "gocui toolkitInit() initTextbox me.ok =", me.ok)
 		initTextbox()
-		me.textbox.tk.prepTextbox()
 	}
 	// TEST TEXTBOX END
 }
@@ -457,7 +456,6 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 			}
 			if me.textbox.tk == nil {
 				initTextbox()
-				me.textbox.tk.prepTextbox()
 			}
 			tk.makeWindowActive()
 			me.myTree.Unlock()

libnotify.go

@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ func setNotifyIconText(s string) {
 	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

plugin.go

@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ 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()
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ 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()

stdoutShow.go

@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ 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

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ type stdout struct {
 	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

window.go

@@ -210,13 +210,6 @@ 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 // TODO: put this in libnotify
-			for _, tk := range me.allwin {
-				log.Info("makeWindowActive() Window", tk.labelN, tk.window.active, tk.window.order)
-			}
-	*/
 }
 
 func (tk *guiWidget) makeTK(ddItems []string) {