gocui: fixes to labels + line entriesv0.8.8.1v0.8.8

    correct line hight
    dump non-working size rectangle code
    somehow works better
    better dropdown menu debugging
    minor fixes to common.go
    more common code

Signed-off-by: Jeff Carr <[email protected]>

19 files changed, 136 insertions, 202 deletions

diff --git a/examples/cloudflare/main.go b/examples/cloudflare/main.go
index badf97a..4e72668 100644
--- a/examples/cloudflare/main.go
+++ b/examples/cloudflare/main.go
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ func makeConfigTab(window *gui.Node) {
 	grid := g1.NewGrid("credsGrid", 2, 4) // width = 2
 
 	grid.NewLabel("Auth Key")
-	aw := grid.NewEntryLine(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_AUTHKEY"))
+	aw := grid.NewEntryLine("CLOUDFLARE_AUTHKEY")
 	aw.SetText(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_AUTHKEY"))
 
 	grid.NewLabel("Email")
-	ew := grid.NewEntryLine(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"))
+	ew := grid.NewEntryLine("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL")
 	ew.SetText(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"))
 
 	var url string = "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/"
@@ -144,16 +144,16 @@ func showCloudflareCredentials(box *gui.Node) {
 	grid := box.NewGrid("credsGrid", 2, 4) // width = 2
 
 	grid.NewLabel("Domain")
-	domainWidget = grid.NewEntryLine(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_DOMAIN"))
+	domainWidget = grid.NewEntryLine("CLOUDFLARE_DOMAIN")
 
 	grid.NewLabel("Zone ID")
-	zoneWidget = grid.NewEntryLine(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_ZONEID"))
+	zoneWidget = grid.NewEntryLine("CLOUDFLARE_ZONEID")
 
 	grid.NewLabel("Auth Key")
-	authWidget = grid.NewEntryLine(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_AUTHKEY"))
+	authWidget = grid.NewEntryLine("CLOUDFLARE_AUTHKEY")
 
 	grid.NewLabel("Email")
-	emailWidget = grid.NewEntryLine(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"))
+	emailWidget = grid.NewEntryLine("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL")
 
 	var url string = "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/"
 	grid.NewLabel("Cloudflare API")
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/action.go b/toolkit/andlabs/action.go
index 2088917..29b797a 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/action.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/action.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (n *node) Delete() {
 	}
 }
 
-func rawAction(a toolkit.Action) {
+func rawAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
 	log(logInfo, "rawAction() START a.ActionType =", a.ActionType)
 	log(logInfo, "rawAction() START a.S =", a.S)
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func rawAction(a toolkit.Action) {
 	log(logInfo, "rawAction() START a.WidgetId =", a.WidgetId, "a.ParentId =", a.ParentId)
 	switch a.WidgetType {
 	case toolkit.Flag:
-		flag(&a)
+		flag(a)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -232,18 +232,18 @@ func rawAction(a toolkit.Action) {
 	case toolkit.Disable:
 		n.enable(false)
 	case toolkit.Get:
-		n.setText(&a)
+		n.setText(a)
 	case toolkit.GetText:
 		switch a.WidgetType {
 		case toolkit.Textbox:
 			a.S = n.S
 		}
 	case toolkit.Set:
-		n.setText(&a)
+		n.setText(a)
 	case toolkit.SetText:
-		n.setText(&a)
+		n.setText(a)
 	case toolkit.AddText:
-		n.setText(&a)
+		n.setText(a)
 	case toolkit.Margin:
 		n.pad(toolkit.Unmargin)
 	case toolkit.Unmargin:
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/add.go b/toolkit/andlabs/add.go
index 0d1ac32..9963b79 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/add.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/add.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ func actionDump(b bool, a *toolkit.Action) {
 	log(b, "actionDump() ParentId =", a.ParentId)
 }
 
-func add(a toolkit.Action) {
+func add(a *toolkit.Action) {
 	if (a.WidgetType == toolkit.Root) {
-		me.rootNode = addWidget(&a)
+		me.rootNode = addNode(a)
 		return
 	}
-	n := addWidget(&a)
+	n := addNode(a)
 
 	p := n.parent
 	switch n.WidgetType {
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/main.go b/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
index 4737337..e2d34a3 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 )
 
-// this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
-var pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
-
-// the starting point of the binary tree
-// var rootNode *node
-
 var uiMainUndef bool = true
 var uiMain sync.Once
 var muAction sync.Mutex
@@ -30,7 +24,7 @@ func catchActionChannel() {
 			muAction.Lock()
 			// TODO ui.QueueMain(f)
 			// TODO ui.QueueMain( func() {rawAction(a)} )
-			ui.QueueMain( func() {rawAction(a)} )
+			ui.QueueMain( func() {rawAction(&a)} )
 			// rawAction(a)
 			muAction.Unlock()
 			log(logInfo, "catchActionChannel() STUFF END", a.WidgetId, a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
@@ -38,21 +32,6 @@ func catchActionChannel() {
 	}
 }
 
-// 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 toolkit.Action) {
-	callback = guiCallback
-}
-
-func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
-	return pluginChan
-}
-
 // This is important. This sets the defaults for the gui. Without this, there isn't correct padding, etc
 func init() {
 	log(logNow, "Init() START")
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go b/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
index c5f94ee..02b9204 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
@@ -16,41 +16,6 @@ type config struct {
 	rootNode *node // the base of the binary tree. it should have id == 0
 }
 
-/*
-type node struct {
-	parent	*node
-	children []*node
-
-	WidgetId	int	// widget ID
-	WidgetType	toolkit.WidgetType
-	ParentId	int	// parent ID
-
-	Name   string
-	Text   string
-
-	// This is how the values are passed back and forth
-	// values from things like checkboxes & dropdown's
-	B	bool
-	I	int
-	S	string
-
-	A	any // switch to this or deprecate this? pros/cons?
-
-	// This is used for things like a slider(0,100)
-	X      int
-	Y      int
-
-	// This is for the grid size & widget position
-	W      int
-	H      int
-	AtW    int
-	AtH    int
-
-	// the internal plugin toolkit structure
-	tk *andlabsT
-}
-*/
-
 // stores the raw toolkit internals
 type guiWidget struct {
 	Width  int
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/click.go b/toolkit/gocui/click.go
index cb58bc3..7c9ab24 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/click.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/click.go
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func (n *node) doWidgetClick() {
 		log("doWidgetClick()", n.Name)
 		redoWindows(0,0)
 	case toolkit.Flag:
-		// me.rootNode.redoColor(true)
-		me.rootNode.dumpTree(true)
+		log("doWidgetClick() FLAG widget name =", n.Name)
+		log("doWidgetClick() if this is the dropdown menu, handle it here?")
 	case toolkit.Window:
 		if (me.currentWindow == n) {
 			return
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ func (n *node) doWidgetClick() {
 		}
 		n.doUserEvent()
 	case toolkit.Grid:
-		n.placeGrid(n.tk.size.w0, n.tk.size.h0)
+		newR := n.realGocuiSize()
+
+		// w,h := n.logicalSize()
+		// w := newR.w1 - newR.w0
+		// h := newR.h1 - newR.h0
+
+		n.placeGrid(newR.w0, newR.h0)
 		n.showWidgets()
 	case toolkit.Box:
 		// w.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "drawTree()")
@@ -267,12 +273,14 @@ func click(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := g.SetCurrentView(v.Name()); err != nil {
+		log(logNow, "click() END err =", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
 	log(logVerbose, "click() END")
 	return nil
 }
+
 func findUnderMouse() *node {
 	var found *node
 	var widgets []*node
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/debug.go b/toolkit/gocui/debug.go
index 3ea31b0..7512c1e 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/debug.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/debug.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func (n *node) dumpTree(draw bool) {
 	if (w == nil) {
 		return
 	}
-	n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "Tree:")
+	n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "dumpTree()")
 
 	for _, child := range n.children {
 		child.dumpTree(draw)
@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@ func (n *node) showWidgetPlacement(b bool, s string) {
 		pId = n.parent.WidgetId
 	}
 	s1 = fmt.Sprintf("(wId,pId)=(%2d,%2d) ", n.WidgetId, pId)
-	s1 += fmt.Sprintf("size=(%2d,%2d)(%2d,%2d,%2d,%2d)",
-		w.size.Width(), w.size.Height(),
-		w.size.w0, w.size.h0, w.size.w1, w.size.h1)
 	if n.Visible() {
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("gocui=(%2d,%2d)(%2d,%2d,%2d,%2d)",
 			w.gocuiSize.Width(), w.gocuiSize.Height(),
 			w.gocuiSize.w0, w.gocuiSize.h0, w.gocuiSize.w1, w.gocuiSize.h1)
+	} else {
+		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("                          ")
 	}
 	if (n.parent != nil) {
 		if (n.parent.WidgetType == toolkit.Grid) {
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func (n *node) showWidgetPlacement(b bool, s string) {
 }
 
 func (n *node) dumpWidget(pad string) {
-	log(true, "node:", pad, n.WidgetId, "At(", n.AtW, n.AtH, ") ,", n.WidgetType, ",", n.Name)
+	log(true, "node:", pad, n.WidgetId, "At(", n.AtW, n.AtH, ") ,", n.WidgetType, ", n.Name =", n.Name, ", n.Text =", n.Text)
 }
 
 func (n *node) listWidgets() {
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/help.go b/toolkit/gocui/help.go
index 6113257..82d5cc5 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/help.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/help.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var helpText []string = []string{"KEYBINDINGS",
 	"r: redraw widgets",
 	"s/h: show/hide all widgets",
 	"L: list all widgets",
+	"M: list all widgets positions",
 	"q: quit()",
 	"p: panic()",
 	"o: show Stdout",
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
index 658d09a..38ada12 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ func defaultKeybindings(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	if err := g.SetKeybinding("", gocui.MouseLeft, gocui.ModMouseCtrl, ctrlDown); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+//	if err := g.SetKeybinding(w.v.Name(), gocui.MouseLeft, gocui.ModNone, click); err != nil {
+//		return err
+//	}
 	/*
 	if err := g.SetKeybinding("", gocui.MouseLeft, gocui.ModNone, globalDown); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -45,8 +48,6 @@ func addDebugKeys(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	// show debugging buttons
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'd', gocui.ModNone,
 		func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-			log(logNow, "gocui.SetKeyBinding() dumpTree() START")
-			// me.rootNode.dumpTree(true)
 			fakeStartWidth = me.FakeW
 			fakeStartHeight = me.TabH + me.FramePadH
 			if (showDebug) {
@@ -106,6 +107,13 @@ func addDebugKeys(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			return nil
 	})
 
+	// list all widgets with positions
+	g.SetKeybinding("", 'M', gocui.ModNone,
+		func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+			me.rootNode.dumpTree(true)
+			return nil
+	})
+
 	// log to output window
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'o', gocui.ModNone,
 		func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ func addDebugKeys(g *gocui.Gui) {
 				var a toolkit.Action
 				a.B = true
 				a.ActionType = toolkit.EnableDebug
-				me.callback <- a
+				callback <- a
 				logInfo = true
 				logVerbose = true
 			} else {
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/main.go b/toolkit/gocui/main.go
index 6214fcb..04e1255 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/main.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func init() {
 	// init the config struct default values
 	Set(&me, "default")
 
-	me.pluginChan = make(chan toolkit.Action)
+	pluginChan = make(chan toolkit.Action)
 
 	log(logNow, "Init() start pluginChan")
 	go catchActionChannel()
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ func init() {
 	sleep(.1) // probably not needed, but in here for now under development
 }
 
-// this sets the channel to send user events back from the plugin
-func Callback(guiCallback chan toolkit.Action) {
-	me.callback = guiCallback
-}
-
-func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
-	return me.pluginChan
-}
-
 /*
 recieves requests from the program to do things like:
 * add new widgets
@@ -46,7 +37,7 @@ func catchActionChannel() {
 	for {
 		log(logInfo, "catchActionChannel() infinite for() loop restarted select on channel")
 	    	select {
-		case a := <-me.pluginChan:
+		case a := <-pluginChan:
 			if (me.baseGui == nil) {
 				// something went wrong initializing the gocui
 				log(logError,"ERROR: console did not initialize")
@@ -60,22 +51,29 @@ func catchActionChannel() {
 
 func Exit() {
 	// TODO: what should actually happen here?
+	log(true, "Exit() here. doing standardExit()")
 	standardExit()
 }
 
 func standardExit() {
+	log(true, "standardExit() doing baseGui.Close()")
 	me.baseGui.Close()
+	log(true, "standardExit() doing outf.Close()")
 	outf.Close()
-	setOutput(os.Stdout)
-	sendBackQuit()
-	sleep(.5)
+	// log(true, "standardExit() setOutput(os.Stdout)")
+	// setOutput(os.Stdout)
+	log(true, "standardExit() send back Quit()")
+	go sendBackQuit() // don't stall here in case the
+	// induces a delay in case the callback channel is broken
+	sleep(1)
+	log(true, "standardExit() exit()")
 	exit()
 }
 func sendBackQuit() {
 	// send 'Quit' back to the program (?)
 	var a toolkit.Action
 	a.ActionType = toolkit.UserQuit
-	me.callback <- a
+	callback <- a
 }
 
 var outf *os.File
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/place.go b/toolkit/gocui/place.go
index d02624e..f020257 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/place.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/place.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ func (n *node) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
 	if (n.WidgetType != toolkit.Box) {
 		return
 	}
-	n.tk.size.w0 = startW
-	n.tk.size.h0 = startH
 	n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "boxS()")
 
 	newW := startW
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ func (n *node) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
 	for _, child := range n.children {
 		child.placeWidgets(newW, newH)
 		// n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "boxS()")
-		// w,h := child.logicalSize()
 		newR := child.realGocuiSize()
 		w := newR.w1 - newR.w0
 		h := newR.h1 - newR.h0
@@ -32,13 +29,10 @@ func (n *node) placeBox(startW int, startH int) {
 			newH += h
 		}
 	}
-	// w,h := n.logicalSize()
-	newR := n.realGocuiSize()
-	w := newR.w1 - newR.w0
-	h := newR.h1 - newR.h0
 
-	n.tk.size.w1 = n.tk.size.w0 + w
-	n.tk.size.h1 = n.tk.size.h0 + h
+	// just compute this every time?
+	// newR := n.realGocuiSize()
+
 	n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "boxE()")
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +69,6 @@ func (n *node) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) {
 		// now move all the children aka: run place() on them
 		for _, child := range n.children {
 			child.placeWidgets(newW, newH)
-			// _,h := child.logicalSize()
 			newR := child.realGocuiSize()
 			// w := newR.w1 - newR.w0
 			h := newR.h1 - newR.h0
@@ -91,8 +84,6 @@ func (n *node) placeWidgets(startW int, startH int) {
 
 func (n *node) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) {
 	w := n.tk
-	w.size.w0 = startW
-	w.size.h0 = startH
 	n.showWidgetPlacement(logInfo, "grid0:")
 	if (n.WidgetType != toolkit.Grid) {
 		return
@@ -100,7 +91,6 @@ func (n *node) placeGrid(startW int, startH int) {
 
 	// first compute the max sizes of the rows and columns
 	for _, child := range n.children {
-		// childW, childH := child.logicalSize()
 		newR := child.realGocuiSize()
 		childW := newR.w1 - newR.w0
 		childH := newR.h1 - newR.h0
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/showStdout.go b/toolkit/gocui/showStdout.go
index f03dfef..34f7e7b 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/showStdout.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/showStdout.go
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	}
 	v, err := g.View("msg")
 	if (v == nil) {
-		log("this is supposed to happen. v == nil", err)
+		log("makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen. v == nil", err)
 	} else {
-		log("msg != nil. WTF now? err =", err)
+		log("makeoutputwindow() msg != nil. WTF now? err =", err)
 	}
 
 	// help, err := g.SetView("help", maxX-32, 0, maxX-1, 13, 0)
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 
 	v, err = g.SetView("msg", maxX-32, maxY/2, maxX/2+outputW, maxY/2+outputH, 0)
 	if errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
-		log("this is supposed to happen?", err)
+		log("makeoutputwindow() this is supposed to happen?", err)
 	}
 
 	if (err != nil) {
-		log("create output window failed", err)
+		log("makeoutputwindow() create output window failed", err)
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	if (v == nil) {
-		log("msg == nil. WTF now? err =", err)
+		log("makeoutputwindow() msg == nil. WTF now? err =", err)
 		return nil
 	} else {
 		me.logStdout.tk.v = v
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
index c61e7ad..ff97d23 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"strings"
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
-	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+//	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 )
 
 // It's probably a terrible idea to call this 'me'
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ type config struct {
 	ddClicked bool // the dropdown menu view was clicked
 	ddNode *node // the dropdown menu is for this widget
 
+	/*
 	// this is the channel we send user events like
 	// mouse clicks or keyboard events back to the program
 	callback chan toolkit.Action
 
 	// this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
 	pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
+	*/
 
 	// When the widget has a frame, like a button, it adds 2 lines runes on each side
 	// so you need 3 char spacing in each direction to not have them overlap
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 
 	// the logical size of the widget
 	// For example, 40x12 would be the center of a normal terminal
-	size rectType
+	// size rectType
 
 	// the actual gocui display view of this widget
 	// sometimes this isn't visible like with a Box or Grid
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/tab.go b/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
index 3451e5c..90c2d1a 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
@@ -36,17 +36,13 @@ func (n *node) gocuiSetWH(sizeW, sizeH int) {
 	}
 
 	if tk.frame {
-		tk.size.w0 = sizeW
-		tk.size.h0 = sizeH
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = tk.size.w0
-		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = tk.size.h0
+		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = sizeW
+		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = sizeH
 		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + w + me.FramePadW
 		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + h + me.FramePadH
 	} else {
-		tk.size.w0 = sizeW - 1
-		tk.size.h0 = sizeH - 1
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = tk.size.w0
-		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = tk.size.h0
+		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = sizeW - 1
+		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = sizeH - 1
 		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + w + 1
 		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + h + 1
 	}
@@ -73,8 +69,6 @@ func redoWindows(nextW int, nextH int) {
 			n.hasTabs = false
 		}
 
-		w.size.w0 = nextW
-		w.size.h0 = nextH
 		n.gocuiSetWH(nextW, nextH)
 		n.deleteView()
 		n.showView()
@@ -98,8 +92,6 @@ func (p *node) redoTabs(nextW int, nextH int) {
 		w := n.tk
 		w.frame = true
 
-		w.size.w0 = nextW
-		w.size.h0 = nextH
 		n.gocuiSetWH(nextW, nextH)
 		n.deleteView()
 		// setCurrentTab(n)
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/view.go b/toolkit/gocui/view.go
index 3baeb66..e69bf7c 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/view.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/view.go
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ func splitLines(s string) []string {
 
 func (n *node) textResize() {
 	w := n.tk
-	var width, height int
+	var width, height int = 0, 0
 
 	for i, s := range splitLines(n.Text) {
 		log(logNow, "textResize() len =", len(s), i, s)
 		if (width < len(s)) {
 			width = len(s)
 		}
-		height = i
+		height += 1
 	}
 	w.gocuiSize.w1 = w.gocuiSize.w0 + width + me.FramePadW
 	w.gocuiSize.h1 = w.gocuiSize.h0 + height + me.FramePadH
@@ -81,13 +81,23 @@ func (n *node) showView() {
 func (n *node) recreateView() {
 	var err error
 	w := n.tk
+	log(logError, "recreateView() START", n.WidgetType, n.Name)
 	if (me.baseGui == nil) {
-		log(logError, "showView() ERROR: me.baseGui == nil", w)
+		log(logError, "recreateView() ERROR: me.baseGui == nil", w)
 		return
 	}
+
+	// this deletes the button from gocui
 	me.baseGui.DeleteView(w.cuiName)
 	w.v = nil
 
+	if (n.Name == "CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL") {
+		n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "n.Name=" + n.Name + " n.Text=" + n.Text + " " + w.cuiName)
+		n.dumpWidget("jwc")
+		n.textResize()
+		n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "n.Name=" + n.Name + " n.Text=" + n.Text + " " + w.cuiName)
+	}
+
 	a := w.gocuiSize.w0
 	b := w.gocuiSize.h0
 	c := w.gocuiSize.w1
@@ -95,23 +105,33 @@ func (n *node) recreateView() {
 
 	w.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(w.cuiName, a, b, c, d, 0)
 	if err == nil {
-		n.showWidgetPlacement(logError, "drawView()")
-		log(logError, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
+		n.showWidgetPlacement(logError, "recreateView()")
+		log(logError, "recreateView() internal plugin error err = nil")
 		return
 	}
 	if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
-		n.showWidgetPlacement(logError, "drawView()")
-		log(logError, "drawView() internal plugin error error.IS()", err)
+		n.showWidgetPlacement(logError, "recreateView()")
+		log(logError, "recreateView() internal plugin error error.IS()", err)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// this sets up the keybinding for the name of the window
+	// does this really need to be done? I think we probably already
+	// know everything about where all the widgets are so we could bypass
+	// the gocui package and just handle all the mouse events internally here (?)
+	// for now, the w.v.Name is a string "1", "2", "3", etc from the widgetId
+
+	// set the binding for this gocui view now that it has been created
+	// gocui handles overlaps of views so it will run on the view that is clicked on
 	me.baseGui.SetKeybinding(w.v.Name(), gocui.MouseLeft, gocui.ModNone, click)
 
+	// this actually sends the text to display to gocui
 	w.v.Wrap = true
 	w.v.Frame = w.frame
 	w.v.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(w.v, n.Text)
-	n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "Window: " + n.Text)
+	// n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "n.Name=" + n.Name + " n.Text=" + n.Text + " " + w.cuiName)
+	// n.dumpWidget("jwc 2")
 
 	// if you don't do this here, it will be black & white only
 	if (w.color != nil) {
@@ -121,6 +141,11 @@ func (n *node) recreateView() {
 		w.v.SelFgColor = w.color.selFg
 		w.v.SelBgColor = w.color.selBg
 	}
+	if (n.Name == "CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL") {
+		n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "n.Name=" + n.Name + " n.Text=" + n.Text + " " + w.cuiName)
+		n.dumpTree(true)
+	}
+	log(logError, "recreateView() END")
 }
 
 func (n *node) hideWidgets() {
@@ -167,13 +192,8 @@ func (n *node) showWidgets() {
 	if (w.isFake) {
 		// don't display by default
 	} else {
-		// if n.IsCurrent() {
-			n.showWidgetPlacement(logInfo, "current:")
-			n.showView()
-		// } else {
-		// 	n.showWidgetPlacement(logInfo, "not:")
-			// w.drawView()
-		// }
+		n.showWidgetPlacement(logInfo, "current:")
+		n.showView()
 	}
 	for _, child := range n.children {
 		child.showWidgets()
diff --git a/toolkit/nocui/action.go b/toolkit/nocui/action.go
index ea1a60e..2e5f20b 100644
--- a/toolkit/nocui/action.go
+++ b/toolkit/nocui/action.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func doAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
 	log(logNow, "doAction() START a.WidgetId =", a.WidgetId, "a.ParentId =", a.ParentId)
 	switch a.WidgetType {
 	case toolkit.Root:
-		rootNode = addWidget(a)
+		me.rootNode = addNode(a)
 		log(logNow, "doAction() found rootNode")
 		return
 	case toolkit.Flag:
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ func doAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	n := rootNode.findWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
+	n := me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
 
 	switch a.ActionType {
 	case toolkit.Add:
-		addWidget(a)
+		addNode(a)
 	case toolkit.Show:
 		n.show(true)
 	case toolkit.Hide:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func doAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
 		n.Delete()
 	case toolkit.Move:
 		log(logNow, "doAction() attempt to move() =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
-		newParent := rootNode.findWidgetId(a.ParentId)
+		newParent := me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.ParentId)
 		n.move(newParent)
 	default:
 		log(logError, "doAction() Unknown =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
diff --git a/toolkit/nocui/common.go b/toolkit/nocui/common.go
index 797f86a..786bf39 100644
--- a/toolkit/nocui/common.go
+++ b/toolkit/nocui/common.go
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ import (
 	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 )
 
-// this is the channel that sends the events from the user clicking or typing
-// back to the program using this golang package
+// this is the channel we send user events like
+// mouse clicks or keyboard events back to the program
 var callback chan toolkit.Action
 
+// this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
+var pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
+
 type node struct {
 	parent	*node
 	children []*node
@@ -82,48 +85,6 @@ func (n *node) findWidgetId(id int) *node {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func addWidget(a *toolkit.Action) *node {
-	n := new(node)
-	n.WidgetType = a.WidgetType
-	n.WidgetId = a.WidgetId
-	n.ParentId = a.ParentId
-
-	// copy the data from the action message
-	n.Name = a.Name
-	n.Text = a.Text
-	n.I = a.I
-	n.S = a.S
-	n.B = a.B
-
-	n.X = a.X
-	n.Y = a.Y
-
-	n.W = a.W
-	n.H = a.H
-	n.AtW = a.AtW
-	n.AtH = a.AtH
-
-	// store the internal toolkit information
-	n.tk = new(guiWidget)
-
-	if (a.WidgetType == toolkit.Root) {
-		log(logInfo, "addWidget() Root")
-		return n
-	}
-
-	if (me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.WidgetId) != nil) {
-		log(logError, "addWidget() WidgetId already exists", a.WidgetId)
-		return me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
-	}
-
-	// add this new widget on the binary tree
-	n.parent = me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.ParentId)
-	if n.parent != nil {
-		n.parent.children = append(n.parent.children, n)
-	}
-	return n
-}
-
 func (n *node) doUserEvent() {
 	if (callback == nil) {
 		log(logError, "doUserEvent() callback == nil", n.WidgetId)
@@ -188,3 +149,18 @@ func addNode(a *toolkit.Action) *node {
 	}
 	return n
 }
+
+// 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 toolkit.Action) {
+	callback = guiCallback
+}
+
+func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
+	return pluginChan
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/nocui/main.go b/toolkit/nocui/main.go
index a957773..942a195 100644
--- a/toolkit/nocui/main.go
+++ b/toolkit/nocui/main.go
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 )
 
-// this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
-var pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
-
-// the starting point of the binary tree
-var rootNode *node
-
 var muAction sync.Mutex
 
 func catchActionChannel() {
@@ -29,6 +23,7 @@ func catchActionChannel() {
 	}
 }
 
+/*
 // Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
 //
 // You can not acess / process the GUI thread directly from
@@ -43,6 +38,7 @@ func Callback(guiCallback chan toolkit.Action) {
 func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
 	return pluginChan
 }
+*/
 
 // This is important. This sets the defaults for the gui. Without this, there isn't correct padding, etc
 func init() {
diff --git a/toolkit/nocui/stdin.go b/toolkit/nocui/stdin.go
index 86ec664..0738d00 100644
--- a/toolkit/nocui/stdin.go
+++ b/toolkit/nocui/stdin.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func simpleStdin() {
 		switch s {
 		case "l":
 			log(true, "list widgets")
-			rootNode.listWidgets()
+			me.rootNode.listWidgets()
 		case "b":
 			log(true, "show buttons")
-			rootNode.showButtons()
+			me.rootNode.showButtons()
 		case "d":
 			var a toolkit.Action
 			a.ActionType = toolkit.EnableDebug
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func simpleStdin() {
 		default:
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
 			log(true, "got input:", i)
-			n := rootNode.findWidgetId(i)
+			n := me.rootNode.findWidgetId(i)
 			if (n != nil) {
 				n.dumpWidget("found node")
 				n.doUserEvent()