4 files changed, 29 insertions, 57 deletions
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()