From 8f4fab40ea439b851934e8bf82ea54cb9bbecf1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:23:02 -0500
Subject: gui opens again

---
 argv.template.go | 17 ++++++++---------
 main.go          | 12 ++++++++++--
 structs.go       |  8 ++++++--
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/argv.template.go b/argv.template.go
index 5ca2ff7..a4dd38a 100644
--- a/argv.template.go
+++ b/argv.template.go
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/fhelp"
 )
 
-// this must be global until further development and abstraction
-var argvpp *arg.Parser // the go-arg parser of the command line
-
 func (args) InitArgv() (string, string, string) {
 	return APPNAME, BUILDTIME, VERSION
 }
@@ -22,25 +20,26 @@ func (args) InitArgv() (string, string, string) {
 // this function will send the current argv PB to go-args for parsing
 func (args) ParseFlags(flags []string) error {
 	var err error
-	if argvpp == nil {
+	if me.pp == nil {
 		// log.Info("Parse Flags GOT flags:", flags)
-		argvpp, err = arg.ParseFlags(flags, &argv)
+		me.pp, err = arg.ParseFlags(flags, &argv)
 		// panic("got to the app's ParseFlags()")
 	} else {
-		panic("argvpp was not nil")
+		panic("me.pp was not nil")
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
 // this will print the help for the subcmd
 func (args) WriteHelpForAutocomplete(part string, subcmd ...string) error {
-	return argvpp.WriteHelpForAutocomplete(os.Stderr, os.Stdout, part, subcmd...)
+	return me.pp.WriteHelpForAutocomplete(os.Stderr, os.Stdout, part, subcmd...)
 }
 
 func (args) InitGui() error {
 	// panic("got here")
 	arg.Register(&gui.ArgvGui)
-	// me.myGui = gui.New()
+	// me.gui = gui.PreInit()
+	me.myGui = fhelp.Gui()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func (args) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (args) MustParse() error {
-	argvpp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
+	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c92965e..197f465 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var computers *gui.Node
 var colors *gui.Node
 
 func main() {
-	me := new(mainType)
+	me = new(mainType)
 	me.argv = argvpb.Autocomplete(&argv) // adds shell auto complete to go-args
 
 	helloworld()
@@ -32,7 +32,15 @@ func main() {
 
 // This initializes the first window and some widgets
 func helloworld() {
-	mainWindow = gui.RawWindow("primary helloworld window").SetProgName("BASEWIN1")
+	if me.myGui == nil {
+		panic("gui is nil")
+	}
+	me.myGui.Start()
+	// me.gui = gui.PreInit()
+	// me.myGui = fhelp.Gui()
+	me.gui = me.myGui.Init()
+	mainWindow = me.gui.RawWindow("primary helloworld window").SetProgName("BASEWIN1")
+	mainWindow.Show()
 
 	box := mainWindow.NewBox("vbox", false)
 	group := box.NewGroup("choices")
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index e98287e..7caffda 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/fhelp"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/argvpb"
 )
 
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ var me *mainType
 
 // this app's variables
 type mainType struct {
-	argv *argvpb.Argv // shell autocomplete
-	gui  *gui.Node    // the gui toolkit handle
+	argv  *argvpb.Argv // shell autocomplete
+	pp    *arg.Parser  // the go-arg parser of the command line
+	gui   *gui.Node    // the gui toolkit handle
+	myGui *fhelp.GuiPrep
 }
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