finally starting to clean up the init() process

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/stdoutShow.go b/stdoutShow.go
index fbc94f2..38fc837 100644
--- a/stdoutShow.go
+++ b/stdoutShow.go
@@ -32,28 +32,36 @@ func createStdout(g *gocui.Gui) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func coreStdout() {
+	if me.stdout.tk != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	a := new(widget.Action)
+	a.ProgName = "2stdout2"
+	a.WidgetType = widget.Stdout
+	a.WidgetId = me.stdout.wId
+	a.ParentId = 0
+	// n := addNode(a)
+	n := me.myTree.AddNode(a)
+	me.stdout.tk = initWidget(n)
+
+	tk := me.stdout.tk
+	tk.gocuiSize.w0 = me.stdout.lastW
+	tk.gocuiSize.h0 = me.stdout.lastH
+	tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + me.stdout.w
+	tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + me.stdout.h
+}
+
 func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 	if me.treeRoot == nil {
 		// keep skipping this until the binary tree is initialized
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
-		a := new(widget.Action)
-		a.ProgName = "2stdout2"
-		a.WidgetType = widget.Stdout
-		a.WidgetId = me.stdout.wId
-		a.ParentId = 0
-		// n := addNode(a)
-		n := me.myTree.AddNode(a)
-		me.stdout.tk = initWidget(n)
-
-		tk := me.stdout.tk
-		tk.gocuiSize.w0 = me.stdout.lastW
-		tk.gocuiSize.h0 = me.stdout.lastH
-		tk.gocuiSize.w1 = tk.gocuiSize.w0 + me.stdout.w
-		tk.gocuiSize.h1 = tk.gocuiSize.h0 + me.stdout.h
+	coreStdout()
 
+	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	v, err := g.View("msg")
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 		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
 	}
 
 	rect := me.stdout.tk.gocuiSize