From c4f9bac85eeafb4916b57d6f8953fa930d6d098e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 13:28:19 -0600
Subject: add config default to show stdout onscreen on start

---
 help.go | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'help.go')

diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index 984de18..8ae7d7b 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	log "go.wit.com/log"
@@ -85,8 +86,13 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	}
 	g.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	me.helpLabel = help
+	if me.clock.tk == nil {
+		makeClock()
+		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
+		me.clock.tk.Hide()
+		me.clock.tk.Show()
+	}
 	if me.clock.tk != nil {
-		g.SetView("help", maxX-(newW+me.FramePadW), 0, maxX-1, len(helpText)+me.FramePadH, 0)
 		me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(maxX-10, 1)
 		me.clock.tk.Hide()
 		me.clock.tk.Show()
@@ -94,6 +100,19 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func makeClock() {
+	me.clock.tk = makeNewFlagWidget(me.clock.wId)
+	me.clock.tk.dumpWidget("init() clock")
+	w, h := me.baseGui.MousePosition()
+	me.clock.tk.MoveToOffset(w, h)
+	me.clock.tk.labelN = time.Now().Format("15:04:05")
+	me.clock.tk.frame = false
+	me.clock.tk.setColorLabel()
+	me.clock.tk.Show()
+	me.clock.active = true
+	me.clock.tk.dumpWidget("showClock()")
+}
+
 // in the very end of redrawing things, this will place the help and stdout on the top or botton
 // depending on the state the user has chosen
 func setThingsOnTop() {
@@ -102,6 +121,9 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
 	}
+	if me.clock.tk != nil {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop(me.clock.tk.v.Name())
+	}
 
 	if me.dark {
 		me.stdout.tk.v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
@@ -116,6 +138,11 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 	} else {
 		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
 	}
+	if me.stdout.startOnscreen {
+		log.Info("attempting to locate stdout on screen for the first time")
+		me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(me.stdout.lastW, me.stdout.lastH)
+		me.stdout.startOnscreen = false
+	}
 	setBottomBG()
 }
 
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