nicer help menu & stdout behavior

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index 9c1755c..31f53d9 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import (
 
 var helpText []string = []string{"KEYBINDINGS",
 	"",
-	"?: toggle help",
+	"H: toggle (H)elp",
+	"O: toggle (O)output (os.STDOUT)",
 	"S: super mouse",
 	"M: list all widgets positions",
 	"L: list all widgets in tree form",
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ var helpText []string = []string{"KEYBINDINGS",
 
 	"q: quit()",
 	"p: panic()",
-	"o: show Stdout",
 	"l: log to /tmp/witgui.log",
 	"Ctrl-D: Toggle Debugging",
 	"Ctrl-V: Toggle Verbose Debugging",
@@ -93,10 +93,18 @@ func showHelp() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func helpTop() {
+// 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() {
 	if me.showHelp { // terrible variable name. FIXME
 		// log.Info("help is hidden")
 		return
 	}
 	me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("help")
+
+	if me.outputOnTop {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnTop("msg")
+	} else {
+		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+	}
 }