define a background widget more properly

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 425be56..f23c391 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ var BUILDTIME string
 
 var PLUGIN string = "gocui"
 
+// this is called at the very initial connection
+// between the app and this gocui plugin
+// this is a good place to initialize gocui's default behavior
 func toolkitInit() {
 	log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() me.ok =", me.ok)
 	if me.baseGui == nil {
@@ -62,14 +65,19 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 	setThingsOnTop()
 	// SETUP STDOUT END
 
+	// SETUP BG
+	if me.BG.tk == nil {
+		me.BG.tk = makeNewInternalWidget(me.BG.wId)
+	}
+
 	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE
 	var toggle bool
-	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
 		w := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
 		w.dumpTree("MM")
 		w.dumpWindows("WW")
 
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
 		if toggle {
 			toggle = false
 			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing true stuff here")
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ func toolkitInit() {
 			toggle = true
 			log.Info("gocui toolkitInit() put testing false stuff here")
 		}
+		setBottomBG()
 	}
 	// PUT INIT DEBUG COOE HERE END
 
@@ -145,15 +154,15 @@ func initPlugin() {
 			log.Info("error opening file:", err)
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
+		// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
+		//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+		log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
 	}
 	me.starttime = time.Now()
 	log.Log(INFO, "Init() of awesome-gocui")
 
 	// init the config struct default values
 	Set(&me, "default")
-	// todo: some early output still goes to the /tmp/ file
-	//time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-	log.CaptureMode(me.stdout)
 
 	// initial app window settings
 
@@ -167,6 +176,7 @@ func initPlugin() {
 	me.dropdown.wId = -77
 	me.textbox.wId = -55
 	me.stdout.wId = -4
+	me.BG.wId = -22
 
 	// the clock widget id and offset
 	me.notify.clock.wId = -5
@@ -189,8 +199,9 @@ func initPlugin() {
 
 	log.Log(NOW, "Init() start pluginChan")
 	if me.stdout.disable {
-		log.Info("USING STDOUT")
+		log.Info("Using STDOUT")
 	} else {
+		log.Info("Using gocui STDOUT")
 		os.Stdout = me.outf
 		log.CaptureMode(me.outf)
 	}