add config default to show stdout onscreen on start

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index d950806..e290c8a 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ func init() {
 	me.myTree.PluginName = "gocui"
 	go refreshGocui()
 
+	// read in defaults from config protobuf
+	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("stdout"); err == nil {
+		if val == "true" {
+			me.stdout.startOnscreen = true
+			me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout onscreen\n"))
+		} else {
+			me.stdout.Write([]byte("starting with stdout offscreen\n"))
+		}
+	}
 	if val, err := me.myTree.ConfigFind("dark"); err == nil {
 		if val == "true" {
 			me.dark = true
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@ func gocuiMain() {
 	// registered event handlers still have the events sent to gocuiEvent() above
 	registerHandlers(g)
 
+	me.stdout.Write([]byte("begin gogui.MainLoop()\n"))
 	if err := g.MainLoop(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrQuit) {
 		log.Log(NOW, "g.MainLoop() panic err =", err)
 		// normally panic here