define a background widget more properly

1 files changed, 30 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/libnotify.go b/libnotify.go
index fc5e897..58ce3b3 100644
--- a/libnotify.go
+++ b/libnotify.go
@@ -144,19 +144,37 @@ func setThingsOnTop() {
 	setBottomBG()
 }
 
+// find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
 func setBottomBG() {
-	// this attempts to find the "BG" widget and set it to the background on the very very bottom
-	rootTK := me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	if tk := rootTK.findBG(); tk != nil {
-		// log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
-		if me.dark {
-			tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-		} else {
-			tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
-		}
-		tk.v.Clear()
-		me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom(tk.cuiName)
+	if me.BG.tk == nil {
+		log.Info("background tk widget not initialized")
+		return
+	}
+	tk := me.BG.tk
+	log.Info("found BG. setting to bottom", tk.cuiName)
+	if tk.v == nil {
 		w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
-		me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, -1, -1, w+1, h+1, 0)
+		a := -1
+		b := -1
+		c := w + 1
+		d := h + 1
+		var err error
+		tk.v, err = me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, a, b, c, d, 0)
+		if err == nil {
+			tk.dumpWidget("drawView() err")
+			log.Log(ERROR, "drawView() internal plugin error err = nil")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("background tk View not initialized")
+		return
 	}
+	if me.dark {
+		tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
+	} else {
+		tk.v.BgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+	}
+	tk.v.Clear()
+	me.baseGui.SetViewOnBottom(tk.cuiName)
+	w, h := me.baseGui.Size()
+	me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, -1, -1, w+1, h+1, 0)
 }