wrapping my head around this code again

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mouse.go b/mouse.go
index 08e2e5d..4078d70 100644
--- a/mouse.go
+++ b/mouse.go
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+// note by [email protected] in 2025: this is one of the coolest
+// things ever what this does. I've tried to improve
+// it while I've been working on making a gocui
+// GO plugin so it can be generalized as a useful
+// console interface. Well done everyone that has
+// contributed to this gocui project !!!
+
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -27,8 +34,13 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 
 func msgDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	initialMouseX, initialMouseY = g.MousePosition()
+
+	// debugging output
 	log.Log(GOCUI, "msgDown() X,Y", initialMouseX, initialMouseY)
-	if vx, vy, _, _, err := g.ViewPosition("msg"); err == nil {
+
+	//
+	vx, vy, _, _, err := g.ViewPosition("msg")
+	if err == nil {
 		xOffset = initialMouseX - vx
 		yOffset = initialMouseY - vy
 		msgMouseDown = true
@@ -40,6 +52,7 @@ func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	w, h := g.MousePosition()
 
 	dropdownUnclicked(w, h)
+
 	if msgMouseDown {
 		msgMouseDown = false
 		if movingMsg {
@@ -55,16 +68,26 @@ func mouseUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// func isMouseInMsg
+
+// this is where you have to figure out what
+// widget was underneath so you can active
+// the right response for the toolkit user's app
 func mouseDown(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
-	if vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, err := g.ViewPosition("msg"); err == nil {
+
+	vx0, vy0, vx1, vy1, err := g.ViewPosition("msg")
+	if err == nil {
 		if mx >= vx0 && mx <= vx1 && my >= vy0 && my <= vy1 {
 			return msgDown(g, v)
 		}
 	}
 	globalMouseDown = true
+
 	maxX, _ := g.Size()
+
 	findUnderMouse()
+
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("mouseDown() Mouse really down at: %d,%d", mx, my)
 	// dropdownClicked(mx, my)
 	x := mx - len(msg)/2