Stop the status bar when it does not have the focus

moncho · Mar 14, 2016 · 7c27853 · 7c27853
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diff --git a/app/loop.go b/app/loop.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func RenderLoop(dry *Dry, screen *ui.Screen) {
 	defer close(viewClosed)
 	defer close(renderChan)
 
-	//rendes dry on message
+	//renders dry on message
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			_, stillOpen := <-renderChan
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ func RenderLoop(dry *Dry, screen *ui.Screen) {
 						statusBar.Render()
 					}
 					screen.Flush()
+				} else {
+					//stop the status bar until the focus is retrieved
+					statusBar.Stop()
 				}
 			} else {
 				return

diff --git a/ui/status.go b/ui/status.go
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ func NewStatusBar(screenPos int) *StatusBar {
 
 }
 
-func (s *StatusBar) stopTimer() {
+//Stop stops the status bar from showing any output, setting a new status
+//message will activate it again
+func (s *StatusBar) Stop() {
 	s.barMutex.Lock()
 	defer s.barMutex.Unlock()
 	if t := s.clearTimer; t != nil {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ func (s *StatusBar) setClearTimer(t *time.Timer) {
 
 // StatusMessage sets a new status message for the given duration
 func (s *StatusBar) StatusMessage(msg string, clearDelay time.Duration) {
-	s.stopTimer()
+	s.Stop()
 	s.lastMessage = msg
 	//set a timer to clear the status
 	if clearDelay != 0 {