- [GUI] bound the wish interpreter handle to a special variable so that the gui event loop can reference it and call, without errors, nodgui functions.

src/gui/client/gui-goodies.lisp

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 (defparameter *toplevel* gui:*tk*)
 
+(defparameter *gui-server* nil)
+
 (a:define-constant +font-h1+       "sans 20 bold" :test #'string=)
 
 (a:define-constant +font-h2+       "sans 15 bold" :test #'string=)

src/gui/client/main-window.lisp

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 (defun notify-request-error (e)
   (let ((message (format nil (_ "Comunication with backend failed: ~a") e)))
     #+debug-mode (misc:dbg "request error ~a" message)
-    #-debug-mode (gui-goodies:error-dialog gui:*tk* message)))
+    #-debug-mode (gui-goodies:error-dialog gui-goodies:*toplevel* message)))
 
 (defmacro with-notify-errors (&body body)
   `(handler-case
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@
 (defun initialize-menu (parent)
   (with-accessors ((main-window main-window)) parent
     (let* ((bar        (gui:make-menubar parent))
-           (file       (gui:make-menu bar    (_ "File") :underline 0))
-           (help       (gui:make-menu bar    (_ "Help") :underline 0)))
-      (gui:make-menubutton file (_ "Quit")   #'menu:quit       :underline 0)
-      (gui:make-menubutton help (_ "About")  #'menu:help-about :underline 0))))
+           (file       (gui:make-menu bar   (_ "File") :underline 0))
+           (help       (gui:make-menu bar   (_ "Help") :underline 0)))
+      (gui:make-menubutton file (_ "Quit")  #'menu:quit       :underline 0)
+      (gui:make-menubutton help (_ "About") #'menu:help-about :underline 0))))
 
 (defclass tool-bar (gui:frame)
   ((iri-entry
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@
   (gui:with-nodgui (:title +program-name+)
     (icons:load-icons)
     (initialize-menu gui:*tk*)
+    (setf gui-goodies:*toplevel* gui:*tk*)
+    (setf gui-goodies:*gui-server* gui:*wish*)
+    (client-events:start-events-loop)
     (let ((main-frame (make-instance 'main-frame)))
       (gui:grid main-frame 0 0 :sticky :nswe)
       (gui-goodies:gui-resize-grid-all gui:*tk*))))

src/gui/client/program-events.lisp

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
     (setf *stop-events-loop* nil))
   (setf *events-loop-thread*
         (bt:make-thread (lambda ()
-                          (loop while (events-loop-running-p) do
-                            (ev:dispatch-program-events-or-wait))))))
+                          (let ((gui:*wish* gui-goodies:*gui-server*))
+                            (loop while (events-loop-running-p) do
+                              (ev:dispatch-program-events-or-wait)))))))
 
 (defmacro with-enqueue-request ((method-name id the-error &rest args) &body on-error)
   `(ev:with-enqueued-process-and-unblock ()

src/main.lisp

@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ etc.) happened"
          (rpc-server-init)))
       (command-line:*rpc-client-mode*
        (rpc-client-load-configuration)
-       (client-events:start-events-loop)
        (json-rpc-communication::start-client)
        (client-main-window:init-main-window))
       (command-line:*print-lisp-dependencies*

src/package.lisp

@@ -3256,6 +3256,7 @@
   (:local-nicknames (:comm :json-rpc-communication)
                     (:re   :cl-ppcre)
                     (:a    :alexandria)
+                    (:gui  :nodgui)
                     (:ev   :program-events))
   (:export
    :events-loop-running-p
@@ -3315,6 +3316,7 @@
                     (:gui-shapes :nodgui.shapes))
   (:export
    :*toplevel*
+   :*gui-server*
    :gui-resize-grid-all
    :confirm-deletion
    :info-operation-completed