pushTip -> addTip; make it nicer to use.

edit/bind.go

@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ func (c EvalCaller) Call(ed *Editor) {
 	ec := eval.NewTopEvalCtx(ed.evaler, "[editor]", "", ports)
 	ex := ec.PCall(c.Caller, []eval.Value{})
 	if ex != nil {
-		// XXX will disappear very quickly
-		ed.pushTip("function error: " + ex.Error())
+		ed.notify("function error: %s", ex.Error())
 	}
 
 	out.Close()

edit/builtins.go

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func startInsert(ed *Editor) {
 
 func defaultCommand(ed *Editor) {
 	k := ed.lastKey
-	ed.pushTip(fmt.Sprintf("Unbound: %s", k))
+	ed.addTip("Unbound: %s", k)
 }
 
 func startCommand(ed *Editor) {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func insertLastWord(ed *Editor) {
 	if err == nil {
 		ed.insertAtDot(lastWord(lastLine))
 	} else {
-		ed.pushTip(err.Error())
+		ed.addTip("db error: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func defaultInsert(ed *Editor) {
 	if k.Mod == 0 && k.Rune > 0 && unicode.IsGraphic(k.Rune) {
 		insertKey(ed)
 	} else {
-		ed.pushTip(fmt.Sprintf("Unbound: %s", k))
+		ed.addTip("Unbound: %s", k)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func startHistory(ed *Editor) {
 	if ed.prevHistory() {
 		ed.mode = modeHistory
 	} else {
-		ed.pushTip("no matching history item")
+		ed.addTip("no matching history item")
 	}
 }
 

edit/completers.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package edit
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func complArgInner(head string, ed *Editor, formHead bool) []*candidate {
 	cands := []*candidate{}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		ed.pushTip(fmt.Sprintf("cannot list directory %s: %v", dir, err))
+		ed.addTip("cannot list directory %s: %v", dir, err)
 		return cands
 	}
 

edit/completion.go

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package edit
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"unicode/utf8"
-)
+import "unicode/utf8"
 
 type styled struct {
 	text  string
@@ -68,9 +65,9 @@ func startCompletionInner(ed *Editor, completePrefix bool) {
 	}
 
 	if c.candidates == nil {
-		ed.pushTip("unsupported completion :(")
+		ed.addTip("unsupported completion :(")
 	} else if len(c.candidates) == 0 {
-		ed.pushTip(fmt.Sprintf("no candidate for %s", c.completer))
+		ed.addTip("no candidate for %s", c.completer)
 	} else {
 		if completePrefix {
 			// If there is a non-empty longest common prefix, insert it and

edit/editor.go

@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ func (ed *Editor) flash() {
 	// TODO implement fish-like flash effect
 }
 
-func (ed *Editor) pushTip(more string) {
-	ed.tips = append(ed.tips, more)
+func (ed *Editor) addTip(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	ed.tips = append(ed.tips, fmt.Sprintf(format, args))
 }
 
-func (ed *Editor) notify(msg string) {
-	ed.notifications = append(ed.notifications, msg)
+func (ed *Editor) notify(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	ed.notifications = append(ed.notifications, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 }
 
 func (ed *Editor) refresh(fullRefresh bool) error {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (ed *Editor) refresh(fullRefresh bool) error {
 			_, err := ed.evaler.Compile(name, src, n)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err, ok := err.(*errutil.ContextualError); ok {
-					ed.pushTip("compiler error highlighted")
+					ed.addTip("compiler error highlighted")
 					p := err.Pos()
 					for i, token := range ed.tokens {
 						if token.Node.Begin() <= p && p < token.Node.End() {
@@ -301,19 +301,19 @@ MainLoop:
 			case syscall.SIGCHLD:
 				// ignore
 			default:
-				ed.pushTip(fmt.Sprintf("ignored signal %s", sig))
+				ed.addTip("ignored signal %s", sig)
 			}
 		case err := <-ed.reader.ErrorChan():
-			ed.notify(err.Error())
+			ed.notify("reader error: %s", err.Error())
 		case mouse := <-ed.reader.MouseChan():
-			ed.pushTip(fmt.Sprint("mouse:", mouse))
+			ed.addTip("mouse: %#v", mouse)
 		case <-ed.reader.CPRChan():
 			// Ignore CPR
 		case k := <-ed.reader.KeyChan():
 		lookupKey:
 			keyBinding, ok := keyBindings[ed.mode]
 			if !ok {
-				ed.pushTip("No binding for current mode")
+				ed.addTip("No binding for current mode")
 				continue
 			}