improved channel message printing and related

lib/console_ui.dart

@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ Future<void> channelMenuUI(Store node) async {
   //gDebug = 0;
   bool continueChatMenu = true;
   while(continueChatMenu) {
+    readjustAlignment();
     int option = showMenu([ 'Show public channels',          // 1 
                             'Enter a public channel',        // 2
                             'Go back to main menu'],         // 3
@@ -480,6 +481,7 @@ Future<void> channelMenuUI(Store node) async {
         }
         int pageNum = 1;
         while(showChannelOption) {
+          readjustAlignment();
           String fullChannelId = node.showChannel(channelId, pageNum);
           if( fullChannelId == "") {
             print("Could not find the given channel.");
@@ -618,19 +620,7 @@ Future<void> mainMenuUi(Store node) async {
     bool userContinue = true;
     while(userContinue) {
 
-      // align the text again in case the window size has been changed
-      if( gAlignment == "center") {
-        try {
-          if( gTextWidth > stdout.terminalColumns) {
-            gTextWidth = stdout.terminalColumns - 5;
-          }          
-          gNumLeftMarginSpaces = (stdout.terminalColumns - gTextWidth )~/2;
-        } on StdoutException catch (e) {
-          print("Terminal information not available");
-          if( gDebug>0)  print("${e.message}");
-          gNumLeftMarginSpaces = 0;
-        }
-      }
+      readjustAlignment();
 
       await processNotifications(node); // this takes 300 ms
 

lib/event_ds.dart

@@ -294,6 +294,37 @@ class EventData {
     return '"${content.substring(0, len)}..." - ${getAuthorName(pubkey)}';
   }
 
+  String getStrForChannel(int depth) {
+    String strToPrint = "";
+    String name = getAuthorName(pubkey);    
+    String strDate = getPrintableDate(createdAt);
+    String tempEvaluatedContent = evaluatedContent;
+    String tempContent = content;
+    
+    if( isHidden) {
+      name = "<hidden>";
+      strDate = "<hidden>";
+      tempEvaluatedContent = tempContent = "<You have hidden this post>";
+    }
+
+    // delete supercedes hidden
+    if( isDeleted) {
+      name = "<deleted>";
+      strDate = "<deleted>";
+      tempEvaluatedContent = tempContent = content; // content would be changed so show that 
+    }
+
+
+    String nameToPrint = name.padLeft(gSpacesPerDepth * 2).substring(0, gSpacesPerDepth * 2);
+    String dateToPrint = strDate.padLeft(gSpacesPerDepth * 2).substring(0, gSpacesPerDepth * 2);
+    strToPrint = "${getDepthSpaces(depth)}      $dateToPrint$nameToPrint: ";
+    int contentDepth = depth + 4  + 1;
+    String contentShifted = rightShiftContent(tempEvaluatedContent==""?tempContent: tempEvaluatedContent, gSpacesPerDepth * contentDepth);
+    strToPrint += contentShifted;
+    return strToPrint;
+  }
+
+
   // looks up global map of reactions, if this event has any reactions, and then prints the reactions
   // in appropriate color( in case one is a notification, which is stored in member variable)
   String getReactionStr(int depth) {
@@ -868,3 +899,18 @@ Set<Event> readEventsFromFile(String filename) {
   return events;
 }
 
+void readjustAlignment() {
+    // align the text again in case the window size has been changed
+    if( gAlignment == "center") {
+      try {
+        if( gTextWidth > stdout.terminalColumns) {
+          gTextWidth = stdout.terminalColumns - 5;
+        }          
+        gNumLeftMarginSpaces = (stdout.terminalColumns - gTextWidth )~/2;
+      } on StdoutException catch (e) {
+        print("Terminal information not available");
+        if( gDebug>0)  print("${e.message}");
+        gNumLeftMarginSpaces = 0;
+      }
+    }
+}

lib/settings.dart

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const int gMaxDifficultyAllowed = 24;
 int gDifficulty = 0;
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// channel related settings
-const int gNumChannelMessagesToShow = 15;
+const int gNumChannelMessagesToShow = 25;
 const int gMaxChannelPagesDisplayed = 50;
 
 

lib/tree_ds.dart

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class ScrollableMessages {
       String eId = messageIds[i];
       Event? e = tempChildEventsMap[eId]?.event;
       if( e!= null) {
-        e.printEvent(0);
-        print("");
+        print(e.eventData.getStrForChannel(0));
+        //print("");
       }
     }