various changes to functions modifying btm_buffer

defines.h

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #define YANK_CUT 2
 #define YANK_COPY 4
 
+#define BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION 5
+
 #ifndef STRUCT_GUARD
 #define STRUCT_GUARD
 /* complex types are good actually */

interactions.c

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ yank yank_files = { 0 };
 
 int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
 extern void render_pass();
+void window_btm(WINDOW *win, char force_render);
 extern int (*order_func)();
 
 
@@ -323,26 +324,25 @@ void jump_top(){
 void open_with(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+
+	char *btm_buffer_tmp = btm_buffer;
+	werase(win_b);
+	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
+	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+
 	btm_buffer = concat("open \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
 	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\" with:");
 
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	render_pass();
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
 
 
 	/* TODO(2025-06-22T01:24:36) fix fixed buffer size */
 	char *str = malloc(255);
 	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0 , str);
+	int err = read_string(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION - 1, 0 , str);
 
 	
-	if (!err) {
+	if (err == 0) {
 		char *cmd = concat(str, " ./\"");
 		cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
 		cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
@@ -354,39 +354,34 @@ void open_with(){
 		if (system(cmd) == -1) {
 			FAIL("open_with", "creating subcommand failed unhandled");
 		}
-
-		free(btm_buffer);
-		btm_buffer = cmd;
-
 	}
 
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
 
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	btm_buffer = btm_buffer_tmp;
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+
 	free(str);
 }
 
 void rename_hovered(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+	char *btm_buffer_tmp = btm_buffer;
+	werase(win_b);
+	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
+	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+
 	btm_buffer = concat("rename \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
 	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\" to:");
 
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
 
 	/* TODO(2025-06-22T01:24:30) fix fixed buffer size */
 	char *str = malloc(255);
 	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
+	int err = read_string(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION - 1, 0, str);
 
 	
 	if (!err) {
@@ -400,17 +395,21 @@ void rename_hovered(){
 		};
 		btm_buffer = cmd;
 	}
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+	free(str);
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	btm_buffer = btm_buffer_tmp;
 
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
 
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 
-	free(str);
 }
 
 void delete(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+	char *btm_buffer_tmp = btm_buffer;
+
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 	unsigned int hits = 0;
 	char *file_str = " ";
@@ -423,32 +422,46 @@ void delete(){
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (hits) {
-		btm_buffer = concat("delete:", file_str);
-	} else {
-		btm_buffer = concat("delete: \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\"");
-	}
-
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "?");
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\n\n");
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "(y/N)");
-
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 	werase(win_b);
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+	if (strlen(file_str) < (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION-1) * (terminal_width/3)) {
+		wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+		btm_buffer = malloc(BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3));
+		memset(btm_buffer, ' ', (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3)));
 
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+		memcpy(btm_buffer, "delete: ",strlen("delete: "));
-	render_pass();
+		if (hits) {
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
+			memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen("delete: "), file_str, strlen(file_str));
+		} else {
+			btm_buffer[strlen("delete: ")] = '"';
+			memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen("delete: ") + sizeof(char), mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name)-1);
+			btm_buffer[strlen("delete: ") + sizeof(char) + strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name)] = '"';
+		}
+
+		memcpy(btm_buffer + (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3) - (terminal_width/3)) , "(y/N)", strlen("(y/N)"));
+		btm_buffer[BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3)] = '\0';
+
+	} else {
+		wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width); /*since more data is present than can be represented using div3, we do the uncool thing)*/
+		btm_buffer = malloc(BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width);
+		memset(btm_buffer, ' ', BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width);
+
+		memcpy(btm_buffer, "delete: ",strlen("delete: "));
+		memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen("delete: "), file_str, (strlen(file_str) > ((BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width) - terminal_width) ? ((BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width) - terminal_width) : strlen(file_str)));
+
+		memcpy(btm_buffer + (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width - terminal_width) , "(y/N)", strlen("(y/N)"));
+		btm_buffer[BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width] = '\0';
+	}
+
+
+
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
 
 	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
 	/* TODO(2025-06-22T01:24:30) fix fixed buffer size */
 	char ch = wgetch(win_b);
 	
 	if (ch == 'y' || ch == 'Y') {
-		/* TODO(2025-06-30T02:27:06) IMPORTANT: this really fucks up when the file has a quotation mark in its name */
 		if (hits) {
 			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
 				if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
@@ -456,54 +469,45 @@ void delete(){
 				}
 			}
 			free(btm_buffer);
-			btm_buffer = concat("deleted: ", file_str);
 		} else {
 			free(btm_buffer);
 			if (mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
 				recursive_delete(mid_content[selected_file_current]);
 			}
 			remove(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			btm_buffer = concat("deleted: \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\"");
 
 		}
-		/*system(cmd);*/
+	}
-
+	free(btm_buffer);
-	} else {
+	btm_buffer = btm_buffer_tmp;
-		free(btm_buffer);
+	if (hits) {
-		btm_buffer = "cancled deletion";
+		free(file_str);
 	}
 
 	timeout(10); 
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
 
-	if (hits) {
-		free(file_str);
-	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 }
 
 void makedir(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+
+	char *btm_buffer_tmp = btm_buffer;
 	werase(win_b);
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-	memset(btm_buffer, ' ', terminal_width);
-	memcpy(btm_buffer, "create dir: ", strlen("create dir: "));
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+	btm_buffer = "create dir: ";
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
-	unsigned long local_height;
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
 
 	/* TODO(2025-07-03T01:19:55) fix fixed buffer size */
 	char *str = malloc(255);
 	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
+	int err = read_string(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION - 1, 0, str);
+
 	if (!err) {
 		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, str);
 		mode_t mask = umask(0);
@@ -511,29 +515,29 @@ void makedir(){
 		umask(mask);
 	}
 	free(str);
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	btm_buffer = btm_buffer_tmp;
+
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 }
 void makefile(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
-	memcpy(btm_buffer, "create file: ", strlen("create file: "));
+	char *btm_buffer_tmp = btm_buffer;
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 	werase(win_b);
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
 
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+	btm_buffer = "create file: ";
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
-	unsigned long local_height;
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
 
 	/* TODO(2025-07-03T01:19:49) fix fixed buffer size */
 	char *str = malloc(255);
 	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
+	int err = read_string(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION - 1, 0, str);
+
 	if (!err) {
 		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, str);
 		FILE *fp;
@@ -541,8 +545,11 @@ void makefile(){
 		fclose(fp);
 	}
 	free(str);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	btm_buffer = btm_buffer_tmp;
+
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 }
 
 void update(){
@@ -640,6 +647,7 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+	char *btm_buffer_tmp = btm_buffer;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 	unsigned int hits = 0;
 	char *file_str = " ";
@@ -664,15 +672,11 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\n\n");
 	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "(y/N)");
 
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 	werase(win_b);
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
 
 	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
 	/* TODO(2025-07-06T07:22:49) fix fixed buffer size */
@@ -715,6 +719,8 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 		free(btm_buffer);
 		memcpy(btm_buffer, "cancled deletion", strlen("cancled deletion"));
 	}
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	btm_buffer = btm_buffer_tmp;
 
 	timeout(10); 
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
@@ -844,9 +850,7 @@ void search(){
 	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
 	memset(search_buffer, '\0', 255);
 
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+	window_btm(win_b, 1);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
 	curs_set(1);
 

main.c

@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ void render_pass(){
 
 		/*TODO: check if deallocation of window and reallocation is faster than this or not */
 
-		wclear(win_t);
-		wclear(win_b);
-		wclear(win_l);
-		wclear(win_m);
-		wclear(win_r);
 
 		wresize(win_t, 1, terminal_width);
 		wresize(win_l, terminal_height-2, terminal_width/8);
@@ -174,7 +169,7 @@ void render_pass(){
 		window_lft(win_l);
 		window_mid(win_m);
 		window_rgt(win_r);
-		window_btm(win_b);
+		window_btm(win_b, 0);
 		wrefresh(win_t);
 		wrefresh(win_l);
 		wrefresh(win_m);

window.c

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void window_top(WINDOW *win){
 		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 	}
 }
-void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
+void window_btm(WINDOW *win, char force_render){
 	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_btm) == 0) {
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 		/*the printing of the input char is done in user_interactions*/
 		/*the printing of all possible inputs are done in user_interactions */
+	} else if (force_render) {
+		/*force_render is used in stuff like open_with, search, and other functions that take over win_b, 
+		 * while needing to avoid possible conflicts like thread_btm itself*/
+		mvwprintw(win, 0, 0, "%s", btm_buffer);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, 0, terminal_width/2, "LOADING"); 
 		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;

window.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "window.c"
 
 void window_top(WINDOW *win);
-void window_btm(WINDOW *win);
+void window_btm(WINDOW *win, char force_render);
 void window_lft(WINDOW *win);
 void window_mid(WINDOW *win);
 void window_rgt(WINDOW *win);