stop refreshing the screen so much

pkg/commands/oscommands/cmd_obj_runner.go

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func (self *cmdObjRunner) RunWithOutput(cmdObj ICmdObj) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	self.log.WithField("command", cmdObj.ToString()).Debug("RunCommand")
+
 	if cmdObj.ShouldLog() {
 		self.logCmdObj(cmdObj)
 	}

pkg/gui/app_status_manager.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
@@ -96,11 +95,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderAppStatus() {
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for range ticker.C {
 			appStatus := gui.statusManager.getStatusString()
+			gui.OnUIThread(func() error {
+				return gui.renderString(gui.Views.AppStatus, appStatus)
+			})
+
 			if appStatus == "" {
-				gui.renderString(gui.Views.AppStatus, "")
 				return
 			}
-			gui.renderString(gui.Views.AppStatus, appStatus)
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) WithWaitingStatus(message string, f func() error) error {
 		gui.renderAppStatus()
 
 		if err := f(); err != nil {
-			gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+			gui.OnUIThread(func() error {
 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
 			})
 		}

pkg/gui/commit_files_panel.go

@@ -226,16 +226,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) enterCommitFile(opts OnFocusOpts) error {
 
 	if gui.Git.Patch.PatchManager.Active() && gui.Git.Patch.PatchManager.To != gui.State.CommitFileManager.GetParent() {
 		return gui.ask(askOpts{
-			title:               gui.Tr.DiscardPatch,
+			title:  gui.Tr.DiscardPatch,
-			prompt:              gui.Tr.DiscardPatchConfirm,
+			prompt: gui.Tr.DiscardPatchConfirm,
-			handlersManageFocus: true,
 			handleConfirm: func() error {
 				gui.Git.Patch.PatchManager.Reset()
 				return enterTheFile()
 			},
-			handleClose: func() error {
-				return gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles)
-			},
 		})
 	}
 

pkg/gui/commit_message_panel.go

@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCommitMessageFocused() error {
 		},
 	)
 
-	gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, message)
+	return gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, message)
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) getBufferLength(view *gocui.View) string {

pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go

@@ -54,32 +54,32 @@ func (gui *Gui) createLoaderPanel(prompt string) error {
 
 func (gui *Gui) wrappedConfirmationFunction(handlersManageFocus bool, function func() error) func() error {
 	return func() error {
-		if function != nil {
-			if err := function(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
 		if err := gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(handlersManageFocus); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if function != nil {
+			if err := function(); err != nil {
+				return gui.surfaceError(err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) wrappedPromptConfirmationFunction(handlersManageFocus bool, function func(string) error, getResponse func() string) func() error {
 	return func() error {
+		if err := gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(handlersManageFocus); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		if function != nil {
 			if err := function(getResponse()); err != nil {
 				return gui.surfaceError(err)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(handlersManageFocus); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -176,45 +176,43 @@ func (gui *Gui) prepareConfirmationPanel(
 		suggestionsView.Title = fmt.Sprintf(gui.Tr.SuggestionsTitle, gui.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.TogglePanel)
 	}
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-		return gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.Confirmation)
-	})
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) createPopupPanel(opts createPopupPanelOpts) error {
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	// remove any previous keybindings
-		// remove any previous keybindings
+	gui.clearConfirmationViewKeyBindings()
-		gui.clearConfirmationViewKeyBindings()
 
-		err := gui.prepareConfirmationPanel(
+	err := gui.prepareConfirmationPanel(
-			opts.title,
+		opts.title,
-			opts.prompt,
+		opts.prompt,
-			opts.hasLoader,
+		opts.hasLoader,
-			opts.findSuggestionsFunc,
+		opts.findSuggestionsFunc,
-			opts.editable,
+		opts.editable,
-		)
+	)
-		if err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	confirmationView := gui.Views.Confirmation
+	confirmationView.Editable = opts.editable
+	confirmationView.Editor = gocui.EditorFunc(gui.defaultEditor)
+
+	if opts.editable {
+		textArea := confirmationView.TextArea
+		textArea.Clear()
+		textArea.TypeString(opts.prompt)
+		confirmationView.RenderTextArea()
+	} else {
+		if err := gui.renderString(confirmationView, opts.prompt); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		confirmationView := gui.Views.Confirmation
+	}
-		confirmationView.Editable = opts.editable
-		confirmationView.Editor = gocui.EditorFunc(gui.defaultEditor)
 
-		if opts.editable {
+	if err := gui.setKeyBindings(opts); err != nil {
-			textArea := confirmationView.TextArea
+		return err
-			textArea.Clear()
+	}
-			textArea.TypeString(opts.prompt)
-			confirmationView.RenderTextArea()
-		} else {
-			if err := gui.renderStringSync(confirmationView, opts.prompt); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 
-		return gui.setKeyBindings(opts)
+	return gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.Confirmation)
-	})
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) setKeyBindings(opts createPopupPanelOpts) error {
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) setKeyBindings(opts createPopupPanelOpts) error {
 		},
 	)
 
-	gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, actions)
+	_ = gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, actions)
 	var onConfirm func() error
 	if opts.handleConfirmPrompt != nil {
 		onConfirm = gui.wrappedPromptConfirmationFunction(opts.handlersManageFocus, opts.handleConfirmPrompt, func() string { return gui.Views.Confirmation.TextArea.GetContent() })

pkg/gui/context.go

@@ -71,21 +71,17 @@ func (gui *Gui) currentContextKeyIgnoringPopups() ContextKey {
 // use replaceContext when you don't want to return to the original context upon
 // hitting escape: you want to go that context's parent instead.
 func (gui *Gui) replaceContext(c Context) error {
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
+	gui.State.ContextManager.Lock()
-		gui.State.ContextManager.Lock()
+	defer gui.State.ContextManager.Unlock()
-		defer gui.State.ContextManager.Unlock()
 
-		if len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack) == 0 {
+	if len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack) == 0 {
-			gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack = []Context{c}
+		gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack = []Context{c}
-		} else {
+	} else {
-			// replace the last item with the given item
+		// replace the last item with the given item
-			gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack = append(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack[0:len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack)-1], c)
+		gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack = append(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack[0:len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack)-1], c)
-		}
+	}
 
-		return gui.activateContext(c)
+	return gui.activateContext(c)
-	})
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) pushContext(c Context, opts ...OnFocusOpts) error {
@@ -94,14 +90,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushContext(c Context, opts ...OnFocusOpts) error {
 		return errors.New("cannot pass multiple opts to pushContext")
 	}
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
-		return gui.pushContextDirect(c, opts...)
-	})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) pushContextDirect(c Context, opts ...OnFocusOpts) error {
 	gui.State.ContextManager.Lock()
 
 	// push onto stack
@@ -139,14 +127,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushContextWithView(viewName string) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) returnFromContext() error {
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
-		return gui.returnFromContextSync()
-	})
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) returnFromContextSync() error {
 	gui.State.ContextManager.Lock()
 
 	if len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack) == 1 {

pkg/gui/credentials_panel.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package gui
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ type credentials chan string
 // promptUserForCredential wait for a username, password or passphrase input from the credentials popup
 func (gui *Gui) promptUserForCredential(passOrUname oscommands.CredentialType) string {
 	gui.credentials = make(chan string)
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	gui.OnUIThread(func() error {
 		credentialsView := gui.Views.Credentials
 		switch passOrUname {
 		case oscommands.Username:
@@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCredentialsViewFocused() error {
 		},
 	)
 
-	gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, message)
+	return gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, message)
-	return nil
 }
 
 // handleCredentialsPopup handles the views after executing a command that might ask for credentials

pkg/gui/diff_context_size_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func setupGuiForTest(gui *Gui) {
 	gui.g = &gocui.Gui{}
 	gui.Views.Main, _ = gui.prepareView("main")
 	gui.Views.Secondary, _ = gui.prepareView("secondary")
+	gui.Views.Options, _ = gui.prepareView("options")
 	gui.Git.Patch.PatchManager = &patch.PatchManager{}
 	_, _ = gui.refreshLineByLinePanel(diffForTest, "", false, 11)
 }
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func TestIncreasesContextInDiffViewByOneInContextWithDiff(t *testing.T) {
 		context := c(gui)
 		setupGuiForTest(gui)
 		gui.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = 1
-		_ = gui.pushContextDirect(context)
+		_ = gui.pushContext(context)
 
 		_ = gui.IncreaseContextInDiffView()
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func TestDoesntIncreaseContextInDiffViewInContextWithoutDiff(t *testing.T) {
 		context := c(gui)
 		setupGuiForTest(gui)
 		gui.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = 1
-		_ = gui.pushContextDirect(context)
+		_ = gui.pushContext(context)
 
 		_ = gui.IncreaseContextInDiffView()
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func TestDecreasesContextInDiffViewByOneInContextWithDiff(t *testing.T) {
 		context := c(gui)
 		setupGuiForTest(gui)
 		gui.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = 2
-		_ = gui.pushContextDirect(context)
+		_ = gui.pushContext(context)
 
 		_ = gui.DecreaseContextInDiffView()
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func TestDoesntDecreaseContextInDiffViewInContextWithoutDiff(t *testing.T) {
 		context := c(gui)
 		setupGuiForTest(gui)
 		gui.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = 2
-		_ = gui.pushContextDirect(context)
+		_ = gui.pushContext(context)
 
 		_ = gui.DecreaseContextInDiffView()
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func TestDoesntIncreaseContextInDiffViewInContextWhenInPatchBuildingMode(t *test
 	gui := NewDummyGui()
 	setupGuiForTest(gui)
 	gui.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = 2
-	_ = gui.pushContextDirect(gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles)
+	_ = gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles)
 	gui.Git.Patch.PatchManager.Start("from", "to", false, false)
 
 	errorCount := 0
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func TestDoesntDecreaseContextInDiffViewInContextWhenInPatchBuildingMode(t *test
 	gui := NewDummyGui()
 	setupGuiForTest(gui)
 	gui.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = 2
-	_ = gui.pushContextDirect(gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles)
+	_ = gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles)
 	gui.Git.Patch.PatchManager.Start("from", "to", false, false)
 
 	errorCount := 0

pkg/gui/files_panel.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/loaders"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshFilesAndSubmodules() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	gui.OnUIThread(func() error {
 		if err := gui.postRefreshUpdate(gui.State.Contexts.Submodules); err != nil {
 			gui.Log.Error(err)
 		}
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshFilesAndSubmodules() error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if gui.currentContext().GetKey() == FILES_CONTEXT_KEY || (g.CurrentView() == gui.Views.Main && ContextKey(g.CurrentView().Context) == MAIN_MERGING_CONTEXT_KEY) {
+		if gui.currentContext().GetKey() == FILES_CONTEXT_KEY || (gui.g.CurrentView() == gui.Views.Main && ContextKey(gui.g.CurrentView().Context) == MAIN_MERGING_CONTEXT_KEY) {
 			newSelectedPath := gui.getSelectedPath()
 			alreadySelected := selectedPath != "" && newSelectedPath == selectedPath
 			if !alreadySelected {
@@ -407,14 +406,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCommitPress() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	if err := gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.CommitMessage); err != nil {
-		if err := gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.CommitMessage); err != nil {
+		return err
-			return err
+	}
-		}
 
-		gui.RenderCommitLength()
+	gui.RenderCommitLength()
-		return nil
-	})
 	return nil
 }
 

pkg/gui/gui.go

@@ -768,3 +768,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) setColorScheme() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (gui *Gui) OnUIThread(f func() error) {
+	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
+		return f()
+	})
+}

pkg/gui/layout.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 	gui.Views.SearchPrefix.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
 	gui.Views.SearchPrefix.FgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 	gui.Views.SearchPrefix.Frame = false
-	gui.setViewContentSync(gui.Views.SearchPrefix, SEARCH_PREFIX)
+	gui.setViewContent(gui.Views.SearchPrefix, SEARCH_PREFIX)
 
 	gui.Views.Stash.Title = gui.Tr.StashTitle
 	gui.Views.Stash.FgColor = theme.GocuiDefaultTextColor
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	gui.Views.CommitFiles.Visible = gui.getViewNameForWindow(gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles.GetWindowName()) == "commitFiles"
 
 	if gui.State.OldInformation != informationStr {
-		gui.setViewContentSync(gui.Views.Information, informationStr)
+		gui.setViewContent(gui.Views.Information, informationStr)
 		gui.State.OldInformation = informationStr
 	}
 

pkg/gui/line_by_line_panel.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/patch"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/lbl"
 )
@@ -172,15 +171,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) focusSelection(state *LblPanelState) error {
 
 	newOrigin := state.CalculateOrigin(origin, bufferHeight)
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
+	if err := stagingView.SetOriginY(newOrigin); err != nil {
-		if err := stagingView.SetOriginY(newOrigin); err != nil {
+		return err
-			return err
+	}
-		}
 
-		return stagingView.SetCursor(0, selectedLineIdx-newOrigin)
+	return stagingView.SetCursor(0, selectedLineIdx-newOrigin)
-	})
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleToggleSelectRange() error {

pkg/gui/menu_panel.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -89,11 +88,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createMenu(title string, items []*menuItem, createMenuOptions cr
 	menuView.SetContent(list)
 	gui.State.Panels.Menu.SelectedLineIdx = 0
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	return gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.Menu)
-		return gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.Menu)
-	})
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) onMenuPress() error {

pkg/gui/merge_panel.go

@@ -222,9 +222,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) centerYPos(view *gocui.View, y int) {
 	ox, _ := view.Origin()
 	_, height := view.Size()
 	newOriginY := int(math.Max(0, float64(y-(height/2))))
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	_ = view.SetOrigin(ox, newOriginY)
-		return view.SetOrigin(ox, newOriginY)
-	})
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) getMergingOptions() map[string]string {

pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/env"
@@ -77,19 +76,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) dispatchSwitchToRepo(path string, reuse bool) error {
 	}
 	gui.Git = newGitCommand
 
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
+	// these two mutexes are used by our background goroutines (triggered via `gui.goEvery`. We don't want to
-		// these two mutexes are used by our background goroutines (triggered via `gui.goEvery`. We don't want to
+	// switch to a repo while one of these goroutines is in the process of updating something
-		// switch to a repo while one of these goroutines is in the process of updating something
+	gui.Mutexes.FetchMutex.Lock()
-		gui.Mutexes.FetchMutex.Lock()
+	defer gui.Mutexes.FetchMutex.Unlock()
-		defer gui.Mutexes.FetchMutex.Unlock()
 
-		gui.Mutexes.RefreshingFilesMutex.Lock()
+	gui.Mutexes.RefreshingFilesMutex.Lock()
-		defer gui.Mutexes.RefreshingFilesMutex.Unlock()
+	defer gui.Mutexes.RefreshingFilesMutex.Unlock()
 
-		gui.resetState("", reuse)
+	gui.resetState("", reuse)
-
-		return nil
-	})
 
 	return nil
 }

pkg/gui/searching.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) onSelectItemWrapper(innerFunc func(int) error) func(int, int, in
 
 	return func(y int, index int, total int) error {
 		if total == 0 {
-			gui.renderString(
+			return gui.renderString(
 				gui.Views.Search,
 				fmt.Sprintf(
 					"no matches for '%s' %s",
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) onSelectItemWrapper(innerFunc func(int) error) func(int, int, in
 					theme.OptionsFgColor.Sprintf("%s: exit search mode", gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.Return)),
 				),
 			)
-			return nil
 		}
-		gui.renderString(
+		_ = gui.renderString(
 			gui.Views.Search,
 			fmt.Sprintf(
 				"matches for '%s' (%d of %d) %s",

pkg/gui/staging_panel.go

@@ -102,21 +102,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleResetSelection() error {
 
 		if !gui.UserConfig.Gui.SkipUnstageLineWarning {
 			return gui.ask(askOpts{
-				title:               gui.Tr.UnstageLinesTitle,
+				title:  gui.Tr.UnstageLinesTitle,
-				prompt:              gui.Tr.UnstageLinesPrompt,
+				prompt: gui.Tr.UnstageLinesPrompt,
-				handlersManageFocus: true,
 				handleConfirm: func() error {
 					return gui.withLBLActiveCheck(func(state *LblPanelState) error {
-						if err := gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.Staging); err != nil {
-							return err
-						}
-
 						return gui.applySelection(true, state)
 					})
 				},
-				handleClose: func() error {
-					return gui.pushContext(gui.State.Contexts.Staging)
-				},
 			})
 		} else {
 			return gui.applySelection(true, state)

pkg/gui/tasks_adapter.go

@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) newStringTaskWithKey(view *gocui.View, str string, key string) e
 	manager := gui.getManager(view)
 
 	f := func(stop chan struct{}) error {
-		gui.renderString(view, str)
+		return gui.renderString(view, str)
-		return nil
 	}
 
 	if err := manager.NewTask(f, key); err != nil {

pkg/gui/updates.go

@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ func (gui *Gui) startUpdating(newVersion string) {
 func (gui *Gui) onUpdateFinish(statusId int, err error) error {
 	gui.State.Updating = false
 	gui.statusManager.removeStatus(statusId)
-	gui.renderString(gui.Views.AppStatus, "")
+	gui.OnUIThread(func() error {
-	if err != nil {
+		_ = gui.renderString(gui.Views.AppStatus, "")
-		return gui.createErrorPanel("Update failed: " + err.Error())
+		if err != nil {
-	}
+			return gui.createErrorPanel("Update failed: " + err.Error())
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	return nil
 }
 

pkg/gui/view_helpers.go

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshSidePanels(options refreshOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if options.mode == BLOCK_UI {
-		gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		gui.OnUIThread(func() error {
 			f()
 			return nil
 		})
@@ -201,32 +201,19 @@ func (gui *Gui) cleanString(s string) string {
 	return utils.NormalizeLinefeeds(output)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) setViewContentSync(v *gocui.View, s string) {
+func (gui *Gui) setViewContent(v *gocui.View, s string) {
 	v.SetContent(gui.cleanString(s))
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) setViewContent(v *gocui.View, s string) {
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
-		gui.setViewContentSync(v, s)
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
 // renderString resets the origin of a view and sets its content
-func (gui *Gui) renderString(view *gocui.View, s string) {
+func (gui *Gui) renderString(view *gocui.View, s string) error {
-	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
-		return gui.renderStringSync(view, s)
-	})
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) renderStringSync(view *gocui.View, s string) error {
 	if err := view.SetOrigin(0, 0); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := view.SetCursor(0, 0); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	gui.setViewContentSync(view, s)
+	gui.setViewContent(view, s)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +227,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) optionsMapToString(optionsMap map[string]string) string {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) renderOptionsMap(optionsMap map[string]string) {
-	gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, gui.optionsMapToString(optionsMap))
+	_ = gui.renderString(gui.Views.Options, gui.optionsMapToString(optionsMap))
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) currentViewName() string {
@@ -391,5 +378,5 @@ func getTabbedView(gui *Gui) *gocui.View {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) render() {
-	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error { return nil })
+	gui.OnUIThread(func() error { return nil })
 }