fixes #76 Set some comments on constant blocks to silence golint

attr.go

@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@ package tcell
 // Note that support for attributes may vary widely across terminals.
 type AttrMask int
 
-// NB: the colors listed here are in the order that ANSI terminals expect.
+// Attributes are not colors, but affect the display of text.  They can
-
+// be combined.
 const (
 	AttrBold AttrMask = 1 << (25 + iota)
 	AttrBlink
 	AttrReverse
 	AttrUnderline
 	AttrDim
-
+	AttrNone AttrMask = 0	// Just normal text.
-	// AttrNone is just normal text.
-	AttrNone AttrMask = 0
 )
 
 const attrAll = AttrBold | AttrBlink | AttrReverse | AttrUnderline | AttrDim

color.go

@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ const (
 	ColorYellowGreen
 )
 
+// These are aliases for the color gray, because some of us spell
+// it as grey.
 const (
 	ColorGrey           = ColorGray
 	ColorDimGrey        = ColorDimGray

key.go

@@ -261,13 +261,15 @@ func NewEventKey(k Key, ch rune, mod ModMask) *EventKey {
 // possible to report modifier keys.
 type ModMask int16
 
+// These are the modifiers keys that can be sent either with a key press,
+// or a mouse event.
 const (
 	ModShift ModMask = 1 << iota
 	ModCtrl
 	ModAlt
 	ModMeta
+	ModNone ModMask = 0
 )
-const ModNone ModMask = 0
 
 // Key is a generic value for representing keys, and especially special
 // keys (function keys, cursor movement keys, etc.)  For normal keys, like
@@ -275,6 +277,10 @@ const ModNone ModMask = 0
 // inspect the Rune() member of the EventKey.
 type Key int16
 
+// This is the list of named keys.  KeyRune is special however, in that it is
+// a place holder key indicating that a printable character was sent.  The
+// actual value of the rune will be transported in the Rune of the associated
+// EventKey.
 const (
 	KeyRune Key = iota + 256
 	KeyUp
@@ -365,6 +371,8 @@ const (
 	KeyF64
 )
 
+// These are the control keys.  Note that they overlap with other keys,
+// perhaps.  For example, KeyCtrlH is the same as KeyBackspace.
 const (
 	KeyCtrlSpace Key = iota
 	KeyCtrlA
@@ -442,6 +450,7 @@ const (
 	KeyDEL Key = 0x7F
 )
 
+// These keys are aliases for other names.
 const (
 	KeyBackspace  = KeyBS
 	KeyTab        = KeyTAB

mouse.go

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func NewEventMouse(x, y int, btn ButtonMask, mod ModMask) *EventMouse {
 // emulations (such as vt100) won't support mice at all, of course.
 type ButtonMask int16
 
+// These are the actual button values.
 const (
 	Button1 ButtonMask = 1 << iota // Usually left mouse button.
 	Button2                        // Usually the middle mouse button.

runes.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package tcell
 // modulo case, and changing the prefix from ACS_ to Rune.  These are
 // the runes we provide extra special handling for, with ASCII fallbacks
 // for terminals that lack them.
-
 const (
 	RuneSterling = '£'
 	RuneDArrow   = '↓'

termbox/compat.go

@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ func Size() (int, int) {
 	return screen.Size()
 }
 
+// Attribute affects the presentation of characters, such as color, boldness,
+// and so forth.
 type Attribute uint16
 
+// Colors first.  The order here is significant.
 const (
 	ColorDefault Attribute = iota
 	ColorBlack
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ const (
 	ColorCyan
 	ColorWhite
 )
+
+// Other attributes.
 const (
 	AttrBold Attribute = 1 << (9 + iota)
 	AttrUnderline
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ func Clear(fg, bg Attribute) {
 // InputMode is not used.
 type InputMode int
 
+// Unused input modes; here for compatibility.
 const (
 	InputCurrent InputMode = iota
 	InputEsc
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ func SetInputMode(mode InputMode) InputMode {
 // are used.  See the termbox documentation for an explanation.
 type OutputMode int
 
+// OutputMode values.
 const (
 	OutputCurrent OutputMode = iota
 	OutputNormal
@@ -216,6 +223,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	N      int
 }
 
+// Event types.
 const (
 	EventNone EventType = iota
 	EventKey
@@ -226,6 +234,7 @@ const (
 	EventRaw
 )
 
+// Keys codes.
 const (
 	KeyF1         = Key(tcell.KeyF1)
 	KeyF2         = Key(tcell.KeyF2)
@@ -286,6 +295,7 @@ const (
 	MouseMiddle   = Key(tcell.KeyF61)
 )
 
+// Modifiers.
 const (
 	ModAlt = Modifier(tcell.ModAlt)
 )