#221 use string.format; wiki updated

[etc/awesome.git] / helpers.lua

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index 8fb794c1f0e1cb790d02f65e27fb80825ff85b53..309162e7a3d8e098043a395417f9ad296c439fee 100644 (file)
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
     local name = timeout
     if not helpers.timer_table[name] then
         helpers.timer_table[name] = capi.timer({ timeout = timeout })
+        helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
     end
     helpers.timer_table[name]:connect_signal("timeout", fun)
-    helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
     if not nostart then
         helpers.timer_table[name]:emit_signal("timeout")
     end