quake: updated spawn call

[etc/awesome.git] / widgets / base.lua

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 2f377f78bb4ccd552bf01f5299476719f21e2d53..642a858b7109d91bfc73e7c1cfdbfe1d02d1aac0 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe

-

 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable


@@ -27,8 +26,11 @@ local function worker(args)
 
     function base.update()
         output = read_pipe(cmd)
 
     function base.update()
         output = read_pipe(cmd)

-        widget = base.widget
-        settings()
+        if output ~= base.prev then
+            widget = base.widget
+            settings()
+            base.prev = output
+        end

     end
 
     newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)
     end
 
     newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)