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#288 trying metatables
[etc/awesome.git] / helpers.lua
index b1a195caafe9a9e9f44125012bbda2cda2cf1ba7..106978fd41823bb11ab0f466406c8d268ed0b901 100644 (file)
@@ -180,24 +180,10 @@ end
 -- create a textbox with no spacing issues
 function helpers.make_widget_textbox()
     local w = wibox.widget.textbox()
-    local t = wibox.widget.base.make_widget(w)
-    t.widget = w
-    return t
-end
-
--- shallow copy a table
-function helpers.table_shallowcopy(orig)
-    local orig_type = type(orig)
-    local copy
-    if orig_type == 'table' then
-        copy = {}
-        for orig_key, orig_value in pairs(orig) do
-            copy[orig_key] = orig_value
-        end
-    else -- number, string, boolean, etc
-        copy = orig
-    end
-    return copy
+    --local t = wibox.widget.base.make_widget(w)
+    --t.widget = w
+    --return t
+    return setmetatable({ widget = w }, { __index = w })
 end
 
 -- }}}