update dynamic border change

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

diff --git a/widgets/maildir.lua b/widgets/maildir.lua
index 5cb6840f03854fb7c19bbe2e7a7664be7ab375ee..246341f98962b5d352a408ccb954738b2bf35665 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/maildir.lua
+++ b/widgets/maildir.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 --[[
                                                   
      Licensed under GNU General Public License v2 
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ local newtimer        = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 
 local wibox           = require("wibox")
 
-local io              = io
+local util            = require("lain.util")
+
+local io              = { popen  = io.popen }
 local os              = { getenv = os.getenv }
 local pairs           = pairs
 local string          = { len    = string.len,
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ local function worker(args)
                 local np = io.popen("find " .. line ..
                                     "/new -mindepth 1 -type f " ..
                                     "-not -name '.*' -printf a")
-                local mailstring = np:read("*all")
+                local mailstring = np:read("*a")
 
                 -- Strip off leading mailpath.
                 local box = string.match(line, mailpath .. "/*([^/]+)")
@@ -65,15 +68,16 @@ local function worker(args)
         table.sort(boxes)
 
         newmail = "no mail"
+        --Count the total number of mails irrespective of where it was found
+        total = 0
 
-        local count = 0
         for box, number in pairs(boxes)
         do
-            count = count + 1
             -- Add this box only if it's not to be ignored.
             if not util.element_in_table(box, ignore_boxes)
             then
-                if newmail == ""
+                total = total + number
+                if newmail == "no mail"
                 then
                     newmail = box .. "(" .. number .. ")"
                 else