#112: using /bin/echo -e

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

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 6b808b7fc066d27b8fc607ab213deb2b22bee7a8..2a7bf1027545bcc32a1be73dbb7ebaa502a292ba 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
-local io           = io
+local io           = { popen = io.popen }
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
--- Basic template for custom widgets 
+-- Basic template for custom widgets
 -- lain.widgets.base
 
 local function worker(args)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ local function worker(args)
 
     function base.update()
         local f = assert(io.popen(cmd))
-        output = f:read("*a")
+        output = f:read("*all")
         f:close()
         widget = base.widget
         settings()