#289 fix attempt

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

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 87b0c8522cdec56b407e0f157d329010b6e8588a..2a8f507692f1c7daed7668037c31ed7e80e28b84 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -14,16 +14,14 @@ local setmetatable = setmetatable
 -- lain.widgets.base
 
 local function worker(args)
-    local base      = helpers.make_widget_textbox()
+    local base      = { widget = wibox.widget.textbox() }
     local args      = args or {}
     local timeout   = args.timeout or 5
     local nostart   = args.nostart or false
     local stoppable = args.stoppable or false
-    local cmd       = args.cmd or ""
+    local cmd       = args.cmd
     local settings  = args.settings or function() end
 
-    base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox()
-
     function base.update()
         output = helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
         if output ~= base.prev then
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ local function worker(args)
 
     base.timer = helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update, nostart, stoppable)
 
-    return setmetatable(base, { __index = base.widget })
+    return base
 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })