X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/69ddbc74a59ead7b3c140d42d94cb39d574284fa..912bd26ede8901c98fd8d7a35f8493ee448109ad:/helpers.lua

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index 4e90e16..503c40e 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -76,10 +76,16 @@ end
 
 helpers.timer_table = {}
 
-function helpers.newtimer(name, timeout, fun, nostart)
-    helpers.timer_table[name] = capi.timer({ timeout = timeout })
+function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
+    local name = timeout
+
+    if not helpers.timer_table[name] then
+        helpers.timer_table[name] = capi.timer({ timeout = timeout })
+        helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
+    end
+
     helpers.timer_table[name]:connect_signal("timeout", fun)
-    helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
+
     if not nostart then
         helpers.timer_table[name]:emit_signal("timeout")
     end