X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/907fb6ff8ea724f0642075be615ac77c26ac62bb..17fa506422e4eeee0de14a9989817af73bb0694f:/widgets/base.lua

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 2f377f7..94ee58f 100644
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
-
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
-
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- Basic template for custom widgets
@@ -23,12 +21,15 @@ local function worker(args)
     local cmd      = args.cmd or ""
     local settings = args.settings or function() end
 
-    base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
+    base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox()
 
     function base.update()
         output = read_pipe(cmd)
-        widget = base.widget
-        settings()
+        if output ~= base.prev then
+            widget = base.widget
+            settings()
+            base.prev = output
+        end
     end
 
     newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)