From b3043789e40dea7bd16bf2bbf0cd5da05d7277f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "martin f. krafft" <madduck@madduck.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:13:45 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] parametrise spacer "widget"

---
 .config/awesome/rc.lua | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index 4a16329..acf457a 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -173,8 +173,11 @@ menubar.utils.terminal = terminal -- Set the terminal for applications that requ
 --    forced_width = 4,
 --    widget = wibox.widget.separator
 --}
-local spacer = wibox.widget.textbox()
-spacer:set_text(" │ ")
+local function make_spacer(text)
+    local spacer = wibox.widget.textbox()
+    spacer:set_text(text or " │ ")
+    return spacer
+end
 
 -- Keyboard map indicator and switcher
 mykeyboardlayout = awful.widget.keyboardlayout()
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ local lain_bat = lain.widget.bat({
 clocksarray = clocksarray.get_clocksarray("%a %d %b %H:%M:%S %Z", {
         ["NZ"] = "Pacific/Auckland",
         ["DE"] = "Europe/Berlin"
-    }, spacer)
+    }, make_spacer())
 
 -- Create a wibox for each screen and add it
 local taglist_buttons = gears.table.join(
@@ -286,34 +289,31 @@ awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
 
     -- Add widgets to the wibox
     local right_widgets = gears.table.join(clocksarray, {
-        spacer,
-        --spacing = 4,
-        --spacing_widget = spacer,
+        make_spacer(" "),
+        wibox.widget.systray(),
         s.mylayoutbox,
         layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
     })
 
     if s == screen.primary then
         right_widgets = gears.table.join({
-            wibox.widget.systray(),
-            spacer,
+            make_spacer(" "),
             ccwidgets.btc_widget,
-            spacer,
+            make_spacer(),
             ccwidgets.eth_widget,
-            spacer,
+            make_spacer(),
             lain_bat.widget,
-            spacer,
+            make_spacer(),
         }, right_widgets)
     end
 
     s.mywibox:setup {
         layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal,
         { -- Left widgets
-            spacing = 4,
-            spacing_widget = spacer,
             layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
             --s.namebox,
             s.mytaglist,
+            make_spacer(" "),
             s.mypromptbox,
         },
         s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
-- 
2.39.2