From fdd6143bec695a87b0891d3bd61d36d89f6d8083 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alice Gaudon <alice@gaudon.pro>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:32:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] If nm-applet is present on system, run it

---
 README.md | 3 ++-
 rc.lua    | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7d2c53..f173238 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ By default, Simple Awesome uses
 ## Optional dependencies
 
 - `playerctl` - enables global media control. If not present on your system, only Spotify will work.
+- `network-manager-applet` (`nm-applet`) - network control "widget" **for `NetworkManager` only**. If present on your system, we will automatically run it.
+
 
 ## To do
 
 - Add a media control widget
-- Add a network control widget
 - Manage workspaces
 - Improve "leave menu"'s design
 - Modify "start menu"
diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 4d5ee50..7b0dc1e 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ local config = require("default_config")
 local tiling = require("tiling")
 local media_control = require("media_control")
 
+-- Network widget
+if os.execute("nm-applet --help") == true then
+    os.execute("nm-applet &")
+else
+    -- Support for more network managers should be requested via issues
+end
+
 
 -- {{{ Error handling
 -- Check if awesome encountered an error during startup and fell back to