If nm-applet is present on system, run it

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"

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