Make a better attempt to keep up with color scheme changes in python wmiirc without extra roundtrips.

alternative_wmiircs/python/pygmi/fs.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Ctl(object):
     ctl_hasid = False
 
     def __init__(self):
-        pass
+        self.cache = {}
 
     def ctl(self, *args):
         """
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Ctl(object):
         return key in self.keys()
     def __setitem__(self, key, val):
         assert '\n' not in key
+        self.cache[key] = val
         if key in self.ctl_types:
             val = self.ctl_types[key][1](val)
         self.ctl(key, val)
@@ -610,8 +611,8 @@ class Tags(object):
         self.ignore = set()
         self.tags = {}
         self.sel = None
-        self.normcol = normcol or wmii['normcolors']
-        self.focuscol = focuscol or wmii['focuscolors']
+        self.normcol = normcol
+        self.focuscol = focuscol
         self.lastselect = datetime.now()
         for t in wmii.tags:
             self.add(t.id)
@@ -626,15 +627,15 @@ class Tags(object):
 
     def add(self, tag):
         self.tags[tag] = Tag(tag)
-        self.tags[tag].button = Button('left', tag, self.normcol, tag)
+        self.tags[tag].button = Button('left', tag, self.normcol or wmii.cache['normcolors'], tag)
     def delete(self, tag):
         self.tags.pop(tag).button.remove()
 
     def focus(self, tag):
         self.sel = self.tags[tag]
-        self.sel.button.colors = self.focuscol
+        self.sel.button.colors = self.focuscol or wmii.cache['focuscolors']
     def unfocus(self, tag):
-        self.tags[tag].button.colors = self.normcol
+        self.tags[tag].button.colors = self.normcol or wmii.cache['normcolors']
 
     def set_urgent(self, tag, urgent=True):
         self.tags[tag].button.label = urgent and '*' + tag or tag

alternative_wmiircs/python/pygmi/monitor.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Monitor(object):
         Initializes the new monitor. For parameter values, see the
         corresponding property values in the class's docstring.
 
-        Param color: The initial colors for the monitor.
+        Param colors: The initial colors for the monitor.
         Param label:  The initial label for the monitor.
         """
         if side:

alternative_wmiircs/python/wmiirc.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 import traceback
-from threading import Thread
+from threading import Thread, Timer
 
 import pygmi
 from pygmi import *
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ pygmi.shell = os.environ.get('SHELL', 'sh')
 
 @defmonitor
 def load(self):
-    return re.sub(r'^.*: ', '', call('uptime')).replace(', ', ' ')
+    return wmii.cache['normcolors'], re.sub(r'^.*: ', '', call('uptime')).replace(', ', ' ')
 @defmonitor
 def time(self):
-    return datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%c')
+    return wmii.cache['focuscolors'], datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%c')
 
 wmii.colrules = (
     ('gimp', '17+83+41'),
@@ -143,11 +143,12 @@ def clickmenu(choices, args):
 
 class Notice(Button):
     def __init__(self):
-        super(Notice, self).__init__(*noticebar, colors=wmii['normcolors'])
+        super(Notice, self).__init__(*noticebar, colors=wmii.cache['normcolors'])
         self.timer = None
+        self.show(' ')
 
     def tick(self):
-        self.label = ' '
+        self.create(wmii.cache['normcolors'], ' ')
 
     def write(self, notice):
         client.awrite('/event', 'Notice %s' % notice.replace('\n', ' '))
@@ -155,8 +156,7 @@ class Notice(Button):
     def show(self, notice):
         if self.timer:
             self.timer.cancel()
-        self.label = notice
-        from threading import Timer
+        self.create(wmii.cache['normcolors'], notice)
         self.timer = Timer(noticetimeout, self.tick)
         self.timer.start()
 notice = Notice()
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ addresize('Shift-',   'Nudge', 'nudge')
 
 Actions.rehash()
 
+if not os.environ.get('WMII_NOPLUGINS', ''):
     dirs = filter(curry(os.access, _, os.R_OK),
                   ('%s/plugins' % dir for dir in confpath))
     files = filter(re.compile(r'\.py$').match,