From ffc3dfd6bfd62c08a5ce3fb82b896482218881c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Selimov <alex@alexselimov.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 19:29:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update dwm center bar to redraw when on configurable setting

---
 dwm.c | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 02892b4..03e4233 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #ifdef XINERAMA
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 
 /* macros */
 #define MAX_LINE_LENGTH 1024
+#define CENTER_UPDATE_INTERVAL 1 /* seconds between updates */
 #define BUTTONMASK (ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask)
 #define CLEANMASK(mask)                                                        \
   (mask & ~(numlockmask | LockMask) &                                          \
@@ -1609,10 +1611,18 @@ void run(void) {
   XEvent ev;
   /* main event loop */
   XSync(dpy, False);
-  int ticks = 0;
+  time_t last_update = 0;
+
   while (running && !XNextEvent(dpy, &ev)) {
     if (handler[ev.type])
       handler[ev.type](&ev); /* call handler */
+
+    // Check for timeout-based center text update
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    if (now - last_update >= CENTER_UPDATE_INTERVAL) {
+      last_update = now;
+      drawbars();
+    }
   }
 }