converted all colors to theme_config.lua; fixed and added some bugs; rewrote some stuff and added some

awesome/src/widgets/date.lua

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ return function()
           id = "label",
           align = "center",
           valign = "center",
-          widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+          format = "%a, %b %d",
+          widget = wibox.widget.textclock
         },
         id = "date_layout",
         layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal
@@ -58,36 +59,8 @@ return function()
     widget = wibox.container.background
   }
 
-  local set_date = function()
-    date_widget.container.date_layout.label:set_text(os.date("%a, %b %d"))
-  end
-
-  -- Updates the date every minute, dont blame me if you miss silvester
-  gears.timer {
-    timeout = 60,
-    autostart = true,
-    call_now = true,
-    callback = function()
-      set_date()
-    end
-  }
-
   -- Signals
   Hover_signal(date_widget, Theme_config.date.bg, Theme_config.date.fg)
 
-  date_widget:connect_signal(
-    "mouse::enter",
-    function()
-      awesome.emit_signal("widget::calendar_osd:stop", true)
-    end
-  )
-
-  date_widget:connect_signal(
-    "mouse::leave",
-    function()
-      awesome.emit_signal("widget::calendar_osd:rerun", true)
-    end
-  )
-
   return date_widget
 end