old_contents: # vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
  from __future__ import (unicode_literals, division, absolute_import, print_function)
  
  from libqtile.bar import CALCULATED
  from libqtile.widget import TextBox
  
  from powerline import Powerline
  
  
  class QTilePowerline(Powerline):
  	def do_setup(self, obj):
  		obj.powerline = self
  
  
  class PowerlineTextBox(TextBox):
  	def __init__(self, timeout=2, text=' ', width=CALCULATED, **config):
  		super(PowerlineTextBox, self).__init__(text, width, **config)
  		self.timeout_add(timeout, self.update)
  		powerline = QTilePowerline(ext='wm', renderer_module='pango_markup')
  		powerline.setup(self)
  
  	def update(self):
  		if not self.configured:
  			return True
  		self.text = self.powerline.render(side='right')
  		self.bar.draw()
  		return True
  
  	def cmd_update(self, text):
  		self.update(text)
  
  	def cmd_get(self):
  		return self.text
  
  	def _configure(self, qtile, bar):
  		super(PowerlineTextBox, self)._configure(qtile, bar)
  		self.layout = self.drawer.textlayout(
  			self.text,
  			self.foreground,
  			self.font,
  			self.fontsize,
  			self.fontshadow,
  			markup=True,
  		)
  
  
  # TODO: Remove this at next major release
  Powerline = PowerlineTextBox
  
new_contents: # vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
  from __future__ import (unicode_literals, division, absolute_import, print_function)
  
  from libqtile.bar import CALCULATED
  from libqtile.widget import TextBox
  
  from powerline import Powerline
  
  
  class QTilePowerline(Powerline):
  	def do_setup(self, obj):
  		obj.powerline = self
  
  
  class PowerlineTextBox(TextBox):
  	def __init__(self, timeout=2, text=' ', width=CALCULATED, side='right', **config):
  		super(PowerlineTextBox, self).__init__(text, width, **config)
  		self.timeout_add(timeout, self.update)
  		self.side = side
  		powerline = QTilePowerline(ext='wm', renderer_module='pango_markup')
  		powerline.setup(self)
  
  	def update(self):
  		if not self.configured:
  			return True
  		self.text = self.powerline.render(side=self.side)
  		self.bar.draw()
  		return True
  
  	def cmd_update(self, text):
  		self.update(text)
  
  	def cmd_get(self):
  		return self.text
  
  	def _configure(self, qtile, bar):
  		super(PowerlineTextBox, self)._configure(qtile, bar)
  		self.layout = self.drawer.textlayout(
  			self.text,
  			self.foreground,
  			self.font,
  			self.fontsize,
  			self.fontshadow,
  			markup=True,
  		)
  
  
  # TODO: Remove this at next major release
  Powerline = PowerlineTextBox
  
subject: Allow it to configure side