From b8f288b6e582b119bbbae25f89b152b131f2364a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Adrian C. (anrxc)" Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:49:55 +0200 Subject: README: clarified caching usage --- README | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index d1b1458..7c3bc08 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ is one way to prevent widgets from draining your battery. Vicious can also cache values returned by widget types. Caching enables you to have multiple widgets using the same widget type and -its worker function will be executed only once. It is useful mostly -for widgets which do not require a special argument to be passed. +its worker function will be executed only once. However be careful +with those widgets that require a widget argument to be passed. If you +are requesting information for different devices then caching is +useless and can lead to confusion. Update intervals also play a big role, and you can save a lot of power with a smart approach to intervals. You should avoid intervals like: -- cgit v1.2.3