External scripts/programs in i3status without loosing colors

asked 2012-09-10 09:00:43 +0000

Richard
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updated 2012-09-10 20:27:14 +0000

I would like to extend the status information displayed by i3status like described in the i3status man pages. This is working fine for me except doing so removes all colored output of i3status. Is there a way to extend the output of i3status while keeping all colors?

Thank you very much!