1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/Xmobar/Run/Actions.hs b/src/Xmobar/Run/Actions.hs
index f7d0e45..2a49312 100644
--- a/src/Xmobar/Run/Actions.hs
+++ b/src/Xmobar/Run/Actions.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 --
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-module Xmobar.Run.Actions (Button, Action(..), runAction, stripActions) where
+module Xmobar.Run.Actions ( Button
+                          , Action(..)
+                          , runAction
+                          , runAction'
+                          , stripActions) where
 
 import System.Process (system)
 import Control.Monad (void)
@@ -19,12 +23,15 @@ import Data.Word (Word32)
 
 type Button = Word32
 
-data Action = Spawn [Button] String
-                deriving (Eq, Show)
+data Action = Spawn [Button] String deriving (Eq, Read, Show)
 
 runAction :: Action -> IO ()
 runAction (Spawn _ s) = void $ system (s ++ "&")
 
+-- | Run action with stdout redirected to stderr
+runAction' :: Action -> IO ()
+runAction' (Spawn _ s) = void $ system (s ++ " 1>&2 &")
+
 stripActions :: String -> String
 stripActions s = case matchRegex actionRegex s of
   Nothing -> s