Try to fix timer

awesome/rc.lua

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 local gears = require("gears")
 local awful = require("awful")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
-
-
 -- Local imports
 local grid = require("components.layout.grid")
 
@@ -18,6 +16,18 @@ require("utils.signals")
 -- Autofocus a new client when previously focused one is closed
 require("awful.autofocus")
 
+-- Define layouts
+awful.layout.append_default_layouts({
+    awful.layout.suit.tile,
+    awful.layout.suit.floating,
+    grid.horizontal,
+    awful.layout.suit.fair.horizontal,
+    awful.layout.suit.tile.left,
+    awful.layout.suit.tile.bottom,
+    awful.layout.suit.tile.top,
+    grid,
+})
+
 
 -- List of apps to run on start-up
 local run_on_start_up = {
@@ -28,18 +38,6 @@ local run_on_start_up = {
     "feh --no-fehbg --bg-fill " .. gears.filesystem.get_configuration_dir() .. "/images/wallpaper.png",
 }
 
--- Define layouts
-awful.layout.layouts = {
-    awful.layout.suit.tile,
-    awful.layout.suit.floating,
-    grid.horizontal,
-    awful.layout.suit.fair.horizontal,
-    awful.layout.suit.tile.left,
-    awful.layout.suit.tile.bottom,
-    awful.layout.suit.tile.top,
-    grid,
-}
-
 -- Run all the apps listed in run_on_start_up
 for _, app in ipairs(run_on_start_up) do
     local findme = app
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ for _, app in ipairs(run_on_start_up) do
         findme = app:sub(0, firstspace - 1)
     end
     -- Run commands only if it's not already running.
-    awful.spawn.with_shell(string.format("echo 'pgrep -u $USER -x %s > /dev/null || (%s)' | bash -", findme, app), false)
+    awful.spawn.with_shell(string.format("echo 'pgrep -f -u $USER -x %s > /dev/null || (%s)' | bash -", findme, app), false)
 end
 
 -- Start timers
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ gears.timer {
     call_now  = true,
     autostart = true,
     callback  = function()
-        awful.spawn.with_shell({"xmodmap", "/home/user/.Xmodmap"}) -- If not repeated it sometimes just stops working
+        awful.spawn({"xmodmap", "/home/user/.Xmodmap"}) -- If not repeated it sometimes just stops working
     end
 }