Allow Messager.write to be forced

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/ttystatus/messager.py b/ttystatus/messager.py
index 43a04cf..0ae18df 100644
--- a/ttystatus/messager.py
+++ b/ttystatus/messager.py
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ class Messager(object):
         '''Is it time to write now?'''
         return self._now() - self._last_time >= self._period
             
-    def write(self, string):
+    def write(self, string, force=False):
         '''Write raw data, but only once per period.'''
         string = string[:self.width]
-        if self.time_to_write():
+        if force or self.time_to_write():
             self._overwrite(string)
             self._last_time = self._now()
         self._cached_msg = string
diff --git a/ttystatus/status.py b/ttystatus/status.py
index 82457b2..a52793d 100644
--- a/ttystatus/status.py
+++ b/ttystatus/status.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TerminalStatus(object):
 
     def _write(self):
         '''Render and output current state of all widgets.'''
-        self._m.write(self._render())
+        self._m.write(self._render(), force=True)
 
     def increase(self, key, delta):
         '''Increase value for a key by a given amount.'''