diff --git a/debug.txt b/debug.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36f97f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+(full_text: "🌗 70%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")(full_text: "🌗 70%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+5
+(full_text: "🌗 65%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+4
+(full_text: "🌗 70%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+5
+(full_text: "🌗 65%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+(full_text: "🌗 65%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+(full_text: "🌗 65%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+(full_text: "🌗 65%", short_text: "", color: "#dfdfdf", border: "#ffb52a")
+
+
+5
+4
diff --git a/i3bar_base.nim b/i3bar_base.nim
index 84ed7cf..484620d 100644
--- a/i3bar_base.nim
+++ b/i3bar_base.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import std/os
+import std/json
+import std/rdstdin
 import marshal
 import argparse
 
@@ -8,6 +11,10 @@ type
     color*: string
     border*: string
 
+type 
+  i3BarInput* = object
+    button*: int
+
 const background* = "#000000"
 const backgroundalt* = "#bb222222"
 const backgroundalt2* = "#bb333333"
@@ -28,6 +35,21 @@ const primary* = yellow
 const secondary* = red
 const alert* = "#bd2c40"
 
+proc debugLog*(str: string) =
+  let f = open("/tmp/debug.txt",fmAppend)
+  defer: f.close()
+  f.writeLine(str)
+
+proc parseInput*(): i3BarInput =
+  let input = readLineFromStdin("")
+  debugLog($input)
+  try:
+    let jsonNode = parseJson(input)
+    let i3input = to(jsonNode, i3BarInput)
+    return i3input
+  except:
+    return i3BarInput()
+
 proc getArguments*(): seq[string] =
   let args = commandLineParams()
   return args
diff --git a/i3bar_brightness.nim b/i3bar_brightness.nim
index b4d87ab..e61f6ab 100644
--- a/i3bar_brightness.nim
+++ b/i3bar_brightness.nim
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ proc getDesign(pcnt: float): string =
   let text = icon & " " & $percent & "%"
   return text
 
-
-
 proc getBrightness() =
   let current = parseInt(strip(readFile("/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/actual_brightness")))
   let pcnt = (current/limit)*100
diff --git a/i3bar_date.nim b/i3bar_date.nim
index 5ba4ab1..5a008d8 100644
--- a/i3bar_date.nim
+++ b/i3bar_date.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import std/os
 import std/times
 import std/osproc
+import std/re
 import i3bar_base
 
 let args = getArguments()
@@ -13,32 +14,33 @@ proc getObject(date: string): i3barData =
   )
   return data
 
-proc openCalendar() =
-  let cmd = "~/Nextcloud/Backups/Linux/dotFiles/scripts/popup-calendar.sh" 
-  discard execCmd(cmd)
+proc openCalendar(datestr: string) =
+  var c = """yad --calendar \
+             --undecorated --fixed --close-on-unfocus --no-buttons \
+             --width="222" --height="193" \
+             --posx="1650" --posy="25" \
+             --title="yad-calendar" --borders 0 > /dev/null
+          """
+
+
+  discard execCmd(c)
 
 proc getDate() =
   let now = now()
   let d = now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")
   let data = getObject(d)
   outputJSON(data)
+  if len(args) > 0 and args[0] == "1":
+    openCalendar(now.format("ddd dd HH:MM"))
 
 proc main() =
-  if len(args) == 0:
-    #while true:
-      getDate()
-    #  sleep(5000)
-  else:
-    if args[0] == "1":
-      openCalendar()
-    getDate()
+  getDate()
+  #while true:
+  #  let input = parseInput()
+  #  if input.button == 1:
 
 main()
 
-#BAR_HEIGHT=28  # polybar height
-#BORDER_SIZE=1  # border size from your wm settings
-#YAD_WIDTH=222  # 222 is minimum possible value
-#YAD_HEIGHT=193 # 193 is minimum possible value
 #DATE="$(date +"%a %d %H:%M")"
 #if [ "$(xdotool getwindowfocus getwindowname)" = "yad-calendar" ]; then
 #    exit 0