diff --git a/tests/examples/wibox/awidget/taglist/indexed.lua b/tests/examples/wibox/awidget/taglist/indexed.lua
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+local parent = ... --DOC_NO_USAGE --DOC_HIDE
+local awful = { --DOC_HIDE
+    tag = require("awful.tag"), --DOC_HIDE
+    layout = require("awful.layout"), --DOC_HIDE
+    placement = require("awful.placement"), --DOC_HIDE
+    widget = {taglist = require("awful.widget.taglist")} --DOC_HIDE
+} --DOC_HIDE
+local gears = { shape = require("gears.shape") } --DOC_HIDE
+local wibox = require("wibox") --DOC_HIDE
+local beautiful = require("beautiful") --DOC_HIDE
+
+local s = screen[1] --DOC_HIDE
+local taglist_buttons = nil -- To make luacheck shut up --DOC_HIDE
+
+local tags = awful.tag({ "term", "net", "mail", "chat", "files" }, --DOC_HIDE
+    s, awful.layout.suit.floating) --DOC_HIDE
+
+for i=1, 5 do tags[i].selected = false end --DOC_HIDE
+tags[2].selected = true --DOC_HIDE
+
+--DOC_HIDE add some clients to some tags
+local c = client.gen_fake {x = 80, y = 55, width=75, height=50} --DOC_HIDE
+local c2 = client.gen_fake {x = 80, y = 55, width=75, height=50} --DOC_HIDE
+c:tags(tags[4]) --DOC_HIDE
+c2:tags(tags[1]) --DOC_HIDE
+
+    s.mytaglist = awful.widget.taglist {
+        screen  = s,
+        filter  = awful.widget.taglist.filter.all,
+        style   = {
+            shape = gears.shape.powerline
+        },
+        layout   = {
+            spacing = -12,
+            spacing_widget = {
+                color  = "#dddddd",
+                shape  = gears.shape.powerline,
+                widget = wibox.widget.separator,
+            },
+            layout  = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal
+        },
+        widget_template = {
+            {
+                {
+                    {
+                        {
+                            {
+                                id     = "index_role",
+                                widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+                            },
+                            margins = 4,
+                            widget  = wibox.container.margin,
+                        },
+                        bg     = "#dddddd",
+                        shape  = gears.shape.circle,
+                        widget = wibox.container.background,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        {
+                            id     = "icon_role",
+                            widget = wibox.widget.imagebox,
+                        },
+                        margins = 2,
+                        widget  = wibox.container.margin,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id     = "text_role",
+                        widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+                    },
+                    layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
+                },
+                left  = 18,
+                right = 18,
+                widget = wibox.container.margin
+            },
+            id     = "background_role",
+            widget = wibox.container.background,
+
+            -- Add support for hover colors and an index label
+            create_callback = function(self, c3, index, objects) --luacheck: no unused args
+                self:get_children_by_id("index_role")[1].markup = "<b> "..index.." </b>"
+
+                self:connect_signal("mouse::enter", function()
+                    if self.bg ~= "#ff0000" then
+                        self.backup     = self.bg
+                        self.has_backup = true
+                    end
+                    self.bg = "#ff0000"
+                end)
+
+                self:connect_signal("mouse::leave", function()
+                    if self.has_backup then self.bg = self.backup end
+                end)
+            end,
+            update_callback = function(self, c3, index, objects) --luacheck: no unused args
+                self:get_children_by_id("index_role")[1].markup = "<b> "..index.." </b>"
+            end,
+        },
+        buttons = taglist_buttons
+    }
+
+s.mytaglist.forced_width = 400 --DOC_HIDE
+s.mytaglist.forced_height = 18 --DOC_HIDE
+s.mytaglist._do_taglist_update_now() --DOC_HIDE
+
+parent:add(wibox.widget.background(s.mytaglist, beautiful.bg_normal)) --DOC_HIDE