diff --git a/lib/wibox/container/arcchart.lua b/lib/wibox/container/arcchart.lua
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+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--
+-- A circular chart (arc chart).
+--
+-- It can contain a central widget (or not) and display multiple values.
+--
+--@DOC_wibox_container_defaults_arcchart_EXAMPLE@
+-- @author Emmanuel Lepage Vallee <elv1313@gmail.com>
+-- @copyright 2013 Emmanuel Lepage Vallee
+-- @release @AWESOME_VERSION@
+-- @classmod wibox.container.arcchart
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local base      = require("wibox.widget.base")
+local shape     = require("gears.shape"      )
+local util      = require( "awful.util"      )
+local color     = require( "gears.color"     )
+local beautiful = require("beautiful"        )
+
+
+local arcchart = { mt = {} }
+
+--- The progressbar border background color.
+-- @beautiful beautiful.arcchart_border_color
+
+--- The progressbar foreground color.
+-- @beautiful beautiful.arcchart_color
+
+--- The progressbar border width.
+-- @beautiful beautiful.arcchart_border_width
+
+--- The padding between the outline and the progressbar.
+-- @beautiful beautiful.arcchart_paddings
+-- @tparam[opt=0] table|number paddings A number or a table
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.top
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.bottom
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.left
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.right
+
+--- The arc thickness.
+-- @beautiful beautiful.thickness
+-- @param number
+
+local function outline_workarea(width, height)
+    local x, y = 0, 0
+    local size = math.min(width, height)
+
+    return {x=x+(width-size)/2, y=y+(height-size)/2, width=size, height=size}
+end
+
+-- The child widget area
+local function content_workarea(self, width, height)
+    local padding = self._private.paddings or {}
+    local border_width = self:get_border_width() or 0
+    local wa = outline_workarea(width, height)
+    local thickness = math.max(border_width, self:get_thickness() or 5)
+
+    wa.x      = wa.x + (padding.left or 0) + thickness + 2*border_width
+    wa.y      = wa.y + (padding.top  or 0) + thickness + 2*border_width
+    wa.width  = wa.width  - (padding.left or 0) - (padding.right  or 0)
+        - 2*thickness - 4*border_width
+    wa.height = wa.height - (padding.top  or 0) - (padding.bottom or 0)
+        - 2*thickness - 4*border_width
+
+    return wa
+end
+
+-- Draw the radial outline and progress
+function arcchart:after_draw_children(_, cr, width, height)
+    cr:restore()
+
+    local values  = self:get_values() or {}
+    local border_width = self:get_border_width() or 0
+    local thickness = math.max(border_width, self:get_thickness() or 5)
+
+    local offset = thickness + 2*border_width
+
+    -- Draw a circular background
+    local bg = self:get_bg()
+    if bg then
+        cr:save()
+        cr:translate(offset/2, offset/2)
+        shape.circle(
+            cr,
+            width-offset,
+            height-offset
+        )
+        cr:set_line_width(thickness+2*border_width)
+        cr:set_source(color(bg))
+        cr:stroke()
+        cr:restore()
+    end
+
+    if #values == 0 then
+        return
+    end
+
+    local wa = outline_workarea(width, height)
+    cr:translate(wa.x+border_width/2, wa.y+border_width/2)
+
+
+    -- Get the min and max value
+    --local min_val = self:get_min_value() or 0 --TODO support min_values
+    local max_val = self:get_max_value()
+    local sum = 0
+
+    if not max_val then
+        for _, v in ipairs(values) do
+            sum = sum + v
+        end
+        max_val = sum
+    end
+
+    max_val = math.max(max_val, sum)
+
+    local use_rounded_edges = sum ~= max_val and self:get_rounded_edge()
+
+    -- Fallback to the current foreground color
+    local colors = self:get_colors() or {}
+
+    -- Draw the outline
+    local offset_angle = self:get_start_angle() or math.pi
+    local start_angle, end_angle = offset_angle, offset_angle
+
+    for k, v in ipairs(values) do
+        end_angle = start_angle + (v*2*math.pi) / max_val
+
+        if colors[k] then
+            cr:set_source(color(colors[k]))
+        end
+
+        shape.arc(cr, wa.width-border_width, wa.height-border_width,
+            thickness+border_width, math.pi-end_angle, math.pi-start_angle,
+            (use_rounded_edges and k == 1), (use_rounded_edges and k == #values)
+        )
+
+        cr:fill()
+        start_angle = end_angle
+    end
+
+    if border_width > 0 then
+        local border_color = self:get_border_color()
+
+        cr:set_source(color(border_color))
+        cr:set_line_width(border_width)
+
+        shape.arc(cr, wa.width-border_width, wa.height-border_width,
+            thickness+border_width, math.pi-end_angle, math.pi-offset_angle,
+            use_rounded_edges, use_rounded_edges
+        )
+        cr:stroke()
+    end
+
+end
+
+-- Set the clip
+function arcchart:before_draw_children(_, cr, width, height)
+    cr:save()
+    local wa = content_workarea(self, width, height)
+    cr:translate(wa.x, wa.y)
+    shape.circle(
+        cr,
+        wa.width,
+        wa.height
+    )
+    cr:clip()
+    cr:translate(-wa.x, -wa.y)
+end
+
+-- Layout this layout
+function arcchart:layout(_, width, height)
+    if self._private.widget then
+        local wa = content_workarea(self, width, height)
+
+        return { base.place_widget_at(
+            self._private.widget, wa.x, wa.y, wa.width, wa.height
+        ) }
+    end
+end
+
+-- Fit this layout into the given area
+function arcchart:fit(_, width, height)
+    local size = math.min(width, height)
+    return size, size
+end
+
+--- The widget to wrap in a radial proggressbar.
+-- @property widget
+-- @tparam widget widget The widget
+
+function arcchart:set_widget(widget)
+    if widget then
+        base.check_widget(widget)
+    end
+    self._private.widget = widget
+    self:emit_signal("widget::layout_changed")
+end
+
+--- Get the children elements.
+-- @treturn table The children
+function arcchart:get_children()
+    return {self._private.widget}
+end
+
+--- Replace the layout children
+-- This layout only accept one children, all others will be ignored
+-- @tparam table children A table composed of valid widgets
+function arcchart:set_children(children)
+    self._private.widget = children and children[1]
+    self:emit_signal("widget::layout_changed")
+end
+
+--- Reset this layout. The widget will be removed and the rotation reset.
+function arcchart:reset()
+    self:set_widget(nil)
+end
+
+for _,v in ipairs {"left", "right", "top", "bottom"} do
+    arcchart["set_"..v.."_padding"] = function(self, val)
+        self._private.paddings = self._private.paddings or {}
+        self._private.paddings[v] = val
+        self:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
+        self:emit_signal("widget::layout_changed")
+    end
+end
+
+--- The padding between the outline and the progressbar.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_paddings_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property paddings
+-- @tparam[opt=0] table|number paddings A number or a table
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.top
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.bottom
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.left
+-- @tparam[opt=0] number paddings.right
+
+--- The border background color.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_border_color_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property border_color
+
+--- The border foreground color.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_color_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property color
+
+--- The border width.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_border_width_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property border_width
+-- @tparam[opt=3] number border_width
+
+--- The minimum value.
+-- @property min_value
+
+--- The maximum value.
+-- @property max_value
+
+--- The radial background.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_bg_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property bg
+-- @param color
+-- @see gears.color
+
+--- The value.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_value_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property value
+-- @tparam number value Between min_value and max_value
+-- @see values
+
+--- The values.
+-- The arcchart is designed to display multiple values at once. Each will be
+-- shown in table order.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_values_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property values
+-- @tparam table values An ordered set if values.
+-- @see value
+
+--- If the chart has rounded edges.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_rounded_edge_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property rounded_edge
+-- @param[opt=false] boolean
+
+--- The arc thickness.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_thickness_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property thickness
+-- @param number
+
+--- The (radiant) angle where the first value start.
+--@DOC_wibox_container_arcchart_start_angle_EXAMPLE@
+-- @property start_angle
+-- @param[opt=math.pi] number A number between 0 and 2*math.pi
+
+for _, prop in ipairs {"border_width", "border_color", "paddings", "colors",
+    "rounded_edge", "bg", "thickness", "values", "min_value", "max_value",
+    "start_angle" } do
+    arcchart["set_"..prop] = function(self, value)
+        self._private[prop] = value
+        self:emit_signal("property::"..prop)
+        self:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
+    end
+    arcchart["get_"..prop] = function(self)
+        return self._private[prop] or beautiful["arcchart_"..prop]
+    end
+end
+
+function arcchart:set_paddings(val)
+    self._private.paddings = type(val) == "number" and {
+        left   = val,
+        right  = val,
+        top    = val,
+        bottom = val,
+    } or val or {}
+    self:emit_signal("property::paddings")
+    self:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
+    self:emit_signal("widget::layout_changed")
+end
+
+function arcchart:set_value(value)
+    self:set_values {value}
+end
+
+--- Returns a new arcchart layout.
+-- @param[opt] widget The widget to display.
+-- @function wibox.container.arcchart
+local function new(widget)
+    local ret = base.make_widget(nil, nil, {
+        enable_properties = true,
+    })
+
+    util.table.crush(ret, arcchart)
+
+    ret:set_widget(widget)
+
+    return ret
+end
+
+function arcchart.mt:__call(...)
+    return new(...)
+end
+
+--@DOC_widget_COMMON@
+
+--@DOC_object_COMMON@
+
+return setmetatable(arcchart, arcchart.mt)
+
+-- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80
diff --git a/lib/wibox/container/init.lua b/lib/wibox/container/init.lua
index 809e55c01..833712c86 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/container/init.lua
+++ b/lib/wibox/container/init.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ return setmetatable({
     scroll = require("wibox.container.scroll");
     background = require("wibox.container.background");
     radialprogressbar = require("wibox.container.radialprogressbar");
+    arcchart = require("wibox.container.arcchart");
 }, {__call = function(_, args) return base.make_widget_declarative(args) end})
 
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