rework setting window color

slock.c

@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ readpw(Display *dpy, const char *pws)
 {
 	char buf[32], passwd[256];
 	int num, screen;
-	unsigned int len, llen;
+	unsigned int len, color;
 	KeySym ksym;
 	XEvent ev;
+	static int oldc = INIT;
 
-	len = llen = 0;
+	len = 0;
 	running = True;
 
 	/* As "slock" stands for "Simple X display locker", the DPMS settings
@@ -174,18 +175,14 @@ readpw(Display *dpy, const char *pws)
 				}
 				break;
 			}
-			if (llen == 0 && len != 0) {
+			color = len ? INPUT : (failure || failonclear ? FAILED : INIT);
-				for (screen = 0; screen < nscreens; screen++) {
+			if (oldc != color) {
-					XSetWindowBackground(dpy, locks[screen]->win, locks[screen]->colors[INPUT]);
-					XClearWindow(dpy, locks[screen]->win);
-				}
-			} else if (llen != 0 && len == 0) {
 				for (screen = 0; screen < nscreens; screen++) {
-					XSetWindowBackground(dpy, locks[screen]->win, locks[screen]->colors[failure || failonclear ? FAILED : INIT]);
+					XSetWindowBackground(dpy, locks[screen]->win, locks[screen]->colors[color]);
 					XClearWindow(dpy, locks[screen]->win);
 				}
+				oldc = color;
 			}
-			llen = len;
 		} else if (rr && ev.type == rrevbase + RRScreenChangeNotify) {
 			XRRScreenChangeNotifyEvent *rre = (XRRScreenChangeNotifyEvent*)&ev;
 			for (screen = 0; screen < nscreens; screen++) {