# AppleScript in widgets running when widget not visible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Configuration Help & General Discussion\ **Tags:** touch-bar\ **Created:** [August 21, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080 "2018-08-21T16:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![richtack](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/richtack/32/1244_2.png) [@richtack](https://community.folivora.ai/u/richtack)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080/1 "2018-08-21T16:29:57Z")
I have been really customizing my Touch Bar lately, and having a lot of fun. But I notice that BTT uses "significant energy" on the laptop. I suspect it's because i'm using a number of Applescript Widgets. Before I start cleaning up, I had a meta-question about how BTT works. I have a number of touch bar Widgets "Run Apple Script and Show Results" that are not currently Visible. Either because they are old and i'm not currently using them so I have unchecked "Visible", or because they are not currently active (they are in a Button Group not currently active, or they only show with a modifier button). My questions is, are these applescripts all running at the "Execute every x seconds" setting, even when they are not visible? if that's the case, then I really know what my energy problem is! Thanks, Rich ---
**Author:** ![GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/goldenchaos/32/23617_2.png) [@GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GoldenChaos)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080/2 "2018-08-21T16:47:04Z")
@Andreas_Hegenberg double checked this while we were fine-tuning energy usage of my preset, so I can confirm that scripts that are not visible _do not_ run; the issue is certainly with one of your currently visible scripts. In my case it turned out to be a combination of two system events scripts that were taking up a lot of resources, so I removed one and lowered the other from 1s to 5s. ---
**Author:** ![richtack](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/richtack/32/1244_2.png) [@richtack](https://community.folivora.ai/u/richtack)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080/3 "2018-08-21T16:58:14Z")
that's really good to know, thanks! I wonder if my current system is just too much: 4 x 1s - "play/pause," "next track," "skip track", "mute", Spotify 2 x 5s - check for notifications, check wifi network 2 x 60s - check next event, weather I would love to dial down the 1-second widgets, but it feels like I need the fast refresh rate when it comes to the responsiveness of audio. any non-official opinions welcome! ---
**Author:** ![GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/goldenchaos/32/23617_2.png) [@GoldenChaos](https://community.folivora.ai/u/GoldenChaos)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080/4 "2018-08-21T17:05:03Z")
Those settings actually look fine to me, no clue why you're seeing poor performance then ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080/5 "2018-08-21T18:31:37Z")
If possible, post an export of your preset here or upload it via [share.folivora.ai](http://share.folivora.ai), then I can check. ---
**Author:** ![richtack](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/richtack/32/1244_2.png) [@richtack](https://community.folivora.ai/u/richtack)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/applescript-in-widgets-running-when-widget-not-visible/3080/6 "2018-08-21T18:49:53Z")
Andreas, I uploaded it to: [https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/16be4e59-7d7f-46b5-ac5d-7f78c45ed4d8](https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/16be4e59-7d7f-46b5-ac5d-7f78c45ed4d8) I _think_ I did it correctly, but i'm new to this, so let me know. I think in uploading everything (like in life), i've once again over-shared. 🙂 Rich