2 # DSL - easy Display Setup for Laptops
3 # Copyright (C) 2012 Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
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19 import argparse, sys, os, re, subprocess
22 # for auto-config: common names of internal connectors
23 commonInternalConnectorNames = ['LVDS', 'LVDS0', 'LVDS1', 'LVDS-0', 'LVDS-1']
25 # this is as close as one can get to an enum in Python
26 class RelativeScreenPosition:
31 # storing what's necessary for screen setup
33 def __init__(self, relPosition, intResolution, extResolution, extIsPrimary = False):
34 '''relPosition must be one of the RelativeScreenPosition members, the resolutions must be (width, height) pairs'''
35 self.relPosition = relPosition
36 self.intResolution = intResolution # value doesn't matter if the internal screen is disabled
37 self.extResolution = extResolution
38 self.extIsPrimary = extIsPrimary or self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY # external is always primary if it is the only one
40 def getInternalArgs(self):
41 if self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY:
43 args = ["--mode", res2xrandr(self.intResolution)] # set internal screen to desired resolution
44 if not self.extIsPrimary:
45 args.append('--primary')
48 def getExternalArgs(self, intName):
49 args = ["--mode", res2xrandr(self.extResolution)] # set external screen to desired resolution
51 args.append('--primary')
52 if self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.LEFT:
53 args += ['--left-of', intName]
54 elif self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.RIGHT:
55 args += ['--right-of', intName]
58 # Load a section-less config file: maps parameter names to space-separated lists of strings (with shell quotation)
59 def loadConfigFile(file):
62 if not os.path.exists(file):
63 return result # no config file
66 with open(file) as file:
70 if not len(line) or line.startswith("#"): continue # skip empty and comment lines
73 pos = line.index("=") # will raise exception when substring is not found
74 curKey = line[:pos].strip()
75 result[curKey] = shlex.split(line[pos+1:]) # shlex.split also strips
77 raise Exception("Invalid config, line %d: Error parsing line (may be a quoting issue)." % linenr)
78 # add some convencience get functions
81 # helper function: execute a process, return output as iterator, throw exception if there was an error
82 # you *must* iterate to the end if you use this!
83 def processOutputGen(*args):
84 p = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
87 p.wait() # wait for process to exit (it closed stdout, so it can't block anymore)
89 raise Exception("Error executing "+str(args))
90 def processOutputIt(*args):
91 return list(processOutputGen(*args)) # list() iterates over the generator
93 # Run xrandr and return a dict of output names mapped to lists of available resolutions, each being a (width, height) pair.
94 # An empty list indicates that the connector is disabled.
95 def getXrandrInformation():
96 connectors = {} # map of connector names to a list of resolutions
97 connector = None # current connector
98 for line in processOutputGen("xrandr", "-q"):
100 m = re.search(r'^Screen [0-9]+: ', line)
101 if m is not None: # ignore this line
105 m = re.search(r'^([\w\-]+) (dis)?connected ', line)
107 connector = m.groups()[0]
108 assert connector not in connectors
109 connectors[connector] = []
112 m = re.search(r'^ ([\d]+)x([\d]+) +', line)
114 assert connector is not None
115 connectors[connector].append((int(m.groups()[0]), int(m.groups()[1])))
118 # not fatal as my xrandr shows strange stuff when a display is enabled, but not connected
119 #raise Exception("Unknown line in xrandr output:\n"+line)
120 print "Warning: Unknown xrandr line %s" % line
123 # convert a (width, height) pair into a string accepted by xrandr as argument for --mode
126 return str(w)+'x'+str(h)
128 # convert a (width, height) pair into a string to be displayed to the user
132 ratio = int(round(16.0*h/w))
133 if ratio == 12: # 16:12 = 4:3
135 elif ratio == 13: # 16:12.8 = 5:4
137 else: # let's just hope this will never be 14 or more...
138 strRatio = '16:%d' % ratio
139 return '%dx%d (%s)' %(w, h, strRatio)
141 # return the first available connector from those listed in tryConnectors, skipping disabled connectors
142 def findAvailableConnector(tryConnectors, allConnectors):
143 for connector in tryConnectors:
144 if connector in allConnectors and allConnectors[connector]: # if the connector exists and is active (i.e. there is a resolution)
148 # Return a (internalConnector, externalConnectors) pair: The name of the internal connector, and a list of external connectors.
149 # Use the config file at ~/.dsl.conf and fall back to auto-detection
150 def classifyConnectors(allConnectors):
151 config = loadConfigFile(os.getenv('HOME') + '/.dsl.conf')
152 # find internal connector
153 if 'internalConnector' in config:
154 if len(config['internalConnector']) != 1:
155 raise Exception("You must specify exactly one internal connector.")
156 internalConnector = config['internalConnector'][0]
157 if not internalConnector in allConnectors:
158 raise Exception("Connector %s does not exist, there is an error in your config file." % internalConnector)
161 internalConnector = findAvailableConnector(commonInternalConnectorNames, allConnectors)
162 if internalConnector is None:
163 raise Exception("Could not automatically find internal connector, please use ~/.dsl.conf to specify it manually.")
164 # all the rest is external then, obviously - unless the user wants to do that manually
165 if 'externalConnectors' in config:
166 externalConnectors = config['externalConnectors']
167 for connector in externalConnectors:
168 if not connector in allConnectors:
169 raise Exception("Connector %s does not exist, there is an error in your config file." % connector)
170 if connector == internalConnector:
171 raise Exception("%s is both internal and external, that doesn't make sense." % connector)
173 externalConnectors = allConnectors.keys()
174 externalConnectors.remove(internalConnector)
175 if not externalConnectors:
176 raise Exception("No external connector found - either your config is wrong, or your machine has only one connector.")
178 return (internalConnector, externalConnectors)
180 # if we run top-level
181 if __name__ == "__main__":
183 # parse command-line arguments
184 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='easy Display Setup for Laptops')
185 parser.add_argument("-r, --relative-position",
186 dest="rel_position", choices=('left', 'right', 'external-only'),
187 help="Position of external screen relative to internal one")
188 cmdArgs = parser.parse_args()
190 # load connectors and classify them
191 connectors = getXrandrInformation()
192 (internalConnector, externalConnectors) = classifyConnectors(connectors)
194 # default: screen off
195 connectorArgs = {} # maps connector names to xrand arguments
196 for c in externalConnectors+[internalConnector]:
197 connectorArgs[c] = ["--off"]
199 # check whether we got an external screen or not
201 usedExternalConnector = findAvailableConnector(externalConnectors, connectors) # *the* external connector which is actually used
202 if usedExternalConnector is not None:
203 # there's an external screen connected, we need to get a setup
204 if cmdArgs.rel_position is not None:
205 # use command-line arguments (can we do this relPosition stuff more elegant?)
206 if cmdArgs.rel_position == 'left':
207 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.LEFT
208 elif cmdArgs.rel_position == 'right':
209 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.RIGHT
211 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY
212 setup = ScreenSetup(relPosition, connectors[internalConnector][0], connectors[usedExternalConnector][0]) # use default resolutions
215 setup = gui.setup(connectors[internalConnector], connectors[usedExternalConnector])
216 if setup is None: sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
218 connectorArgs[internalConnector] = setup.getInternalArgs()
219 connectorArgs[usedExternalConnector] = setup.getExternalArgs(internalConnector)
221 # use first resolution of internal connector
222 connectorArgs[internalConnector] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(connectors[internalConnector][0]), "--primary"]
226 for name in connectorArgs:
227 call += ["--output", name] + connectorArgs[name]
228 print "Call that will be made:",call
229 subprocess.check_call(call)
230 except Exception as e: