if p.returncode != 0: raise Exception("Querying xrandr for data failed")
return connectors
-def res2str(res):
+def res2xrandr(res):
(w, h) = res
return str(w)+'x'+str(h)
+def res2user(res):
+ (w, h) = res
+ # get ratio
+ ratio = int(round(16.0*h/w))
+ if ratio == 12: # 16:12 = 4:3
+ strRatio = '4:3'
+ elif ratio == 13: # 16:12.8 = 5:4
+ strRatio = '5:4'
+ else: # let's just hope this will never be 14 or more...
+ strRatio = '16:%d' % ratio
+ return '%dx%d (%s)' %(w, h, strRatio)
+
# Check screen setup
internalName = "LVDS"
externalName = "CRT1"
externalResolutions = connectors.get(externalName)
# Check what to do
-internalArgs = ["--mode", res2str(internalResolutions[0])] # there must be a resolution for the internal screen
-externalArgs = ["--off"]
if externalResolutions is not None: # we need to ask what to do
- extPosition = PositionSelection(map(res2str, externalResolutions))
+ extPosition = PositionSelection(map(res2user, internalResolutions), map(res2user, externalResolutions))
extPosition.exec_()
if not extPosition.result(): sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
+ extResolution = res2xrandr(externalResolutions[extPosition.extResolutions.currentIndex()])
+ intResolution = res2xrandr(internalResolutions[extPosition.intResolutions.currentIndex()])
# build command-line
- externalArgs = ["--mode", extPosition.resolution] # we definitely want an external screen
- if extPosition.position == PositionSelection.EXTERNAL_ONLY:
+ externalArgs = ["--mode", extResolution] # we definitely want an external screen
+ if extPosition.extOnly.isChecked():
internalArgs = ["--off"]
- elif extPosition.position == PositionSelection.LEFT:
- externalArgs += ["--left-of", internalName]
+ externalArgs += ["--primary"]
else:
- externalArgs += ["--right-of", internalName]
+ # there are two screens
+ internalArgs = ["--mode", intResolution]
+ if extPosition.posLeft.isChecked():
+ externalArgs += ["--left-of", internalName]
+ else:
+ externalArgs += ["--right-of", internalName]
+ if extPosition.primExt.isChecked():
+ externalArgs += ["--primary"]
+ else:
+ internalArgs += ["--primary"]
+else:
+ internalArgs = ["--mode", res2str(internalResolutions[0]), "--primary"]
+ externalArgs = ["--off"]
# and do it
call = ["xrandr", "--output", internalName] + internalArgs + ["--output", externalName] + externalArgs
print "Call that will be made:",call