re-enable backlight whenever necessary

[lilass.git] / dsl.py

diff --git a/dsl.py b/dsl.py
index ef2ed3ef26216978c6b75ccb4bfb32e635614bfd..9bbf45f6f1b2acb866689daf00935ca39809ce8b 100755 (executable)
--- a/dsl.py
+++ b/dsl.py
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                # check whether we got an external screen or not
                # Check what to do
                usedExternalConnector = findAvailableConnector(externalConnectors, connectors) # *the* external connector which is actually used
                # check whether we got an external screen or not
                # Check what to do
                usedExternalConnector = findAvailableConnector(externalConnectors, connectors) # *the* external connector which is actually used

-               if not cmdArgs.internal_only and usedExternalConnector is not None:
+               hasExternal = not cmdArgs.internal_only and usedExternalConnector is not None
+               if hasExternal:

                        # there's an external screen connected, we need to get a setup
                        if cmdArgs.rel_position is not None:
                                # use command-line arguments (can we do this relPosition stuff more elegant?)
                        # there's an external screen connected, we need to get a setup
                        if cmdArgs.rel_position is not None:
                                # use command-line arguments (can we do this relPosition stuff more elegant?)


@@ -237,8 +238,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                print("Call that will be made:",call)
                subprocess.check_call(call)
                
                print("Call that will be made:",call)
                subprocess.check_call(call)
                

-               # make sure the internal screen is really, *really* turned on if requested
-               if cmdArgs.internal_only:
+               # make sure the internal screen is really, *really* turned on if there is no external screen
+               if not hasExternal:

                        backlight = float(subprocess.check_output(["xbacklight", "-get"]).strip())
                        if backlight == 0: # it's completely turned off, we better enable it
                                subprocess.check_call(["xbacklight", "-set", "100"])
                        backlight = float(subprocess.check_output(["xbacklight", "-get"]).strip())
                        if backlight == 0: # it's completely turned off, we better enable it
                                subprocess.check_call(["xbacklight", "-set", "100"])