connector = None # current connector
for line in p.stdout:
# new connector?
- m = re.search('^([\w]+) connected ', line)
+ m = re.search(r'^([\w]+) connected ', line)
if m is not None:
connector = m.groups()[0]
assert connector not in connectors
connectors[connector] = []
continue
# new resolution?
- m = re.search('^ ([\d]+)x([\d]+) +', line)
+ m = re.search(r'^ ([\d]+)x([\d]+) +', line)
if m is not None:
assert connector is not None
connectors[connector].append((int(m.groups()[0]), int(m.groups()[1])))
+ p.communicate()
+ 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"
+internalName = "LVDS1"
+externalNames = ["HDMI1", "DP1", "VGA1"]
connectors = getXrandrInformation()
internalResolutions = connectors[internalName] # there must be a screen assoicated to the internal connector
-externalResolutions = connectors.get(externalName)
+externalName = None # *the* external connector which is actually used
+externalResolutions = None # resultions of the external connector
+args = {} # maps connector names to xrand arguments
+
+# look for enabled external screen, disable all the others
+for name in externalNames:
+ if externalResolutions is None and name in connectors:
+ externalName = name
+ externalResolutions = connectors[name]
+ else:
+ args[name] = ["--off"]
# 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))
+if externalName is not None: # we need to ask what to do
+ extPosition = PositionSelection(externalName, 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:
- internalArgs = ["--off"]
- elif extPosition.position == PositionSelection.LEFT:
- externalArgs += ["--left-of", internalName]
+ args[externalName] = ["--mode", extResolution] # we definitely want an external screen
+ if extPosition.extOnly.isChecked():
+ args[internalName] = ["--off"]
+ args[externalName] += ["--primary"]
else:
- externalArgs += ["--right-of", internalName]
+ # there are two screens
+ args[internalName] = ["--mode", intResolution]
+ if extPosition.posLeft.isChecked():
+ args[externalName] += ["--left-of", internalName]
+ else:
+ args[externalName] += ["--right-of", internalName]
+ if extPosition.primExt.isChecked():
+ args[externalName] += ["--primary"]
+ else:
+ args[internalName] += ["--primary"]
+else:
+ args[internalName] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(internalResolutions[0]), "--primary"]
# and do it
-args = ["--output", internalName] + internalArgs + ["--output", externalName] + externalArgs
-print args
-subprocess.check_call(["xrandr"] + args)
+call = ["xrandr"]
+for name in args:
+ call += ["--output", name] + args[name]
+print "Call that will be made:",call
+subprocess.check_call(call)