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):
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(res2str, internalResolutions), map(res2str, externalResolutions))
extPosition.exec_()
if not extPosition.result(): sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
+ extResolution = res2str(externalResolutions[extPosition.extResolutions.currentIndex()])
+ intResolution = res2str(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"] # there must be a resolution for the internal screen
+ externalArgs = ["--off"]
# and do it
-args = ["--output", internalName] + internalArgs + ["--output", externalName] + externalArgs
-print args
-subprocess.check_call(["xrandr"] + args)
+call = ["xrandr", "--output", internalName] + internalArgs + ["--output", externalName] + externalArgs
+print "Call that will be made:",call
+subprocess.check_call(call)