#!/usr/bin/python3
# DSL - easy Display Setup for Laptops
-# Copyright (C) 2012 Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
try:
# parse command-line arguments
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='easy Display Setup for Laptops')
- parser.add_argument("-f, --frontend",
+ parser.add_argument("-f", "--frontend",
dest="frontend",
help="The frontend to be used for user interaction")
- parser.add_argument("-r, --relative-position",
+ parser.add_argument("-r", "--relative-position",
dest="rel_position", choices=('left', 'right', 'external-only'),
help="Position of external screen relative to internal one")
- parser.add_argument("-i,--internal-only",
+ parser.add_argument("-i", "--internal-only",
dest="internal_only", action='store_true',
help="Enable internal screen, disable all the others (as if no external screen was connected")
cmdArgs = parser.parse_args()
call += ["--output", name] + connectorArgs[name]
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:
+ 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"])
except Exception as e:
frontend.error(str(e))
raise