X-Git-Url: https://git.ralfj.de/lilass.git/blobdiff_plain/c8b0a47c7d60d69e5f66048fbc166ce8df861ffc..a2545a3dcb3a2ff732b2427d4da5e08d7605455a:/dsl.py

diff --git a/dsl.py b/dsl.py
index d05c470..f9c0702 100755
--- a/dsl.py
+++ b/dsl.py
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	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()
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 			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