store the screen resolution as numberas and convert it back to a string as needed

diff --git a/external_screen.py b/external_screen.py
index a8742a37d295c3788448ada6f515b5646cd42c7b..e365ef58b51e082b3c3edd2af8047b6a39ee4bdd 100755 (executable)
--- a/external_screen.py
+++ b/external_screen.py
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ def getXrandrInformation():
                        connectors[connector] = []
                        continue
                # new resolution?
-               m = re.search('^   ([\d]+x[\d]+) +', line)
+               m = re.search('^   ([\d]+)x([\d]+) +', line)
                if m is not None:
                        assert connector is not None
-                       connectors[connector].append(int(m.groups()[0]))
+                       connectors[connector].append((int(m.groups()[0]), int(m.groups()[1])))
        return connectors
 
+def res2str(res):
+       (w, h) = res
+       return str(w)+'x'+str(h)
+
 # Check screen setup
 internalName = "LVDS"
 externalName = "CRT1"
@@ -31,10 +35,10 @@ internalResolutions = connectors[internalName] # there must be a screen assoicat
 externalResolutions = connectors.get(externalName)
 
 # Check what to do
-internalArgs = ["--mode", internalResolutions[0]] # there must be a resolution for the internal screen
+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(externalResolutions)
+       extPosition = PositionSelection(map(res2str, externalResolutions))
        extPosition.exec_()
        if not extPosition.result(): sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
        # build command-line