add support for several external connectors (of which only one is used)
authorRalf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:52:42 +0000 (17:52 +0200)
committerRalf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:52:42 +0000 (17:52 +0200)
external_screen.py
selector_window.py

index 01c744ba2fe350c2810bdb457524674b951f13fd..5474685d1f06ad7b26b646c2e42f1ee3b52120d3 100755 (executable)
@@ -42,39 +42,50 @@ def res2user(res):
        return '%dx%d (%s)' %(w, h, strRatio)
 
 # Check screen setup
-internalName = "LVDS"
-externalName = "CRT1"
+internalName = "LVDS1"
+externalNames = ["HDMI1", "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
-if externalResolutions is not None: # we need to ask what to do
-       extPosition = PositionSelection(map(res2user, internalResolutions), map(res2user, 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", extResolution] # we definitely want an external screen
+       args[externalName] = ["--mode", extResolution] # we definitely want an external screen
        if extPosition.extOnly.isChecked():
-               internalArgs = ["--off"]
-               externalArgs += ["--primary"]
+               args[internalName] = ["--off"]
+               args[externalName] += ["--primary"]
        else:
                # there are two screens
-               internalArgs = ["--mode", intResolution]
+               args[internalName] = ["--mode", intResolution]
                if extPosition.posLeft.isChecked():
-                       externalArgs += ["--left-of", internalName]
+                       args[externalName] += ["--left-of", internalName]
                else:
-                       externalArgs += ["--right-of", internalName]
+                       args[externalName] += ["--right-of", internalName]
                if extPosition.primExt.isChecked():
-                       externalArgs += ["--primary"]
+                       args[externalName] += ["--primary"]
                else:
-                       internalArgs += ["--primary"]
+                       args[internalName] += ["--primary"]
 else:
-       internalArgs = ["--mode", res2xrandr(internalResolutions[0]), "--primary"]
-       externalArgs = ["--off"]
+       args[internalName] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(internalResolutions[0]), "--primary"]
 # and do it
-call = ["xrandr", "--output", internalName] + internalArgs + ["--output", externalName] + externalArgs
+call = ["xrandr"]
+for name in args:
+       call += ["--output", name] + args[name]
 print "Call that will be made:",call
 subprocess.check_call(call)
index adee7e42c7d70d1771060e674a952e4b3e9e1cc4..7df0a4483d65476485eabdc94dfc7a400e0ff47d 100644 (file)
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class PositionSelection(QtGui.QDialog):
        RIGHT = 20
        EXTERNAL_ONLY = 30
        
-       def __init__(self, internalResolutions, externalResolutions):
+       def __init__(self, externalName, internalResolutions, externalResolutions):
                # set up main window
                super(PositionSelection, self).__init__()
-               self.setWindowTitle('External screen setup')
+               self.setWindowTitle('External screen setup (connector: %s)' % externalName)
                
                # position selection
                posBox = QtGui.QGroupBox('Position of external screen', self)