rotate-screen.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This script rotates the screen and touchscreen input 90 degrees each time it is called, 
# also disables the touchpad, and enables the virtual keyboard accordingly

# by Ruben Barkow: https://gist.github.com/rubo77/daa262e0229f6e398766

#### configuration
# find your Touchscreen and Touchpad device with `xinput`
TouchscreenDevice='ATML1000:00 03EB:8C3C'
TouchpadDevice='SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
KeybordDevice='AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'

if [ "$1" = "--help"  ] || [ "$1" = "-h"  ] ; then
echo 'Usage: rotate-screen.sh [OPTION]'
echo
echo 'This script rotates the screen and touchscreen input 90 degrees each time it is called,' 
echo 'also disables the touchpad, and enables the virtual keyboard accordingly'
echo
echo Usage:
echo ' -h --help display this help'
echo ' -j (just horizontal) rotates the screen and touchscreen input only 180 degrees'
echo ' -n always rotates the screen back to normal'
exit 0
fi

touchpadEnabled=$(xinput --list-props "$TouchpadDevice" | awk '/Device Enabled/{print $NF}')
screenMatrix=$(xinput --list-props "$TouchscreenDevice" | awk '/Coordinate Transformation Matrix/{print $5$6$7$8$9$10$11$12$NF}')

# Matrix for rotation
# ⎡ 1 0 0 ⎤
# ⎜ 0 1 0 ⎥
# ⎣ 0 0 1 ⎦
normal='1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1'
normal_float='1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000'

#⎡ -1  0 1 ⎤
#⎜  0 -1 1 ⎥
#⎣  0  0 1 ⎦
inverted='-1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1'
inverted_float='-1.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,-1.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000'

# 90° to the left 
# ⎡ 0 -1 1 ⎤
# ⎜ 1  0 0 ⎥
# ⎣ 0  0 1 ⎦
left='0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1'
left_float='0.000000,-1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000'

# 90° to the right
#⎡  0 1 0 ⎤
#⎜ -1 0 1 ⎥
#⎣  0 0 1 ⎦
right='0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1'

if [ $screenMatrix == $normal_float ] && [ "$1" != "-n" ]
then
  echo "Upside down"
  xrandr -o inverted
  xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $inverted
  xinput disable "$TouchpadDevice"
  xinput disable "$KeybordDevice"
  # Remove hashtag below if you want pop-up the virtual keyboard  
  #onboard &
elif [ $screenMatrix == $inverted_float ] && [ "$1" != "-j" ] && [ "$1" != "-n" ]
then
  echo "90° to the left"
  xrandr -o left
  xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $left
  xinput disable "$TouchpadDevice"
  xinput disable "$KeybordDevice"
  #killall onboard
elif [ $screenMatrix == $left_float ] && [ "$1" != "-j" ] && [ "$1" != "-n" ]
then
  echo "90° to the right"
  xrandr -o right
  xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $right
  xinput disable "$TouchpadDevice"
  xinput disable "$KeybordDevice"
  #killall onboard
else
  echo "Back to normal"
  xrandr -o normal
  xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $normal
  xinput enable "$TouchpadDevice"
  xinput enable "$KeybordDevice"
  #killall onboard
fi