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Switch between monitors using xrandr, while running bspwm
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#!/bin/sh | |
# This script tries to automatically switch to a plugged in monitor | |
# and handles any quirks or issues while doing so. | |
# Stores current desktop (bspwm switches to some other empty desktop after switch) | |
desk=$(bspc wm -d | jq ".monitors[].focusedDesktopId") | |
# Switch active monitor | |
if xrandr -q | grep -q "HDMI-2 connected"; then | |
xrandr --output eDP-1 --off --output HDMI-2 --primary --auto | |
else | |
xrandr --output eDP-1 --primary --auto --output HDMI-2 --off | |
fi | |
# Change back to "current" desktop | |
if [ -n "$desk" ]; then | |
bspc desktop -f "$desk" | |
fi | |
# Get new screen rectangle for the new monitor and notify bspwm about it | |
rect=$(xrandr -q | grep -oe "[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]*x[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]*+0+0") | |
if [ -n "$rect" ]; then | |
bspc monitor -g "$rect" | |
fi |
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