-for i in 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; do
- # if the workspace is already there, this will fail
- i3-msg '[workspace="'$i'"]' move workspace to output HDMI2 ||:
-done
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -e; . /usr/local/lib/bash-bear; set +e
+
+
+output=$(xrandr | grep -E "^(HDMI.?|DP1) connected" | awk '{print $1}' ||:)
+
+left_right_arg=--right-of
+if [[ $output ]]; then
+
+ if [[ $output == HDMI2 ]]; then
+ sum=$(sha256sum </sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-2/edid | grep -oE '^.{10}')
+ # identify monitor that is always on the left.
+ if [[ $sum == 192efbdcef ]]; then
+ left_right_arg=--left-of
+ fi
+ fi
+ xrandr --output $output --off
+ sleep 2
+ xrandr --output $output $left_right_arg eDP1 --mode 3840x2160
+
+ for i in 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; do
+ # if the workspace is already there, this will fail
+ i3-msg '[workspace="'$i'"]' move workspace to output $output ||:
+ done
+else
+ xrandr --auto
+
+fi