#!/bin/bash
+# I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They
+# recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the
+# Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small
+# programs. If a small program grows beyond 300 lines, I plan to switch
+# its license to GPL.
+
+# Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+# 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=HDMI2
-output=DP1
+output=$(xrandr | grep -E "^(HDMI.?|DP1) connected" | awk '{print $1}' ||:)
-if xrandr | grep -q "^$output disconnected" &>/dev/null; then
- xrandr --auto
-else
- xrandr --output $output --right-of eDP1 --mode 3840x2160
+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