i3-autodisplay
i3wm multiple monitors auto configuration (by lpicanco)
autorandr
Auto-detect the connected display hardware and load the appropriate X11 setup using xrandr (by phillipberndt)
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| 143 | 2,399 | |
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| 2.6 | 5.7 | |
| 3 months ago | 16 days ago | |
| Go | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | - |
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i3-autodisplay
Posts with mentions or reviews of i3-autodisplay.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-06.
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Automatically expand/shrink when new monitor is (dis)connected
i3-autodisplay works quite well (although it acts weird sometimes).
autorandr
Posts with mentions or reviews of autorandr.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-09.
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Tool for launching apps when monitor powers on?
could use the postswitch hook provided by autorandr, though this would require letting autorandr manage your display layout as well: https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr
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Multiple screens with different resolutions?
autorandr worked great for me for hot plugging when I would frequently use my laptop with two external monitors.
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update xrandr automatically when I unplug a monitor
Autorandr does run in the background as it is a daemon. For systemd integration see https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/blob/master/contrib/systemd/autorandr.service
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Resolve multi-display oddities
I use autorandr (https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr) to load display configurations with a hotkey. I'm 100% sure there is a "better" way of doing so over my setup.
- Linux + Nvidia
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Tumbleweed KDE multiple monitor trouble - repeatedly resets to overlapped extended.
If your using X11, try autorandr. It's a bit clunky for me with the windows moving around after waking up but they eventually find where they're supposed to be... mostly.
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Is it possible to span a desktop in multiple monitors?
I would suggest taking a look at something like autorandr to help dynamically adjust your settings when you connect/disconnect.
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How to handle different monitor setups when using a tiling WM?
There's also autorandr that allows you to save monitor setups and automatically switch between them as you connect/disconnect displays
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dual monitor issue with both XORG and wayland; please help
autorandr (link) (xorg)
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Permanent Xrandr settings
No, but you can save settings to script and run on login. Arandr does it with GUI. Autorandr automates and manages multiple setups.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing i3-autodisplay and autorandr you can also consider the following projects:
i3lock-fancy - i3lock script that takes a screenshot of the desktop, blurs the background and adds a lock icon and text
grobi - Automatically configure monitors/outputs for Xorg via RANDR