python-umonitor
autorandr
| python-umonitor | autorandr | |
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| 3 | 49 | |
| 36 | 2,399 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 5.7 | |
| over 2 years ago | 17 days ago | |
| Cython | Python | |
| MIT License | - |
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python-umonitor
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Automatically detect external displays and apply config to them
Autorandr works great, and I combined it with this tool I found somewhere along the line, umonitor. https://github.com/rliou92/python-umonitor
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Moving from GNOME to i3wm
Or umonitor.
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Setting up the i3 Window Manager
Have you ever tried umonitor? I've been happy with it, but I haven't tried autorandr yet.
autorandr
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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?
regolith-de - Standalone Regolith desktop environment for Arch Linux
i3-autodisplay - i3wm multiple monitors auto configuration
picom - A lightweight compositor for X11
grobi - Automatically configure monitors/outputs for Xorg via RANDR
penrose - Create beautiful diagrams just by typing notation in plain text.
awesome-sharedtags - Share and move tags on multiple screens when using the awesome window manager.
penrose - A library for writing an X11 tiling window manager
archinstall - Arch Linux installer - guided, templates etc.
i3 - A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features. :warning: i3-gaps has been merged into i3.
screenful - Awesome WM extension that allows automatically detect and configure connected/disconnected screens
i3 - A tiling window manager for X11
win2xcur - win2xcur is a tool that converts cursors from Windows format (*.cur, *.ani) to Xcursor format. It also contains x2wincur which does the opposite.