3 Automatically select a display configuration based on connected devices
7 The original [wertarbyte/autorandr](https://github.com/wertarbyte/autorandr)
8 tree is unmaintained, with lots of open pull requests and issues. I forked
9 it and merged what I thought were the most important changes. I will maintain
10 this branch until @wertarbyte finds the time to maintain his branch again.
12 ## License information and authors
14 autorandr is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License
17 Contributors to this version of autorandr are:
24 * Rasmus Wriedt Larsen
31 ## autorandr vs. autorandr.py
33 The two files `autorandr` and `autorandr.py` are two independent versions of
34 autorandr. For now, both are here, but I might move one of both versions into
35 its own branch or repository someday. See [bug #7](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr/issues/7)
36 for details on why there are two versions around.
38 The two versions are compatible with respect to the profile format and command
41 * the *Python version* does not support auto-disper
42 * the *bash version* does not support changes in available adapters and slightly esoteric configurations (like transformations and reflections)
44 Active development in this repository is likely to occur preferably in the
49 Save your current display configuration and setup with:
51 autorandr --save mobile
54 Connect an additional display, configure your setup and save it:
56 autorandr --save docked
59 Now autorandr can detect which hardware setup is active:
66 To automatically reload your setup, just append `--change` to the command line
68 To manually load a profile, you can use the `--load <profile>` option.
70 autorandr tries to avoid reloading an identical configuration. To force the
71 (re)configuration, apply `--force`.
73 To prevent a profile from being loaded, place a script call _block_ in its
74 directory. The script is evaluated before the screen setup is inspected, and
75 in case of it returning a value of 0 the profile is skipped. This can be used
76 to query the status of a docking station you are about to leave.
78 If no suitable profile can be identified, the current configuration is kept.
79 To change this behaviour and switch to a fallback configuration, specify
80 `--default <profile>`.
82 Another script called `postswitch` can be placed in the directory
83 `~/.autorandr` as well as in all profile directories: The scripts are executed
84 after a mode switch has taken place and can notify window managers or other
85 applications about it.
87 While the script uses xrandr by default, calling it by the name `autodisper`
88 or `auto-disper` forces it to use the [disper](http://willem.engen.nl/projects/disper/)
89 utility, which is useful for controlling nvidia chipsets. The formats for
90 fingerprinting the current setup and saving/loading the current configuration
91 are adjusted accordingly.
93 To install autorandr call `make install`, define your setup and then call
94 `make hotplug` to install hotplug scripts.
96 For Debian using auto-disper:
97 To make the screen auto-configure when your computer wakes up,
98 * Copy auto-disper into /usr/local/bin/
99 * Copy pm-utils/40auto-disper into /etc/pm/sleep.d/
100 * (Assuming gnome) Run gnome-keybinding-properties and ADD a shortcut,
101 I called it "Run auto-disper", I set it to CTRL-F7, and the command is:
102 `auto-disper -c --default default`
103 * Create a default disper setting... eg for laptop: unplug all monitors,
104 set up the screen nicely on the laptop display.
105 Then run `auto-disper --save laptop`