Talk:Sample Fn-F7 script - Revision history

Noxdafox at 16:23, 3 November 2010

2010-11-03T16:23:28Z

Snikeris: Fixed a couple headings

2009-01-20T15:40:23Z

Fixed a couple headings

Snikeris: Added slightly customized bash script, brought up Ubuntu/Gnome issue

2009-01-20T15:35:12Z

Added slightly customized bash script, brought up Ubuntu/Gnome issue

Lcreid at 05:45, 4 January 2009

2009-01-04T05:45:43Z

Mflechl at 14:50, 31 May 2008

2008-05-31T14:50:38Z

Mflechl at 14:50, 31 May 2008

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Mflechl at 14:33, 31 May 2008

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Mflechl at 14:29, 31 May 2008

2008-05-31T14:29:49Z

Mflechl at 12:50, 31 May 2008

2008-05-31T12:50:52Z

Seva at 20:02, 23 December 2007

2007-12-23T20:02:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:23, 3 November 2010
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	This finds the state of each monitor, so you can tell whether you're mirroring two active monitors, and leaves the variable empty if the monitor is connected but off. I know more about sed than about monitors, so I'd appreciate your feedback if you see a reason why this script wouldn't work in all situations.		This finds the state of each monitor, so you can tell whether you're mirroring two active monitors, and leaves the variable empty if the monitor is connected but off. I know more about sed than about monitors, so I'd appreciate your feedback if you see a reason why this script wouldn't work in all situations.
	----		----
		+	===Multiple output switching.===
		+
		+	Normally I use a dockstation which include a DVI output. So I added a little check on what external output to use:
		+	<bash>
		+	#!/bin/bash
		+	# From: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Sample_Fn-F7_script
		+	#
		+	# External outputs may be "VGA" or "VGA-0" or "DVI-0" or "TMDS-1"
		+	VGA="VGA-1"
		+	DVI="DVI-D-1"
		+
		+	# Check for external connections
		+	xrandr -q \| grep -q "$VGA connected"
		+	if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
		+	EXTERNAL_OUTPUT=$VGA
		+	fi
		+
		+	xrandr -q \| grep -q "$DVI connected"
		+	if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
		+	EXTERNAL_OUTPUT=$DVI
		+	fi
		+
		+	........
		+	</bash>
		+	hope you'll find it useful ;)<br />
		+	[[User:Noxdafox\|Noxdafox]]

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+=X40 + Ubuntu 8.10=
 I'm using an IBM ThinkPad X40 w/ Ubuntu 8.10.
 I edited the .Xauthority bash script slightly because it wasn't working for me.  I simplified it to just switch from one monitor to the other.  It switches the display fine; however, the buttons to open programs in the panel get messed up.  Right now, the rightmost four slide all the way to the right of the panel, and the rest (3) stay where they were originally.  Is anyone else experiencing this?  If you're going to test it out, make sure you have at least 7 buttons.  Here is the script I'm using to switch screens:
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     fi
   done
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+=R50e + Fedora 9=
 Using Fedora 9 on a Thinkpad R50e, and works like a charm for me - only had to do one modification:
 If the environment is such that X_USER equals USER, then the version with citation marks - like in

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:35, 20 January 2009
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		+	----
		+
		+	===
		+
		+	I'm using an IBM ThinkPad X40 w/ Ubuntu 8.10.
		+	I edited the .Xauthority bash script slightly because it wasn't working for me. I simplified it to just switch from one monitor to the other. It switches the display fine; however, the buttons to open programs in the panel get messed up. Right now, the rightmost four slide all the way to the right of the panel, and the rest (3) stay where they were originally. Is anyone else experiencing this? If you're going to test it out, make sure you have at least 7 buttons. Here is the script I'm using to switch screens:
		+
		+	#!/bin/bash
		+	# From: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Sample_Fn-F7_script
		+	#
		+	# External output may be "VGA" or "VGA-0" or "DVI-0" or "TMDS-1"
		+	EXTERNAL_OUTPUT="VGA"
		+	INTERNAL_OUTPUT="LVDS"
		+
		+	function screen_external(){
		+	xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
		+	xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
		+	}
		+
		+	function screen_internal(){
		+	xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
		+	xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
		+	}
		+
		+	function screen_toggle(){
		+	# Figure out current state
		+	INTERNAL_STATE=$(xrandr \| grep ^$INTERNAL_OUTPUT \| grep con \| sed "s/.connected //" \| sed "s/(.//")
		+	EXTERNAL_STATE=$(xrandr \| grep ^$EXTERNAL_OUTPUT \| grep con \| sed "s/.connected //" \| sed "s/(.//")
		+
		+	if [ -z "$INTERNAL_STATE" ]; then
		+	STATE="external"
		+	else
		+	STATE="internal"
		+	fi
		+
		+	case "$STATE" in
		+	internal)
		+	screen_external
		+	;;
		+	external)
		+	screen_internal
		+	;;
		+	*)
		+	screen_internal
		+	;;
		+	esac
		+	}
		+
		+	# based on /etc/acpi/screenblank.sh (Ubuntu 7.10)
		+	# . /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs # for getXuser
		+	getXuser() {
		+	user=`finger\| grep -m1 ":$displaynum " \| awk '{print $1}'`
		+	if [ x"$user" = x"" ]; then
		+	user=`finger\| grep -m1 ":$displaynum" \| awk '{print $1}'`
		+	fi
		+	if [ x"$user" != x"" ]; then
		+	userhome=`getent passwd $user \| cut -d: -f6`
		+	export XAUTHORITY=$userhome/.Xauthority
		+	else
		+	export XAUTHORITY=""
		+	fi
		+	}
		+	# end of getXuser from /usr/share/acpi-support/power-funcs
		+	#
		+	for x in /tmp/.X11-unix/*; do
		+	displaynum=`echo $x \| sed s#/tmp/.X11-unix/X##`
		+	getXuser;
		+	if [ x"$XAUTHORITY" != x"" ]; then
		+	export DISPLAY=":$displaynum"
		+	screen_toggle
		+	fi
		+	done
		+
		+	===
		+
	----		----

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	So `awk '{print $3}'` is correct, does w output look different for you?		So `awk '{print $3}'` is correct, does w output look different for you?
		+
		+	----
		+	Thanks for the excellent article. On my x300 running Ubuntu 8.10 the thinkpad-fn-f7 script doesn't work. I changed lines 39 and 40 to:
		+
		+	INTERNAL_STATE=$($SU xrandr \| sed -n "s/${INTERNAL_OUTPUT}\Wconnected\W\([0-9]\+[xX][0-9]\++[0-9]\++[0-9]\+\).*/\1/p")
		+	EXTERNAL_STATE=$($SU xrandr \| sed -n "s/${EXTERNAL_OUTPUT}\Wconnected\W\([0-9]\+[xX][0-9]\++[0-9]\++[0-9]\+\).*/\1/p")
		+
		+	This finds the state of each monitor, so you can tell whether you're mirroring two active monitors, and leaves the variable empty if the monitor is connected but off. I know more about sed than about monitors, so I'd appreciate your feedback if you see a reason why this script wouldn't work in all situations.
		+	----

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 If the environment is such that X_USER equals USER, then the version with citation marks - like in
-$SU "xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off"
+ $SU "xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off"
 does not work, bash would complain that the command was not found.
 It would then have to be
-$SU xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
+ $SU xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
 However, this does not work anymore then as soon as $SU is not empty.
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             xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
             xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
-	else
+       else
             $SU "xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off"
             $SU "xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto"
-      	fi
+       fi

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:50, 31 May 2008
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		+
		+	----
		+
		+	Using Fedora 9 on a Thinkpad R50e, and works like a charm for me - only had to do one modification:
		+	Had to remove all citation marks like in
		+	$SU "xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off"
		+	thus, having now
		+	$SU xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
		+	otherwise bash would complain that the command was not found.
		+
		+	Thanks a lot! --mflechl
		+
		+
		+	----
		+
	Note: you will need to change the internal and external resolution until someone fixes this script to figure it out from xrandr, you may also need to change output names from "VGA" and "LVDS" to what your xrandr tells you.		Note: you will need to change the internal and external resolution until someone fixes this script to figure it out from xrandr, you may also need to change output names from "VGA" and "LVDS" to what your xrandr tells you.

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-`w` output looks like this for me:
+Husky69, `w` output looks like this for me:
   [seva@brain ~]$ w -h -s