Sample Fn-F7 script
Tested on ThinkPad X60s running Fedora 8
Create /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad.conf:
- fn-F7
event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001007
action=/usr/local/sbin/thinkpad-f7
Create /usr/local/sbin/thinkpad-f7:
- !/bin/sh
DO=$(basename $0)
SU="su $(w -h -s | grep ":[0-9]" | head -1 | awk '{print $1}') -c"
export DISPLAY=$(w -h -s | grep ":[0-9]" | head -1 | awk '{print $3}')
STATE_FILE=/var/lib/thinkpad/screen.state;
if [ ! -e $STATE_FILE ]; then
echo "internal" > $STATE_FILE
fi
STATE=$(cat $STATE_FILE)
function screen_external(){
$SU "xrandr --output LVDS --off"
$SU "xrandr --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --left-of LVDS"
echo "external" > $STATE_FILE
}
function screen_internal(){
$SU "xrandr --output VGA --off"
$SU "xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1024x768 --right-of VGA"
echo "internal" > $STATE_FILE
}
function screen_both(){
$SU "xrandr --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --left-of LVDS"
$SU "xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1024x768 --right-of VGA"
echo "both" > $STATE_FILE
}
case "$DO" in
thinkpad-toggle | thinkpad-f7)
case "$STATE" in
internal)
screen_external
;;
external)
screen_both
;;
both)
screen_internal
;;
*)
screen_internal
;;
esac
;;
thinkpad-dock)
screen_internal
;;
thinkpad-undock)
screen_external
;;
*)
echo "usage: rename to thinkpad-dock, thinkpad-undock, or thinkpad-toggle" >&2
;;
esac
As root,
mkdir -p /var/lib/thinkpad
echo "internal" > /var/lib/thinkpad/screen.state
chmod 755 /usr/local/sbin/thinkpad-f7
service acpid restart
