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Script to switch GNOME to 'the other' monitor (if you have two connected and only one enabled)
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| #!/usr/bin/python3 | |
| # This tool switches GNOME from one active monitor to the other connected | |
| # monitor. | |
| import dbus | |
| bus = dbus.SessionBus() | |
| display_config = dbus.Interface( | |
| bus.get_object("org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig", "/org/gnome/Mutter/DisplayConfig"), | |
| "org.gnome.Mutter.DisplayConfig", | |
| ) | |
| serial, crtcs, outputs, modes = display_config.GetCurrentState() | |
| outputs = [] | |
| for crtc_id, crtc_modes, _ in crtcs: | |
| outputs.extend( | |
| (crtc_id[0], crtc_mode[0], crtc_mode[-1].get("is-current")) | |
| for crtc_mode in crtc_modes | |
| if crtc_mode[-1].get("is-preferred") | |
| ) | |
| (connector_id, mode_id), = ( | |
| (connector_id, mode_id) for connector_id, mode_id, current in outputs if not current | |
| ) | |
| display_config.ApplyMonitorsConfig( | |
| serial, 1, [(0, 0, 1.0, 0, True, [(connector_id, mode_id, [])])], [] | |
| ) |
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