qboileau / rofi-monitor-selector

Simple script using Rofi as GUI to setup multi-monitor environment.

rofi-monitor-selector

Simple script using rofi as GUI to setup multi-monitor environment.

Usage

Select outputs and then select action :

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Outputs list is dynamically build using python-xlib api. Current primary output is marked with a "*".

Note : only connected outputs are displayed.

After output is selected, a new menu ask for action.

Actions are :

• Disable : Turn off selected output
• Alone : Keep only selected output on and turn off all others
• Primary : Set this output as primary output
• Right of xxx : Setup selected output to the right of current primary output
• Left of xxx : Setup selected output to the left of current primary output
• Above of xxx : Setup selected output to the above of current primary output
• Below of xxx : Setup selected output to the below of current primary output

Dependencies

• Python 3 (tested on 3.10.4)
• python-xlib
• rofi
• Nerd Font NotoSansMono for icons
• xrandr to run configuration changes

Installation with i3

git clone [e-mail]:qboileau/rofi-monitor-selector.git
cd ./rofi-monitor-selector

# Copy rofi themes on ~/.config/rofi
cp ./rofi-theme ~/.config/rofi

# Copy script on i3 configuration directory ~/.i3/scripts
mkdir -p ~/.i3/scripts
cp ./monitor-switcher.py ~/.i3/scripts

Then update i3 configuration to run this script on some binding.
For exemple on Mod + F6.

~/.i3/config :

bindsym $mod+F6 exec python  ~/.i3/scripts/monitor-switcher.py

Special thanks

Thanks to EndeavourOS i3 team for inspiration and for a neat rofi theme configuration ! ❤️