i3-autodisplay

i3-autodisplay is a i3wm display auto-configuration for multiple monitors

Installation

Pre requisites

xrandr program

Pre built binary

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Archlinux AUR

• i3-autodisplay
• i3-autodisplay-bin

From sources

git clone https://github.com/lpicanco/i3-autodisplay.git
cd i3-autodisplay
go build cmd/i3-autodisplay/i3-autodisplay.go

Usage

i3-autodisplay requires a configuration file to work. The configuration file can be loaded from these locations:

• $XDG_HOME/i3-autodisplay/config.yml
• $HOME/.config/i3-autodisplay/config.yml
• Specified via -config parameter

In your i3wm configuration add the following line:

exec --no-startup-id <path to i3-autodisplay>

Usage via command line:

./i3-autodisplay -config sample_config.yml

Sample configuration file:

displays:
  - name: eDP1
    workspaces: [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0]
  - name: HDMI1
    workspaces: [2,4,6,8]
    randr_extra_options: "--left-of eDP1"
  - name: DP1
    workspaces: [1,3,5,7,9]
    randr_extra_options: "--left-of HDMI1"