automated screen detection

qtile/.config/qtile/Bars.py

@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ laptop_bar = bar.Bar([
     *end_widgets(blue_color,main_bar_height,main_bar_fontsize),
 ],main_bar_height)
 
-#left bar
 left_bar = bar.Bar([
     *Left_widgets(secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize),
     *volume_widget(base_color,blue_color,secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize),
     *end_widgets(blue_color,secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize)
 ],secondary_bar_height)
 
+secondary_bar = bar.Bar([
+    *Left_widgets(secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize),
+    *volume_widget(base_color,blue_color,secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize),
+    *end_widgets(blue_color,secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize)
+],secondary_bar_height)
+
 top_bar = bar.Bar([
     *Left_widgets(secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize),
     *volume_widget(base_color,blue_color,secondary_bar_height,secondary_bar_fontsize),

qtile/.config/qtile/Screens.py

@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
+import subprocess
+import re
+import numpy as np
+
 from libqtile.config import Screen
 
-from Bars import top_bar, left_bar, main_bar,laptop_bar
+from Bars import top_bar, left_bar, main_bar,laptop_bar, secondary_bar
+from defines import main_screen_res, top_screen_res
 
 screens = [
     # Screen(bottom=top_bar),
     # Screen(top=left_bar),
     # Screen(top=main_bar),
-    Screen(top=laptop_bar)
+    # Screen(top=laptop_bar)
 ]
+
+
+cmd = ['xrandr']
+p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+resolution_string, junk = p.communicate()
+p.stdout.close()
+screen_resolutions = [np.array(screen_res.split('x')).astype(np.int) for screen_res in re.findall('[0-9]+x[0-9]+(?=[^\\\\n]*\*)',str(resolution_string))]
+number_of_screens = len(screen_resolutions)
+max_width = max(screen_resolutions, key=lambda res: res[0])[0]
+defined_main_window = False
+for width, height in screen_resolutions:
+    if width == main_screen_res[0] and height == main_screen_res[1]:
+        screens.append(Screen(top=main_bar))
+        defined_main_window = True
+    elif width == top_screen_res[0] and height == top_screen_res[1]:
+        screens.append(Screen(bottom=top_bar))
+    elif width < height:
+        screens.append(Screen(top=left_bar))
+    elif width == max_width and not defined_main_window:
+        screens.append(Screen(top=laptop_bar))
+        defined_main_window = True
+    else:
+        screens.append(Screen(top=secondary_bar))

qtile/.config/qtile/defines.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ focus_color = '#bd93f9'
 border_width = 2
 mod = 'mod4'
 hotkey_file='/home/paul/Hotkeys'
+main_screen_res = [3840,1440]
+top_screen_res = [1440,780]
 
 #region colors
 light_foreground_color = ['#f8f8f2','#f8f8f2']

qtile/.config/qtile/test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# This is a test file for anything.
+screens = []
+main_screen_res = [3840,1440]
+top_screen_res = [1440,780]
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+import numpy as np
+
+cmd = ['xrandr']
+p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+resolution_string, junk = p.communicate()
+p.stdout.close()
+screen_resolutions = [np.array(screen_res.split('x')).astype(np.int) for screen_res in re.findall('[0-9]+x[0-9]+(?=[^\\\\n]*\*)',str(resolution_string))]
+number_of_screens = len(screen_resolutions)
+max_width = max(screen_resolutions, key=lambda res: res[0])[0]
+defined_main_window = False
+for width, height in screen_resolutions:
+    if width == main_screen_res[0] and height == main_screen_res[1]:
+        screens+=['main_screen']
+        defined_main_window = True
+    elif width == top_screen_res[0] and height == top_screen_res[1]:
+        screens+=['top_screen']
+    elif width == max_width and not defined_main_window:
+        screens+=['laptop_screen']
+        defined_main_window = True
+    else:
+        screens+=['peripheral_screen']
+print(screens)