From ba871e169b9826f2c58b999fd5f8bf7a344867b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Fischer <florian.fl.fischer@fau.de>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 18:12:47 +0100
Subject: [i3] make display layout switchable by pressing Shift + h/e

---
 config/i3/config | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

(limited to 'config/i3')

diff --git a/config/i3/config b/config/i3/config
index be51c45..032c73b 100644
--- a/config/i3/config
+++ b/config/i3/config
@@ -96,14 +96,17 @@ assign [title=lumail2] "8: mail"
 # Maybe this works someday
 assign [class=Spotify] "9: music"
 
+set $primary-display HDMI1
+set $secondary-display eDP1
+
 # Assign workspaces to screens
-workspace 1 output HDMI1
-workspace "2: www" output HDMI1
-workspace "3: work" output HDMI1
+workspace 1 output $primary-display
+workspace "2: www" output $primary-display
+workspace "3: work" output $primary-display
 
-workspace "7" output eDP1
-workspace "8: mail" output eDP1
-workspace "9: music" output eDP1
+workspace "7" output $secondary-display
+workspace "8: mail" output $secondary-display
+workspace "9: music" output $secondary-display
 
 # switch to workspace
 bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
@@ -167,6 +170,10 @@ mode "display-orientation" {
 		# Default layout
 		bindsym d exec xrandr --output eDP1 --auto --output HDMI1 --auto --right-of eDP1
 
+		# Switch primary display
+		bindsym Shift+h exec sed -i "s/set \$primary-display.*/set \$primary-display HDMI1/" /home/fischerling/.config/i3/config
+		bindsym Shift+e exec sed -i "s/set \$primary-display.*/set \$primary-display eDPI1/" /home/fischerling/.config/i3/config
+
 		# Disable eDP1 or HDMI1
 		bindsym h exec xrandr --output HDMI1 --off
 		bindsym e exec xrandr --output eDP1 --off
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