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diff --git a/drafts/2021-09-26-forget-autorandr-automate-display-switching-with-devd-on-freebsd.php b/drafts/2021-09-26-forget-autorandr-automate-display-switching-with-devd-on-freebsd.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ae50f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/drafts/2021-09-26-forget-autorandr-automate-display-switching-with-devd-on-freebsd.php @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +<?php +$title = "Forget autorandr, Automate Display Switching with devd(8) on FreeBSD"; +if (isset($early) && $early) { + return; +} +include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/includes/head.php'); +?> + +<p class="description"> + <a href="https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr"><code>autorandr</code></a> and <a href="https://github.com/libthinkpad/dockd"><code>dockd</code></a> have been around for a while. Both let you automatically switch to or from external displays when your laptop is plugged into a hub or hooked up to a docking station. But those are largely Linux- and Thinkpad-centric solutions. Let's do it the FreeBSD way. +</p> + +<p> + Here are my requirements. I have an E-series Dell laptop with a docking station. My docking station is hooked up to one large Dell monitor. When the laptop is attached to the docking station, I want... +</p> + +<ol> + <li>The laptop to use the larger, external monitor exclusively (no mirroring)</li> + <li>The default sound device to switch to the external monitor's speakers</li> + <li>Disable automatic locking via <code>xautolock(1)</code></li> + <li>Disable suspend on lid close</li> +</ol> + +<p>When the laptop is removed from the docking station, I want...</p> + +<ol> + <li>The laptop to switch to its internal display</li> + <li>The default sound device to switch back to the internal laptop speakers</li> + <li>Automatic locking to re-enable</li> + <li>Suspend on lid close to re-enable</li> +</ol> + +<p>To do this we'll need the following:</p> + +<ol> + <li><code>devd(8)</code> for launching userland applications when kernel events occur</li> + <li><code>xrandr(1)</code> for switching displays</li> + <li><code>xautolock(1)</code> for automatic locking</li> + <li><code>sysctl(8)</code> for changing hardware knobs</li> + <li>Some core utilities and a tiny shell script to bring it all together</li> +</ol> |