enact will detect the proper resolution of your secondary monitor (if any) and automatically set it up as soon as you plug it in (or out).
It uses xrandr under the hood and works great with window managers like i3, bspwm, and others.
Use cases:
- a laptop and an abritrary secondary monitor (e.g. at work, home, etc.)
- a desktop with two monitors
Download the binary from releases or install via cargo: cargo install --git https://github.com/chmln/enact
Test it out then place this in your .xinitrc.
# Set up second monitor above laptop
enact --pos topOr to do the same, but also watch for changes and allow hotplugging
enact --pos top --watch &You can also select which monitor will be the new primary one
enact --pos top --new_primary 1Pros:
- monitor hotplugging that actually works (never got this to work with autorandr or any other tool)
- no need to setup any "profiles" or configuration, it just works
- Single compiled binary, no dependencies on python or anything else apart from
xrandr
Drawbacks:
- Supports up to two displays max (at least currently)