<h1 id="heading-intro">Intro</h1>
<p>When using only window manager (WM) you need to care about the configuration of multiple monitors.</p>
<p>Goal:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>when I connect the external monitor - I want my external monitor to be primary</p>
</li>
<li><p>when I disconnect the external monitor - I want laptop monitor to be primary</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="heading-manual-setup">Manual setup</h1>
<p>Install and use <code>arandr</code> to configure your multi-monitor setup</p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1681850289625/903cdf83-10d5-43df-864c-0191fc772740.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" /></p>
<h1 id="heading-add-automation">Add automation</h1>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr">Install</a> <code>autorandr</code>.</p>
<p>Connect your external monitor.<br />Configure your setup with <code>xrandr.</code><br />Execute <code>autorandr --save dual</code> to save your multi-monitor configuration.</p>
<p>Disconnect external monitor.<br />Configure your setup with <code>xrandr.</code><br />Execute <code>autorandr --save laptop</code> to save your "laptop only" configuration.</p>
<p>The cool thing about <code>autorandr</code> that it automatically detect your hardware and change to profile you have.</p>
<p>To make it automatic during your login add <code>autorandr --change</code> to autostart.<br />In my case this is <code>~/.config/qtile/autostart.sh</code> file.</p>
<p>Done 🎉</p>


# Intro

When using only window manager (WM) you need to care about the configuration of multiple monitors.

Goal:

* when I connect the external monitor - I want my external monitor to be primary
    
* when I disconnect the external monitor - I want laptop monitor to be primary
    

# Manual setup

Install and use `arandr` to configure your multi-monitor setup

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1681850289625/903cdf83-10d5-43df-864c-0191fc772740.png align="center")

# Add automation

[Install](https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr) `autorandr`.

Connect your external monitor.  
Configure your setup with `xrandr.`  
Execute `autorandr --save dual` to save your multi-monitor configuration.

Disconnect external monitor.  
Configure your setup with `xrandr.`  
Execute `autorandr --save laptop` to save your "laptop only" configuration.

The cool thing about `autorandr` that it automatically detect your hardware and change to profile you have.

To make it automatic during your login add `autorandr --change` to autostart.  
In my case this is `~/.config/qtile/autostart.sh` file.

Done 🎉

Automatically change multi-monitor setup

Table of contents

Intro

Manual setup

Add automation