update-monitor-position for monitors.xml version 2

update-monitor-position

#!/bin/bash
# -------------------------------------------------
#  Get monitors configuration from monitor.xml and apply it for current user session.
#  In case of multiple definitions in monitor.xml only first one is used.
#
#  See http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/74-ubuntu/309-ubuntu-dual-display-monitor-position-lost
#  for instructions
#
#  Revision history :
#    19/04/2014, V1.0 - Creation by N. Bernaerts
#    10/07/2014, V1.1 - Wait 5 seconds for X to fully initialize
#    30/07/2014, V1.2 - K. Callenberg added handling of primary monitor setting
#    25/09/2018, V2.0 - Ed Eustace - update for monitors.xml version="2" 
# -------------------------------------------------


# get number of declared monitors
NUM=$(xmllint --xpath 'count(//monitors/configuration['1']/logicalmonitor)' $HOME/.config/monitors.xml)

echo "NUM:  $NUM"


# loop thru declared monitors to create the command line parameters
for (( i=1; i<=$NUM; i++)); do
  # get attributes of current monitor (name and x & y positions)
  NAME=$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//monitors/configuration['1']/logicalmonitor['$i']/monitor/monitorspec/connector/text())' $HOME/.config/monitors.xml 2>NULL)
  POS_X=$(xmllint --xpath '//monitors/configuration['1']/logicalmonitor['$i']/x/text()' $HOME/.config/monitors.xml 2>NULL)
  POS_Y=$(xmllint --xpath '//monitors/configuration['1']/logicalmonitor['$i']/y/text()' $HOME/.config/monitors.xml 2>NULL)
  PRIMARY=$(xmllint --xpath '//monitors/configuration['1']/logicalmonitor['$i']/primary/text()' $HOME/.config/monitors.xml 2>NULL)

  # if position is defined for current monitor, add its position to command line parameters
  if [ "$PRIMARY" == "yes" ] ; then
      [ -n "$POS_X" ] && PARAM_ARR=("${PARAM_ARR[@]}" "--output" "$NAME" "--primary" "--pos" "${POS_X}x${POS_Y}")
  else
      [ -n "$POS_X" ] && PARAM_ARR=("${PARAM_ARR[@]}" "--output" "$NAME" "--pos" "${POS_X}x${POS_Y}")
  fi
done

# echo "${PARAM_ARR[@]}"

# wait for 5 seconds (for X to finish initialisation)
sleep 5


# position all monitors
xrandr "${PARAM_ARR[@]}"