linux-convertible

Tools for using 2-in-1 convertible laptops with Linux

Features

• Auto-rotation and rotation lock (if DE doesn't provide it)
• Detecting orientation change
• Auto-maximizing windows in tablet mode (optional)
• Toggle between laptop and tablet mode manually
• Recovering xrandr orientation and scaling from abnormal xrandr changes

Requirements

• notify-send (libnotify)

For X11 (not required for Wayland):

• xinput, xrandr (xinput)
• wmctrl, xdotool (Not required for GNOME)

Install

git clone https://github.com/kosmospredanie/linux-convertible.git
cd linux-convertible
./install.sh

You might need to add $HOME/.local/bin to your PATH:

mkdir -p ~/.config/environment.d
echo 'PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.config/environment.d/path.conf

And restart your session. (log-out & log-in again)

Usage

Use application entries Tablet Mode and Rotation Lock created in the applications menu.

• Tablet Mode: Toggle tablet mode
• Rotation Lock: Toggle screen rotation lock

Configuration

There are callback script files in ~/.convertible:

• ~/.convertible/landscape: Called when changed to landscape orientation.

• ~/.convertible/portrait: Called when changed to portrait orientation.

• ~/.convertible/laptop: Called when switched to laptop mode.

By default, it enables keyboards, touchpads, and trackpoints.

• ~/.convertible/tablet: Called when switched to tablet mode.

By default, it starts auto-maximizing and disables keyboards, touchpads, and trackpoints.

• ~/.convertible/display: Called once on session startup, before linux-convertible starts.

You can put your display settings to this script, and linux-convertible keeps the settings. e.g.:

#!/bin/sh
[ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "x11" ] && xrandr --output eDP1 --scale 1.6