Recovery from zero monitors (clamshell mode setup)

Kerfuffle
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Just like you I’ve had some trouble setting up my laptop for seamless use between an external monitor and its native laptop screen.

Here’s a script that makes things kinda livable.

As you can see I’m also struggling to have a display lock BEFORE suspend (also pardon the old config syntax)

bindl = , switch:on:Lid Switch, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/handle_lid_switch.sh
bindl = , switch:off:Lid Switch, exec, hyprctl keyword monitor “eDP-1, preferred, auto, 1”


#!/bin/bash

# Name of your laptop's built-in display (usually eDP-1)
LAPTOP_DISPLAY="eDP-1"

# Get total number of monitors
MONITOR_COUNT=$(hyprctl monitors -j | jq 'length')

# if count is greater than one
if [ "$MONITOR_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then
        # External monitor is connected; disable laptop display
        sleep 2 & hyprctl keyword monitor "$LAPTOP_DISPLAY, disable"
else
        # No external display connected; lock screen and suspend
        # Replace this with your preferred locker (e.g., swaylock)
        #swaylock && systemctl suspend
        #swaylock -f -c 000000 & sleep 4 # && systemctl suspend
        pidof hyprlock || hyprlock




fi