Monitor classes

The monitor classes are how Dragonfly gets information on the available monitors (a.k.a. screens, displays) for the current platform. Currently the Windows, macOS and X11 (Linux) platforms are supported.

class BaseMonitor(handle, rectangle)[source]

The base monitor class.

classmethod get_all_monitors()[source]

Get a list containing each connected monitor.

Return type:list
Returns:monitors
classmethod get_monitor(handle, rectangle)[source]

Get a Monitor object given a monitor handle.

Given the same handle, this method will return the same object.

Parameters:
  • handle (int) – monitor handle
  • rectangle (Rectangle) – monitor rectangle
Return type:

Monitor

Returns:

monitor

handle

Protected access to handle attribute.

is_primary

Whether this is the primary display monitor.

Return type:bool
Returns:true or false
name

The name of this monitor.

Return type:str
Returns:monitor name
rectangle

Protected access to rectangle attribute.

class FakeMonitor(handle, rectangle)[source]

The monitor class used on unsupported platforms.

classmethod get_all_monitors()[source]

Get a list containing each connected monitor.

Return type:list
Returns:monitors
name

The name of this monitor.

Return type:str
Returns:monitor name
class Win32Monitor(handle, rectangle)[source]

The monitor class used on Win32.

classmethod get_all_monitors()[source]

Get a list containing each connected monitor.

Return type:list
Returns:monitors
is_primary

Whether this is the primary display monitor.

Return type:bool
Returns:true or false
name

The device name of this monitor.

Return type:str
Returns:monitor name
class X11Monitor(name, rectangle)[source]

The monitor class used on X11 (Linux).

This implementation parses monitor information from xrandr.

classmethod get_all_monitors()[source]

Get a list containing each connected monitor.

Return type:list
Returns:monitors
is_primary

Whether this is the primary display monitor.

name

Protected access to name attribute.

class DarwinMonitor(handle, rectangle)[source]

The monitor class used on Mac OS (Darwin).

Monitors for Mac OS are not automatically updated because AppKit doesn’t update monitor information after it is retrieved. A simple workaround for this is to restart the Python interpreter after a monitor change.

classmethod get_all_monitors()[source]

Get a list containing each connected monitor.

Return type:list
Returns:monitors
name

The name of this monitor.

This module initializes the monitor interface for the current platform.

class MonitorList[source]

Special read-only, self-updating monitors list class.

Supports indexing and iteration.

monitors = <dragonfly.windows.monitor.MonitorList object>

MonitorsList instance