abiosoft/autoplank

automatically move Plank to the active monitor

autoplank's Issues

"CRITICAL" error

Autoplank won't switch to another monitor when i move my cursor there.
Steps to reproduce: (see pics) a

Dconf changes not updated until...

So this changes the dconf settings but the dock won't move until I either open a folder or settings-type of window. My best guess is that even once a value is written to dconf for plank, something else (gsettings?) has to update.

Using Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon

fork/exec /usr/bin/plank: operation not permitted

Hi,
1st of all, thank you for this effort.

I'm trying to use autoplank on an Arch linux box, I was able to compile without problem but I'm getting the error in the title when I execute autoplank on the terminal.
Thank you

Environment:
OS: Archlinux
Plank version: 0.11.89
Go version: 1.17.6
xdotool version: 3.202111022.1

Autoplank bounces my dock to the opposite monitor

Each time I pulled the mouse to the dock area, after running plank, I get the following messages:

2018/11/02 15:35:22 attempting to move plank to DP-1-1 - primary
2018/11/02 15:35:28 attempting to move plank to DP-1-8

But that is the opposite monitor. It keeps jumping like that. I had to turn autoplank off. Would this be easy to fix?

inappropriate ioctl for device after installing it as a service

Distro: Elementary OS 5.1
Laptop: Dell XPS 15 7590

After installing autoplank as a service it is not starting and im getting the following logs:

Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Started Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary autoplank[6241]: 2020/04/03 22:21:33 fork/exec /usr/bin/plank: inappropriate ioctl for device Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Stopped Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Started Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary autoplank[6252]: 2020/04/03 22:21:33 fork/exec /usr/bin/plank: inappropriate ioctl for device Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Stopped Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Started Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary autoplank[6260]: 2020/04/03 22:21:33 fork/exec /usr/bin/plank: inappropriate ioctl for device Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Stopped Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Started Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary autoplank[6267]: 2020/04/03 22:21:33 fork/exec /usr/bin/plank: inappropriate ioctl for device Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 3 22:21:33 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Stopped Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Started Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary autoplank[6275]: 2020/04/03 22:21:34 fork/exec /usr/bin/plank: inappropriate ioctl for device Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Stopped Autoplank Service. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Start request repeated too quickly. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: autoplank.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 3 22:21:34 joaofranco-elementary systemd[2318]: Failed to start Autoplank Service.

Second monitor blink

When i execute de service, the second monitor dont estop blink.

External monitors only display plank after displaying plank on built-in monitor

I have a laptop with two external monitors connected to it. I keep the laptop lid opened and use its built-in monitor as a third monitor.

I have plank set in autohide mode.

If I raise plank on the built-in monitor, it will then only display on whichever of the two external monitors I display it on next, but not the other.

Please let me know if there's any other info I can provide that would be useful.

dconf not found in PATH

I followed the directions for building and installing. I am running Xubuntu 19.04

$ autoplank dconf not found in PATH

crashes If any of the 3 monitors is disabled via xrandr

I have 3 monitors when they are all enabled works fine, however if I disable any with
xrandr --output DVI-I-0 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 3840x0 --rotate normal --output DVI-I-1 --off --output HDMI-0 --off --ou tput DP-0 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --pos 1920x0 --rotate normal --output DP-1 --off --output DVI-D-0 --off

Then I get the following...
`panic: runtime error: index out of range [1] with length 1

goroutine 1 [running]:
main.fetchDisplays(0x4058bf, 0xc000016118, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
/home/user/git/autoplank/main.go:177 +0x62b
main.main()
/home/user/git/autoplank/main.go:22 +0x26
`

Autoplank causes desktop to lag

This is the issue we were talking about on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryos/comments/95a879/autoplank_use_plank_on_multimonitor_setup/e3tmfas/.

My Gnome desktop lags like crazy and I get increased CPU usage for some Xorg process that's usually near 0%.

Here's a htop screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/Jj1bLHs.png While the CPU usage is not very high for that process, it's usually around 0 CPU usage until I run autoplank, and the desktop gets very choppy (mouse movement and dragging windows) and laggy while autoplank runs.

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome desktop, Nvidia 980 gtx graphics with proprietary nvidia drivers in case that matters. Also in case it matters: I'm using 2 monitors with different resolutions and aspect ratios: 2560x1080 (21:9) and 1920x1080 (16:9).

Plank version:

$ apt-cache policy plank
plank:
  Installed: 0.11.4-2
  Candidate: 0.11.4-2
  Version table:
 *** 0.11.4-2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Let me know what I can do to debug this.

xdotool not found in PATH

After installing Plank in my Ubuntu, it works fine.
But for my multi screen I wanted Plank in my second screen also.
I clone the git and used go-lang to run the command.
now when trying to run "autoplank" I get: "xdotool not found in PATH"

Systemd service not starting

I followed the instructions to install the systemd service, but at login it just doesn't start:

What is the problem?

Autoplank not doing anything

Hi,

I'm on manjaro with XFCE and I'm trying to move my plank from my left monitor (DP-0) to my right (HDMI-0) and back. But for some reason my plank dock doesn't move at all. It won't go to the other monitor.

I've tried starting autoplank from the terminal but it displays no information it just sits idle, even if I try to change my mouse to the other monitor and go to the bottom of it.

Do you perhaps know how I can debug this?

Yours grateful,
Simbaclaws

Recommended Systemd Services

I thought of contributing here as I like this autoplank instance. From how I had it before by using another autoplank iteration, using systemd is probably the better way to go about it.

If you like my recommendations, feel free to add it to your README @abiosoft

Here are my suggestions and take them for what is worth.

1. Create the service file as user, and the desired polling. Do not enable this service:

$ cat $HOME/.config/systemd/user/autoplank.service
[Unit]
Description=Autoplank Service

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/autoplank -p 200
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

2. Create a systemd timer for this service and make the timer trigger the service:

$ cat $HOME/.config/systemd/user/autoplank.timer  
[Unit]
Description=Timer for the AutoPlank user-mode service

[Timer]
OnActiveSec=5
Unit=autoplank.service

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

Additionally:
3. Create a new service to rescan and configure it to run once:

$ cat $HOME/.config/systemd/user/autoplank_scan.service 
[Unit]
Description=Autoplank Monitor Scan Service
Wants=autoplank_scan.timer

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/autoplank -r

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

4. Create a new systemd timer to trigger this rescanner. I set this to run every minute, be persistent, and to depend on the autoplank.service:

$ cat $HOME/.config/systemd/user/autoplank_scan.timer 
[Unit]
Description=Timer for the AutoPlank Scan user-mode service
Requires=autoplank.service
After=autoplank.service

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* *:*:00
Persistent=true
AccuracySec=1s

Unit=autoplank_scan.service

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

6. Enable ONLY the timers and not the services and start them. Consider the dependency when starting the timers:

$ systemctl enable autoplank.timer --user
$ systemctl enable autoplank_scan.timer --user
$ systemctl start autoplank.timer --user
$ systemctl start autoplank_scan.timer --user

Note: the services will show up as Loaded but inactive, and this is fine. Both services should show they are triggered by their timers:

• Service status:

• Timer Status: