With credits to Ruben Barkow: https://gist.github.com/rubo77/daa262e0229f6e398766
#!/bin/bash
# This script rotates the screen and touchscreen input 90 degrees each time it is called,
# also disables the touchpad, and enables the virtual keyboard accordingly
# by Ruben Barkow: https://gist.github.com/rubo77/daa262e0229f6e398766
#### configuration
# find your Touchscreen and Touchpad device with `xinput`
TouchscreenDevice='ATML1000:00 03EB:8A10'
TouchpadDevice='SYNA2B22:00 06CB:2714'
if [ "$1" = "--help" ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] ; then
echo 'Usage: rotate-screen.sh [OPTION]'
echo
echo 'This script rotates the screen and touchscreen input 90 degrees each time it is called,'
echo 'also disables the touchpad, and enables the virtual keyboard accordingly'
echo
echo Usage:
echo ' -h --help display this help'
echo ' -j (just horizontal) rotates the screen and touchscreen input only 180 degrees'
echo ' -n always rotates the screen back to normal'
exit 0
fi
touchpadEnabled=$(xinput --list-props "$TouchpadDevice" | awk '/Device Enabled/{print $NF}')
screenMatrix=$(xinput --list-props "$TouchscreenDevice" | awk '/Coordinate Transformation Matrix/{print $5$6$7$8$9$10$11$12$NF}')
# Matrix for rotation
# ⎡ 1 0 0 ⎤
# ⎜ 0 1 0 ⎥
# ⎣ 0 0 1 ⎦
normal='1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1'
normal_float='1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000'
#⎡ -1 0 1 ⎤
#⎜ 0 -1 1 ⎥
#⎣ 0 0 1 ⎦
inverted='-1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1'
inverted_float='-1.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,-1.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000'
# 90° to the left
# ⎡ 0 -1 1 ⎤
# ⎜ 1 0 0 ⎥
# ⎣ 0 0 1 ⎦
left='0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1'
left_float='0.000000,-1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000'
# 90° to the right
#⎡ 0 1 0 ⎤
#⎜ -1 0 1 ⎥
#⎣ 0 0 1 ⎦
right='0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1'
if [ $screenMatrix == $normal_float ] && [ "$1" != "-n" ]
then
echo "Upside down"
xrandr -o inverted
xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $inverted
xinput disable "$TouchpadDevice"
# Remove hashtag below if you want pop-up the virtual keyboard
#onboard &
elif [ $screenMatrix == $inverted_float ] && [ "$1" != "-j" ] && [ "$1" != "-n" ]
then
echo "90° to the left"
xrandr -o left
xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $left
xinput disable "$TouchpadDevice"
#killall onboard
elif [ $screenMatrix == $left_float ] && [ "$1" != "-j" ] && [ "$1" != "-n" ]
then
echo "90° to the right"
xrandr -o right
xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $right
xinput disable "$TouchpadDevice"
#killall onboard
else
echo "Back to normal"
xrandr -o normal
xinput set-prop "$TouchscreenDevice" 'Coordinate Transformation Matrix' $normal
xinput enable "$TouchpadDevice"
#killall onboard
fi
TouchpadDevice='SYNA2B22:00 06CB:2714'
These are the settings for my lenovo yoga 3 pro. If this is not working for you, find your Touchscreen and Touchpad device with
xinput.See also my gist at: https://gist.github.com/prolic/21673f0909c0cb5e2114