Feature: option to use `desc: Monitor` instead of port name

[herrwusel]

Thanks for nwg-displays. This might be a hyprland specific wish, but it would be nice to have the option to use the monitors' description instead of the port name. The background is that I have multiple workplaces with different monitor setups. Using the description would make using different setups more robust.

[nwg-piotr]

Nothing in the Hyprland wiki indicates that we can use generic names, but I've just tried:

monitor=Dell Inc. DELL E2214H 2RK1Y4333FVU,1920x1080@60.0,1366x0,1.0
monitor=AU Optronics 0x315C,1366x768@60.02,0x312,1.0

...and it seems to work well. If so, your request is doable.

[herrwusel]

It is written above this section (scroll up a bit). It follows the syntax desc: Monitor description.

[nwg-piotr]

Thanks.

I'll add what you requested when I'm done with what I'm working on at the moment, probably this week.

[nwg-piotr]

It seem we have a problem. Setting default workspace for a monitor seems not to work with descriptions.

workspace=HDMI-A-1,1

works.

workspace=AOC 2475WR F17H4QA000449,1

does not work.

Also

workspace=1,monitor:HDMI-A-1,default:true

works, but

workspace=1,monitor:AOC 2475WR F17H4QA000449,default:true

does not work.

Unless I'm doing something wrong, we've reached a dead end.

[nwg-piotr]

Yes, it does not work yet.

https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/2670

[nwg-piotr]

The problem on the Hyprland side has just been resolved by @MightyPlaza (thanks again!).

@herrwusel - The feature you requested must wait on the desc branch till the nearest Hyprland release. Of course you can test it right now, if you install the development version of Hyprland.

[herrwusel]

Thanks for your quick implementation. I'll give it a try and report back.

[nwg-piotr]

I discovered a minor bug. Will fix later today.