Added resolution override option to settings.json

Author: MrMaelu

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ultrawide-window-positioner"
-version = "1.3.0.1"
+version = "1.3.0.2"
 description = "Application to manage window position, size and always-on-top status."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"

src/backend/config.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # Local imports
 from backend.common import clean_window_title, format_coords, match_titles, parse_coords
-from backend.constants import AOT_HOTKEY, IGNORED_WINDOWS, LayoutDefaults
+from backend.constants import AOT_HOTKEY, IGNORED_WINDOWS, LayoutDefaults, UIConstants
 
 DEFAULT_LAYOUTS = {
     1: LayoutDefaults.ONE_WINDOW,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 class ApplicationSettings:
     """Application settings container."""
 
+    screen_resolution_override: str = ""
     compact: bool = False
     use_images: bool = False
     snap: int = 0
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ def load_settings(self)-> ApplicationSettings:
                 try:
                     settings = json.load(f)
                     ui_settings = settings.get("ui", {})
+                    screen_resolution_override = ui_settings.get("screen_resolution_override", "")
                     compact = ui_settings.get("compact", False)
                     use_images = ui_settings.get("use_images", False)
                     snap = ui_settings.get("snap", 0)
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ def load_settings(self)-> ApplicationSettings:
                     return ApplicationSettings()
 
                 return ApplicationSettings(
+                    screen_resolution_override,
                     compact,
                     use_images,
                     snap,
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ def load_settings(self)-> ApplicationSettings:
     def save_settings(self, app_settings: ApplicationSettings)->bool:
         """Save application settings, optionally including layouts and overrides."""
         settings = {"ui": {
+            "screen_resolution_override": app_settings.screen_resolution_override,
             "compact": app_settings.compact,
             "use_images": app_settings.use_images,
             "snap": app_settings.snap,
@@ -325,3 +329,16 @@ def delete_config(self, name:str)->bool:
                 return False
             return True
         return True
+
+    def validate_screen_res_override(self, screen_resolution: str) -> bool:
+        """Validate the screen resolution override."""
+        min_w = UIConstants.WINDOW_MIN_WIDTH
+        min_h = UIConstants.WINDOW_MIN_HEIGHT
+        if not screen_resolution:
+            return False
+        split_res = screen_resolution.split(",")
+        if len(split_res) != 2:
+            return False
+        return all(res.strip().isdigit() for res in split_res) and (
+            int(split_res[0]) >= min_w and int(split_res[1]) >= min_h
+            )

src/gui/pyside_gui_manager.py

@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._init_managers()
 
         self.settings = self.cfg_man.load_settings()
+        self.valid_res_override = self.cfg_man.validate_screen_res_override(self.settings.screen_resolution_override)
+        self.res_override_used = self.settings.screen_resolution_override != ""
 
         low_ignore_list = [item.lower() for item in self.settings.ignored_windows]
         self.win_man.ignored_windows = low_ignore_list
@@ -141,14 +143,20 @@ def _init_managers(self) -> None:
 
     def _init_screen(self) -> None:
         """Initialize screen resolution variables."""
-        screens = QApplication.screens()
-        scale = screens[0].devicePixelRatio()
-        total_rect = QRect()
-        for screen in screens:
-            geo = screen.geometry()
-            total_rect = total_rect.united(geo)
-        self.res_x = int(total_rect.width() * scale)
-        self.res_y = int(total_rect.height() * scale)
+        if self.res_override_used and self.valid_res_override:
+            res = self.settings.screen_resolution_override.split(",")
+            self.res_x = int(res[0])
+            self.res_y = int(res[1])
+        else:
+            screens = QApplication.screens()
+            scale = screens[0].devicePixelRatio()
+            total_rect = QRect()
+            for screen in screens:
+                geo = screen.geometry()
+                total_rect = total_rect.united(geo)
+            self.res_x = int(total_rect.width() * scale)
+            self.res_y = int(total_rect.height() * scale)
+
         self.y_offset = self.res_y // 2
 
     def _init_ui_containers(self) -> None:
@@ -299,7 +307,14 @@ def _build_header(self) -> None:
         header_layout.setContentsMargins(15, 0, 15, 0)
         header_layout.setSpacing(10)
 
-        self.resolution_label = QLabel(f"{self.res_x} x {self.res_y}", self)
+        res_label_text = f"{self.res_x} x {self.res_y}"
+        if self.res_override_used:
+            if not self.valid_res_override:
+                res_label_text += f" (invalid override ignored: {self.settings.screen_resolution_override})"
+            else:
+                res_label_text += " (override)"
+
+        self.resolution_label = QLabel(f"{res_label_text}", self)
 
         header_layout.addWidget(self.resolution_label, alignment=Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft)
 

uv.lock

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ VSVersionInfo(
   ffi=FixedFileInfo(
     # filevers and prodvers should be always a tuple with four items: (1, 2, 3, 4)
     # Set not needed items to zero 0.
-    filevers=(1, 3, 0, 1),
-    prodvers=(1, 3, 0, 1),
+    filevers=(1, 3, 0, 2),
+    prodvers=(1, 3, 0, 2),
     # Contains a bitmask that specifies the valid bits 'flags'r
     mask=0x3f,
     # Contains a bitmask that specifies the Boolean attributes of the file.
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ VSVersionInfo(
         '040904B0',
         [StringStruct('CompanyName', 'MrMaelu'),
         StringStruct('FileDescription', 'Ultrawide Window Positioner'),
-        StringStruct('FileVersion', '1.3.0.1'),
+        StringStruct('FileVersion', '1.3.0.2'),
         StringStruct('InternalName', 'Ultrawide Window Positioner'),
         StringStruct('LegalCopyright', 'MrMaelu'),
         StringStruct('OriginalFilename', 'Ultrawide Window Positioner.Exe'),
         StringStruct('ProductName', 'Ultrawide Window Positioner'),
-        StringStruct('ProductVersion', '1.3.0.1')])
+        StringStruct('ProductVersion', '1.3.0.2')])
       ]), 
     VarFileInfo([VarStruct('Translation', [1033, 1200])])
   ]