WIP: initial. works but breaks your desktop session.

gamemode.lua

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+-------------------------------------------------
+-- game mode button for Awesome Window Manager
+-- changes x resolution
+
+-- @author josiah ledbetter
+-- @copyright do whatever the fuck you want
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+local watch = require("awful.widget.watch")
+local awful = require("awful")
+local beautiful = require("beautiful")
+local naughty       = require("naughty")
+local gears = require("gears")
+
+
+local XRANDR_GAME_RESOLUTION_COMMAND = "xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --primary --output DP-2 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-0 --rotate left --output DP-4 --mode 1920x1080 --left-of HDMI-0 --rotate right --output DP-0 --off"
+
+local XRANDR_NORMAL_RESOLUTION_COMMAND = "xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 2560x1440 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --primary --output DP-2 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-0 --rotate left --output DP-4 --mode 1920x1080 --left-of HDMI-0 --rotate right --output DP-0 --off"
+
+local iconpath = "/home/josiah/.config/awesome/gamemode.png"
+
+local toggle = 0
+
+local demoMode_widget = wibox.widget {
+  wibox.widget {
+      image  = beautiful.gamemode_icon or iconpath,
+      resize = true,
+      widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
+    },
+    widget = wibox.container.background
+}
+
+watch(XSCREENSAVER_DEACTIVATE_COMMAND, XSCREENSAVER_TIMER, demoMode_widget)
+
+function activate_game_mode()
+  gears.timer {
+    timeout   = XSCREENSAVER_TIMER,
+    autostart = true,
+    callback  = function()
+        awful.util.spawn_with_shell(XRANDR_GAME_RESOLUTION_COMMAND)
+        --naughty.notify{ 
+         --title= "Notification status",
+         --text = tostring(not naughty.is_suspended()),
+         --ignore_suspend = true,
+       --}
+      end,
+    single_shot = false,
+}
+end
+
+function activate_normal_mode()
+  gears.timer {
+    timeout   = XSCREENSAVER_TIMER,
+    autostart = true,
+    callback  = function()
+        awful.util.spawn_with_shell(XRANDR_NORMAL_RESOLUTION_COMMAND)
+        --naughty.notify{ 
+         --title= "Notification status",
+         --text = tostring(not naughty.is_suspended()),
+         --ignore_suspend = true,
+       --}
+      end,
+    single_shot = false,
+}
+end
+
+demoMode_widget:buttons(awful.util.table.join(
+                       awful.button({ }, 1, function () 
+                         if toggle == 0 then
+			    activate_game_mode()
+			    toggle = 1
+			    demoMode_widget.bg =  beautiful.fg_urgent
+                         else
+			    activate_normal_mode()
+			    demoMode_widget.bg =  beautiful.bg_normal
+			    toggle = 0
+                         end
+                         --naughty.notify{ 
+                           --title= "Notification status",
+                           --text = tostring(not naughty.is_suspended()),
+                           --ignore_suspend = true,
+                         --}
+                     end)
+                       ))
+
+
+return demoMode_widget