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Re: noob questions
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 6:02 pm
by Stereo104
i found files for gauges that are written in html do i put that in config? god bless you for such an easier to understand explanation
your beautiful walkthrough is correct for pi5 running trixie right?
Re: noob questions
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 6:23 pm
by hudiy
Stereo104 wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 6:09 pm
your beautiful walkthrough is correct for pi5 running trixie right?
Yes, it is for Trixie and applies to all Raspberry Pi variants (including Pi5) running the Raspberry Pi OS Trixie.
Re: noob questions
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 6:35 pm
by Stereo104
when this is over im posting the mother of all easy peazy walkthroughs to help noobies and you in the future.
after this ill focus on trying to get the display to stretch. is it possible that trixie is whats keeping it from responding as we want?
i need a very easy walk through for split screens
so i think i need to leave width and height at 0 to optimize what ever screen i have shown in hudify
to stretch the screen over 2 displays i need to change the window width an window height?
i have 2 1920x 1080 touchscreen monitors
so id need to double the width to 3940 and height stays same at 1080 .
if the second display was smaller resolution it would be 1920+that displays size.
this it what ive tried doing many times. all i get is over stretched icons on hudiy and the pi background wallpaper screen showing on second screen. not an extension to hudiy. not sure what im messing up on. please send me simple instructions like before . i greatly appreciate your time and efforts
Re: noob questions
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 10:04 pm
by hudiy
For two screens with 1920x1080 you need to set in $HOME/.hudiy/share/config/main_configuration.json:
In
application section
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"windowWidth": 3840,
"windowHeight": 1080,
"width": 1920,
"height": 1080,
"x": 0,
"y": 0
With this setting, Hudiy UI will launch on the left screen. Then, on the right screen, you can display things like the Android Auto projection:
$HOME/.hudiy/share/config/main_configuration.json (
androidAuto section):
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"resolution" : "1080p",
"widthMargin" : 0,
"heightMargin" : 0,
"width" : 1920,
"height" : 1080,
"x" : 1920,
"y" : 0,
"dpi" : 190,
"useRpiDrm" : true,
Next, please modify the $HOME/.config/labwc/rc.xml file as shown below:
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openbox_config xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/rc">
<windowRules>
<windowRule identifier="hudiy" matchOnce="true" serverDecoration="no">
<action name="MoveTo" x="0" y="0" />
<action name="ResizeTo" width="3840" height="1080" />
</windowRule>
<windowRule identifier="splash" matchOnce="true" serverDecoration="no">
<action name="MoveTo" x="0" y="0" />
<action name="ResizeTo" width="3840" height="1080" />
</windowRule>
</windowRules>
</openbox_config>
Please also verify that the displays are positioned side-by-side within the Screen Configuration Tool (Start Menu -> Preferences -> Control Centre -> Screens).
Re: noob questions
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 10:42 pm
by Stereo104
i tried all the settings and it still isnt extending the screen. i will go over everything again, but i think we are still missing something
reboot p[i now im getting 2 screens just trying to see how to separate things onto one or the other
got it working now i have to recalibrate touch screens with both on it is way off knowing where im pressing. im guessing its due to the stretched screen
Re: noob questions
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 5:58 pm
by Stereo104
i got apple play to boot right up onto second screen automatically but android auto isnt starting. what should i be looking at? i used ur android settings in the main config
Re: noob questions
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 6:03 pm
by Stereo104
i have 2 phones in bluetooth. is there a way to switch which one you are using as main one for calling?
Re: noob questions
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 7:14 pm
by hudiy
What Raspberry Pi model do you use? Do you use wireless or wired Android Auto connection?
Hudiy is designed to handle Bluetooth connection to only one phone at a time. Last connected phone becomes the active one. This is limitation of the Bluetooth stack on the OS (Bluez and Ofono).
Re: noob questions
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 7:50 pm
by Stereo104
how do i stop program from going into sleep mode and turning off the screens
im using pi5 running trixie
Re: noob questions
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 7:52 pm
by Stereo104
trying to connect wifi and usb , but ideally want to use wireless in the end