How do I get mac to only recognise my tv monitor when it is switched on?
For example when my tv is switched off the cursor would be lost for a bit as it would be where the tv is. Also sometimes some windows would open in the tv monitor so to access it i would have to first turn the tv on. Is there a away for the mac to detect which external monitors are switched on so the cursor stays in the desired area?
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The Mac uses a highly-parameterized display Driver, customized for the actual capabilities of the display. The settings are determined by a query to the display at power-on, when the Mac queries every attached display. The display name is also reported.
System preferences > Displays > (Detect Displays) ...
... replicates the query to update what displays are present and their names and capabilities. So using that command when the display state is changed off to on or on to off should adjust the configuration to current state of things.
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