Toggle Display Mirroring On/Off - alternate methods?
Does anyone know if there is a standalone application or script that will simply toggle Display Mirroring on or off?
Due to a custom setup I'm using, I can't access the menubar or System Preferences to do this.
I found a terminal utility that sort of does this but it leaves Terminal open after completing the task. I don't know how to tell it to close Terminal when done. Anyone know how to do this or how to integrate in to an Applescript that will do this?
Here is the link to the software I'm using: http://eruvia.org/software/osxmirroring/
Thank you!
Brent
Let me restate what I think you are saying and asking, just so I am sure I understand; you are using a projector along with the MBP's built-in display so that both are running at the same time, correct? Is this part important to you, meaning do you care that both displays are running or would you be happy to have just the projector running and the MBP's lid closed and screen not running? If that would be OK with you, e.g. just the projector running, then that may be the easiest thing to do to get content displayed on the projector at 1080p full screen.
If you do care that both screens are running, does it matter to you which is the primary screen, e.g. the screen with the menu bar along the top? Because you could set the projector to be the primary screen by moving the menu bar (under the Displays preferences Arrangement tab) and I believe that would also work to have your content show on the projector at 1080p in most cases.
Let me know if any of that makes sense because maybe I am completely misunderstanding the issue.
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Hi there,
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Hey,
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The following script works fine:
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
tell window 1
tell tab group 1
click radio button "Rangschikking"
tell group 1
click checkbox 1
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
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I tried to manipulate the script with no succes like this
on run {input, parameters}
do shell script "/Volumes/Luc/SleepDisplay-1/SleepDisplay"
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activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell
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tell process "System Preferences"
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tell tab group 1
click radio button "Rangschikking"
tell group 1
click checkbox 1
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
return input
end run
or like this
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activate
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
tell window 1
tell tab group 1
click radio button "Rangschikking"
tell group 1
click checkbox 1
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
tell application "ScreenSaverEngine" to quit
I can not get the script to work.
Could somebody please help me?
Thanksyou can't do it this way. that's one of the unpleasant consequences of using a GUI script. it emulates what you do on the screen. you have to stare at it while this happens. no way around that. and you can't do it behind a sleeping display or a screensaver because the script presses some buttons.
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AppleScript to toggle display settings?
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