You don't have to go all the way to the Displays control panel to make Mac OS X detect displays, you can do it from the keyboard by pressing Command and BrightnessUp (F2). Saves time!
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I have a PowerBook G3 (Firewire) and found this keyboard shortcut just recently.
You don't have to go all the way to the Displays control panel to make Mac OS X detect displays, you can do it from the keyboard by pressing Command and BrightnessUp (F2). Saves time!
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Monitor detection under Mac OS X
I recently set up an OS X Server on a 20" screen.
Monitor detection under Mac OS X
I suggest resetting the PRAM. If you don't know how to do that, read the following:
thank you...
I was just about to start writing an AppleScript to do this. *phew*
That makes it easier, but I'd like to not have to do it at all...
Not to whine... because all my PC using co-workers think it is so amazing that I can have a secondary display on a laptop, and especially run it at 1600x1200. I'm greatful really, but I have to detect displays twice before it notices the correct monitor. He's how it goes:
You can also toggle between mirroring and spanning!
command brightness down (F1) toggles between monitor mirroring and monitor spanning... (Thought I'd try the other command-F combinations and see what turned up.) This is on a 800mhz ibook - your mileage may vary...
External Display (projector) on a Pismo and resolution
I connected my pismo to an external projector, all worked wonderfully. As I had time on my hands, I noticed that the displays control panel detected the name of the projector and offered me a choice of resolutions. I chose a higher resolution than my current one. The projector went black and said "out of range". I discovered rebooting didn't change things. I had to do my talk using video mirroring (not ideal). I discovered that /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver had a child entry that *might* be the cause of the recollection. I deleted the file. I haven't had an opportunity to connect to an external projector again, but I am hoping that this solved the resolution problem. Does anyone know more about this. Is there a more elegant way to go about doing this?
Auto-detect on new hardware
FYI, when you plug or unplug the VGA adapter on the 12" PB G4, it autodetects the new monitor configuration. Nice. |
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