Detect Displays hotkey

[KyleC]

my mbp has trouble coming out of sleep it thinks i have a display attached and the screen doesn't come on. i have reset the pram and it didnt fix it.

I really need a hot key for detect displays to fix this, does anyone know if one exists?

 

[xUKHCx]

You can always make one, make sure that the "Show displays in menu bar" checkbox is ticked, in system preferences Displays. Then go to Keyboard & Mouse - Keyboard Shortcuts. Right down the bottom you can click a + and add a new shortcut. Then enter whatever key shortcut you want.

 

[mkrishnan]

You can always make one, make sure that the "Show displays in menu bar" checkbox is ticked, in system preferences Displays. Then go to Keyboard & Mouse - Keyboard Shortcuts. Right down the bottom you can click a + and add a new shortcut. Then enter whatever key shortcut you want.

Does that actually work? I didn't think these shortcuts respected menu bar widgets.

 

[xUKHCx]

Does that actually work? I didn't think these shortcuts respected menu bar widgets.

I do not have a second display to test it with but the evidence seems to suggest it will.

Edit: Of course i had to do the whole log out and log back in again merry dance for this to appear

 

[KyleC]

i cant seem to figure out what to do it add it after i click the +, where do i find detect displays? can you give me a step by step? thanks!

i see system preferences but not detect displays.

 

[xUKHCx]

Sorry my error, you just type "Detect Displays" in the box that appears after you hit the +. I left it as "all applications" because then it shouldn't matter what the front most application is.

Application "All Applications"
Menu Title: (Type "Detect Displays" in here)
Keyboard shortcut: (What ever you want, try being obscure so it doesn't conflict for example the one i gave before is actually print page in safari)

After you have done this you will probably have to log out and log back in again for it

 

[KyleC]

thanks, i got it this time.

When i am back at my desk and have this problem again i will test it out.

thanks!!