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Shivetya

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Jan 16, 2008
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Maybe I am daft... No check that, I am.

but if I have an external monitor attached how do I make sure it has the menu bar? I saw I could move it through display preferences, but what if its not attached? Is OS X smart enough to give the menu bar back to the laptop?

What I am aiming for is this, run the MBP lid closed (or at least its display off) when an external monitor is attached. Currently when I close the lid it sleeps.

Can Spaces assign an affinity to a monitor? If so I might be able to use that.


Edit:

I read I can close the lid then wake it up... does that work? (I am in process of setting up new comp area so it ain't connected)



Edit2: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131

Maybe if I search official sites I'd would not ask dumb questions
 
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