Re: Monitor Settings (multi-monitor/OS9.2.x)
Re: Monitor Settings (multi-monitor/OS9.2.x)
- Subject: Re: Monitor Settings (multi-monitor/OS9.2.x)
- From: "Marc K. Myers" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:46:28 -0400
- Organization: [very little]
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From: email@hidden
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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 01:52:45 EDT
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Subject: RE: Monitor Settings (multi-monitor/OS9.2.x)
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To: email@hidden
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CC: email@hidden
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The following commands are from the MonitorDepth
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dictionary, which you will find in the same place as
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standard additions. Note though, that going through an
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applescript to set your monitor depth (i.e. - colors) may be
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slower than doing the same by manually using the control
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strip object for the same task. I haven't figured out how
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to reset the monitor sizing (i.e. - pixels by pixels, such as
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1024x864, etc).
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System Object Suite:
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monitor depth: e.g. copy monitor depth to x
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monitor depth
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Result: anything -- Current Monitor Depth
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max monitor depth: e.g. copy max monitor depth to x
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max monitor depth
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Result: anything -- Maximum Monitor Depth
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set monitor depth: e.g. set monitor depth 8
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set monitor depth anything -- Desired bit depth for the monitor
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[Result: anything] -- The reply is not required
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min monitor depth: e.g. copy min monitor depth to x
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min monitor depth
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Result: anything -- Minimum Monitor Depth
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Best Wishes,
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=-= Marc S.A. Glasgow
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Brian Wrote:
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>I'm running OS 9.2 and have two monitors connected to my
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>Mac. How can I get AppleScript to change the bit depth and
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>resolution of a specific monitor?
Using the Jon's Commands scripting addition's "set screens to" command
you can set bit depth and resolution for both monitors with a single
command. Input is a list of screen info objects, an object type defined
in the scripting addition.
Marc K. Myers <email@hidden>
http://AppleScriptsToGo.com
4020 W.220th St.
Fairview Park, OH 44126
(440) 331-1074
[8/15/02 2:46:10 PM]
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