Display Mode: choose which screens are on from the keyboard, like Win+P
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 1/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- accessibility, desktop
Research direction
The proposal describes a Display Mode shortcut in Settings > Shortcuts > Extra, and links pull request #1955. Start by reviewing that pull request and the public CoreGraphics display mirroring approach mentioned in the issue. Done means users can choose screen combinations or mirroring from the keyboard as described, with screen numbers shown while the list is open.
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Description
Idea
A keyboard shortcut that works like Win+P on Windows: open a small list and choose which screens are on, or mirror them, without going to System Settings > Displays.
macOS only has Cmd+F1 (Cmd+Brightness Down on some keyboards), which switches between mirroring and extending. It doesn't work on every keyboard, has no list to choose from, and can't turn a single screen off.
Proposal
A Display Mode action in Settings > Shortcuts > ⋯ > Extra, shown when more than one screen is connected:
- The list has every combination of screens (Screen 1 Only, Screens 1 + 2, ...), then Mirror All Screens. With 5 or more screens it scrolls.
- While the list is open, each screen shows its number in its middle.
- Hold the modifiers and press the key again to move through the list; let go to apply. A single press keeps the list open for the arrow keys, Return or a click.
Implementation
Pull request: #1955.
Mirroring uses the public CoreGraphics API. A screen Rectangle turned off comes back on when Rectangle quits. I'm happy to change the approach if the private API is a problem.
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