Comments on: Set the Primary Display on a Dual-Screen Mac Setup http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How to Connect a Mac to a TV http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-553685 How to Connect a Mac to a TV Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:16:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-553685 [...] need to scale down the resolution, deal with a pixelated image, or just set the external display as the primary display and go into full-screen mode on the TV screen when playing video as described in Option [...] [...] need to scale down the resolution, deal with a pixelated image, or just set the external display as the primary display and go into full-screen mode on the TV screen when playing video as described in Option [...]

]]> By: Biev http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-537630 Biev Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:51:18 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-537630 Thank you. My laptop display doesn't light up anymore, so I really needed this. Thank you. My laptop display doesn’t light up anymore, so I really needed this.

]]> By: mariano http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-532955 mariano Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:16:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-532955 THANKS ! it helpsme a lot ! a simple explication, thanks ! THANKS ! it helpsme a lot ! a simple explication, thanks !

]]> By: Telibert http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-514250 Telibert Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:42:22 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-514250 Right on the money! Thanks! Right on the money! Thanks!

]]> By: Eman http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-437403 Eman Mon, 15 Oct 2012 02:48:02 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-437403 oh man, thank you so much! That was so awesome when I did it. That is such a cool way to do this, although many people wouldn't think of that. oh man, thank you so much! That was so awesome when I did it. That is such a cool way to do this, although many people wouldn’t think of that.

]]> By: Larry http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-435335 Larry Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:12:11 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-435335 thanks, this was driving me nuts and was so simple i never would have guessed it! thanks, this was driving me nuts and was so simple i never would have guessed it!

]]> By: How to Use Teleport to Share a Keyboard, Mouse, & Clipboard Between Different Macs http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-427887 How to Use Teleport to Share a Keyboard, Mouse, & Clipboard Between Different Macs Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:33:06 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-427887 [...] Mac(s), click and drag them to orientate them alongside the server Mac in much the same way as setting up multiple monitors and the primary [...] [...] Mac(s), click and drag them to orientate them alongside the server Mac in much the same way as setting up multiple monitors and the primary [...]

]]> By: Chris http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-410147 Chris Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:51:35 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-410147 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: cournoy http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-404783 cournoy Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:17:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-404783 Thanks, it was really bothering me. It's so simple once you know it :) Thanks, it was really bothering me. It’s so simple once you know it :)

]]> By: Dommi http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-399531 Dommi Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:40:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-399531 Thank! I really don't notice to do that. :) Thank!

I really don’t notice to do that.

:)

]]> By: dianne http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-394331 dianne Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:44:42 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-394331 Stephen Elliot: Did you find a solution to this? I have the same problem - my 23" monitor when hooked up to the Mac Book Pro has black bars on either side and also all the icons, dock and work I'm doing is much larger than when I use that monitor on it's own. The native resolution of that monitor is 1920 x 1025 but it takes on the 16:10 aspect ratio of the laptop even though I"ve set the resolution in display prefs in to 1920 x 1025. Annoying and when I talked to Apple about using an external monitor, I was told the external would be at it's native resolution and nothing would change b/c the 15" Mac Book Pro has a split video card. Stephen Elliot: Did you find a solution to this? I have the same problem – my 23″ monitor when hooked up to the Mac Book Pro has black bars on either side and also all the icons, dock and work I’m doing is much larger than when I use that monitor on it’s own. The native resolution of that monitor is 1920 x 1025 but it takes on the 16:10 aspect ratio of the laptop even though I”ve set the resolution in display prefs in to 1920 x 1025.

Annoying and when I talked to Apple about using an external monitor, I was told the external would be at it’s native resolution and nothing would change b/c the 15″ Mac Book Pro has a split video card.

]]> By: Using a MacBook Air/Pro in Clamshell Mode with Mac OS X Lion http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-335357 Using a MacBook Air/Pro in Clamshell Mode with Mac OS X Lion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:57:08 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-335357 [...] will flicker blue briefly, then the external monitor will refresh and automatically be set as the primary display, moving your desktop, menu bar, and all other windows over to the attached [...] [...] will flicker blue briefly, then the external monitor will refresh and automatically be set as the primary display, moving your desktop, menu bar, and all other windows over to the attached [...]

]]> By: Paul W http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-318379 Paul W Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:17:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-318379 I am running Mac Pro with lion and 2 screens, each plugged into separate video card. If I drag the menu bar to the left screen (using slot 2 card), the logon screen will show up on that monitor about 50% of the time. The other 50% of the time the logon screen shows up on the right monitor and in that case, the screen arrangement is lost and I have to reposition them in preferences. A workaround for me is - if the logon screen shows up in the wrong place, do a restart from the logon screen. Then it will start correctly and have the correct screen arrangement. I switched the monitors to the other cards, which solved the problem, but the monitors are different sizes and I do not want that arrangement. It appears there is a startup timing issue and sometimes the monitor starts quickly enough, and sometimes not. I am running Mac Pro with lion and 2 screens, each plugged into separate video card. If I drag the menu bar to the left screen (using slot 2 card), the logon screen will show up on that monitor about 50% of the time. The other 50% of the time the logon screen shows up on the right monitor and in that case, the screen arrangement is lost and I have to reposition them in preferences.

A workaround for me is – if the logon screen shows up in the wrong place, do a restart from the logon screen. Then it will start correctly and have the correct screen arrangement.

I switched the monitors to the other cards, which solved the problem, but the monitors are different sizes and I do not want that arrangement.

It appears there is a startup timing issue and sometimes the monitor starts quickly enough, and sometimes not.

]]> By: Stephen Elliot http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-306302 Stephen Elliot Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:14:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-306302 For some reason I cannot get my display to fill my entire screen. I have the mini display port/hdmi hooked up correctly I just can't get the display to fill my entire screen as there are two black bars on each side . I've tried several different things to change this but I still cant get it to work. I have a 42" flat screen and the MacBook pro 15 " OSX Lion ...can anyone help me?? Please For some reason I cannot get my display to fill my entire screen. I have the mini display port/hdmi hooked up correctly I just can’t get the display to fill my entire screen as there are two black bars on each side . I’ve tried several different things to change this but I still cant get it to work. I have a 42″ flat screen and the MacBook pro 15
” OSX Lion …can anyone help me?? Please

]]> By: Presentation tools and tips | Janos Binder's Site http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/27/set-the-primary-display-mac/#comment-260637 Presentation tools and tips | Janos Binder's Site Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:55:40 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=4005#comment-260637 [...] Nothing is more annoying during a presentation when the speakers talks for 50 minutes instead of 30 minutes as it was scheduled. Moreover it is a common error that speakers use slides as note for themselves and reading them loudly. Presenter View helps to solve this issue by showing notes, elapsed time on the speakers monitors, and the next slides. In order to access this functionality, mirroring has to be turned off in display settings, and extended display option has to be chosen. More info here: Windows 7, Mac OSX [...] [...] Nothing is more annoying during a presentation when the speakers talks for 50 minutes instead of 30 minutes as it was scheduled. Moreover it is a common error that speakers use slides as note for themselves and reading them loudly. Presenter View helps to solve this issue by showing notes, elapsed time on the speakers monitors, and the next slides. In order to access this functionality, mirroring has to be turned off in display settings, and extended display option has to be chosen. More info here: Windows 7, Mac OSX [...]

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