Switch Res 2 Guide

Version 2.5.3 Stéphane Madrau Introduction SwitchRes is an utility built around a Control Panel and an Extension. It will allow you to control and automate the resolutions of all your monitors. It is distributed with a Control Strip Module and a Contextual Menu Item, so that it’s always available everywhere. SwitchRes is completely configurable. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. A new option allows you to redirect a resolution on an other, in all applications. You can save the position of the icons on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The position of the icons is restored at startup. You can also create ‘display sets’ which will allow you to change the resolution, the depth and position of all your monitors, and to use an AppleScript with one click, or one key. You can assign a specific Set to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to predefined resolutions. Configuration SwitchRes will require a Mac with at least MacOS 8. SwitchRes is fully compatible with MacOS 8.5 (and 8.6) and will use all its features (Navigation Services, theme–switchable Appearance, PowerPC version of the Control Strip Module, Location Manager Module…) Shareware SwitchRes is distributed as a $15 shareware. This version is an evaluation version. You can use it for 10 days. After that, the preferences saving and restoring will be deactivated. To unlock SwitchRes, you will have to register. You can use the included ‘Register’ application. Don’t forget to write your address or eMail address, so that you can get the key to register. Previous users of SwitchRes 1.x can upgrade for a special price. Please contact the author or take a look at the ‘Register’ application for more information. Installation -1- First, you’ll need to remove all previous version of SwitchRes extension in the Extensions folder. Then, just drag and drop the ‘SwitchRes’ Extension and the ‘SwitchRes Control’ Control Panel on your system folder. If you want to use the Control Strip Module, the Contextual Menu Item or the Location Manager module, drag them onto your System Folder too. Then you have to restart your computer to use SwitchRes. Note: Only the Extension is required to be in the System Folder. The Control Panel may be stored anywhere on your disk. User interface – the menus First menu After restart, you have access to the SwitchRes menu in one of the following locations: – in the menu bar – in the Control Strip – in the Contextual Menu when clicking on the desktop This menu will look like this: if you have more than one display, then the display–specific options are grouped into hierarchical submenus: You can choose the resolution and the depth of the all monitors. The resolutions in italic (like 640 x 480, 120Hz) …