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Keyboard Shortcut to "Detect Displays"?

Hi,


Here's a simple question — and I hope there is a simple answer to it:


How can I make a keyboard shortcut to the "Detect Displays" in the "Display" pane of the "Displays" System Preferences panel?


Many of us remember that one of the function keys used to accomplish this, but no longer; I'm using the latest OS X (10.7.2), but this feature was supplanted quite some while ago; I'd really wish it back (a one-click keyboard shortcut to replace mousing to the Apple menu, selecting the [Apple >System Preferences] menu item, clicking on the "Displays" panel icon, clicking on the "Detect Displays" button, clicking the System Preferences window away.).


Thanks, Tristan

Intel(igent) MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Dec 4, 2011 8:21 AM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2012 5:55 PM

No problem. Hold down the Command key while you press F2 (Function 2 key). All displays will be detected.

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Keyboard Shortcut to "Detect Displays"?

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