Mirror display option in menu bar missing in Mountain Lion?

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Mirror display option in menu bar missing in Mountain Lion?

Since i updated from Lion to Mountain Lion, i noticed that i am missing the mirror display option is missing in the "screen display" option located at the menu bar. I used this option a lot in Lion, because i work on a MacBook Pro 13.3 inch and have two screens a Dell and a Samsung 24 inch connected depending on the location where i work.

The reason why i used this function a lot is that when i connect my macbook to a different screen that screen will become primary and the MacBook secondary. When i wanted to disconnect the screen i choose to mirror (through the menu bar) so that i immediately had the primary screen on my macbook back. Otherwise i was missing the menu bar on my MacBook. This worked great, because i often needed to take my MacBook away for a moment and connecting back to the display was easy this way.

The new OS got a great feature implemented and that is airplay, but with this feature i really miss the option of choosing mirror on/off. Right nog i need to take multiple steps to turn on/off mirroring. especially on a common day i have to do this like 10 times and with the former OS this was just one click. So my question is if there is a way to get this option back in the menu bar?

Ps. It is called "show displays in menu bar" option in Lion.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Jul 30, 2012 1:12 AM

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hellacott

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Jul 30, 2012 1:16 AM in response to drpiso

option-brightness: Display Preference Pane

command-decrease-brightness: Change display mode (only on revised fn keyboard layout on Alu. keyboards, newer MBP/MBs?

Apart from that, you've gotta go into the display preferences. It's really annoying, I know.

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drpiso Author

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Jul 30, 2012 1:20 AM in response to hellacott

Thank you very much! I knew the apple community was a active community, but never had expected to get an answer this fast! I am quite the noob with all the shortcuts so thank you for telling. For me the option-brightness works perfect!

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mrpaco

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Jul 31, 2012 6:27 AM in response to hellacott

The keyboard shortcuts also work on my Late 2008 non-unibody MBP, so my guess is that they will work for the vast majority of users.

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Aug 12, 2012 3:12 PM in response to drpiso

I can confirm this shortcut also works on the 2011 iMac using external monitors via thunderbolt!

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Sep 10, 2012 10:49 AM in response to drpiso

Unfortunately, I still access to the menu monitors menu like it was in 10.7. I use PowerPoint (or Keynote) in presentation mode, with an external video projector. In this mode, I could use the menu and change resolutions to correct the axial ratio. If I use the keyboard shortcuts to bring up the Display preferences, PowerPoint presentation mode is exited, and although I change the resolution, switching back to Powerpoint unsets it. I too vote for it to return for power users.

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