Resolution switcher rMBP 15"

[lucasoldaini]

Hi everybody! 
 
Mavericks broke the previous workflow I was using to quickly change resolution on my retina MacBook Pro (15", doesn't work on 13"). I thought that you might enjoy the new one I wrote!
 


 
Usage:
 
'res b' or ⌘⌥^B for 1440*900          (think 'b' as in 'best for retina')
'res h' or ⌘⌥^H for 1680*1050        (think 'h' as in 'hi-res display', like the old 1680*1050 MBP Hi-Res display)
'res f' or ⌘⌥^F for 1920*1200        (think 'f' as in 'full-hd')
 
Download link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34729/Change%20Resolution.alfredworkflow
 
Happy weekend 

Edited November 6, 2013 by Luca Soldaini

[dschargel]

I am sorry to say that this is not working for me on a new MacBook Pro 13" Late 2013 with OS X Mavericks. Console shows:

 

11/2/13 11:17:54.393 PM Alfred 2[19631]: [ERROR] AppleScript Error: {

    NSAppleScriptErrorAppName = "System Events";

    NSAppleScriptErrorBriefMessage = "Can\U2019t get radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window \"Built-in Retina Display\" of process \"System Preferences\". Invalid index.";

    NSAppleScriptErrorMessage = "System Events got an error: Can\U2019t get radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window \"Built-in Retina Display\" of process \"System Preferences\". Invalid index.";

    NSAppleScriptErrorNumber = "-1719";

    NSAppleScriptErrorRange = "NSRange: {593, 71}";

}

 

- David

[lucasoldaini]

 

I am sorry to say that this is not working for me on a new MacBook Pro 13" Late 2013 with OS X Mavericks. Console shows:

 

11/2/13 11:17:54.393 PM Alfred 2[19631]: [ERROR] AppleScript Error: {

    NSAppleScriptErrorAppName = "System Events";

    NSAppleScriptErrorBriefMessage = "Can\U2019t get radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window \"Built-in Retina Display\" of process \"System Preferences\". Invalid index.";

    NSAppleScriptErrorMessage = "System Events got an error: Can\U2019t get radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window \"Built-in Retina Display\" of process \"System Preferences\". Invalid index.";

    NSAppleScriptErrorNumber = "-1719";

    NSAppleScriptErrorRange = "NSRange: {593, 71}";

}

 

- David

 

 

David, 

 

can you share a screenshot of your display tab in system preferences? I fear it might be different that the one on the 15". 

 

Luca

[ftrava]

Great workflow. Thank you Luca!

[theinterned]

David, 

 

can you share a screenshot of your display tab in system preferences? I fear it might be different that the one on the 15". 

 

Luca

 

I've got a Retina MBP and I've got the same error with the script.

 

I edited the script to change the radio buttons to 2, 3 and 4 for b, f and h. I also tried hacking around with the radio group number etc. But I guess i don't really know how to figure out what the correct group is.

 

Here's what my Display Prefs look like:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u569odzu4dd3edz/Screenshot%202013-11-05%2011.07.05.png

Edited November 5, 2013 by theinterned

[lucasoldaini]

ops, it looks like that the preference panel for the 13" display is structured differently (less UI elements with a different hierarchy, I guess)

 

not having a 13" myself, it's kinda hard for me to fix it. The best thing I can do is suggest you to download Accessibility Inspector (it comes with Xcode, see here https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Accessibility/Conceptual/AccessibilityMacOSX/OSXAXTesting/OSXAXTestingApps.html for description on how to use it) to figure out the hierarchy of the UI.

[politicus]

What do you recommend for non retina MBP 15" with Mountain Lion users (in other words tried to find your old workflow but didn't find it)?

Thank you. 

[lucasoldaini]

What do you recommend for non retina MBP 15" with Mountain Lion users (in other words tried to find your old workflow but didn't find it)?

Thank you. 

http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/1296-switch-retina-resolution/

[dporter15]

Thanks man works great!

[Efty.Edge]

Hi Luca,

 

it seems to be a nice workflow... But unfortunately i'm german, so it doesn't work on my MBPR with Mavericks in your Version. So i tried to do some litte fixes and translated some  english menu names into german.

on alfred_script(q)
tell application "System Preferences"
	reveal anchor "displaysDisplayTab" of pane "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell
tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences" to tell window "Integriertes Retina-Display"
	click radio button "Monitor" of tab group 1
	click radio button "Skaliert“ of radio group 1 of tab group 1
	if (q is "f" or q is "F") then
		click radio button 5 of radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1
	else if (q is "b" or q is "B") then
		click radio button 3 of radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1
	else if (q is "h" or q is "H") then
		click radio button 4 of radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1
	else
		return "No matching resolution!"
	end if
end tell
quit application "System Preferences"

end alfred_script

My MBPR doesn't switch either...

 

Can you please give me an advice!?

 

Thanx in advance

Efty

[dschargel]

Caio Luca,

 

Sorry for the delay in getting Xcode installed to get you this image that you may be able to get the Workflow working. I cannot make sense of the UI elements and hierarchy and how it works in your code. Hopefully you can help!

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/soypabzj3yg16ep/ScaledResolutionsRMBP13Late2013.jpg

 

Thanks,

 

David

 

 

[davosian]

I have modified the workflow for 13" MBP Laptops: http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/3584-resolution-switcher-rmbp-13/

Edited December 8, 2013 by davosian

[lucasoldaini]

I have modified to workflow for 13" MBP Laptops: http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/3584-resolution-switcher-rmbp-13/

davosan,

 

thank you very much. I haven't had time lately to work on it!

[davosian]

davosan,

 

thank you very much. I haven't had time lately to work on it!

 

Teamwork

[dschargel]

Thanks!