Some help here, not quite sure if it's possible within OSX or not.
I have an external display attached to a macbook, in order to run in external display mode only the macbook has to be switched to clamshell mode. This can be achieved either by
1) Power on and immediately shut the lid
2) If already running, the macbook must be put into clamshell mode then awoken with external keyboard/mouse hooked up.
Option 1 is fine and what i tend to do either at home or moving offices, however on occasion will need to use the macbook display at the same time (mirroring or not depends on the circumstances). That's all good the issue is when i need to switch the macbook display off running just the external display. It seems, unless someone has a tip, you cannot just tell OSX/mac to turn off the macbook display and run on the external display unless you go through option 2, put into clam shell and then awaken again. Doing this every day, sometimes a few times a day is tedious and may also add to the wear and tear of the mac as it is going to sleep mode then being awakened.
Any solutions to the above?
Turning the brightness down/off on the macbook display is an inelegant solution and doesn't work as well. You have to stay in mirrored mode and the resolution may not be quite what you want. I have tried using InsomniaX but it does not seem to do what i want above....
To add fuel to the fire this is a standard feature in Windows where you can specify which monitors to use, when to use and how to use so none of the it's the mac way replies please
I have an external display attached to a macbook, in order to run in external display mode only the macbook has to be switched to clamshell mode. This can be achieved either by
1) Power on and immediately shut the lid
2) If already running, the macbook must be put into clamshell mode then awoken with external keyboard/mouse hooked up.
Option 1 is fine and what i tend to do either at home or moving offices, however on occasion will need to use the macbook display at the same time (mirroring or not depends on the circumstances). That's all good the issue is when i need to switch the macbook display off running just the external display. It seems, unless someone has a tip, you cannot just tell OSX/mac to turn off the macbook display and run on the external display unless you go through option 2, put into clam shell and then awaken again. Doing this every day, sometimes a few times a day is tedious and may also add to the wear and tear of the mac as it is going to sleep mode then being awakened.
Any solutions to the above?
Turning the brightness down/off on the macbook display is an inelegant solution and doesn't work as well. You have to stay in mirrored mode and the resolution may not be quite what you want. I have tried using InsomniaX but it does not seem to do what i want above....
To add fuel to the fire this is a standard feature in Windows where you can specify which monitors to use, when to use and how to use so none of the it's the mac way replies please
