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Change Resolution (Retina) Apple Script
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ReadMe.md

ChangeResolution

Jul 8th, 2012

AppleScript to change resolution as done via System preferences: Displays: Display: Resolution: Scaled.

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Note: I am not the author of this script. I retrieved it after searching on Google and saved it here so a trace is kept but I am not and don't know the author of this script.

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ChangeResolution.scpt
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
reveal pane id "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell
tell application "System Events"
click radio button "Display" of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
click radio button "Scaled" of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
--Best for Retina
click button 3 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
--More Space
--click button 5 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences"
end tell
tell application "System Preferences"
quit
end tell
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