GNU bug report logs - #76691
`display-monitor-attributes-list` not working properly on macOS

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76691 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ruiyang Wu <ywwry66 <at> gmail.com>,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#76691: `display-monitor-attributes-list` not working
 properly on macOS
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:51:14 +0100

>>>>> On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:28:33 -0500, Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com> said:

    Ship> (((name . "Built-in Retina Display") (geometry 0 0 3200 1800) (workarea 0
    Ship> 25 3200 1775) (mm-size 599 339) (frames #<frame *scratch*
    0x7fe165871c30> ) (source . "NS")))

That matches what the "Displays" settings shows, no?

    Ship> Seems a bit cumbersome, but that's what it is.  I can synthesize a name
    Ship> for if this ever returns NULL; e.g., the equivalent of (format
    Ship> "%dx%d@%d,%d" width height x y) where x and y are the coordinates
    Ship> relative to the origin reported by macOS (adjusted for being inverted, if
    Ship> I recall correctly).

If you have a patch, I can test it with the various external monitors
I have.

Robert
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