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Add week/year of manufacture based way to save display configuration edit (override) as an option #2832
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BetterDisplay could auto detect any conflicts and offer optimal decision if any exists. Procedure could look like this:
This procedure is valid as long as macOS takes product id precedence over manufacturing date, which is currently true for Sonoma (as tested on display powering up with |
I think I'll go with creating vendor/product as default but have a minor option to use year/week instead but leave it to an user decision. Either way, the app should warn the user with potential conflict for existing known displays with possibly a suggestion - #2809 It is always possible for a conflicting display to be connected later and many displays don't have the year/week data filled properly which can create even more conflicts going forward as it can create a vendor level confusion (if a vendor habitually does not properly supply manufacturing date data). Vendor and model numbers are universally properly supplied. |
I think the need for renaming exists only in fixed multi display environment for quick identity, where exchanging is rare (in case of faulty display replacement or upgrade) and thus rather permanent. In any other case I doubt that anyone would bother to do it. It seems to me the same applies to other display params that can be changed using overrides. |
Related the discussion here: #2749 (reply in thread)
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