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Question

I want to make an AppleScript to automate the task of switching resolution on the MacBook Pro Retina.

Searching the internet for \"applescript system preferences\" I

Answer 1

I have another issue but you can have a look to my question as there is some hint in my script about your issue

HOW TO: display a check mark, disable a menu item, refresh a menubar

For instance:

tell application "System Preferences"
    reveal anchor "displaysDisplayTab" of pane id "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell

This code should directly put you in the resolution preferences of the system preference.

Then you can make a code to recuperate all the UI elements of the pane so that you now which action to trigger. Something like this should also work:

tell application "System Events"
tell application process "System Preferences"
    set frontmost to true
    delay 1
    return every UI element of front window
    return name of every UI element of front window
end tell

end tell

Hope it helps