[gubaguba]

I pasted: defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleDisplayScaleFactor 0.75
into a txt document and named it monitor75.
in terminal chmod 777 monitor75
cp /bin/monitor75

This allows me to run it as simple command from terminal: $ monitor75
I have another version that sets the monitor back to scale factor 1

[dimmer]

You can use the System Preferences: Universal Access option, select "Seeing" and turn Zoom on. Hit Options and select the min / mac zoom settings and then use Command-Option-= to zoom in, Command-Option-- to Zoom out.

(This may not be as useful as I hoped, as the "Zoom out" apparently only goes as far as the native resolution. Bummer. Sent a request to Apple to consider adding this ability.)

[nathan7]

Originally Posted by tjolley

OK, knowing that the only stupid question is the unasked question...how do you determine an application name for the format used above? I have a program I use called AASync2, but com.apple.AASync2 does not work as the application name.

Any help would be appreciated.

Try:
defaults write com.aasync.AASync2 AppleDisplayScaleFactor .75

It is usually the domain name backwards dot (app name).

[NoBugsOnMe]

If you want GUI for this, then use Quartz Debug application (it's installed with XCode tools, which you'll find on OS X DVD).

[eno]

You can use:

defaults domains

to list all the 'domains' for your apps.

You can use:

man defaults

to read the manual page for the defaults command line (use SPACE to page, q to quit reading)

[ammonsc]

I made two Automator apps that can do this. If anyone is interested here is the links.

Display Scale 100% http://files.me.com/ammonsc/e68idz
Display Scale 75% http://files.me.com/ammonsc/klldq2

Maybe there should be a "killall Finder" at the end of it so all the finder windows shrink as well?

[maybeamac]

How Do I change it back to it's original size?

[ammonsc]

Originally Posted by maybeamac

How Do I change it back to it's original size?

Use the same command with a Display Scale of 1. I made some Automator Apps to do it. I added a "killall Finder" to mine so that the Finder windows would reset as well.

[Geoffkhall]

When I use the Util to set to 80% the text on the desktop icon's text doesn't look right. Is there a way to change the text size on the icons? For example soem icon names show on 2 lines. It looks reals strange.

[jberman]

Originally Posted by ammonsc

I made two Automator apps that can do this. If anyone is interested here is the links.

Display Scale 100% http://files.me.com/ammonsc/e68idz
Display Scale 75% http://files.me.com/ammonsc/klldq2

Maybe there should be a "killall Finder" at the end of it so all the finder windows shrink as well?

Sweet - these work great! Thank you!