Allow more configuration combinations to be saved in the favorites

[featherwit]

Allow more configuration combinations to be saved in the favorites, including special refresh rates and color modes.

For example:
1.4K @ 23.98Hz RGB Full range 10-bit SDR
2.4K @ 59.94Hz YCbCr 4:2:0 10-bit HDR

Just like the Monitor Profiles feature in the Windows software DisplayFusion:
https://www.displayfusion.com/HelpGuide/WorkingWithDisplayFusionMonitorProfiles/

Switching between these settings using the keyboard will be very helpful for watching videos.😉

[waydabber]

Right. Favorites are only for native modes currently. This is probably more appropriatly handled with some kind of Preset support which I was planning but with the extensive CLI support I think the best solution is to simply create a macOS Shortcut and use CLI to configure the apporpriate resolution and connection mode (at least for now this is the only way).

[featherwit]

Right. Favorites are only for native modes currently. This is probably more appropriatly handled with some kind of Preset support which I was planning but with the extensive CLI support I think the best solution is to simply create a macOS Shortcut and use CLI to configure the apporpriate resolution and connection mode (at least for now this is the only way).

Indeed, I have found that entering commands through a shell script in Automator Quick Action can achieve this effect. I can also assign a hotkey to the Quick Action within the system. Additionally, I can use SleepWatcher to automatically switch when the device is woken up.

However, I have also discovered an issue. Suppose I am currently using the following settings:
60Hz bpc:8+range:full+encoding:rgb+hdrmode:sdr

When I use the following command:
betterdisplaycli set -namelike=sony -refreshrate=23.98Hz set -namelike=sony -connectionMode=bpc:10+range:full+encoding:rgb+hdrmode:sdr

BetterDisplay seems to prioritize the execution of the refresh rate change first and ignores the subsequent connectionMode parameter. I have to split the command into two parts with a 3-second interval in between, like this:

/Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay set -namelike=sony -refreshrate=23.98Hz
sleep 3s
/Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay set -namelike=sony -connectionMode=bpc:10+range:full+encoding:rgb+hdrmode:sdr

Only then can the commands be executed smoothly.

[waydabber]

Yes, you should separate these two commands as the refresh rate involves a normal mode switch. You can directly switch the connection mode by specifying the connection mode ID (which you can get by using get -connectionModeListAll), that can also do the refresh rate switch but it will not update the display mode fully so macOS will still show the old refresh rate - but in practice things should mostly work.