activate_HDR.applescript

use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use framework "Foundation"
use framework "AppKit"
use scripting additions

tell application "System Settings"
	activate
	current application's NSWorkspace's sharedWorkspace()'s openURL:(current application's NSURL's URLWithString:"x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Displays-Settings.extension")
	delay 0.5
	
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "System Settings"
			key code 48
			key code 48
			key code 48
			key code 123
			delay 0.5
			-- activate hdr on left monitor
			
			set hdr to checkbox 1 of group 3 of scroll area 2 of group 1 of group 2 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of window "Displays" of application process "System Settings" of application "System Events"
			tell hdr
				if value is 0 then click it
			end tell
			
			-- switch to right monitor by key navigation. Actions like "click" are not invocable on the buttons.
			-- hit "tab" (key code 48) three times, it's the only way to be sure ;-)
			
			-- hit "right" to select the right monitor
			key code 124
			delay 0.5
      
      			-- do it again
			set hdr to checkbox 1 of group 3 of scroll area 2 of group 1 of group 2 of splitter group 1 of group 1 of window "Displays" of application process "System Settings" of application "System Events"
			tell hdr
				if value is 0 then click it
			end tell
			
		end tell
	end tell
	quit
end tell

Well, the adapted "fire & forget" version would still need to be compiled.

• install Xcode
• clone the repo (git clone [email protected]:skempken/mac-utils.git)
• run make
• find the binary in ./bin/EnableHDR
• create a Shortcut with a single Shell script action, running the binary from the previous step
• profit 😉

how do i do this, his script requires the uuid of the monitor, so it needs an argument.

@alin23 your program does a toggle, i was wondering if it was possible to a force on, so if it was on, it would be left alone, but if it was off, it would be turned on.. is that possible?

Yes, I just added that a few minutes ago. You can download the updated binary.

Hi, sorry, the ToggleHDR binary still does a toggle action. Not force on.

@alin23 See here for the "fire & forget" mode binary, which just turns on HDR on all applicable monitors, no questions asked: https://github.com/skempken/mac-utils/blob/enableHDR/bin/EnableHDR

@skempken it works perfectly, do you mind sharing the code so that I can just save my UUID into the program and compile it?

@alin23 your program does a toggle, i was wondering if it was possible to a force on, so if it was on, it would be left alone, but if it was off, it would be turned on.. is that possible?

Yes, I just added that a few minutes ago. You can download the updated binary.

Hi, sorry, the ToggleHDR binary still does a toggle action. Not force on.

Most likely you haven't updated the binary. See below how it works:

Running without arguments (shows help)

> ToggleHDR

ID  UUID                                    Supports HDR    HDR Enabled     Name
1   37D8832A-2D66-02CA-B9F7-8F30A301B230    false           false           Built-in Liquid Retina XDR Display
2   3B300CA4-8F5F-4E77-A757-CFD72454C30A    true            false           LG Ultrafine

Usage: ToggleHDR [id/uuid/name/all] [on/off]

Running with the on argument (enables HDR for all displays)

> ToggleHDR on

ID  UUID                                    Supports HDR    HDR Enabled     Name
1   37D8832A-2D66-02CA-B9F7-8F30A301B230    false           false           Built-in Liquid Retina XDR Display
2   3B300CA4-8F5F-4E77-A757-CFD72454C30A    true            true            LG Ultrafine

Enabling HDR for LG Ultrafine [ID: 2]

@skempken it works perfectly, do you mind sharing the code so that I can just save my UUID into the program and compile it?

See this PR alin23/mac-utils#5