Allow swapping of display order in menu + workaround

[trystero11]

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When I click the menu-bar icon for MonitorControl, the drop-down menu shows my laptop's built-in screen as the first (top) display and my external monitor as the second (bottom) display.

My external monitor is above my laptop screen, and it'd be useful if I could switch the order of the displays in the drop-down menu to match my actual configuration. It's confusing to have the bottom slider control the top display and vice versa.

Describe the solution you'd like

In the app Settings, offer a "display order" setting that allows me to specify the order in which I want my displays to appear in the drop-down menu. This might be a drag-and-drop interface, or just a field that I can enter a numeric "order" value in (with 1 being the first/top display, 2 being the second, and so on); I'm not wedded to any particular implementation.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I can't think of one. It's not practical to try to mount my laptop above my external monitor so the display configuration matches the order shown in MonitorControl's drop-down menu.

Anything else?

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[waydabber]

Right now you can change the order of the displays by simply renaming them (click on the name in Settings) - the current order is alphabetical.

(note: in BetterDisplay you can provide an ordering string to override this, but for most people this simple method is fine for MonitorControl).

[trystero11]

Right now you can change the order of the displays by simply renaming them (click on the name in Settings) - the current order is alphabetical.

Thanks for letting me know! It'll take me a little while to adjust to the new names ("External monitor" and "MacBook Pro screen"), but that does address my concern.