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Overview

This PR addresses UI display issues and improves macOS Tahoe (15.x) / Sequoia compatibility.

Changes Made

UI Fixes

  1. Menu Bar Slider

    • Redesigned layout: Icon positioned above slider (column style)
    • Icon aligned to left-start position
    • Increased view height (+42px) for better spacing and aesthetics
    • Fixed icon/slider overlap issues

  2. Preferences - Displays Tab

    • Fixed truncated display friendly name text field
    • Increased text field height from 21px to 28px to accommodate title2 font
    • Improved vertical text alignment

  3. Preferences - About Tab

    • Fixed truncated application name label
    • Increased label dimensions to prevent text cutoff

  4. Preferences - Keyboard Tab

    • Improved layout of accessibility troubleshooting UI
    • Added Help button with troubleshooting guide for brightness control issues
    • Added Reset Accessibility Permission button
    • Better grid alignment with container/label structure

macOS Tahoe/Sequoia Support

  1. Accessibility Permission Reset

    • Implemented tccutil reset Accessibility functionality
    • Added button to trigger reset (requires admin privileges)
    • Automatically re-prompts for accessibility after reset

  2. Custom HUD Fallback

    • Added fallback HUD for cases where native OSD is broken on macOS Tahoe
    • Uses custom overlay window when OSDManager fails
    • Created CustomHUD.swift with custom UI implementation

Files Changed

  • MonitorControl.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj - Added CustomHUD.swift to project
  • MonitorControl/Info.plist - Version bump
  • MonitorControl/Support/OSDUtils.swift - Added Custom HUD fallback support
  • MonitorControl/Support/SliderHandler.swift - Menu bar slider layout improvements
  • MonitorControl/Support/CustomHUD.swift - NEW: Custom OSD implementation
  • MonitorControl/UI/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard - UI text field fixes, accessibility button layout
  • MonitorControl/UI/cs.lproj/Localizable.strings - Localization string updates
  • MonitorControl/View Controllers/Preferences/KeyboardPrefsViewController.swift - Accessibility troubleshooting UI
  • MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist - Version bump

Testing

  • ✅ Tested on macOS Tahoe 15.x
  • ✅ Verified UI fixes in Preferences (Displays, About, Keyboard tabs)
  • ✅ Verified menu bar slider layout and interaction
  • ✅ Tested accessibility permission reset flow
  • ✅ Tested Custom HUD fallback when native OSD unavailable

Related Issues

  • Addresses UI text truncation issues
  • Improves macOS Tahoe/Sequoia compatibility

@arsarsars1
Fix UI display issues and improve macOS Tahoe support
cbe2fa7 
- **Menu Bar Slider**:
  - Redesigned layout to column style (icon above slider).
  - Aligned icon to left-start.
  - Increased vertical spacing and view height for better touch target and aesthetics.
  - Fixed icon vs slider overlap issues.

- **Preferences UI**:
  - **Displays**: Fixed truncated friendly name text field, increased height, and improved vertical alignment.
  - **About**: Fixed truncated app name text.
  - **Keyboard**: Improved layout of accessibility troubleshooting buttons (Help/Reset), added container/label for better grid alignment.

- **macOS Tahoe Support**:
  - Added accessibility permission reset functionality.
  - Implemented Custom HUD fallback for cases where native OSD is broken.
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