IDLsysMonitorInfo::IsExtendedDesktop

IDL Reference Guide: Miscellaneous Object Classes

IDLsysMonitorInfo::IsExtendedDesktop

Syntax | Return Value | Arguments | Keywords | Version History

The IDLsysMonitorInfo::IsExtendedDesktop function method returns a Boolean value (0 or 1 as an IDL integer) that indicates if the display system is configured as an extended desktop across two or more monitors. An extended desktop uses a single coordinate system to address pixels across two or more monitors.

Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLsysMonitorInfo::]IsExtendedDesktop()

Return Value

The return values is true (1) if:

the desktop is extended across two or more monitors

The return value is false (0) if:

there are fewer than two monitors on the system

on an X Windows configuration that uses multiple X Screens

For X Windows configurations, the return value is false (0) if:

there are no monitors available on the system

the DISPLAY_NAME property does not refer to a valid X server connection

Arguments

None

Keywords

None

Version History


6.3	Introduced

IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)