The info(“screenrectangle”) function returns a rectangle defining the edges of the main screen.

Description

This function returns a rectangle defining the edges of the main screeen (the screen that contains the menu bar). The rectangle is in screen relative coordinates.

See Also

• adjustxy( -- adjusts the four corners of a rectangle. However, only corners that are inside a boundary are adjusted. Corners outside the boundary are left alone.
• bestfitrectangle -- fits a rectangle within a boundary rectangle, enlarging or reducing as necessary to produce the best fit without changing the proportions.
• bestfitrectangle( -- fits a rectangle within a boundary rectangle, enlarging or reducing as necessary to produce the best fit without changing the proportions.
• calcenclosingrectangle -- will calculate the rectangle surrounding all of the specified objects.
• getbutton -- retrieves the coordinates of the last button that was pressed (in global screen co-ordinates).
• getclick -- returns the location of the mouse in global coordinates (coordinates from the top left corner of the screen).
• getinternalbutton -- retrieves the coordinates of the last button that was pressed (in form relative coordinates).
• getlocalbutton -- retrieves the coordinates of the last button that was pressed (in window relative coordinates).
• getlocalclick -- returns the location of the most recent mouse click in local coordinates (coordinates from the top left corner of the current form).
• h( -- extracts the horizontal position from a point (see point(, Graphic Coordinates).
• info("availablescreenrectangle") -- returns a rectangle defining the edges of the main screen, after deducting for the space of the menu bar and dock (if visible).
• info("buttonrectangle") -- returns a rectangle defining the edges of the most recently clicked button.
• info("formxy") -- returns a point that indicates how much the current form is scrolled (if at all).
• info("windowrectangle") -- returns a rectangle defining the edges of the current window. The rectangle is in screen relative coordinates.
• inrectangle( -- checks to see if a point is inside a rectangle.
• integralpoint( -- converts point coordinates to integers.
• integralrectangle( -- converts rectangle coordinates to integers.
• intersectionrectangle( -- creates a rectangle by combining two rectangles. The new rectangle is the area where the two rectangles overlap (if any).
• maprectangle( -- maps the position and size of a rectangle within a template rectangle into the same relative position and size within a goal rectangle.
• Modifiable Object Properties -- describes the properties of graphic objects that can be modified by a program (dimensions, color, font, title, etc.).
• moveobjects -- will move an object or group of objects up, down, left or right on the form.
• nsrect( -- defines a rectangle using the same parameter order as the Cocoa NSMakeRect( function.
• nsrectstr( -- converts a rectangle into text in the format x,y,width,height
• pinrectangle( -- pins a rectangle within the bounds of a larger rectangle.
• point( -- combines vertical and horizontal co-ordinates into a single binary value that describes the position of a point (see Graphic Coordinates).
• pointstr( -- converts a point value into text in the format v,h (for example 34,56).
• rbottom( -- extracts the position of the bottom edge of a rectangle (see rectangle(, Graphic Coordinates).
• rectangle( -- defines a rectangle from four dimensions.
• rectangleadjust( -- adjusts all four edges of a rectangle independently
• rectanglealign( -- aligns a small rectangle at one of nine positions within a larger rectangle.
• rectanglecenter( -- adjusts a rectangle so that it is centered inside of another rectangle.
• rectangleinset( -- insets a rectangle by a specified amount.
• rectangleoffset( -- offsets a rectangle to a new position.
• rectanglesize( -- defines a rectangle from its upper left hand corner and its height and width.
• rectanglesizestr( -- converts a rectangle into text in the format *top,left,height,width*.
• rectanglestr( -- converts a rectangle into text in the format *top,left,bottom,right*.
• rectangletweak( -- transforms a rectangle by changing its position and/or size.
• rheight( -- extracts the height of a rectangle (see rectangle(, Graphic Coordinates).
• rleft( -- extracts the position of the left edge of a rectangle (see rectangle(, Graphic Coordinates).
• rright( -- extracts the position of the right edge of a rectangle (see rectangle(, Graphic Coordinates).
• rtop( -- extracts the position of the top edge of a rectangle (see rectangle(, Graphic Coordinates).
• rwidth( -- extracts the width of a rectangle (see rectangle(, Graphic Coordinates).
• setrectangleheight( -- changes the height of a rectangle, leaving the width unchanged.
• setrectanglesize( -- changes the height and width of a rectangle, leaving the position of the top left hand corner unchanged.
• setrectanglewidth( -- changes the width of a rectangle, leaving the height unchanged.
• setrectedges -- changes the edges of the specified rectangle.
• setwindow -- specifies the dimensions (size and location) of the next window that is opened (with openform, opensheet, openprocedure etc.).
• setwindowrectangle -- specifies the dimensions of the next window that is opened by a procedure.
• tweakobject -- tweaks the dimensions of an object (or multiple objects).
• unionrectangle( -- creates a rectangle by combining two rectangles. The new rectangle is large enough to exactly cover both of the input rectangles.
• v( -- returns the vertical position of a point (see point(, Graphic Coordinates).
• xytoxy( -- converts a point or rectangle from one co-ordinate system to another.

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