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


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Version History


6.3

Introduced