GET_SCREEN_SIZE

The GET_SCREEN_SIZE function returns a two-element vector of the form [ width , height ] that represents the dimensions, measured in device units, of the screen.

Calling Sequence

Result = GET_SCREEN_SIZE( [Display_name])

Arguments

Display_name (X Only)

A string indicating the name of the X WIndows display that should be used to determine the screen size.

Keywords

DISPLAY_NAME (X Only)

Set this keyword equal to a string indicating the name of the X WIndows display that should be used to determine the screen size. Setting this keyword is equivalent to setting the optional Display_name argument.

RESOLUTION

Set this keyword equal to a named variable that will contain a two-element vector,
[ xres , yres ], specifying the screen resolution in cm/pixel.

Example

You can find the dimensions and screen resolution of your screen by entering the following:

dimensions = GET_SCREEN_SIZE(RESOLUTION=resolution)

PRINT, dimensions, resolution

For the screen on which this was tested, IDL prints:

1280.00 1024.00

0.0282031 0.0281250