Screen

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Description:

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Properties:

• public void* font_options { get; set; }
• public double resolution { get; set; }

Static methods:

• public static unowned Screen? get_default ()
  Gets the default screen for the default display.
• public static int height ()
  Gets the height of the default screen in pixels.
• public static int height_mm ()
  Returns the height of the default screen in millimeters.
• public static int width ()
  Gets the width of the default screen in pixels.
• public static int width_mm ()
  Returns the width of the default screen in millimeters.

Creation methods:

• protected Screen ()

Methods:

• public Window? get_active_window ()
  Returns the screen’s currently active window.
• public unowned Display get_display ()
  Gets the display to which the this belongs.
• public unowned FontOptions? get_font_options ()
  Gets any options previously set with set_font_options.
• public int get_height ()
  Gets the height of this in pixels.
• public int get_height_mm ()
  Returns the height of this in millimeters.
• public int get_monitor_at_point (int x, int y)
  Returns the monitor number in which the point (x,y ) is located.
• public int get_monitor_at_window (Window window)
  Returns the number of the monitor in which the largest area of the bounding rectangle of window resides.
• public void get_monitor_geometry (int monitor_num, out Rectangle dest)
  Retrieves the Rectangle representing the size and position of the individual monitor within the entire screen area.
• public int get_monitor_height_mm (int monitor_num)
  Gets the height in millimeters of the specified monitor.
• public string? get_monitor_plug_name (int monitor_num)
  Returns the output name of the specified monitor.
• public int get_monitor_scale_factor (int monitor_num)
  Returns the internal scale factor that maps from monitor coordinates to the actual device pixels.
• public int get_monitor_width_mm (int monitor_num)
  Gets the width in millimeters of the specified monitor, if available.
• public Rectangle get_monitor_workarea (int monitor_num)
  Retrieves the Rectangle representing the size and position of the “work area” on a monitor within the entire screen area.
• public int get_n_monitors ()
  Returns the number of monitors which this consists of.
• public int get_number ()
  Gets the index of this among the screens in the display to which it belongs.
• public int get_primary_monitor ()
  Gets the primary monitor for this.
• public double get_resolution ()
  Gets the resolution for font handling on the screen; see set_resolution for full details.
• public unowned Visual? get_rgba_visual ()
  Gets a visual to use for creating windows with an alpha channel.
• public unowned Window get_root_window ()
  Gets the root window of this.
• public bool get_setting (string name, Value value)
  Retrieves a desktop-wide setting such as double-click time for the Screen this.
• public unowned Visual get_system_visual ()
  Get the system’s default visual for this .
• public List<unowned Window> get_toplevel_windows ()
  Obtains a list of all toplevel windows known to GDK on the screen this.
• public int get_width ()
  Gets the width of this in pixels.
• public int get_width_mm ()
  Gets the width of this in millimeters.
• public List<Window>? get_window_stack ()
  Returns a List of Windows representing the current window stack.
• public bool is_composited ()
  Returns whether windows with an RGBA visual can reasonably be expected to have their alpha channel drawn correctly on the screen.
• public List<unowned Visual> list_visuals ()
  Lists the available visuals for the specified this.
• public string make_display_name ()
  Determines the name to pass to open to get a Display with this screen as the default screen.
• public void set_font_options (FontOptions? options)
  Sets the default font options for the screen.
• public void set_resolution (double dpi)
  Sets the resolution for font handling on the screen.

Signals:

• public signal void composited_changed ()
  The composited_changed signal is emitted when the composited status of the screen changes
• public signal void monitors_changed ()
  The monitors_changed signal is emitted when the number, size or position of the monitors attached to the screen change.
• public signal void size_changed ()
  The size_changed signal is emitted when the pixel width or height of a screen changes.

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