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multiple monitors and dimension systems
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For multiple monitors, the value returned should be the display area on the monitor which is related to the task (ie the monitor which would display a window if such instructions were given).
: "The monitor which would display a window if such instructions were given." This is not clearly specified as my GUI will create a window across multiple monitors for the related task. For example, two identical monitors side by side with a window that's width goes across both monitors by default.
: Also, dimensions are arbitrary as the coordinate system can vary by monitor type and scaling being used. For example, a vector screen with polar coordinates, monitors with sub-pixels, and scaled resolutions. Does an older character device report only in character dimensions, maximum character graphic resolution, and/or character resolution × character display dimensions? My 1280x1024 monitor can appear as a much much higher resolution monitor. In other coordinate systems, the width and height, if this is what is being used, can be really big numbers. Monitors and windows are not always rectangles.
:The task might be: Query the highest displayable resolution of every display device in the appropriate coordinate system for each device.–[[User:mmphosis|mmphosis]] 18:17, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
For a tiling window manager, the parameters should represent the maximum height and width of the display area of the maximum size a window can be created without scrolling. This would typically be a full screen window (minus any areas occupied by desktop bars), unless the window manager has restrictions that does not allow creation of a full screen window, in which case the values represent the maximum usable area (without scrolling).
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