GetSystemMetrics
Script function world.GetSystemMetrics Read about scripting Type Method Summary Returns selected system information from Windows Prototype `long GetSystemMetrics(long Index);` View list of data type meanings Description `The GetSystemMetrics function retrieves various system metrics (widths and heights of display elements) and system configuration settings. All dimensions retrieved by GetSystemMetrics are in pixels. The information returned depends on the selector (Index), as follows: CX screen = 0 CY screen = 1 CX vscroll = 2 CY hscroll = 3 CY caption = 4 CX border = 5 CY border = 6 CX dialog frame = 7 CY dialog frame = 8 CY v thumb = 9 CX h thumb = 10 CX icon = 11 CY icon = 12 CX cursor = 13 CY cursor = 14 CY menu = 15 CX full screen = 16 CY full screen = 17 CY kanji window = 18 Mouse present = 19 CY vscroll = 20 CX hscroll = 21 Debug = 22 Swap button = 23 Reserved1 = 24 Reserved2 = 25 Reserved3 = 26 Reserved4 = 27 CX min = 28 CY min = 29 CX size = 30 CY size = 31 CX frame = 32 CY frame = 33 CX min track = 34 CY min track = 35 CX double click = 36 CY double click = 37 CX icon spacing = 38 CY icon spacing = 39 Menu drop alignment = 40 Pen windows = 41 DBCS enabled = 42 Cmouse buttons = 43 Secure = 44 CX edge = 45 CY edge = 46 CX minspacing = 47 CY minspacing = 48 CX smicon = 49 CY smicon = 50 CY smcaption = 51 CX smsize = 52 CY smsize = 53 CX menusize = 54 CY menusize = 55 Arrange = 56 CX minimized = 57 CY minimized = 58 CX maxtrack = 59 CY maxtrack = 60 CX maximized = 61 CY maximized = 62 Network = 63 Clean boot = 67 CX drag = 68 CY drag = 69 Show sounds = 70 CX menucheck = 71 CY menucheck = 72 Slow machine = 73 Mid-east enabled = 74 Mouse wheel present = 75 X virtual screen = 76 Y virtual screen = 77 CX virtual screen = 78 CY virtual screen = 79 C monitors = 80 Same display format = 81` VBscript example
    Note GetSystemMetrics (0)   '  --> 1024
    Note GetSystemMetrics (1)   '  --> 768
Jscript example
    Note (GetSystemMetrics (0))   //  --> 1024
    Note (GetSystemMetrics (1))   //  --> 768
Lua example
    Note (GetSystemMetrics (0))   --> 1024
    Note (GetSystemMetrics (1))   --> 768
Return value
    A number corresponding to the selected metric.

    If the number is out of range, zero is returned.
See Also ... Topic Information Functions Debug (Displays debugging information about the world) EchoInput (A flag to indicate whether we are echoing command input to the output window) GetConnectDuration (Returns the number of seconds this world has been connected.) GetEntity (Retrieves the value of an MXP server-defined entity) GetHostAddress (Returns a list of IP addresses that correspond to a host name on the Internet) GetHostName (Returns the host name that corresponds to an IP address on the Internet) GetInfo (Gets information about the current world) GetInternalCommandsList (Returns a list of the internal MUSHclient command names) GetLineCount (Gets count of lines received) GetLineInfo (Gets details about a specified line in the output window) GetLinesInBufferCount (Returns the number of lines in the output window) GetMainWindowPosition (Returns the position and size of the main MUSHclient window) GetNotepadWindowPosition (Returns the position and size of the specified notepad window) GetNotes (Gets the world's notes) GetQueue (Returns a variant array which is a list of queued commands) GetReceivedBytes (Returns the number of bytes received from the world) GetRecentLines (Assembles a block of text from recent MUD output) GetSelectionEndColumn (Returns the endling column of the selection in the output window) GetSelectionEndLine (Returns the last line of the selection in the output window) GetSelectionStartColumn (Returns the starting column of the selection in the output window) GetSelectionStartLine (Returns the starting line of the selection in the output window) GetSentBytes (Returns the number of bytes sent to the world) GetStyleInfo (Gets details about a specified style run for a specified line in the output window) GetSysColor (Gets the colour of various windows items) GetWorldID (Returns the 24-character ID of the current world) GetWorldWindowPosition (Returns the position and size of the current world window) GetWorldWindowPositionX (Returns the position and size of a specific world window) GetXMLEntity (Retrieves the value of a standard entity) IsConnected (Tests to see if the world is connected to the MUD server) SetChanged (Sets or clears the "document has changed" flag) SetEntity (Sets the value of an MXP entity) UdpPortList (Returns an array of all the UDP ports in use by this world) Version (Gets the MUSHclient version string.) WorldAddress (Returns the TCP/IP address of the current world.) WorldName (Gets the world's name) WorldPort (Returns the port number of the current world.) (Help topic: function=GetSystemMetrics) Documentation contents page