• *LOCALE_GET Function
• a5_close_system_toolbars Function
• A5_OS_INFO Function
• A5_RESOURCE_INFO Function
• a5_system_function_debug Function
• a5_system_short_time_formatter Function
• a5_system_time_formatter Function
• a5_system_toolbar_editor Function
• a5_toggle_setting Function
• API_GETDOMAINNAME Function
• API_GETENVIRONMENTVAR Function
• API_GETMACHINENAME Function
• API_GETUSERNAME Function
• API_UUIDCREATE Function
• API_UUIDSEQCREATE Function
• DISKSPACE Function
• PROCESS_LIST Function
• Run Function
• SYS_EDIT Function
• SYS_EVENT_LOG Function
• SYS_EVENT_LOG_DUMP Function
• SYS_EXPLORE Function
• SYS_FOCUS_PUT Function
• sys_is_foreground Function
• SYS_KEY_DOWN Function
• sys_key_modifiers Function
• SYS_KEYS_ENUM Function
• SYS_METRIC_GET Function
• SYS_OPEN Function
• SYS_PRINT Function
• SYS_PROPERTIES Function
• SYS_SEND_KEYS Function
• SYS_SHELL Function
• sys_shell_result Function
• SYS_SHELL_WAIT Function
• SYS_SHELL_WAIT_RESULT Function
• sys_window_caret Function
• sys_window_movesize Function
• system_event_add Function
• system_event_invoke Function
• system_event_invoke_query Function
• system_variables Function
• systemfonts_apply Function
• UI_INFO Function
• WIN_1394_INFO Function
• WIN_ACCOUNTS Function
• WIN_BATTERY_INFO Function
• WIN_BIOS_INFO Function
• WIN_CREATE_SHORTCUT Function
• WIN_DISK_INFO Function
• WIN_MEMORY_INFO Function
• WIN_MOTHERBOARD Function
• WIN_SERVICES Function
• WIN_SPECIAL_FOLDER Function

UI_INFO Function

Syntax

Arguments

option

Determines what information to return. Code has the following values:

Code

Parameters

0

Returns the width of the screen in pixels

1

Returns the height of the screen in pixels

2

Returns the width of the Alpha Anywhere desktop in pixels

3

Returns the height of the Alpha Anywhere desktop in pixels

4

Returns the screen DPI x dimension (dots per inch x).

5

Returns the screen DPI in the y dimension (dot per inch y)

6

Returns the number of dialog units in the x dimension. (Primarily for internal use)

7

Returns the number of dialog units in the y dimension. (Primarily for internal use)

8

Returns the width of the client area (not including any vertically docked toolbars)

9

Returns the height of the client area (not including any horizontally docked toolbars and menus).

10

Returns the left edge of the client area, relative to the left edge of the screen

11

Returns the top of the client area, relative to the top of the screen.

12

Returns the position of the left edge of the Windows work area (accounting for any space taken up the Task Bar, if it is docked on the left).

13

Returns the position of the top edge of the Windows work area (accounting for any space taken up the Task Bar, if it is docked on the top).

14

Returns the width of the Windows work area (screen size minus space taken up by the Task Bar, if it is docked on the left or right).

15

Returns the height of the Windows work area (screen size minus space taken up the by Task Bar, if it docked on the top or bottom).

Description

UI_INFO() returns information about the size in pixels of the Alpha Anywhere main window and the screen resolution of the user's computer.

This following global function takes a window name as a parameter and it centers the window within the Alpha Anywhere desktop.

function center as L(window as C)
    p = obj(window)
    a5_height = UI_info(3)
    a5_width = UI_info(0)
    width = p.width
    height = p.height
    newtop = (a5_height - height)/2
    newleft = (a5_width - width)/2
    p.top = newtop
    p.left = newleft
    p.activate()
end function

To change the size of the Alpha Anywhere window set the values of A5.HEIGHT and A5.WIDTH.

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• System Functions