[Lazarus] Detecting desktop area size

[zeljko]

On Thursday 31 of March 2011 01:06:48 Bart wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any (more or less) reliable way to detect the size of the
> desktop (that is: on the active screen, the space a form can occupy so
> that it will take in account the presence of a taskbar etc.)
> 
> I need something like this to keep a form that I create at runtime in
> view on the desktop (it's initial size and widht/height) depend on the
> contents it must display).
> 
> I know how to do it on Windows.
> Linux (GTK2) and MAC would be nice.

GetMonitorInfo(), GetSystemMetrics() SM_CXSCREEN, 
SM_CYSCREEN,SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN,SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN doesn't help ?

> 
> Bart
> 
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