How can I get Screen Desktop size.
I can get Screen size using DefaultToolkit.getScreenSize()
but, How can I get Desktop size which is the Screen size without taskbar height(usually on the bottom showing start button and trays..in window platform) in the window platform?

Thank you...

 

 

You can not, not without either JNI or maximising the window and using that.

 

 

you can detract the taskbar's height by yourself.

 

 

With jdk1.4, the following works for me...


GraphicsEnvironment env = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();

Rectangle bounds = env.getMaximumWindowBounds();

Regards,
Andrew B.

 

 

Hi,

I know this thread seems to have been unread in a long while, but I had a question... The given code works brilliantly for windows, but the panel used in Linux is not identified by this code... The screen size and max bounds returned are identical...

Anything I can do there other than JNI?

Shefali

 

 

Hi!

I using a different way to get desctop size. I do not try it on Linux, but on Windows it works well. Try the folowing:

int maxHeight = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getScreenDevices()[0].getDisplayMode().getHeight();
int maxWidth = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getScreenDevices()[0].getDisplayMode().getWidth();


Because of it is possible to have more then one graphic device, you have array as result of getScreenDevices(). For me it is works well to use allways a first one. You can implement you own logic.

Hopes it help.

Alex Krasov