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Matching Delphi monitor indexes to Windows Desktop numbering
In Delphi, you can match monitor indexes to Windows desktop numbering using the Screen
object from the Forms
unit. The Screen
object provides information about the available monitors and their properties.
Here's an example that demonstrates how to match monitor indexes to Windows desktop numbering in Delphi:
delphiuses
Forms;
procedure MatchMonitorIndexesToDesktop;
var
I: Integer;
begin
for I := 0 to Screen.MonitorCount - 1 do
begin
// Get the monitor properties
with Screen.Monitors[I] do
begin
// Match monitor index to Windows desktop numbering
Writeln(Format('Monitor %d: Left=%d, Top=%d, Width=%d, Height=%d',
[I, Left, Top, Width, Height]));
end;
end;
end;
begin
MatchMonitorIndexesToDesktop;
end.
In the example above, the MatchMonitorIndexesToDesktop
procedure iterates through the available monitors using a for loop. It accesses the monitor properties through the Screen.Monitors[I]
object, where I
represents the monitor index.
Inside the loop, you can access various properties of the monitor, such as Left
, Top
, Width
, and Height
. These properties provide information about the monitor's position and dimensions within the Windows desktop.
By using the Screen.Monitors
collection, you can obtain the monitor properties and match the monitor index to the corresponding Windows desktop numbering.
The example code simply writes the monitor information to the console. You can modify it to suit your specific needs, such as displaying the information in a dialog or storing it for further processing.