Users Windows Screen Resolution/Scale

[#1]

Hello,

In regard to making scripts with jsl

Is there a way to get the user's screen resolution and scale(i.e., windows scale in system display settings)?

The problem is when some has their scale set to 150% vs 100%, the graphs and images will also change. Making it hard to read or they will completely miss a graph because they need to scroll to see it.

If I knew the answer to the first question, I'd be able to hard code the size of everything. I've tried using auto sizing features and they seem to be more of a pain than just setting the size manually.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

You can use Run Program() to run command line or powershell and most likely get the information that way.

[#3]

Thanks!

command = "Get-ItemProperty -path \!\\!"HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop\PerMonitorSettings\*\!\\!" | fl DpiValue";

RP = Run Program(
	Executable( "powershell.exe"),
	Options( {"/c ", command} ),
	ReadFunction( "text" )
);

show(RP);

This returns DPI value which if display scaling is at 150% it will equal 0, at 175% it will be 1 and so on.

[#4]

There's an easier way to resize all your graphs/windows/boxes, etc... dynamically per individual user that runs your scripts 

1. Create a new window and maximize it
2. Grab the width of the window and it will return the pixels. (If the tangible width is 1920 and scaling is set to 150% then in theory, it should return 1280 pixels)
3. Have a function that sizes all of your boxes.. etc.. (I'd scale 2/3 if their width is < 1600)
4. Anytime you set the size of any graph/box/etc call set_width function

Hope this helps someone in the future

temp_window = New Window( "Width Check",
	H List Box(
		Text Box( "A" ),
		sb1 = Spacer Box(),
		Text Box( "B" ),
		sb2 = Spacer Box( size( 20, 10 ), color( "red" ) ),
		Text Box( "C" )
	)
);

temp_window << Maximize Window( 1 );
USER_WIDTH = temp_window << Get Width();
temp_window << Close Window;

set_width = Function({w},
	{},
	new_w = w;
	if(USER_WIDTH < 1600,
		new_w = w * (2/3);
	);
	Return(new_w);
);