2.305 .screen[integer]

With this attribute of the setup object the screen number of every available screen can be queried in multiscreen systems. The data type of the index is integer, with a valid range from 1 to setup.screencount.

This attribute is available only for multiscreen dialogs (Motif only).

Definition

  • Data type

    integer

  • Access

    get

  • C

    Identifier: AT_screen

    Data type: DT_integer

  • COBOL

    Identifier: AT-screen

    Data type: DT-integer

  • Classification

    object-specific attribute

  • Objects

    setup

Remarks

Only the IDM for Motif provides multiscreen support.

The screen numbers returned by .screen[integer] correspond to those obtained with the program xdpyinfo. Note that for the screen numbers no order is guaranteed.

See also chapter “Multiscreen support under Motif” in manual “Programming Techniques”

An example dialog can be found at the display resource.