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Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by tinman.

Hi,

I'm trying to get the vertical DPI of the windows desktop. ATM I'm
trying code like this:

hdc = GetDC_(GetDesktopWindow_())
If hdc
vdpi.l = GetDeviceCaps_(hdc, #LOGPIXELSY)
ReleaseDC_(GetDesktopWindow_(),hdc)
EndIf

But it returns 0 all the time. I guess I'm using the wrong thing to
get the vertical DPI. Any hints?

Thanks.


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It's not minimalist - I'm increasing efficiency by reducing input effort.

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Paul.

What OS are you using??

I just tried your code under Win2K and it works fine!

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by tinman.



Win95 (the code was from the Win95 dev docs too .
OK, perhaps there is something else in my code interfering, or maybe I typed it wrong in the editor and correctly on here

Any case, thanks for testing it and letting me know it works!


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It's not minimalist - I'm increasing efficiency by reducing input effort.

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Franco.

It works also on Win98SE. I got a value of 96.

BTW: What is this anyway? DPI value on the desktop?
How can Windows know about that?
Does the Monitor tells Windows: "Hey Buddy, I'm a 21" Monitor" ?
If so, with the resolution info the OS can calculate the theoratic dpi.
And what can I do as programmer knowing the dpi instead of the screen resolution?
OK, I can calculate the size of the monitor by my own, but whatelse?


Have a nice day...
Franco

Sometimes you have to go a lonely way to accomplish genius things.

Edited by - franco on 22 March 2002 20:22:05

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by tinman.



Thanks for testing it. Seems I need to slap my computer a bit then

I'm using it for font sizes. I've got some code and it always returns the wrong size for the font, but if I get this then I can calculate the pixel size from the known "em" size (specified in 1/72th of an inch).

It's basically the DPI value shown for the font on the "Settings" tab of the Display properties.


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It's not minimalist - I'm increasing efficiency by reducing input effort.

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Franco.

Thanks for lighten me up


Have a nice day...
Franco

Sometimes you have to go a lonely way to accomplish genius things.