screenLoc

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
the screenLoc
screenLoc()
Summary

Returns the location of the screen's center.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
the screenLoc
set the loc of window "Dialog" to the screenLoc
Values
NameTypeDescription
return

The screenLoc function returns two integers separated by a comma.

RelatedKeyword: item, rectangle
Property: pixels, location
Function: screenRect
Glossary: return
Control Structure: function
Description

Use the screenLoc function to determine the height and width of the screen, or to compute the location of windows relative to the center of the screen.

The first item in the value returned by the screenLoc is the distance from the left edge to the center of the screen, in pixels. The second item is the distance from the top edge to the center of the screen, in pixels.

If the system has more than one monitor, the screenLoc function returns the rectangle of the main screen.