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> BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes:
> 
> This CAN NOT be derived from ANY system information. Under WB2.0 you can find
> out the "text" and "overscan" sizes of the screen as selected by the user-
> which are supposed to represent what you want to know, and these are used to
> set the workbench size. But that in no way stops the user choosing to have
> a one inch black boarder all round the active screen, which you won't know
> about.
> 
> An alternative is just to open an overscanned screen (just use
> overdimensional
> values when specifying screen size) and expect the user to reset the monitor,
> but most people on finding the screen cut off by the bezel will assume
> you are a shit programmer and not use your program.
> 
> Regards Alan


If I were writing a word processor or a spreadsheet I would expect people to
think things like that. However, I'm writing a video tool. If a video tool
DOESN'T do overscan then your comment about s*** programmers would apply... in
spades!
-Ron Tarrant
a976@Mindlink.UUCP