SYSMETRIC( ) Function
Returns the size of the operating system's screen elements.
SYSMETRIC(nScreenElement)
Parameters
nScreenElement
Specifies a screen element. The following table shows values for nScreenElement and the corresponding screen element:nScreenElement Screen Element 1
Screen width
2
Screen height.
3
Width of sizable window frame
4
Height of sizable window frame
5
Width of scroll arrows on vertical scroll bar
6
Height of scroll arrows on vertical scroll bar
7
Width of scroll arrows on horizontal scroll bar
8
Height of scroll arrows on horizontal scroll bar
9
Height of window title
10
Width of non-sizable window frame
11
Height of non-sizable window frame
12
Width of DOUBLE or PANEL window frame
13
Height of DOUBLE or PANEL window frame
14
Scroll box width on horizontal scroll bar in text editing windows
15
Scroll box height on vertical scroll bar in text editing windows
16
Minimized window icon width
17
Minimized window icon height
18
Maximum insertion point width
19
Maximum insertion point height
20
Single-line menu bar height
21
Maximized window width
22
Maximized window height
23
Kanji window height
24
Minimum sizable window width
25
Minimum sizable window height
26
Minimum window width
27
Minimum window height
28
Window controls width
29
Window controls height
30
1 if mouse hardware present; otherwise 0
31
1 for Microsoft Windows debugging version; otherwise 0
32
1 if mouse buttons swapped; otherwise 0
33
Width of a button in a half-caption window's caption or title bar
34
Height of half-caption window caption area
Return Value
Character
Remarks
SYSMETRIC( ) returns the size of screen elements. Screen elements include menus, windows, window controls, and the insertion point. Values are returned in pixels unless otherwise noted and can vary for different displays, display drivers, and video hardware. For further information on screen elements, refer to the GetSystemMetrics function in the MSDN Library at https://msdn.microsoft.com/library.
SYSMETRIC( ) enables you to determine the size of menus, windows, and window controls you create in Visual FoxPro. Windows and menus created with DEFINE WINDOW and DEFINE MENU use the same screen element sizes as the operating system's windows and menus.
See Also
Reference
FONTMETRIC( ) Function
GETFONT( ) Function
TXTWIDTH( ) Function
WFONT( ) Function