Question about "the screen" property of stacks...

[Bob Sneidar]

Curiously, it also returns the screen number for stacks that are not open. 

Bob S


> On Jul 11, 2019, at 08:17 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
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> The screen of stack X returns the number of the monitor (the line number for the screenRects) that the stack/window is on.
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> How exactly is this determined? I presume it is based on the loc (location) property of the stack, since the window (effective rect or rect) itself can span multiple monitors, but the loc of a stack, being a point, must be one only a single monitor.
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> However, if someone with applicable knowledge could confirm that it would be appreciated. The Dictionary does not clarify how the screen is determined.
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> It would also help if someone could confirm that the screen value is meaningless until the stack/window is opened (much like that the effective rect is meaningless until a stack is opened)?
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> If someone from the mothership can verify, I would be happy to open a doc bug, update the dictionary, and generate a PR for an update to the screen property Dictionary entry to clarify these two points.