Mac Multiple Monitor Menubar Management

[Mike Kerner]

Thanks, Phil.
Taking another look at it, I was able to get the code to work using working
screenRects.

On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:20 AM Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> Hmm. I tried that before I dove into windowBoundingRect and ran into a
> problem, but now it seems to be working, so maybe.
> Thanks, Phil.
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 1:53 AM Phil Davis via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually 'the working screenRects' returns that info for all screens.
>> Maybe that could work for you.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> On 1/23/22 10:21 PM, Phil Davis via use-livecode wrote:
>> > Hi Mike,
>> >
>> > Would this give you what you need?
>> >
>> > function menubarHeight
>> >     return item 2 of the working screenRect
>> > end  menubarHeight
>> >
>> > Phil Davis
>> >
>> >
>> > On 1/23/22 7:39 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote:
>> >> Other than using windowBoundingRect, is there any way to compute the
>> >> menubar height? The 2021 MBP's have changed the height of the menubar
>> to
>> >> accommodate the notch.
>> >> Generally it's 42 pixels on the new MBP, except when it's something
>> >> else,
>> >> especially on secondary monitors (e.g. I've seen it at 50 px in one
>> >> case).
>> >> I want to constrain the movement of a window to keep the user from
>> >> dragging
>> >> it under the menubar. The code I have works great, until you add
>> >> monitor 2.
>> >> screenRects (plural) tells you what the rect is for the second
>> >> window, but
>> >> it doesn't take the menubar into account. I could just assume it's
>> >> the same
>> >> height as the menubar on monitor 1, but that assumes that the menubar
>> is
>> >> present on monitor 2, as well.
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On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."