sindresorhus/get-windows

Difference between a full-screen window size and screen resolution

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#61 opened on Dec 1, 2019

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Description

The display settings are 2256*1504 on my laptop. But when the active window is full-screen, the activeWin() promise returns the following bounds:

{ x: -7, y: -7, width: 1519, height: 977 }

This is a real difference! Maybe I just missed something...

P.S: this module is exactly what I was looking for, thanks @sindresorhus

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Research direction
Investigate the disparity between screen resolution and the reported full screen window bounds. Check for DPI scaling, multiple monitors, or taskbar offsets. Examine the activeWin() implementation and the Windows API calls used.
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javascript
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apidesktop
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