Get(ScreenDepth)

Get(ScreenDepth)

Category: Get

Syntax: Get ( ScreenDepth )

Parameters: None

Description: Returns the number of bits needed to represent the color or shade of gray of a pixel on the user 's monitor. A value of 8 represents 256 (equal to 2^8) colors or shades of gray.

Examples:

 Get (ScreenDepth) 

returns 32 on a display showing millions (2^32) of colors.

Returns 16 on a display showing thousands (2^16) of colors.

Returns 4 on a VGA display.

Returns 1 on a black-and-white display.

Comments:

Use Get (ScreenDepth) to alert users if their monitor color settings are set too low to view images correctly. For example:

 If[Get(ScreenDepth)<32]   Show Custom Dialog ["Color";"Your monitor should be set to "Millions   of colors" to display images correctly"] End If