Global Attributes

IUP - Portable User Interface

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Global Attributes

LANGUAGE

The language used by some pre-defined dialogs.

Can have the values ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE. Default: PORTUGUESE.

SYSTEMLANGUAGE (read-only)

Return respectively a text with a description of the system language.

VERSION (read-only)

Returns the name of IUP's version.

The value follows the "major.minor.micro" format, major referring to broader changes, minor referring to smaller changes, and micro referring to corrections only. Ex.: "1.7.2".

COPYRIGHT (read-only)

Returns the IUP's copyright.

DRIVER (read-only)

Informs the current driver being used.

Two drivers are available now, one for each platform: "GTK", "Motif" and "Win32".

SYSTEM (read-only)

Informs the current operating system.

On UNIX, it is equivalent to the command "uname -s" (sysname). On Windows, it identifies if you are on NT, WinXP or 98.

Examples:

"Linux"
"SunOS"
"Solaris"
"IRIX"
"AIX"
"WinXP"

SYSTEMVERSION (read-only)

Informs the current operating system version number.

On UNIX, it is equivalent to the command "uname -r" (release). On Windows, it identifies the system version with build number and service pack version.

FULLSIZE (read-only)

Returns the full screen size in pixels.

String in the "widthxheight" format.

SCREENSIZE (read-only)

Returns the screen size in pixels available for dialogs, i.e. not including menu bars, task bars, etc. In Motif has the same value as the FULLSIZE attribute.

String in the "widthxheight" format.

SCREENDEPTH (read-only)

Returns the screen depth in bits per pixel.

LOCKLOOP

Locks the loop even when an all dialogs have been closed. Possible values: "YES" or "NO".

CURSORPOS

The cursor position in absolute coordinates relative to the upper left corner of the screen. Accept values in the format "xxy", example "200x200",

COMPUTERNAME (read-only)

Returns the hostname.

USERNAME (read-only)

Returns the user logged in.

DLGBGCOLOR

Returns the default dialog background color.

DEFAULTFONT

Stores the name of the default font used in the interface controls.

SHIFTKEY (read-only)

Returns the state of the Shit keys (left and right). Possible values: "ON" or "OFF".

CONTROLKEY (read-only)

Returns the state of the Control keys (left and right). Possible values: "ON" or "OFF".

MODKEYSTATE (read-only)

Returns the state of the keyboard modifier keys: Shift, Ctrl, Alt and sYs(Win/Apple). In the format of 4 characters: "SCAY". When not pressed the respective letter is replaced by a space " ".