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# IDLsysMonitorInfo::IsExtendedDesktop

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The IDLsysMonitorInfo::IsExtendedDesktop function method returns a Boolean value (0 or 1 as an IDL integer) that indicates if the display system is configured as an extended desktop across two or more monitors. An extended desktop uses a single coordinate system to address pixels across two or more monitors.

## Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLsysMonitorInfo::]IsExtendedDesktop()

## Return Value

The return values is true (1) if:

- the desktop is extended across two or more monitors

The return value is false (0) if:

- there are fewer than two monitors on the system
- on an X Windows configuration that uses multiple X Screens

For X Windows configurations, the return value is false (0) if:

- there are no monitors available on the system
- the DISPLAY_NAME property does not refer to a valid X server connection

## Arguments

None

## Keywords

None

## Version History

6.3 | Introduced