"Berton Gunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Failing that, (how) can this be done for Windows (XP or 2000, say) ? Take a look at the Windows GetDeviceCaps API call http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gdi/devcons_88s3.asp Parameters that can be queried include: HORZRES Width, in pixels, of the screen. VERTRES Height, in raster lines, of the screen. HORZSIZE Width, in millimeters, of the physical screen VERTSIZE Height, in millimeters, of the physical screen The specifics of how to use this API call will vary by language. Google will be your friend. efg Bioinformatics Stowers Institute for Medical Research ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html