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 NotebookOnScreenQ

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Test whether an open notebook is fully displayed on a screen

Contributed by: Bradley Ashby

ResourceFunction["NotebookOnScreenQ"][]

gives True if the EvaluationNotebook[] is fully displayed on a single screen and False otherwise.

ResourceFunction["NotebookOnScreenQ"][nb]

gives True if nb is fully displayed on a single screen and False otherwise.

Details

Will return False if nb is split across multiple screens.
ResourceFunction["NotebookOnScreenQ"] is not affected by the Visible setting for notebooks.

Examples

Basic Examples (2) 

Test whether this notebook is fully displayed on screen:

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ResourceFunction["NotebookOnScreenQ"][]
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Move the notebook slightly off screen and check again:

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SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], WindowMargins -> {{-1, Automatic}, {Automatic, -1}}]; ResourceFunction["NotebookOnScreenQ"][]
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Scope (1) 

Test whether a notebook is on screen using its NotebookObject:

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ResourceFunction["NotebookOnScreenQ"][ NotebookObject[ "67c9fe5b-4b1e-487e-8eb4-3aa2cfd76418", "d64ed67e-b4ee-43cb-b427-47ea4699a94b"]]
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Publisher

Bradley Ashby

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 03 October 2022

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Author Notes

I also want to support a usage that can take the values of WindowMargins and WindowSize as arguments, so you can test whether they will result in a visible notebook before you set those values. Sounds like work, though.

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