Small Basic: Desktop

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This article explains about computer desktop and Desktop object in Microsoft Small Basic programming language.

What is Desktop

Desktop is a screen displayed after signing in Windows (or some other operating systems).  Following picture is a desktop of Windows 10.

Desktop Object

Desktop object in Small Basic has two properties and one operation.

Properties

Desktop object has two read-only properties:

• Height - the screen height of the primary desktop in pixels.
• Width - the screen width of the primary desktop in pixels.

Operation

Desktop object has one operation:

• SetWallPaper - to change the picture for the wall paper of the desktop.

Sample Program

• Desktop Sample Program (BLS788) - to show Desktop.Width and Desktop.Height and calls Desktop.SetWallPaper().

Copyright Notice

The house photo above is copyrighted by Wojtek Gurak (CC BY-NC 2.0).

See Also

• Small Basic Curriculum - Lesson 2.5: Clock, Desktop, and Dictionary Objects
• Small Basic Reference Documentation: Desktop Object
• Wiki: Small Basic Portal

Additional Resources

• Small Basic Documentation Reference: Desktop (multi-language version)