C#: Get complete desktop size?

Question

How do I find out the size of the entire desktop? Not the "working area" and not the "screen resolution", both of which refer to only one screen. I want to find out the total width and height of the virtual desktop of which each monitor is showing only a part.

Answer 1

I guess what you want is something like this:

int minx, miny, maxx, maxy;
minx = miny = int.MaxValue;
maxx = maxy = int.MinValue;

foreach(Screen screen in Screen.AllScreens){
    var bounds = screen.Bounds;
    minx = Math.Min(minx, bounds.X);
    miny = Math.Min(miny, bounds.Y);
    maxx = Math.Max(maxx, bounds.Right);
    maxy = Math.Max(maxy, bounds.Bottom);
}

Console.WriteLine("(width, height) = ({0}, {1})", maxx - minx, maxy - miny);

Keep in mind that this doesn't tell the whole story. It is possible for multiple monitors to be staggered, or arranged in a nonrectangular shape. Therefore, it may be that not all of the space between (minx, miny) and (maxx, maxy) is visible.

EDIT:

I just realized that the code could be a bit simpler using Rectangle.Union:

Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(int.MaxValue, int.MaxValue, int.MinValue, int.MinValue);

foreach(Screen screen in Screen.AllScreens)
    rect = Rectangle.Union(rect, screen.Bounds);

Console.WriteLine("(width, height) = ({0}, {1})", rect.Width, rect.Height);

Answer 2

Rectangle GetAllScreenSize()
{
    Rectangle ret = new Rectangle();

    foreach (Screen screen in Screen.AllScreens)
    {
        ret.Width += screen.Bounds.Width;
        ret.Height += screen.Bounds.Height;
    }

    return ret;
}

Answer 3

This doesn't answer the question, but merely adds additional insight on a window's Point (location) within all the screens).

Use the code below to find out if a Point (e.g. last known Location of window) is within the bounds of the overall Desktop. If not, reset the window's Location to the default pBaseLoc;

Code does not account for the TaskBar or other Toolbars, yer on yer own there.

Example Use: Save the Window location to a database from station A. User logs into station B with 2 monitors and moves the window to the 2nd monitor, logs out saving new location. Back to station A and the window wouldn't be shown unless the above code is used.

My further resolve implemented saving the userID and station's IP (& winLoc) to database or local user prefs file for a given app, then load in user pref for that station & app.

Point pBaseLoc = new Point(40, 40)
int x = -500, y = 140;
Point pLoc = new Point(x, y);
bool bIsInsideBounds = false;

foreach (Screen s in Screen.AllScreens)
{
    bIsInsideBounds = s.Bounds.Contains(pLoc);
    if (bIsInsideBounds) { break; }
}//foreach (Screen s in Screen.AllScreens)

if (!bIsInsideBounds) { pLoc = pBaseLoc;  }

this.Location = pLoc;

Cheers,

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