THE SCREEN OBJECT
The screen object (also a property of window) is one of the few JavaScript objects that have little to no programmatic use; it is used purely as an indication of client capabilities. This object provides information about the client's display outside the browser window, including information such as pixel width and height. Each browser provides different properties on the screen object. The following table describes each of the properties.
| PROPERTY | DESCRIPTION |
availHeight |
The pixel height of the screen minus system elements such as Windows (read only). |
availLeft |
The first pixel from the left that is not taken up by system elements (read only). |
availTop |
The first pixel from the top that is not taken up by system elements (read only). |
availWidth |
The pixel width of the screen minus system elements (read only). |
colorDepth |
The number of bits used to represent colors; for most systems, 32 (read only). |
height |
The pixel height of the screen. |
left |
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