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Get the current window's screen info
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Description
Is your feature request about something that is currently impossible or hard to do? Please describe the problem.
Background: I have multiple machines and two screens on one of them. On my main machine, on the secondary screen where I usually run MacVim, I have my font to :h16, but I need it at :h12 (or so) on my main laptop screen (or on my secondary machine where there is no secondary screen).
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to be able to have a function in MacVim return the current window's screen information—screen width / height in pixels, screen name, other details; similar to the output of system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType:
Graphics/Displays:
Apple M4 Pro:
Chipset Model: Apple M4 Pro
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
Total Number of Cores: 16
Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
Metal Support: Metal 3
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: Built-in Liquid Retina XDR Display
Resolution: 3024 x 1964 Retina
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
Connection Type: Internal
If possible, it would be nice to have an event (WindowScreenChanged or something like that) which could be used to trigger when the window has been moved to a different screen or the screen has been resized or something.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I don't think that there are alternatives which let me know which screen the current window is on, even if some of this could be executed via osascript.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating MacVim's window and screen integration, then review how Vim functions and window events are exposed; done should include a callable way to retrieve the current window's screen details and, if feasible, notification when its screen changes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, vim
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100