I've looked around for this and can't find it anywhere.

I've just reasently started to test my themes on multimon systems and I've found that there is a need to know the coordinates of the main monitor, that is if its NOT the left/top -most. also good to have would be the total X-and Y resolutions.

What I request is this, a module that gives four Evars:

1. MainX/Y - The Main monitors X/Y-coordinate
2. TotalResolutionX/Y - The total X/Y resolution

(Names could of course be different)

This would be a great complement to ResolutionX/Y that only gives you the res of the main monitor.

So, can this even be done, does anybody wan't to do it, does it already exist???

If I remember right this is a feature of Desktop2. Check evars Resolution1X and Resolution2X...I think

If a custom build of litestep would work, this one will give you allResolutionX/Y, and a ResolutionX/Y as well as Left,Top,Right,Bottom for each monitor you list with MonitorNames.

The real coordinates of the primary monitor are always (0,0)-($ResolutionX$,$ResolutionY$).

For modules that are set to on-botton (and maybe other cases), different coordinates are used, so it becomes ($0-allLeft$,$0-allTop)-($ResolutionX-allLeft$,$ResolutionY-allTop$). Or alternativeleft $primaryLeft-allLeft$, $primaryRight-allLeft$, etc.

I used $priRight$, $priLeft$, $priTop$, $priBottom$ in my Glaze theme based on RabidCow's advice. But I'm not sure what module supplies these variables :) Either jdesk or RabidVWM.

Thanks, afraid a custom build won't be that good because then everybody that want to use my theme would have to use that build. I can't use desktop2 because I have some other problems with. But I'll look at this and see what I find and how it works. I'll make sure I check out Glaze too for some advice.

The custom build would only be required for the multimonitor stuff to work. DrWorm's Glaze theme uses the custom build's multimonitor stuff and works for single-monitor systems without it.

"Glaze theme uses the custom build's multimonitor stuff"

Does it? If so these features seem to exist in 0.24.6 as this is the build I run on my multi-monitor system and everything works perfectly... when your monitors are positioned horizontally.

With the second monitor on the right?

I didn't think about it too much when I posted that, but the extra stuff should only be needed if your second monitor is on the left or above the primary monitor. Otherwise the ontop/onbottom coordinates are the same and you don't need the $allLeft/right$ correction. I think... (hey, it's early :)