Get(ScreenScaleFactor)
Returns the scale factor of the screen in which the current file is open.
Format
Get ( ScreenScaleFactor )
Parameters
None
Data type returned
number
Originated in version
13.0.2
Description
In macOS and FileMaker Go, this function returns a scale factor based on the relative pixel density of the screen; for example:
- 1 for a device without a Retina display
- 2 for a Mac with a Retina display; iPhone 6, iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, or iPad Pro
- 3 for iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, or iPhone 11 Pro Max
In Windows, this function returns the scale factor specified in Settings.
In FileMaker WebDirect, server-side scripts, the FileMaker Data API, and Custom Web Publishing, this function returns 1.
Example 1
Get(ScreenScaleFactor)
returns 2 on iPad with Retina display.
Example 2
Detects the screen scale factor, then goes to a layout designed for a large scale factor or goes to a standard layout.
Copy
If [Get ( ScreenScaleFactor ) = 1.5]
Go to Layout [Invoices Factor 150%]
Else
Go to Layout [Invoices]
End If