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Asked: 2026-05-16T20:59:01+00:00

With Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize() I get the screen size. But usually this isn’t the available size

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Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize()

I get the screen size.

But usually this isn’t the available size I have for my own program, because on the mac there is a menubar on top and on the bottom an iconbar. Windows also has an iconbar. So how do I get the real available space?

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  1. Editorial Team

    From Java forum:

    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
Rectangle bounds = ge.getMaximumWindowBounds();

    Now you have the bounds sans platform-dependent desktop decorations. I don’t have a Mac around so I only verified that it works on WinXP/JDK6.

    Note that if you auto-hide taskbar, the bounds do NOT include taskbar, which is correct.

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