AS3 AIR ScreenManager

A multi-screen AIR application manager

Never wondered how cool it would be when your AIR application runs on 2 or more screens at the same time?

Adobe AIR supports multi-screen by offering the developer a Screen-class. This class makes it possible to detect screens, get some info, and that's it. To open a window on a screen, you'll have to do some calculations yourself.

To make positioning screens, moving screens, ... easier , I quickly build a ScreenManager that takes care of your NativeWindow(s). Make an instance of the nativewindow and send it throught the manager. Like this:

var nw:NativeWindow=new NativeWindow(new NativeWindowInitOptions());
nw.width=250;
nw.height=90;
var mc:MovieClip=new MovieClip(); //movieclip with content
nw.stage.addChild(mc);
ScreenManager.openWindowCenteredOnScreen(nw,2);

The ScreenManager is a static class. It allow the developer to control a NativeWindow through the following methods: (incorrect signatures)

• ScreenManager.centerWindowOnScreen()
• ScreenManager.getActualScreenBounds()
• ScreenManager.getScreenColorDepth()
• ScreenManager.getVisibleScreenBounds()
• ScreenManager.moveWindow()
• ScreenManager.openWindowCenteredOnScreen()
• ScreenManager.openWindowOnScreen()
• ScreenManager.stretchWindowToAllScreens()
• ScreenManager.stretchWindowOnScreen()
• ScreenManager.openWindowFullScreenOn()
• ScreenManager.setWindowFullScreenOn()
• ScreenManager.moveWindowToCorner()
• ScreenManager.openWindowInCorner()

and the following properties:

• ScreenManager.mainScreenIndex
• ScreenManager.numScreens
• ScreenManager.maximumAvailableResolution

The ScreenManager can be downloaded here .

Update

The ScreenManager class is extended with new methods to place your application in a corner on a given screen (for eaxample: bottom-right corner of the 2nd screen)