Getting visitors screen resolution
I would like to be able to get the visitors screen resolution when he/she runs my CGI-script and then do various things depending on the results. Can this be done in some way?
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feenix
That's true, and even that only works if the user has JavaScript enabled AND has a browser that gives the information out.
fork() is what you need. It will create a copy of the running process and return the pid of that new process. So, you form four copies of yourself and have them do the work, or even do a system() to do the work. Then you can check for the pid status as you want.
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jhurst,
I dont really understand your answer. Can you please explain a little bit more in detail what I should do to be able to get the visitors screen resolution using this fork()?
I dont really understand your answer. Can you please explain a little bit more in detail what I should do to be able to get the visitors screen resolution using this fork()?
Ignore my answer. EE has messed up. I had posted this answer to a completely different question. Sorry!
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Okay.
If you wanted to save yourself the hassle of figuring out how to do this, you could install a HitBox counter (http://www.hitbox.com and look for "Get a Hitbox") on your page. Sure you have to display a graphic, but for the "inconvenience" you get not only screen resolutions but a whole lot of other useful traffic information as well.