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In the Wordpress admin, how can I programmatically find out which page (themes.php, widgets.php, etc.) I'm on?

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You can determine that with wordpress' get_current_screen() function. It will not return just a page name though, it will give you an object containing a bunch of different data on what screen you're on.

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For a properly formatted output of that function, use this code chunk - <pre><?php print_r(get_current_screen()); ?></pre> - it makes for a nice nested list, I use it whenever I need to echo any object or array-based variable. – SickHippie Mar 6 '12 at 18:02
Weird... get_current_screen() is reported as undefined. Do I have to declare a global variable into scope, or anything else? – julien_c Mar 6 '12 at 18:03
How are you calling it up? – SickHippie Mar 6 '12 at 18:03
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I would probably use admin_head myself, but look here - wordpress.org/support/topic/… - to see an example that's working. Maybe you can take it from there? – SickHippie Mar 6 '12 at 18:16
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You can also use admin_menu, but _admin_menu is too early and adminmenu too late. :) – kaiser Mar 6 '12 at 18:20
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