Display text on desktop
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I would like my NT service to transparently display dynamic text on the desktop. Preferrably with GDI+, Windows XP. Any cool ideas? :rolleyes: Regards, BB
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I would like my NT service to transparently display dynamic text on the desktop. Preferrably with GDI+, Windows XP. Any cool ideas? :rolleyes: Regards, BB
Method 1: Enable Active Desktop and set the Windows background to an HTML file. Method 2: Write text to a bitmap and set that bitmap to be the desktop background. HPS HwndSpy - GUI developer's aid to visually locate and inspect windows. For the month of August only, use coupon code CP-81239 for 30% off.
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I would like my NT service to transparently display dynamic text on the desktop. Preferrably with GDI+, Windows XP. Any cool ideas? :rolleyes: Regards, BB
Create a Window and modify it's region with the written text. Here you can find a great sample of a trasparent application: http://www.codeproject.com/miscctrl/transclock1.asp It's the same tecnique that somebody uses to make skin dialog/windows. So you can look at other sample too. To simulate it on the desktop, you can change the Z-Order with the
SetWindowPos, so all the other windows will be above it. :cool: -
Create a Window and modify it's region with the written text. Here you can find a great sample of a trasparent application: http://www.codeproject.com/miscctrl/transclock1.asp It's the same tecnique that somebody uses to make skin dialog/windows. So you can look at other sample too. To simulate it on the desktop, you can change the Z-Order with the
SetWindowPos, so all the other windows will be above it. :cool: -
Create a Window and modify it's region with the written text. Here you can find a great sample of a trasparent application: http://www.codeproject.com/miscctrl/transclock1.asp It's the same tecnique that somebody uses to make skin dialog/windows. So you can look at other sample too. To simulate it on the desktop, you can change the Z-Order with the
SetWindowPos, so all the other windows will be above it. :cool:This technique seems to suit me! Thank you very much. :cool: Regards, BB