desktoptext 1.0

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Donnie Russell

I got the idea for this program from a post in this newsgroup. Someone
wanted a program that could display transparent text on the Windows
desktop.

Website:

http://www.freewebs.com/drussell/

Download (see "Other Projects" at bottom of page):

http://www.freewebs.com/drussell/Download.htm

Here's the description from my website:

desktoptext

This is a very tiny desktop information utility. It displays
configurable transparent text on the desktop, over most ordinary
windows, but behind menus and the mouse pointer. The text is fully
configurable, and there is built-in support for displaying the time,
date, free disk space on drive C, available physical memory, and
percent usage of the first processor in the system. The text, stored in
the file "display.txt" in the program's folder, can be changed while
the program is running. The position and size of the text region, the
opacity and color of the text, and the update interval, can be
configured by editing the file "config.txt" in the program's folder.

System Requirements
Windows 2000, XP
 
This is Mike Dee for forever:
Dang! Counts me out :(
I'm still a 98se luddite :)
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Then I think you're out of luck... sorry, but Windows 95/98/ME (can't
say about NT 4.0) doesn't support transparency at all. I also use 98 SE
:(

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This is Mike Dee for forever:


Then I think you're out of luck... sorry, but Windows 95/98/ME
(can't say about NT 4.0) doesn't support transparency at all. I
also use 98 SE
:(
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Like "diesel_fuel" mentioned earlier in this thread:
<QUOTE>
Here is a similar program
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml
</QUOTE>

Looks like us luddites can breath a sigh of relief and carry on as per
usual for another day :)

The other proggie does sound nice though.
 
_Donnie Russell_, martedì 08/feb/2005:
I got the idea for this program from a post in this newsgroup. Someone
wanted a program that could display transparent text on the Windows
desktop.
Click to expand...

Simple, light and cool. Thanks!
 
System Requirements
Then I think you're out of luck... sorry, but Windows 95/98/ME (can't
say about NT 4.0) doesn't support transparency at all. I also use 98 SE
:(
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If anyone is interested in a similar (but not quite as fancy) program which
works on Windows 98 and up, you are welcome to a copy of my "OSD (On-Screen
Display) program. From the help screen (type "OSD /?" at the command
prompt):

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OSD v1.2 Help
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Displays text message on desktop with transparent background

Usage: OSD Text FontName FontSize FontStyle Color X Y Timeout

Text and FontName must be in quotes if they contain spaces
FontStyle - One or more of: B(Bold), I(Italics), U(Underline),
S(Strikethrough)
Color - Red,Green,Blue: Each value from 0 to 255 (no spaces between values)
X Y - Horizontal and vertical coordinates for text display (top left corner)
Timeout - Time in seconds to close window (omit for no timeout)

Example: OSD "Hello There!" "Courier New" 36 BU 255,0,128 500 400 10

Move message by dragging with left mouse button. Right-click message to
close.
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Since the program is command-line driven, it's probably better suited for
use in scripting or batch files, but you can also set up the command line
in a shortcut if you want.

The program is only 13KB - no install, no run-time files, and absolutely
*NO* spyware/adware! (Where would it fit?) Unfortunately, I don't have
anywhere to post it, so send me an e-mail (take out the obvious junk in my
e-mail address) if you want a copy.

Regards,
Eric
 
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