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How do I create an on screen display using c#? By on screen display I mean
text that appears above all windows, usually in the upper right hand corner
of the display (For example, an OSD indicating that the current CHANNEL).
Nov 17 '05 #1
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Use Form.TopMost = true

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Carlos J. Quintero

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"Chris Fink" <Ch*******@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje
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How do I create an on screen display using c#? By on screen display I
mean
text that appears above all windows, usually in the upper right hand
corner
of the display (For example, an OSD indicating that the current CHANNEL).

Nov 17 '05 #2
I only want the text to display. I made the form's opacity 0, but how do I
only make the label show? The problem is that by setting the form's opacity
to 0, the label is also. If I can make only the label's text show, I am set.
"Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]" wrote:
Use Form.TopMost = true

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio .NET, VB6, VB5 and VBA
You can code, design and document much faster.
Free resources for add-in developers:
http://www.mztools.com

"Chris Fink" <Ch*******@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:E8**********************************@microsof t.com...
How do I create an on screen display using c#? By on screen display I
mean
text that appears above all windows, usually in the upper right hand
corner
of the display (For example, an OSD indicating that the current CHANNEL).


Nov 17 '05 #3
Rather than use a label to display your text, you could just as easily use
some GDI+ to draw the string directly to your transparent form.

Take a look at http://www.developer.com/net/csharp/article.php/1435391 for a
quick example on how to do that.

Brendan

"Chris Fink" wrote:
I only want the text to display. I made the form's opacity 0, but how do I
only make the label show? The problem is that by setting the form's opacity
to 0, the label is also. If I can make only the label's text show, I am set.
"Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]" wrote:
Use Form.TopMost = true

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio .NET, VB6, VB5 and VBA
You can code, design and document much faster.
Free resources for add-in developers:
http://www.mztools.com

"Chris Fink" <Ch*******@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:E8**********************************@microsof t.com...
How do I create an on screen display using c#? By on screen display I
mean
text that appears above all windows, usually in the upper right hand
corner
of the display (For example, an OSD indicating that the current CHANNEL).


Nov 17 '05 #4

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