I want to build an application in Python that can show an opaque window
so that you can still see and type into any window that it covers.
Sort of like a software mylar transparency sheet placed over the screen.
I need to be able to type 'through' the transparency into the
underlying application, focus remains on the underlying window.
My application is assisted typing, but I can envisage other uses such as
on-screen rulers.
While I would like this to be multi-platform, I need it in MS-Windows.
Does anyone know of any Python packages that can do this type of thing?
Thanks,
Don.
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On Oct 6, 8:21 am, Don Taylor <nospamforme... @gmail.comwrote :
I want to build an application in Python that can show an opaque window
so that you can still see and type into any window that it covers.
Sort of like a software mylar transparency sheet placed over the screen.
I need to be able to type 'through' the transparency into the
underlying application, focus remains on the underlying window.
My application is assisted typing, but I can envisage other uses such as
on-screen rulers.
While I would like this to be multi-platform, I need it in MS-Windows.
Does anyone know of any Python packages that can do this type of thing?
I don't think opaque means what you think it means: http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Opaque. The best option for
transparency is probably to look at the .NET framework in Windows, via
IronPython. I only say that because I know that I've seen demos of
transparent windows in .NET that were native to Windows and simple to
implement. I don't know if you can do transparency in wx, but I would
certainly check out the wxPython demos first to see if it has
anything. http://www.wxpython.org. wxpython would give you cross
platform support, if it works.
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