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DarkBASIC Discussion / Transparent program - Printing text to desktop

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TheComet
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Posted: 11th Mar 2009 19:06 Edited at: 11th Mar 2009 19:12
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Hello everyone!

Is is possible to print text plainly to the desktop with the backdrop transparent, desktop visible and only the text printed? It should look something like this (Just a simulation):



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Latch
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Posted: 11th Mar 2009 21:02
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check out:

transparent window

There's a way to only display regions of a window and make the rest transparent but that involves the win32 api. Lookup Regions for the win32 api and you'll find a whole series of options.

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That1Smart Guy
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Posted: 12th Mar 2009 00:54
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why not just copy ur desktop into an image, then put that into the program? I pull stuff like that on my friends to make them think my computer is broke so they wont mess with it
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Posted: 12th Mar 2009 22:07
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Can't believe you put THAT image on ur desktop tho. I would have put one of Jeku's heads.

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TheComet
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Posted: 14th Mar 2009 13:15
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Yeah, I'm experimenting a bit right now... My background changes every day

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That1Smart Guy
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2009 22:43
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did anyone answer the question?
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Caleb1994
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2009 23:09
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latch did if you know how to use windows api.

the closest thing to it in dbc commands is getting a desktop screenshot and pasting the image on the screen.

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Sixty Squares
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Posted: 24th Mar 2009 16:59 Edited at: 24th Mar 2009 16:59
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If you scroll down to "Bat out of Hell"'s post in the thread Latch linked to there's an easy way of taking a desktop screenshot there...

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That1Smart Guy
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Posted: 25th Mar 2009 00:33
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or you could just use ctrl+print screen tehn paste into paint and save
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Posted: 25th Mar 2009 01:01
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not if they are making a program to use on someone elses computer.

then that picture wouldn't work.

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Posted: 25th Mar 2009 02:09
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nice point caleb
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