[Tkinter-discuss] Tkinter-discuss Digest, Vol 143, Issue 1

[Daniel Graham]

On osx you can use geektool.

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>   1. Add text to desktop (Dudi Goldenberg)
>   2. Re: Add text to desktop (Bryan Oakley)
>   3. Re: Add text to desktop (Dudi Goldenberg)
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> Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 15:56:08 +0000
> From: Dudi Goldenberg <dudi at kolcore.com>
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> Subject: [Tkinter-discuss] Add text to desktop
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> Hello list,
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> What would be the best way to add some text over the desktop background image, with no window and no frame?
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> Font, size and colors needs to be controlled, some of the text will come from updated variables.
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> I managed to get the text to display, but always boxed In a frame...
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> TIA & Regards,
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> D.
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> From: Bryan Oakley <bryan.oakley at gmail.com>
> To: Dudi Goldenberg <dudi at kolcore.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Tkinter-discuss] Add text to desktop
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> There is no way to do what you want with tkinter.
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> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Dudi Goldenberg <dudi at kolcore.com> wrote:
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>> Hello list,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What would be the best way to add some text over the desktop background
>> image, with no window and no frame?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Font, size and colors needs to be controlled, some of the text will come
>> from updated variables.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I managed to get the text to display, but always boxed In a frame?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> TIA & Regards,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> D.
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> Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 23:31:13 +0000
> From: Dudi Goldenberg <dudi at kolcore.com>
> To: Bryan Oakley <bryan.oakley at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Tkinter-discuss] Add text to desktop
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> Is there another method/module/anything that makes this possible??
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> D.
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> From: Bryan Oakley [mailto:bryan.oakley at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:29
> To: Dudi Goldenberg <dudi at kolcore.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Tkinter-discuss] Add text to desktop
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> There is no way to do what you want with tkinter.
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> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Dudi Goldenberg <dudi at kolcore.com<mailto:dudi at kolcore.com>> wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> What would be the best way to add some text over the desktop background image, with no window and no frame?
> 
> Font, size and colors needs to be controlled, some of the text will come from updated variables.
> 
> I managed to get the text to display, but always boxed In a frame?
> 
> TIA & Regards,
> 
> D.
> 
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