Overlay Text

[careca]

Hello ppl, i've been playing with overlays but im having problems with keeping my window over some games, the objective is to display a bit of text with information about volume, when i change it, some applications have overlays that work well, like mumble, but mumble is permanent, and im looking for something that only shows at will.

Having $WS_EX_TOPMOST as a parameter doesn't make any difference, along with WinSetOnTop, running out of ideas.

BTW: This isn't considered interaction, is it?

Best regards.

[TheDcoder]

  On 2/4/2016 at 4:44 PM, careca said:

im having problems with keeping my window over some games

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I am not sure if its OK to discuss anything related to games... Lets wait until we get a Mod's approval

[iamtheky]

replace the word game with "another application" and the question is the same.  If we are closing topics because an unrelated script runs at the same time as a game, and yet the game interferes, then we are inane AF.

I've had to redraw repeatedly due to another app constantly redrawing on-top, if the other app does not have windowed option then you may have to brute force it over and over.

Edited February 4, 2016 by iamtheky

[Melba23]

careca,

If the script requires any reference at all to the game (such as using the game window handle) then it is not permitted. If there is absolutely no reference to the game then there is no problem. Clear enough?

iamtheky,

My experience here is that scripts trying to overlay others nearly always require some interaction with the underlying GUI - particularly when dealing with full-screen games. But I am always willing to wait and see if that is the case rather than jump in and lock threads unnecessarily.

M23

[InunoTaishou]

#RequireAdmin?

[iamtheky]

I've been working on my 'hoping for the best' and 'trying to see the good in folk' merit badges.

If they are running into something legit like Warden killing their overlays then all efforts should bear no fruit.

[careca]

I see, Melba23, let me clarify then, the script is running all the time as soon as the pc starts, and i made a kind of notification (similar to windows ones or your toasts/notifier) that shows me the volume percentage when it changes, the objective is to make it show that information regardless of what is running, either games or videos or browsing the web. So no reference to a game/video player/web browser at all, it just has to display above all and everything. It already works fine above basically all applications, full-screen videos too, only places it doesn't is above some games, in fullscreen, it works over borderless windowed rocket league as an example, as i've tried now, i didn't try in the past, because i didn't think it would make a difference.

[Melba23]

careca,

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It already works fine above basically all applications, full-screen videos too, only places it doesn't is above some games, in fullscreen

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Exactly as I expected. My comment above still stands - as long as there is no interaction with the underlying game GUI itself, there is no problem. Good luck.

M23