Re: Writing to root-window

2025-05-23 Thread Todd Gruhn
I just finished -- looks awesome. On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM beaker wrote: > > Todd Gruhn wrote: > > > OK, I sorta figgured out how to use "convert8". > > > > But I want black-text on a white background. > > How do I get text on white ? > > Lots of examples here: https://usage.imagemagick.o

Re: Writing to root-window

2025-05-23 Thread beaker
Todd Gruhn wrote: > OK, I sorta figgured out how to use "convert8". > > But I want black-text on a white background. > How do I get text on white ? Lots of examples here: https://usage.imagemagick.org/text/ . The 'label:' and 'caption:' options *may* accept piped input via '@-' depending on the

Re: Writing to root-window

2025-05-23 Thread Todd Gruhn
3 PM Greg A. Woods wrote: > > > > At Thu, 22 May 2025 15:41:36 -0400, Todd Gruhn wrote: > > Subject: Writing to root-window > > > > > > I can splash a graphic to X root-window. > > > > > > How do I do this with text ? > > > Especially

Re: Writing to root-window

2025-05-22 Thread Todd Gruhn
HMM, need to try that. This will be a first for me... On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM Greg A. Woods wrote: > > At Thu, 22 May 2025 15:41:36 -0400, Todd Gruhn wrote: > Subject: Writing to root-window > > > > I can splash a graphic to X root-window. > > >

Re: Writing to root-window

2025-05-22 Thread Greg A. Woods
At Thu, 22 May 2025 15:41:36 -0400, Todd Gruhn wrote: Subject: Writing to root-window > > I can splash a graphic to X root-window. > > How do I do this with text ? > Especially, how to stick the text on top > of a graphic that is on the root-window? I presume you want an appl

Writing to root-window

2025-05-22 Thread Todd Gruhn
I can splash a graphic to X root-window. How do I do this with text ? Especially, how to stick the text on top of a graphic that is on the root-window?