runtime writing on desktop (post-it style)

Hi,

I’ve been using fvwm for almost a decade now, and I love it :slight_smile: My configuration file has evolved slowly over the years, and just now I realized theres one more thing I’d like to make it… well not complete, but one step closer to fvwm perfection :slight_smile:

This is roughly the feature I want:
Imagine a desktop with postit notes on it, but the “yellow notepads” are transparent and drawn directly on the desktop. They don’t have windows around them and are in all respects a part of the background image. Now if you click on it, the passive text becomes editable, and you can write on it.

I suppose I could install some gtk/qt app and set the background to translucent, then tell fvwm to remove all borders and make it always lie behind other windows.

But it would be cool if I could do this directly in fvwm… wouldnt it?

If any knows if this can be done, or how it can be done, I’d appreciate it lots!!

/fimblo

I’m pretty sure this could be done completely with a FvwmScript that is on the bottom layer and uses the TextField widget.

cool, fvwmscript? gotta take a look at that…

Thanks a bunch!