Overlay translucent image on desktop / above all windows
By Daniel Rodriguez •
I want a translucent PNG overlayed on top of my screen (above all windows). I'm using this to mark a visible region while streaming.
So far I've figured out that qiv -transparent filename.png will add a mask to the window, but it's a boolean mask. I don't get translucent fading with the alpha channel.
I know several effects have opacity, and I can sent window opacity, so I'm hoping there's some way to display an image that way.
What program, tool, or widget can I use to blend an image onto the top of the desktop?
1 Answer
I was unable to find a stock solution so ended up modifying the pqiv program to achieve this.
I wrote an article explaining details.
The branch of pqiv is here. The command-line options for the desired effect are:
pqiv --click-through --keep-above --transparent-background --hide-info-box filename.pngMore in general
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