In this post, CodeTrucker mentioned that he was looking for a White-on-Black or Transparent Menu-Less Text Displayer. Many people came up with some creative solutions using existing software, but it came to me that this was a logical extension of my Reference Overlay Tool, and shouldn't be too hard to code.
I was right and wrong- dealing with the varieties of text turned out to be a lot more intricate than dealing with a couple of set image formats. But it's done, and I present Text Overlay Tool.
I now have a functional release- download it here. And comment on the project below!
Installation
With .NET 4.5 installed, unzip application to location and run.
Feature Map
Implemented
Planned
I was right and wrong- dealing with the varieties of text turned out to be a lot more intricate than dealing with a couple of set image formats. But it's done, and I present Text Overlay Tool.
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I now have a functional release- download it here. And comment on the project below!
Installation
With .NET 4.5 installed, unzip application to location and run.
Feature Map
Implemented
- Opens Text or Markdown files (if the file is formatted in markdown, it displays the markdown format)
- Allows the preview to be refreshed manually
- Specify an opacity of the window
- Allow the changing of the background of the window
- Can export to HTML or PDF (determines which one you want by filename used)
- Borderless, movable, resizable minimal interface
- Window background can be set.
- Can be set to always on top
- Watches chosen file for changes, and updates on the fly.
Planned
- Global Hotkey to enable control no matter where the cursor is
- The ability to change the font style and color.
