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Asked: 2018-08-02 07:40:05 +0800 CST

Overlay translucent image on desktop / above all windows

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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?

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  1. Best 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.png
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