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[python] text on the windows screen
import win32api, win32con, win32gui, win32ui
def main():
hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle()
className = 'MyWindowClassName'
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633576(v=vs.85).aspx
# win32gui does not support WNDCLASSEX.
wndClass = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff729176(v=vs.85).aspx
wndClass.style = win32con.CS_HREDRAW | win32con.CS_VREDRAW
wndClass.lpfnWndProc = wndProc
wndClass.hInstance = hInstance
wndClass.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor(None, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
wndClass.hbrBackground = win32gui.GetStockObject(win32con.WHITE_BRUSH)
wndClass.lpszClassName = className
# win32gui does not support RegisterClassEx
wndClassAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wndClass)
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff700543(v=vs.85).aspx
# Consider using: WS_EX_COMPOSITED, WS_EX_LAYERED, WS_EX_NOACTIVATE, WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, WS_EX_TOPMOST, WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
# The WS_EX_TRANSPARENT flag makes events (like mouse clicks) fall through the window.
exStyle = win32con.WS_EX_COMPOSITED | win32con.WS_EX_LAYERED | win32con.WS_EX_NOACTIVATE | win32con.WS_EX_TOPMOST | win32con.WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms632600(v=vs.85).aspx
# Consider using: WS_DISABLED, WS_POPUP, WS_VISIBLE
style = win32con.WS_DISABLED | win32con.WS_POPUP | win32con.WS_VISIBLE
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms632680(v=vs.85).aspx
hWindow = win32gui.CreateWindowEx(
exStyle,
wndClassAtom,
None, # WindowName
style,
0, # x
0, # y
win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSCREEN), # width
win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSCREEN), # height
None, # hWndParent
None, # hMenu
hInstance,
None # lpParam
)
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633540(v=vs.85).aspx
win32gui.SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hWindow, 0x00ffffff, 255, win32con.LWA_COLORKEY | win32con.LWA_ALPHA)
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd145167(v=vs.85).aspx
#win32gui.UpdateWindow(hWindow)
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633545(v=vs.85).aspx
win32gui.SetWindowPos(hWindow, win32con.HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0,
win32con.SWP_NOACTIVATE | win32con.SWP_NOMOVE | win32con.SWP_NOSIZE | win32con.SWP_SHOWWINDOW)
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633548(v=vs.85).aspx
#win32gui.ShowWindow(hWindow, win32con.SW_SHOW)
win32gui.PumpMessages()
def wndProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam):
if message == win32con.WM_PAINT:
hdc, paintStruct = win32gui.BeginPaint(hWnd)
dpiScale = win32ui.GetDeviceCaps(hdc, win32con.LOGPIXELSX) / 60.0
fontSize = 80
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd145037(v=vs.85).aspx
lf = win32gui.LOGFONT()
lf.lfFaceName = "Times New Roman"
lf.lfHeight = int(round(dpiScale * fontSize))
#lf.lfWeight = 150
# Use nonantialiased to remove the white edges around the text.
# lf.lfQuality = win32con.NONANTIALIASED_QUALITY
hf = win32gui.CreateFontIndirect(lf)
win32gui.SelectObject(hdc, hf)
rect = win32gui.GetClientRect(hWnd)
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd162498(v=vs.85).aspx
win32gui.DrawText(
hdc,
'Text on the screen',
-1,
rect,
win32con.DT_CENTER | win32con.DT_NOCLIP | win32con.DT_SINGLELINE | win32con.DT_VCENTER
)
win32gui.EndPaint(hWnd, paintStruct)
return 0
elif message == win32con.WM_DESTROY:
print('Closing the window.')
win32gui.PostQuitMessage(0)
return 0
else:
return win32gui.DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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How do you change the text after displaying it on the screen?

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