OK, I sorta figgured out how to use "convert8". But I want black-text on a white background. How do I get text on white ?
On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM Todd Gruhn <tgru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > HMMMMMM, need to try that. > This will be a first for me... > > On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM Greg A. Woods <wo...@planix.ca> wrote: > > > > At Thu, 22 May 2025 15:41:36 -0400, Todd Gruhn <tgru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Subject: Writing to root-window > > > > > > I can splash a graphic to X root-window. > > > > > > How do I do this with text ? > > > Especially, how to stick the text on top > > > of a graphic that is on the root-window? > > > > I presume you want an application to do this, not C code, or? > > > > You can write the text onto (maybe a copy of) the image with something > > like magick (from ImageMagick). > > > > Then update the root window with the new image (using xli, or xv, or > > display (from ImageMagick)). > > > > -- > > Greg A. Woods <gwo...@acm.org> > > > > Kelowna, BC +1 250 762-7675 RoboHack <wo...@robohack.ca> > > Planix, Inc. <wo...@planix.com> Avoncote Farms <wo...@avoncote.ca>
