add pyqt overlay

Author: upgradeQ

readme.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# fullscreen in game overlay / on screen display software
+# fullscreen in game overlay / on screen display software for Microsoft Windows
 - Playclaw can draw these types of overlay : text, web browser, web cam, hardware stats etc...  
 Text can be read from file, at 0.5 seconds interval, supports webcam input from obs virtual cam plugin.  
 SDK for version 6 - https://github.com/CyberDemonLord/playclaw6-sdk  
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ crosshair repo - https://github.com/LouisTakePILLz/reshade-xhair
 
 - Overwolf only for whitelisted apps
 - Mangohud [not yet](https://github.com/flightlessmango/MangoHud/issues/222) working on windows
-
 # Dual monitor/screen/display based overlay
 OBS Studio supports sending preview to another monitor, so you can grab fullscreen application,  
 typically a game, compose a scene with overlays, then send it RMB > Fullscreen project > Some monitor.  
@@ -32,3 +31,6 @@ To maximise performance of preview - set in Settings>Video>FPS>Integral value to
 - `/cheatengine` -  Output health value to txt file repeatedly and then using OBS scripting to set level of opacity filter according to HP value,[`cheatengine`](cheatengine/cheatengine.md)
 - `pygame_overlay.py` - overlay for game OpenSpades running in windowed mode
 - `overlay.ahk` - ahk script to set any window to be non clickable 
+- `x11_pyqt_overlay.py` - creates overlay from any window on X11.
+# See also
+ [`transparent fullscreen on-top click-through WebKit web view, for making cool desktop HUDs `](https://github.com/anko/hudkit)

x11_pyqt_overlay.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import sys
+from ast import literal_eval
+from threading import Thread
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QWindow
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QApplication, QHBoxLayout
+from types import SimpleNamespace as _G
+
+G = _G()
+
+G.running = False
+G.done = False
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+
+def event_loop():
+    print("commands: start - starts click through, exit - gracefully stop")
+    try:
+        while True:
+            data = input(">").lower()
+            if data == "start":
+                print("start")
+                G.running = True
+
+            if data == "exit":
+                sys.exit(0)
+                print("exit")
+            if "opacity" in data:
+                print("to be implemented")
+
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+class Main(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, hwnd, parent=None):
+        QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+        window = QWindow.fromWinId(hwnd)
+        self.container = self.createWindowContainer(window)
+        self.setGeometry(100, 100, 1024, 768)
+        # layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self.container)
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+        self.show()
+        self.launch_timer()
+
+    def launch_timer(self):
+        self.timer = QTimer()
+        self.timer.setInterval(15)
+        self.timer.timeout.connect(self.interal_event_loop)
+        self.timer.start()
+
+    def interal_event_loop(self):
+        if G.running and not G.done:
+            self.make_overlay()
+            G.done = True
+
+    def make_overlay(self):
+        print("overlay created")
+        self.setWindowFlags(
+            Qt.Window
+            | Qt.CustomizeWindowHint
+            | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint
+            | Qt.FramelessWindowHint
+            | Qt.X11BypassWindowManagerHint
+            | Qt.WindowTransparentForInput
+        )
+        self.show()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("You should provide window id, get it using xwininfo")
+
+    Thread(target=event_loop).start()
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    win = Main(int(literal_eval(sys.argv[1])))
+    win.setWindowTitle("Window container")
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())