PyOSD

Python bindings to the XOSD library

PyOSD is a python module for displaying text on your X display, much like the "On Screen Displays" used on TVs and some monitors.

Download the latest release: pyosd-0.2.14.tar.gz. If you're still using XOSD 1.x, download 0.2.5 instead - the final release for 1.x.

Update, Mon 29-Aug-2005

• PyOSD 0.2.14 released.
• Fail cleanly when the provided font and default font are unavailable (thanks to Olivier Favre-Simon)

Update, Thu 25-Aug-2005

• PyOSD 0.2.13 released.
• A locale fix which should allow the display of non-western characters such as Russian and Japanese in cases where it wouldn't work before.
• Some bugfixes to the battery module

FAQs

Why can I display text interactively, but not in a script?

Text is displayed in a different thread, so you need to keep the program running long enough to see the text. Usually this means adding the following function call at the end of your program:

my_pyosd_obj.wait_until_no_display()

Older updates

Update, Thu 27-Jan-2005

• PyOSD 0.2.12 released.
• The previous release was missing the python-side bindings for set_bar_length() - these have now been added.

Update, Fri 29-Oct-2004

• PyOSD 0.2.11 released.
• Patch from Joe LaPenna to add set_bar_length()

Update, Mon 25-July-2004

• PyOSD 0.2.10 released.
• Fixed a bug in scroll(), thanks to MikaŽl Pirio

Update, Mon 01-Mar-2004

• PyOSD 0.2.9 released.
• Another patch from Hans which adds more function bindings. You can now control horizontal and vertical offsets, block until the display is hidden, etc.

Update, Mon 23-Feb-2004

• PyOSD 0.2.8 released.
• Patch to support alignment adjustment, so messages can be displayed in the center or on the right:

    >>> import pyosd
    >>> p = pyosd.osd()
    >>> p.set_align(pyosd.ALIGN_CENTER)
    >>> p.display("hello")

Update, Sat 18-Jan-2004

• PyOSD 0.2.7 released.
• Patch to add support for new xosd calls like set_outline_offset
• Added display.py to support the display of arbitrary messages using daemon.py

Update, Sat 19-Apr-2003

• PyOSD 0.2.6 released.
• Foreign characters are no longer stripped, as xosd supports them now.
• The multiplexing daemon accepts an argument 'allinterfaces' to bind to all interfaces. Not recommended except on an internal network.