Quicksilver Large Type in XCode

Question

I'm new to XCode and looking to do something similar to Quicksilver's "Large Type" in my XCode OSX (not iOS) app.

I'd like to write a function that I can call with a single string, and it would display that string like Quicksilver would - leaving it on top of the screen until the user clicks or presses a key. If someone could give me some pointers on how to achieve this, that would be great.

(Note: I've read this question: Quicksilver Large Type, and am under the impression that I should create a window (maybe with a panel on which I update the text) and display the window and close it again, etc. I'd rather just write a quick function that will do this though - I don't want a main menu or window controls displayed.)

Thanks!

Answer 1

I think this is what you're looking for: http://www.markdouma.com/developer/BlackBorderlessWindow.zip

More info on https://stackoverflow.com/a/4447132/347353

It's not a simple function to call (thankfully - otherwise Mac apps would be full of this rather annoying feature*) - but at least you don't have to create it from a scratch.

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* The only valid use for this behavior is arguably the same that Apple & QuickSilver do use it for.