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I am looking for freeware that will allow me to display a text file on my windows desktop.
Hopefully some software that is lightweight, and will work on WinXP to Win8.
I plan to use this freeware in accordance with some batch file/scheduled tasks, to update the text file used, with pertinent information, then display that updated info on my desktop.
So it's important it's freeware and lightweight.
Thank You.
Possible duplicate: http://superuser.com/questions/178248/tool-to-put-text-on-desktop-wallpaper
– thilina R – 2014-07-31T23:04:03.347I'm curious as to the advantage of showing directly on the desktop, rather than perhaps in its own window (which can be sent to back, forced to front, etc.)? – MrWhite – 2013-02-24T21:13:34.367
1It's just far less obtrusive to have on desktop vs having a window floating around. Plus it looks seamless. Harder to avoid reading. – crosenblum – 2013-02-24T21:27:17.933
Displaying a text file, that would be updated by other software, scheduled tasks, batch files etc, seem's far less obtrusive way to give notices. – crosenblum – 2013-02-24T22:36:25.453
It's certainly less obtrusive in some ways, but a lot less flexible IMHO. Personally, I never see the desktop from the moment I switch the machine on to the moment I switch it off (if I switch if off!). Presumably having these messages displayed at all is for people to actually see them? Having to minimize apps to see the desktop is actually quite unfriendly and possibly more "obtrusive"? Having these messages displayed in their own window enables this to be moved (perhaps to another screen), resized, minimized or even closed (or minimised to the system tray). – MrWhite – 2013-02-24T23:22:13.023