How to do a C# Directx Text Overlay

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I am making an app for a game, which will overlay some text in the centre of the screen, at the bottom, but I can't seem to figure it out, the text will be 16 characters maximum, and needs to be loaded from my labels output text.

Is there a way I can do this in C#? If so, could someone please tell me how?

Posted 26-Sep-11 16:49pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 26-Sep-11 22:57pm

Tag it: WPF, Silverlight, Forms, what?
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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2011-09-26T17:01:00

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The question shows that you don't develop using WPF, that's why you have problems with overlays. Why? WPF itself is totally based on DirectX. One consequence is this: there is no a notion of overlay as anything can be "overlayed" on anything; anything at all. You can put any control on top of video clip, for example.

You did not ask anything about concrete UI library of foundation, the question was "do this in C#", so this is the answer, one of the possible ways, the easiest one, in fact.

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Posted 26-Sep-11 17:01pm

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PirateEggs 26-Sep-11 23:55pm

I am not sure if you understood me correctly, or I am not understanding you.
I am trying to put text, ontop of a game, which uses DirectX, (like most games), not make a game or anything.

I sort of need to make a HUD, but with only text (which is label text), is there a simple way to do this?

Or overlay a C# Windows Form on top of a fullscreen game, I can do it windowed, but not fullscreen.