On 3/17/06, Damon Lanphear <email@hidden> wrote:
> I've noticed that on Mac OS X 10.4.x it is possible for Dashboard to
> paint its widgets and handle interface events while another
> application, such as DVD player, is in full screen mode.
>
> I'd like to be able to do something similar using Java on Mac OS X.
> But its not clear to me if its possible for a Java application to
> share the graphics buffer while a native application is in full screen
> mode. Is this possible ?
Not commenting on the Java aspect of the question (never tried)...
unless an application captures the display (usually only games do
this) they often implement full screen by simply asking the OS to hide
its UI elements (SystemUIMode) and then throw up a border-less window.
In the later case it is the window manager that owns the frame buffer
and does the compositing of all of the windows. So if you throw a
window above the other window is will be seen.
-Shawn
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