Is it possible to display a timer over a fullscreen game?

[Zertx]

I have tried many scripts, programs and other things but nothing seems to work. The best I have got is autoit tooltip blinking a few times every few seconds. I am talking about fullscreen not fullscreen windowed.

I am wanting the timer to display in fullscreen not windowed fullscreen. I already got it working in windowed fullscreen but I can hardly even run the game in fullscreen and I think.... windowed fullscreen lags you more.

After googling a lot it seems the only way is to directx inject which I have no idea about.. so before trying to learn how to do that I am wondering if anyone has had success with this. I have read multiple posts from googling autoit and the scripts ppl posted saying they work worked in windowed fullscreen but not the normal fullscreen for me at least..

[Morthawt]

It isn't a good idea to be asking questions relating to games. It isn't allowed on this forum.

[water]

I understand the rules that game automation isn't allowed. But simply displaying a timer over a game window shouldn't be against the rules.

Can you please explain what you want the "timer" for?

[mLipok]

EDIT: I figured it out. I thought about the concept.

Although no longer play the game, the same approach is also interesting for me.

 

I will try to do a description.

 

How to display: time, free memory, CPU usage,

in a window or other graphical element, but so specific that:

displays information will always appear on top, for example, in the upper right corner of the screen,

regardless of what is currently doing on the system, it can be while watching a movie or while playing games.

 

 

EDIT:

btw.

 

@Zertx  

welcome to the forum

 

EDIT2:

This solution can be regarded as a tester, computer performance.

This will allow for ongoing monitoring of important parameters of the system during the operation of other applications.

Edited September 24, 2013 by mlipok

[water]

By "I figured it out" do you mean you know how to do it? Because thats the meaning of "I figured it out" according to my dictionary.

[Zertx]

Well.. to time lol. Pretty much it is for speedrunning. Most streamers have a clock / timer overlay thing but I think that is from xsplit or something or maybe they are doing windows fullscreen. I went to http://speedrunslive.com/tools/ and the timers they have I think only showup in windows fullscreen. Right now I am using windows fullscreen to practice with those timers but I would never do it an actual race because the loading is noticeably slower.

Below is one of the scripts I tried from googling. It displays time exactly how I want it to very small but it does not work in just normal fullscreen. Bigger would be okay, a clock with seconds would be okay etc... the timer does not matter just the fact that it can display over the fullscreen game is what is important. But if I was able to choose what script I would use it would definitely be this one.

expandcollapse popup

#include <Date.au3> ; used for _TicksToTime() 
HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "Quit") ; to exit 
HotKeySet("{F2}", "start_timer") ; Start or Reset timer 
;Set and unset Pause and Resume hotkeys, eliminates multi pressing of pause or resume.
Global $Init0, $PausedTimer, $iHours, $iMins, $iSecs
While 1     
   Sleep(10) ; Small sleep to lower cpu usage 
WEnd 

; The function that starts or resets the stopwatch 
Func start_timer()     
   HotKeySet("{NUMPADMULT}") ;disable resume timer 
   HotKeySet("{NUMPADSUB}", "pause_timer") ;enable pause timer
   $PausedTimer = 0
   $Init0 = TimerInit()
   AdlibRegister("show_timer", 60)

   
EndFunc   ;==>start_timer 

; The function that pauses the stopwatch 
Func pause_timer()
   HotKeySet("{NUMPADSUB}") ;disable pause timer
   HotKeySet("{NUMPADMULT}", "resume_timer") ;enable resume timer
   $PausedTimer += Int(TimerDiff($Init0))     
   AdlibUnRegister() 
EndFunc   ;==>pause_timer 

; The function that resumes the stopwatch
Func resume_timer()     
   HotKeySet("{NUMPADMULT}") ;disable resume timer
   HotKeySet("{NUMPADSUB}", "pause_timer") ;enable pause timer
   $Init0 = TimerInit()
   AdlibRegister("show_timer", 60) 
EndFunc   ;==>resume_timer 

Func show_timer()     ; _TicksToTime to get hours, mins, seconds
   _TicksToTime(Int(TimerDiff($Init0) + $PausedTimer), $iHours, $iMins, $iSecs)

   ;StringFormat to display the time as HH:MM:SS
   ToolTip("HH:MM:SS = " & StringFormat("%02i:%02i:%02i", $iHours, $iMins, $iSecs), 0, 0, "Timer")   
EndFunc   ;==>show_timer 

; Exit 
Func Quit()     
   Exit
EndFunc   ;==>Quit

Edited September 24, 2013 by Zertx

[mLipok]

 

I figured it out.

 

I mean: I thought about the concept.

sorry if I using incorrect wording.

[water]

If you need a timer why don't you put a stopwatch next to your screen?

[Zertx]

If you need a timer why don't you put a stopwatch next to your screen?

 

I dont have one lol.. will buy one if I can not get this working.

[Bert]

use your smartphone?

[AutID]

If you find a solution besides injecting your window please let me know. I run in a similar problem lately and can't seem to find an answer. Not with a timer of course

Edit: the solution i got for the moment is changing from fullscreen to windowed fullscreen and then displaying the gui on my window. I made it a child window to the main window so i could use the right coords and gui would fit to the application i am using but still can't make it work on a fullscreen :/

Edited September 25, 2013 by AutID

[JLogan3o13]

Or try an on-screen stopwatch app. I personally like http://www.xnotestopwatch.com/