Image Overlay

[TotoZNinja]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

A feature that allows a selected image to basically become a separate window but without the title bar.

1. It should be resizable.
2. Should be able to change to level of opacity.
3. Should be able to change to angle of the image like you would in a photo editor program.
4. An option to be locked into place on the screen so that you don't move it by accident.
5. An option to click through the image and onto the window behind the image without affecting the image.

Scenario when this would be used?

Theres been times when I have been drawing on my PC and wished there was a program that allowed me to place an image without borders (the title bar) on my screen over the drawing and change the opacity of it to see the drawing behind it and just trace the image without ever affecting the image itself. It would make it so much easier in situations like this. I'm sorry if I didn't explain or give a good example of a scenario (I'm bad at explaining).

Supporting information

I honestly don't have any, sorry.

[daverayment]

I think this is called onion-skinning, and is popular in animation software, so artists can see previous frames while they work on the current one.

There are tools which support this already, but I don't think they let you do it identically to the way you're suggesting, i.e. a system-wide translucent foreground window.

Would any of these give you what you needed? https://alternativeto.net/feature/onion-skining/

[TotoZNinja]

I think this is called onion-skinning, and is popular in animation software, so artists can see previous frames while they work on the current one.

There are tools which support this already, but I don't think they let you do it identically to the way you're suggesting, i.e. a system-wide translucent foreground window.

Would any of these give you what you needed? https://alternativeto.net/feature/onion-skining/

I see, but it only gives you that option when using it in the software right? I've been looking for one that allows for use outside of it.

[daverayment]

@TotoZNinja Yes, that's right. I think the applications listed would only support the onion-skinning feature when you had the applications open and their design surfaces were active.

I think your idea has merit, as it means you can add this to every application, whether it has the feature built-in or not