SimpleOSD is tool written in C++ for displaying text on top of the desktop.
Usage: simpleOSD [options] text
Options:
-v vertical alignment: 0 = top, 1 = middle, 2 = bottom
-h horizontal alignment: 0 = left, 1 = center, 2 = right
-l vertical offset
-b horizontal offset
-t timeout: 0 = forever
-f font string
-c color name