Is there a way to render/draw on the Ubuntu Gnome desktop in Python 2.6+? I’d like to write a custom app with features like Rainmeter on Windows to display information from servers, feeds, etc.
I’ve tried the code http://blog.prashanthellina.com/2007/08/24/drawing-on-your-desktop/ but it doesn’t work. It just creates a new window and draws on it.
Check gdesklets out. It seems to be a Python-friendly framework for doing exactly what you want to.