RootText module

Writes text directly to the root-window (the desktop).

xpos

The horizontal position of the top left of the text area (in pixels).

ypos

The vertical position of the top left of the text area (in pixels).

width

The horizontal size of the text area (in pixels).

height

The vertical size of the plotting area (in pixels).

colour

The colour to draw the text in.

font

The font to display the text with.

draw_background

Draw a background colour behind the text. Note that the background is only behind the text not the whole area allocated to text.

background_colour

Colour to draw behind the text. This only applies if the background_colour option is turned on.