Discover VS Burrito

Discord overlay doesn't exist in linux. I'm using Discover as a workaround.

If you know python you could maybe start by looking at how discover handles everything by reading its source code

There are applications like Discover for Discord. It is capable to render above everything else, even fullscreen games without taking any resources.

1) If you use Discord, install it and the Discover overlay. With the Deck's excellent output cancelling, you can comfortably chat while you play.

Python GTK Linux Example that works on Steam Deck: https://github.com/trigg/Discover

Discover Overlay: This lets you have an overlay for Discord, since Discord on Linux still has no overlay support of its own. It's a little janky, but being able to see who's talking and read what the people in text chat are saying is just an important part of being social online. I love being able to both play video games and hang out with friends simultaneously, so this is just about mandatory for me.

Looking forward to seeing your results. You should be able to download the newest possible version of things (from commit 42d8060) via this link to the automated CI build service artifacts, though it might require you to login to github I cant remember. https://github.com/AsherGlick/Burrito/suites/11205986923/artifacts/584221714

Burrito isn't as far as Blish HUD but it's very promising :)

For HUD take a look at burrito

You may wish to try out the work from our friends over in the Burrito project in the meantime: https://github.com/AsherGlick/Burrito

We do have plans down the road to make it possible, but there are a lot of hurdles before we get there. In the meantime, you might consider using Burrito. https://github.com/AsherGlick/Burrito 👍

Perhaps there's a way to get the cursor info with the MumbleLink API that other overlay programs like TacO and Burrito use. It doesn't looks like that info is there directly, but maybe you can figure it out based on the camera data somehow.