Backdrop image

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » 25.02.2023 10:14

Textured background — it is more than just eye candy. Some writers claim it makes them more creative/ productive. Similar to listening to white noise (rain, wind, water).

I find it helps me to conceptualize things. For drafts and early versions. The attached screenshots are taken from Akelpad.

It would be a nice addition to distraction-free mode, imo.

main Alexey · Post by **main Alexey** » 25.02.2023 10:32

For Cud engine it is almost not possible to add (very hard), so declined, sorry.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » 25.02.2023 10:47

No problem. I can always hand my files over to another app and back to Cuda again.
I just thought I share the idea. It looked simple to me (small seamless gif-tile, set to background-repeat;), and since Cuda already has a wide range of useful features for writers, it seemed like a nice add-on.

main Alexey · Post by **main Alexey** » 25.02.2023 12:56

problem is not 'to paint bitmap over viewport'. it is to draw text with font-style and backgnd-style (in some lexers, eg JS in HTML).

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » 25.02.2023 17:05

Thanks for clarifying. From my amateurish perspective, things often look easier than they really are.
No worries. It's still an amazing program with tons of great features for writers.
Btw, thanks for supporting {AppDrive} and {AddDir} in ui_initial_dir. Very useful.

Kudos to Cuda!

main Alexey · Post by **main Alexey** » 25.02.2023 17:08

Thank you too for good and _small_ suggestions...