Using PyWinRT visual layer

prefs.py

@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ def apply(self) -> None:  # noqa: CCR001
         config.set('dark_text', self.theme_colors[0])
         config.set('dark_highlight', self.theme_colors[1])
         theme.apply()
-        if self.plugdir.get() != config.get('plugin_dir'):
+        if self.plugdir.get() != config.get_str('plugin_dir'):
             config.set(
                 'plugin_dir',
                 str(Path(config.home_path, self.plugdir.get()[2:])) if self.plugdir.get().startswith('~') else

requirements-win.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+simplesystray==0.1.0
+pywin32==306
+
+winrt-Microsoft.UI==2.2.0
+winrt-Microsoft.UI.Interop==2.2.0
+winrt-Microsoft.UI.Windowing==2.2.0
+winrt-Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.DynamicDependency==2.2.0
+winrt-Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.DynamicDependency.Bootstrap==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.Foundation.Numerics==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.System==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.System.Interop==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.UI==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.UI.Composition==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.UI.Composition.Desktop==2.2.0
+winrt-Windows.UI.Composition.Interop==2.2.0
+
+-r requirements.txt

requirements.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 requests==2.32.3
 pillow==10.3.0
 watchdog==4.0.1
-simplesystray==0.1.0; sys_platform == 'win32'
 semantic-version==2.10.0
-# For manipulating folder permissions and the like.
-pywin32==306; sys_platform == 'win32'
 psutil==5.9.8
-winrt-Microsoft.UI==2.1.0; sys_platform == 'win32'
-winrt-Microsoft.UI.Interop==2.1.0; sys_platform == 'win32'
-winrt-Microsoft.UI.Windowing==2.1.0; sys_platform == 'win32'
-winrt-Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.DynamicDependency.Bootstrap==2.1.0.post1; sys_platform == 'win32'

theme.py

@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
     import win32gui
     from winrt.microsoft.ui.interop import get_window_id_from_window
     from winrt.microsoft.ui.windowing import AppWindow
+    from winrt.windows.foundation.numerics import Vector2, Vector3
+    from winrt.windows.system.interop import create_dispatcher_queue_controller
+    from winrt.windows.ui import Color
+    from winrt.windows.ui.composition import Compositor, ContainerVisual
+    from winrt.windows.ui.composition.interop import create_desktop_window_target
     from ctypes import windll
     FR_PRIVATE = 0x10
     fonts_loaded = windll.gdi32.AddFontResourceExW(str(config.respath_path / 'EUROCAPS.TTF'), FR_PRIVATE, 0)
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@ class _Theme:
     }
     style: ttk.Style
     root: tk.Tk
+    dispatcher = None
+    compositor = None
+    compositor_target = None
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.active: int | None = None  # Starts out with no theme
@@ -153,6 +161,15 @@ def initialize(self, root: tk.Tk):
             except tk.TclError:
                 logger.exception(f'Failure loading theme package "{theme_file}"')
 
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            self.dispatcher = create_dispatcher_queue_controller()
+            self.compositor = Compositor()
+            self.compositor_target = create_desktop_window_target(self.compositor, self.root.winfo_id())
+            c_root = self.compositor.create_container_visual()
+            c_root.relative_size_adjustment = Vector2(1, 1)
+            c_root.offset = Vector3(0, 0, 0)
+            self.compositor_target.root = c_root
+
     def register(self, widget: tk.Widget | tk.BitmapImage) -> None:
         assert isinstance(widget, (tk.BitmapImage, tk.Widget)), widget
         warnings.warn('theme.register() is no longer necessary as theme attributes are set on tk level',
@@ -200,6 +217,13 @@ def apply(self) -> None:
                 window.title_bar.extends_content_into_title_bar = True
                 title_gap['height'] = window.title_bar.height
 
+                visuals = ContainerVisual._from(self.compositor_target.root).children
+                element = self.compositor.create_sprite_visual()
+                element.brush = self.compositor.create_color_brush(Color(255, 10, 10, 10))
+                element.size = Vector2(self.root.winfo_width(), 48)
+                element.offset = Vector3(0, 0, 0)
+                visuals.insert_at_top(element)
+
             if theme == self.THEME_TRANSPARENT:
                 win32gui.SetWindowLong(hwnd, win32con.GWL_EXSTYLE,
                                        win32con.WS_EX_APPWINDOW | win32con.WS_EX_LAYERED)  # Add to taskbar