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On 12/14/2011 1:47 PM, Muddy Coder wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I am trying to write letters on a photo that is opened in a canvas. So
> I think I must need a widget to contain the letters I will type in. I
> tried to use a Label, it worked. But, a Label covered part of the
> photo underneath, so I can't use it.

You could use a entry widget over or outside the canvas for the user to 
enter the text, and then close that box and write the entered text to 
the canvas. Whether you can make the background of the entry box 
transparent probably depends on the gui toolkit.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy