Ya possible via python, just more work. Python2Exe would provide no realy benefit unless you are distributing it to people who don't have python interpreters. Though the amount of work to do this on python is much greater, since python has no gui framework out of the box. So you will have to install the win32 extensions…
Passerby: Thanks. About Python: If I use a "python2exe" tool, will something like a color picker be noticeably slower in Python than in say C#? Would it be possible to replace the system color picker with python (like Jovian, it suppresses the windows color picker and pops up instead)? peanut: Thanks. Jovian is a really…
I know my way around Python, PHP and Java/unity-script, but now I'd like to make standalone .exe's. Specifically I'd like to make an "always on" color library that sits in the (windows) tray and down the line I'd like to make a color picker replacement, like Jovian colorpicker (which I use all the time but that sadly has…
There are a lot of ways you could probably accomplish this. 64bit assembly/C/C++/Java/VB/C#/Python+QT (and more) or something like that. I wish I could make it easier on you, welcome to software engineering.
passerby: Very helpful, thanks a lot! marks: Thanks. Zhalktis: I am using Max at work, but I mostly write python scripts/plugins for modo. I have a few ideas for tools that would be nice to have in Max though, so that would be a bonus.
Really take your pick, you could use python, but you would need to put pyside and QT ontop of it for handling the UI. I personally think the best option would be to use C# and the .net libraries. Since it has everything you would needed included for making a windows app with a GUI and integration into the system tray.
Cant help you on the form for the color picker, but here is the code to make a system try icon and give it a context menu and a exit button. You will want to just create a new Windows Form application in Visual Studio, that will get you started with 1 form, and a Class with a Main() method. C# shouldn't be a huge jump for…