Customizable compact overlay window

A computing system for implementing a customizable compact overlay window in a display, the computing system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the computing system to perform the following:
• an act of receiving a definition of one or more regions of a customizable compact overlay window where user input is to be passed directly to an application that uses the compact overlay window,
• an act of generating the customizable compact overlay window with the one or more defined regions in a display of the computing system;
• in response to user input being entered into at least one of the one or more defined regions, an act of directly passing the user input to the application, the user input being interpretable by the application in a manner determined by the application;
• and
• in response to the user input being entered into a region of the compact overlay window that is not part of the one or more defined regions, an act of the computing system interpreting the user input.

A computing system for implementing a customizable compact overlay window in a display, the computing system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the computing system to perform the following:
• an act of implementing in a display of the computing system a customizable compact overlay window that is customizable by an application that uses the compact overlay window;
• an act of receiving input into at least a portion of the compact overlay window;
• an act of directly passing the input to the application, wherein if the application has defined a response to the input to the at least one portion of the compact overlay window, any response to the input is determined by the defined response of the application;
• and
• in response to an indication that the application has not defined a response to the input to the at least one portion of the compact overly window, an act of the computing system determining a response to the input.