Hello, I am an Admin in a clan for the game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. We are using a VB6-coded Rcon tool, and in order to use it we have to Alt+Tab out of the game to issue commands. I could use the in-game console, but we'd rather not, plus we've put time into this Rcon program.

My question is, is there a way to code it to make the commands issuable from an overlay on the screen while in game? I know that it would have to interact with DirectX in some way, but that's about it.

Some details on what we're looking for:

> Press a button (like "Insert") to invoke the overlay, and present a list of commands. Then press that button again to hide it.
> Customizable coloring/layout/etc. (which we might be able to do that, not sure though)

That's all I can think of for now, but if we come up with anything else I'll be sure to post them.

Could someone point me in the right direction? I've tried browsing these forums for some info on it, but found nothing.

I am very tech-savvy, just not with programming. I only barely know the basics, and so I'm just beginning.

Thank you for your help in advance. If you need anything, please ask me.