Overlays : Transparent Background (and more)

When I want to include, say, each image's filename when I print them, the only way is a white bar at the bottom of the image. That's the way photo info overlay works now.
I'd like this function to behave like Identity plate overlay : transparent, and over the image. And to be able to position it wherever over the image.
But, on the other hand, the identity overlay needs an improvement. To be able to position it, and scale it, relative to image size, or print size, automatically. And this would be needed for the "file name overlay" I mentioned before... so maybe the whole overlay feature needs a rework.

  How can I make a picture transparent, use it for a background
When you open a picture file in PSE, that is the background layer.
and add text on top of it?
Use the type tool to add the text. The text will be on a new layer, above the background layer.

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