Android Question GUI object wrong depth order

[Devv]

I am facing a strange problem that i never faced before

the objects depth order is appearing in the visual designer in one way
and after compilation it apperas in another way

i have 8 buttons that are working perfectly
when i try to put anything above then (anything except another button) it will appear behind it
not matter what it is, i tried label and progress bar

in this screenshot you can see that label1 is a the top then comes button1 then the 8 buttons

but after compiling the app and running it in my phone it appears label1 --> 8 buttons --> Button1
"label1 is that black small rectangle below button1"

i cant in anyway make any label above these buttons which is very strange


any ideas are appreciated

 

[techknight]

Are you setting the Elevation in the designer? That always works for me. You can even set it programatically if you wish.

 

[Devv]

Are you setting the Elevation in the designer? That always works for me. You can even set it programatically if you wish.

my friend what do you mean by Elevation i never saw it in the designer

please clarify

 

[DonManfred]

Put label on a panel and change the panel elevation. It has a property

 

[Devv]

Put label on a panel and changw tha panel rlevation. It has a property

Maybe that will solve the problem
But I don't want to use a panel
Why would I need a panel to but a label on a button

 

[Emme Developer]

Maybe that will solve the problem
But I don't want to use a panel
Why would I need a panel to but a label on a button

Because button has by default an elevation greater than a panel. You can also change manually the elevation of label by using reflection or java object, but putting it in a panel is simpler

 

[MarkusR]

or u use a imageview (instead of a button) it have also a click event. seems a label can be above a image

 

[Devv]

or u use a imageview (instead of a button) it have also a click event. seems a label can be above a image

Yes imageview seems to be the easiest way
but it does not support while pressed color or image

 

[MarkusR]

or u make a gap between the buttons where the label should appear.
your label is a description of the image in the buton?

 

[Semen Matusovskiy]

Visual Designer works in Windows. Android has own mind about Z-order.

About all buttons. No reason to add labels. Buttons support text and icon. For example,

    ' Set image as background
    Dim bkg As BitmapDrawable
    bkg.Initialize (LoadBitmap(File.DirAssets, "1.jpg"))
    Button1.Background = bkg

    ' Set text
    Button1.Text = "Some text"
    Button1.Gravity = Bit.Or (Gravity.BOTTOM, Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
    ...

About "central button". Unlike elevation helps, it seems to me to use popup windows is more elegant way.
I posted some days ago a library and a sample
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...pper-for-popupwindow-class.97879/#post-616872

Initialize function expects panel, you can place a button over it.

 

[Erel]

Just to clarify as it is already written above, buttons have an elevation of 2dip. This means that they will appear above all other views.

You should add a panel and put all the views that you want inside. Set the panel elevation to 2 or more (in the designer).

 

[Devv]

or u make a gap between the buttons where the label should appear.
your label is a description of the image in the buton?

Yes it is description