Videowindow does not allow overlays? (1 Viewer)

[mbuzina]

I am trying to modify the avalon TV screen to be more like all the other screens. I have a menu section on the right, which should lay over the video screen by a little on the left side of the video to allow for the round borders (just like fanart in avalon).

It looks OK when the video is not playing (screenshot 1) but as soon as TV is playing the videowindow seems to be "always on top". Is there something to be done against this? If not --> should it be a feature?

P.S.: Sorry for the Clinton screenshot

 

[mbuzina]

No one?

 

[SilentException]

No, video window overlay is rendered after the GUI overlay, therefore only layers which are after video windows can be shown on top of video window. This is current hierarchy (simplified a bit) of different overlays: GUI - VIDEO - OSD - TOPBAR - DIALOG

 

[mbuzina]

Thanks! It is a pity - since I have seen dialogs above the video window I expected skinning elements to be able to overlay the video window. Is OSD fixed or could I add an OSD to a normal window? I am thinking of somehow "fooling" the systems

 

[SilentException]

No fooling I'm afraid

 

[mbuzina]

I guess chaging the render sequence is not exactly a minor feature request

 

[tourettes]

I guess chaging the render sequence is not exactly a minor feature request

It would probably break lot of other skins that rely on the current ordering. What would be possible is that screen files would be able to give a z-order for the layers. But generally there is not that much worth in changing those. Dialogs, OSD, top bar... they all have their own places (and only the current z-order makes sence). Only video and GUI could be changed so the video is back and then GUI ever it... but in that case skinner would be responsible for making a whole or semi-transparent hole in the GUI...

What would really make sence is to have z-order for every GUI element. I hope this is how MP2 works (and I think it does).