overlay screen and still use the buttons behind it

by **katsumoto** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:31 pm

Is it possible to have an overlay screen and still use the buttons on the screen that's behind the overlay screen?

by **Colby** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm

In some cases you would want this, in most cases you wouldnt. Can what your doing be accomplished with a show / hide?

by **katsumoto** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:53 pm

I'll try to explain.
I would want to build a navigation with a standard screen wich shows all navigation.
A space in the window would then be used to show different overlays according to the button pressed in the standard screen. These buttons should be accessible while the overlay is visible to change to another overlay.
I could make it just with different screens wich look the same. It just seems more elegant to do all navigation from one screen. That way you can change navigation in one screen and you don't have to update these changes in all screens.

By the way, I'm still new on Xlobby, so don't shoot me. There might just be a very simple answer to this.

by **Colby** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:14 pm

I suppose I dont fully get what youre doing.
You want a navigation on a page, aka a menu page.
you clik a button an overlay shows, on the menu (what is in the overlay?
is it a graphic or text or an actual menu of buttons ?)

You dont need multiple screens for your navigation.

I suppose youre basically doing flyout menus I assume? If you need immediate help, Im on Xlobby chat.

I'm still new on Xlobby, so don't shoot me

Dont feel threatend by asking questions. Live and Learn. BTW, How did I get the repitation for being so evil?

by **katsumoto** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:32 pm

You don't have an evil reputation at all. So sorry if I gave you that impression. :oops:

Well these "subpages" can include menu's or webbrowsers or whatever.
But you never go to a mainpage, you select directly from the navigationbar to what page you want to go.

So either the navigationbar has to be an overlay or the subpages.

by **Colby** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:41 pm

Ahh,
I would make the menu on all the pages. Create the menu buttons. Then check multipage in the skin editor, then click the pages under advanced tab of where you want the menu buttons to appear. You only have to create the menu once, it will self duplicate for all the pages. I dont see a reason mess with overlays.

by **katsumoto** on Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:17 pm

I'll give it a try.
Thanks

by **edgley** on Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:43 pm

Dont believe him.

Colby is evil.
He shows you these things that can be done with photoshop and it leaves you drooling with your head spinning 360 degrees.