Layers

[dsmes]

When one has lots of frames and buttons on top of each other, is there a way in NR Designer to list, view, or otherwise determine what is on top of what?

I know how to bring an element up a layer or send it to the back, but what I'd really dig is if selecting a frame would show you a listing of the elements within that frame (like it does in the left pane of NRD) and what layer they are on. A way of editing what element is on what layer would be ideal.

[Rob H]

Um, what's wrong with looking at the left hand pane? That seems to tell you what's going on fairly unambiguously. Or am I missing something?

[dsmes]

It's probably me that's missing something. If 10 items are on top of each other, how do i tell what order they are in the stack-up? Which one is on top, which item is directly under him and so on. In other words, what is their "Z" order?

[Ben S]

Looking in the tree on the left, the items are displayed from bottom of stack to top of stack.

So ...

Page
* Frame 1
** Button 1
** Button 2
* Frame 2

would be drawn in the order shown (frame 1, then button 1, then button 2, then frame 2).

note that button 1 and 2 are contained by frame 1, so will be clipped to be within frame 1's rectangle.

[dsmes]

Great to know! I knew I was missing something.
I trust this means their order can be changed by simply draging an element to a new position. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

[Ben S]

Actually, you should use the "bring to top", "Send to back", "Bring forward" and "send backward" options, rather than attempting to drag and drop.