Control layer

[Jaman]

Hello all,

My problem is when I want to edit my panel, if I want to add some docoration or picture for good look after add some controls on my panel, Always, the docoration or picture cover the controls added before, So I must add docoration or picture before, and it's not easy for me. Do you know any good methods to set control display layer that similiar as the method using for display pictures in Photoshop?

by the way, I like here better and better, thank the fast reply from Roberto and others!

Jaman

[RobertoBozzolo]

Internal order of controls is defined in the UIR editor based on the time they are created: the one created last is on top of the preceding ones, as you already observed. Anyway, this can be easily altered using using "Put in front" and "put in back" menu items in the menu bar: select a control and operate moving it before or after other controls on the panel, this will result on it laying on top or below them. These commands are also associated with F7 and F8 keys. Unfortunately in the last versions of CVI this keys don't operate on decorations: for this reason you'll have to move the decoration away (but don't delete it!), select all controls that lay down it and move them in front of the decoration with F7, next move back the decoration to its original position.

The decoration can still be edited even if it's below other controls: it's enough that at least a small portion of it is out of other contrls area so that it can be clicked with the mouse.

[RobertoBozzolo]

OK, my memory and the habit of using shortcuts instead of searching in the menus tricked me a bit 

Items for arranging the order in which controls are drawn are in Arrange >> Control ZPlane order menu. Also, the shortcut to move a control to the very back is F9 (up to version 6 it effectively was F8 😞 it works for decorations also...

Seems I missed a document describing changes in shortcuts while switching to the last versions...

[Jaman]

Hello Roberto,

it's clear now! thanks very much!