GPS and other windows falling behind panel

[jay_1327]

I'm having an issue with a few planes where windows I bring up (GPS, throttle quadrant, etc.) fall behind the main panel when I click on it. When I remove the main 2d panel, the GPS windows are behind it. Does anyone know how to make sure the windows don't fall behind the panel??

[f16jockey_2]

It can be solved by adding a line zorder=nn (nn being a number) to specific [WindowXX] sections of panel.cfg, thus defining which sections should be topmost.

Can’t remember the details right now, not at my simputer.

An example (download location) of some panels giving trouble would be helpful.

 

Wim

[tiger1962]

Jay, Wim is right - here's how it works:

Open your panel.cfg with Notepad and add the lines in red below:

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window00]

file_1024=airbus_a321_panel_background.bmp

file_1024_night=airbus_a321_panel_background_night.bmp

size_mm=1024

position=7

visible=1

ident=MAIN_PANEL

zorder=00

 

[Window01]

size_mm=246,296

position=8

visible=0

BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16

ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

zorder=01

 

[Window02]

size_mm=456,378

window_size=0.5

position=8

BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0

VISIBLE=0

ident=GPS_PANEL

zorder=02

 

And so on... you get the idea.

[jay_1327]

Thanks, Tim & Wim!

 

I can remember doing something like that ages ago with another panel but forgot about zorder. It was driving me crazy! The panel I downloaded didn't have a "zorder=" so I had nothing to jog my memory. The panel is fixed. I just put my main panel as zorder=00.

 

Calm skies,

 

Julian

 

**EDIT**

 

For anyone having the same issue, remember to have 2 numbers in the "zorder=nn" field. For example "zorder=00" or "zorder=01" are correct. "zorder=0" or "zorder=1" would be incorrect.

Edited November 7, 2019 by jay_1327