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Layer always on top
Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone can shed some light onto this dilemma I am having.
I am looking to create a layer that is always on top (of everything). I've looked at the settings but am unable to locate anything currently.
Is this possible? For example a logo that could be on top of all screens including feedback screens for quizes etc? I don't want to include the menu or standard logo position so was hoping there was a way around this.
Bearing in mind the course might be 50 screens long, so any reduction in actions would be best.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards
Al
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Can I add a +1 for this request. New to SL but have moved over from other authoring tools and I am struggling to see why this hasn't been implemented after the initial request was suggested years ago. It's a must have option.
Hey, all, I have actually discovered how to have a layer on top with minimal triggers.
Checkout the video here: https://youtu.be/PIe8usm3pF4
Brilliant Nejc, great way to use the toggle. I never used toggle for that purpose, I can see using that trick in other cases. Thanks!
Chiming in as well, didn´t see it on the roadmap, this would be super usefull. Has it been deemed "not worthy" for further dev?
Hi Kristoffer,
We are continuing to track requests for this feature, so I appreciate you sharing your voice of what you would like to see changed! While I don't have an update to share at this time, I will be adding your comments to our report.
We'll be sure to reach back out with updates as soon as we have more details to share!
Still needs this feature, solved?
Hi, Marcus.
We don't have any updates on this feature request yet, but we'll be sure to notify you when we have some news!
10 years later, nothing has been done.
It's quite disappointing to see that such a basic and necessary feature request (which should have been available from version 1 imo) has been totally ignored.
Bumping this, can't believe this still hasn't become a thing :(
Hey, Mark checkout my YouTube video, if you need a solution, it’s pretty easy to achieve:
Thanks Nejc, I'd already gotten halfway there with the use of the layer (which dissapears when others are shown).
But this is pretty ingenious! well done for working it out.
Although I do need to go through my project and change the way loads of button/triggered layers work now.While it does work, it is a pretty convoluted work around for something that really should just be an option within the software.
There is a simple Javascript solution for this.
Change the z-Index of any element in Storyline...let myElement = document.querySelector("[data-acc-text='myAccName']");gsap.set(myElement , {css:{zIndex:1000}})
Where ofcourse you need to ensure your zIndex is above all others.
The values for z-index must be an positive/negative integer. This doesn’t mean you can have unlimited z-axis layers! The maximum range is ±2147483647.Wow. I can't believe Storyline can't do this. What a disappointment. More than 10 years for what seems to be a pretty simple feature. Guess I'll use a workaround.
