Menu widgets should be shown above the overlay.

[SerjTargarien]

Expected behavior

Menu widgets such as achievement notifications or gamepad inputs should be able to be shown over the overlay. Some people use overlays as a way to map virtual buttons on cores when playing on smartphone or tablet devices, but for others an overlay is an anesthetic choice for game bezels or borders.

Actual behavior

As it is now, if you have a bezel activated you can't see the widgets as they are shown under the overlay and only partially visible or not visible at all.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Activate an opaque overlay that covers the borders of the screen.
2. Take a screen shoot with a hot key or activate an achievent in game.
3. The widget is not shown or only partially shown because is under the overlay.

Version/Commit

• RetroArch: 1.7.7

Environment information

• OS: Windows 10, but the problem is OS independent.

[orbea]

I just want to add I can reproduce this in linux with opengl and vulkan.

[furiadeoso]

Tagging @natinusala

[natinusala]

I'll have a look at that, I didn't know overlays were video drivers dependent

[natinusala]

This PR fixes it for gl and vulkan: #8732

However, I would suggest not to close this issue until all video drivers are fixed:

• Metal
• d3d10
• d3d11
• d3d12
• d3d9
• gl_core
• gl1
• gx2
• gl
• vulkan

[andercard0]

I am facing this issue with Bezels, not sure if this is same as Overlay; When a achievement pops-up (left up corner of screen) with any bezel activated, I barely can see the achievement. I remember when it was on version 1.7.6 on linux and windows, and it was a simple yellow notification, that not happen at all!

If any one knows a workaround, I'd love to try it out!

Thanks!

[Pearate]

When does this fix be available ? and how ?

[Ferk]

It should be tested that the widget doesn't block the input of the touchscreen when used as an overlay for control.

Honestly, I feel like this kind of graphical backdrops should use something else than the overlay that's meant for controls.
Like for example using the new "Onscreen artwork" (from #7419)

[natinusala]

Menu widgets have no inputs whatsoever for now, so overlays are not disturbed.

[SuperMeatBro]

should it includes the fact that shaders shouldnt affect widget (at least the badge pop-in for cheevos) or it is something completely different than overlay ( i was always seeing shaders as a kind of overlay for me)

[natinusala]

This is a different issue that needs to be tackled too