image Onlayer on game menu fix?

[cmk_]

So whenever I click options or save/load screen my character that uses "show m_neutral at onlayer ml" is on top of the screen and it's blocking the return button. how to make it overlap everything except the game menu screens?

[Alex]

Why did you put this character on layer that is higher than 'screens'-layer? Didn't it overlap your game's gui?
If you need it to overlap your gui but not the menus, try to make another layer and show bgs and sprites on 'master'-layer, your gui screens on that another layer, your character on 'ml'-layer that must be lower than 'screens'-layer.

[cmk_]

Why did you put this character on layer that is higher than 'screens'-layer? Didn't it overlap your game's gui?
If you need it to overlap your gui but not the menus, try to make another layer and show bgs and sprites on 'master'-layer, your gui screens on that another layer, your character on 'ml'-layer that must be lower than 'screens'-layer.

sorry, i'm quite the noob. would you elaborate? TT

[Alex]

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Mmm, you've said that you show your character like "show m_neutral at onlayer ml" - why do ou show it on layer 'ml'?
Is there any special purpose? Otherwise show it like

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show m_neutral

[cmk_]

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Mmm, you've said that you show your character like "show m_neutral at onlayer ml" - why do ou show it on layer 'ml'?
Is there any special purpose? Otherwise show it like

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show m_neutral

well it's because it's a protagonist side image and it needed to overlap the textbox. I couldnt use the side image from renpy tutorial because the name of the protagonist is a renpy.input [name] and it's also a conditional switch between male and female sprite depending on what you choose. I couldn't figure out the side image code for that so I decided to go with onlayer ml. my only purpose is to overlap the textbox

[Alex]

Try it like:

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define mc = Character("[my_char_name]", image="my_char")

image my_char normal:
    Solid("#00c")
    size(350, 650)
    
image my_char happy:
    Solid("#c0c")
    size(350, 550)
    
image side my_char normal:
    Solid("#00c")
    size(250, 350)

image side my_char happy:
    Solid("#c0c")
    size(250, 350)
    
# The game starts here.
label start:
    show my_char normal
    $ my_char_name = renpy.input("Enter your name:", default="???", length=10)
    "Hello, [my_char_name]."
    mc happy "Hello!.."
    show my_char at right with move
    mc normal "...World?"
    "~~~"

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/dialogue.html

[cmk_]

ohh you're right, i should've just gone with the default instead of onlayer ^^ thanks