Can anyone help!?

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

I’m very confused about why I can’t see my text on the simulator!? 

This is the code I’m using and I’m sure I must be doing the group wrong although it all works fine without the text in there?

    local jpx825proGroup = display.newGroup();

        local myTextObject = display.newText( “Just some text”, 30, 400, nil, 24 )

        myTextObject:setTextColor( 255,255,255 )

        local background = display.newImage(“images/JPX825pro_bg.png”)

        

        local home = display.newImage(“images/home.png”)

        home.x = 50; 

        home.y = 430;

        home.scene = “intro”;

    

        local backButton = display.newImage(“images/backButton.png”)

        backButton.x = 260;

        backButton.y = 440;

        backButton.scene = “hardgoods”;

        

        

        jpx825proGroup:insert(myTextObject);

        jpx825proGroup:insert(background);

        jpx825proGroup:insert(home);

        jpx825proGroup:insert(backButton);

        

        home:addEventListener(“touch”, changeScene);

        backButton:addEventListener(“touch”, changeScene);

    

        

        local widget = require( “widget” )

        

        

    return jpx825proGroup;

end

#2

You’re inserting your text into the group before everything else, and thus it’s getting placed in the back.

Try putting the text insertion last :slight_smile:

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#3

Fantastic! I love this forum!

Thanks so much!

#4

Or you could insert myTextObject:toFront()
After all others created but creating it last would be my preferred way

#5

Thanks Jstrahan, I’m getting there slowly…I hope you’re not drive-texting again!

#6

Haha
No worse
I’m eating and texting

#7

You’re inserting your text into the group before everything else, and thus it’s getting placed in the back.

Try putting the text insertion last :slight_smile:

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#8

Fantastic! I love this forum!

Thanks so much!

#9

Or you could insert myTextObject:toFront()
After all others created but creating it last would be my preferred way

#10

Thanks Jstrahan, I’m getting there slowly…I hope you’re not drive-texting again!

#11

Haha
No worse
I’m eating and texting