Composer: Can I have a global bg stick behind changing menus?

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hello

I am trying to set a background image that will be displayed in the back while i scroll through 

the menu scenes in my project. What i do is slide each scene from the side while the leaving

scene is exits sliding to the other side.

I know something like that can be done by setting the effect on “composer.gotoScene(e.target.tag, “slideLeft”,1000)” but that will make the bg slide with the scene since it is a part of it.

If I use the same background and try “”(meaning no effect) as an effect to transit between scene, there is some kind

of a short black flash that indicates the transition between the scenes and i don’t want that.

I would like to have that effect without the flashing black screen in between.

Do you have any suggestions? ideas?

Any help would be very appreciated.

Thank you for reading

Saiphan

#2

Just create the background in main.lua, don’t add it to any group and the scenes will appear on top of it. 

#3

Check out this link

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/composer/stage.html

See the example at the end, it will show you how to insert objects in order i.e have the background behind the composer stage…

Hope this helps…

#4

Thanks for the replies

nick - i tried it before and it appeared on top of everything.

cbriggsnz - that seems what i need so i will try this

thanks again

#5

bg:toBack()

#6

Just create the background in main.lua, don’t add it to any group and the scenes will appear on top of it. 

#7

Check out this link

http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/composer/stage.html

See the example at the end, it will show you how to insert objects in order i.e have the background behind the composer stage…

Hope this helps…

#8

Thanks for the replies

nick - i tried it before and it appeared on top of everything.

cbriggsnz - that seems what i need so i will try this

thanks again

#9

bg:toBack()