Foreground priority, Topper vs Backglass

[MulletLife]

I'm sure this is a very (me) focused issue.  I have a 2 screen setup for PBX. What I'm looking to achieve is the Backglass to show on screen to while scrolling through tables. Once I chose a game, the Backglass disappears and the Topper is left in its place. This all seems good, except my Topper happens to always be the screen on top in the PBX second screen. Is there anyway to force Backglass to appear over top of the Topper? 

I'm sure a work around is to rename the backglass video folder to Topper and vice versa, but that seems excessive. 
Thanks everyone. 

[MulletLife]

FWIW, renaming the folders did fix the issue. Just looking to see if there was a more legit way to resolve the issue, but if it involves a lot of work, a work around fix on my end is better than hours of coding for an issue no one but me has. 

[scutters]

Please attach your pinballx.ini and log.txt.

Some screenshots might help too as i'm not sure what you're describing. Sounds like the 2nd screen is used for both Topper and Backglass media, but you only want to see the Backglass in PinballX? I'm sure that can't be it, so i'm confused!

What do you want to see on the screen while in PinballX, and while in game?

 

[Mike_da_Spike]

46 minutes ago, MulletLife said:

Once I chose a game, the Backglass disappears and the Topper is left in its place.

The topper should disappear as well, unless you have the checkbox for staying during the game or a name with something familiar.

[MulletLife]

12 minutes ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

The topper should disappear as well, unless you have the checkbox for staying during the game or a name with something familiar.

Yes, that is correct, and that is the intention. I want the topper to stay so I am left with a Playfield and Topper (what I use for the dmd) when in VPX. 

[MulletLife]

51 minutes ago, scutters said:

Please attach your pinballx.ini and log.txt.

Some screenshots might help too as i'm not sure what you're describing. Sounds like the 2nd screen is used for both Topper and Backglass media, but you only want to see the Backglass in PinballX? I'm sure that can't be it, so i'm confused!

What do you want to see on the screen while in PinballX, and while in game?

 

I'll have to grab those off the other PC, if its helpful. 

I have 2 screens set up in cabinet mode. So in PBX, there is a vertical monitor which is the playfield, and mounted on top is a landscape 2nd monitor.  In PBX I want the monitor to show the blackglass, in VPX I want it to show the topper.  I have the switching of screens all sorted. 

The only issue is that if I ask PBX to display the Topper and BG on the same screen at the same time, it defaults to the Topper in front, and I want the BG in front. 

As mentioned in my edit, I can 'solve' the problem by renaming my topper and backglass folders. I was just looking to see if there is a way to force the backglass on top of the topper window when both are displayed. 

Since I have a work around fix, its not a massive priority. Mainly checking if I missed an 'always on top' check box somewhere. 

[scutters]

7 hours ago, MulletLife said:

I have 2 screens set up in cabinet mode. So in PBX, there is a vertical monitor which is the playfield, and mounted on top is a landscape 2nd monitor.  In PBX I want the monitor to show the blackglass, in VPX I want it to show the topper.  I have the switching of screens all sorted. 

The only issue is that if I ask PBX to display the Topper and BG on the same screen at the same time, it defaults to the Topper in front, and I want the BG in front. 

The pinballx.ini file might help, maybe it's just me but i still don't think i'm understanding what you're doing 😕

Are the Topper and Backglass defined in PinballX as overlapping (or same) areas, or are you using width/height and x/y offsets so they don't overlap?. Sorry, i'm just curious about your setup now even though you have a workaround!

[Draco1962]

Definitely a lot more back and forth that the pinballx.ini and log.txt files could potentially have cleared up if they were attached to the initial post requesting assistance.