BringToFront doesn't work

[dormky 2]

I have a TImage and a TDrawGrid. Calling BringToFront() on TImage does not put it above the drawgrid, what am I supposed to use ?

 

 

UFormMain.dfm

UFormMain.pas

[Die Holländer 45]

Put both components TImage and a TDrawGrid on separate panels.

Edited November 27 by Die Holländer

[dormky 2]

Just now, Die Holländer said:

Put both components TImage and a TDrawGrid on separate panels.

I want to make a loading overlay. I can't exactly go through the whole program doing this :')

[Die Holländer 45]

Maybe in your Delphi version is also a TActivityIndicator under Windows10 palette/components..

[dormky 2]

I want a specific loading icon, not a pre-made windows one.

[Minox 7]

Try it this way

 

procedure TFormMain.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Image1.Parent := DrawGrid1;
  Image1.Left := 0;
end;

 

[Die Holländer 45]

Make a small form with only the TImage and create it on top of the parent TDrawGrid form.

[David Heffernan 2347]

Try calling BringToFrontNoCap()

[Remy Lebeau 1405]

1 hour ago, David Heffernan said:

Try calling BringToFrontNoCap()

There is no such method in VCL.

[Remy Lebeau 1405]

8 hours ago, dormky said:

I have a TImage and a TDrawGrid. Calling BringToFront() on TImage does not put it above the drawgrid

TDrawGrid is derived from TWinControl, whereas TImage is derived from TGraphicControl.  Both controls in your DFM have the same Parent (the Form).  A graphical control is rendered directly onto the canvas of its Parent, and thus can never appear on top of a child windowed control of the same Parent.

8 hours ago, dormky said:

what am I supposed to use ?

As  suggested earlier, you will have to make the TImage be a child of the TDrawGrid, or put the TImage on a separate Form (or Frame) that is on top of the TDrawGrid.