z-value of timeline zones

[Niels_EMP]

SmartClient Version: v10.0p_2015-05-27/Pro Deployment (built 2015-05-27)

Hi I'm implementing zones in my timeline and the problem is that the name of the zone is hidden behind the the event spanning the same space. (see attached)

Is there a way to set the z-index of the zone or at least the zone title so they are shown in front of the events similar to Indicator titles?

Also if there is a vertical scroller in the timeline you have to scroll to the bottom to see the titles of the zones and indicators, it would be useful if the titles moved so they where always visible.

[Isomorphic]

We think of these zone labels as less important than event data, therefore they should be occluded by event data.

There are a bunch of possible things that could be done to make zones more visible, such as hovers, or even drawing zones as sideways brackets (like "[" flipped on its side) outside the Timeline - if you're interested in something like this, Feature Sponsorship would be the way to approach this.

[Isomorphic]

Note that, to get Zone labels that look like Indicator labels and render outside of the canvas itself, you can set zoneCanvas.showLabel to true via the calendar.zoneCanvas AutoChild, available in 5.0 and later.

You might also want to check out showZoneHovers and associated settings, also available in 5.0.

[Niels_EMP]

Thank you, I'll check those out.

[Isomorphic]

Actually, we spoke too soon there - showLabel isn't expected to work for Zones in 5.0 - there's internal code that overrides the feature for ZoneCanvas in 5.0, unlike 5.1.

But the hovers are still a viable option in 5.0.