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FS2004 2D panels overlap

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Hi,
I develop 2D panels in C++ for FS9.
There's a trouble with panels priority (or "z-order" ?).
I toggle several 2D panels, when needed, using:
Code: 
    panel_window_toggle(ID_SOME_PANEL_ID);

Usually it's OK, but in some cases the newly opened panel comes behind the another one. Something like in the attached screenshot.

How can I solve this and set the correct layer priority?
 

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Read the SDK? :D

Set the zorder entry for the GPS popup in the panel.cfg file to some higher number, such as:

//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window02]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=456,378
window_size_ratio=1.000
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
window_size= 0.360, 0.398
window_pos= 0.640, 0.600
zorder=5

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0,456,378
 
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Thank you, n4gix!

Read the SDK? :D
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Yep.

Set the zorder entry for the GPS popup in the panel.cfg file to some higher number,
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I can find no information about such a parameter in SDK.
Looked through "FS2004SDK\Panels_SDK\doc\Panels SDK.doc", especially in chapter named "The Panel Configuration File".
Are you sure it exists in FS9?

Anyway, I'll try it too.
 
As I recall, now that I think about it some more, it was an "undocumented feature" of FS9...

It does work though, as I've been using it for years... :D
 
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