Layout with overlapping and transparency

Vaadin 6 / 7 / 8 Framework UI
1

Hello,

What would guys suggest to use for a layout if I have components that I want to overlap and be transparent (some parts of the component below will show through)?

Ken

2

Hi,

Off the top of my head I can only think of either CustomLayout or CssLayout, which will allow you to position components on top of each other.

3

Also AbsoluteLayout should allow you to overlap components and to define exactly where they should be positioned.

4

Oh, yes, forgot that one.

I’d say AbsoluteLayout is the easiest to get started with, since you won’t need to worry about any CSS or HTML.

5

Could you please give a quick example of a layout that overlaps another. Many thanks.