How to make surfaceview transparent background?

Question

I want to make my GLSurfaceView transparent. I tried:

setZOrderOnTop(true);
setEGLConfigChooser(8, 8, 8, 8, 16, 0);
mRenderer = new CurlRenderer(this);
getHolder().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);

It works, but I need to display another view above GLSurfaceView.

Is it possible to not use setZOrderOnTop(true)?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 05 '14 at 17:45

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No. setZOrderOnTop must be called to have a transparent SurfaceView background. You cannot have anything above a transparent SurfaceView.

answered Jan 05 '14 at 17:45

Joseph Earl

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+1 for something i didnt know. Do you have any reliable source? (i trust you, but just for knowing the source) – Carlos Robles Jan 05 '14 at 17:56
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See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-developers/jYjvm7ItpXQ or http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5391089/how-to-make-surfaceview-transparent – Joseph Earl Jan 05 '14 at 17:59
This is so frustrating. – GDanger Sep 23 '14 at 00:14

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