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sgecko
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June 21, 2018
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Overlay not working below "fold"?

  • June 21, 2018
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I have a screen where I need an overlay to appear as a checked radio button. The button is below the scroll line, but overlays seem to only be available for placing above the scroll line.

Thoughts?

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Correct answer Preran

I checked with the product team and they say that this is the intended behavior. To request for a change, please place a feature request along with details of your workflow using this link. Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs

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Roman259364343g8u
Participant
September 29, 2022

It is 2022, and the bug is still not fixed... very frustrating. I almost stopped believing in my abilities because of that lol, but then I realized that not only I have this problem.

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Kenneth KawamotoCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 29, 2022

XD overlays are designed for modal dialogue boxes only so it's not a "bug" - but should have been designed as universal application in mind like Figma...

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    ThomHayes
    Participating Frequently
    November 25, 2021

    are there any updates to this? Plans to fix it in future?

      Rishabh_Tiwari
      Community Manager
      Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      November 25, 2021

      Hi there,

       

      Thanks for reaching out. With Component & States, you have the flexibility you need to be able to create flyouts, dropdowns, and other interactive elements that will be contextual to its placement on the artboard. Please check out this article.

       

      Feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance.

       

      Regards

      Rishabh

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      ThomHayes
      Participating Frequently
      November 25, 2021

      This isn't a solution to some use cases. Overlays exactly as they work now, but also below the fold would be so so useful to me. Really can't figure out why it's tricky to do?

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        AppleJuice
        Participant
        December 17, 2020

        Please fix this. Not being able to add an overlay below the fold makes prototyping in XD useless. From looking at other responses to this request it seems that Adobe keeps closing this issue without fixing it or even trying to understand the frustration it is causing. There are several requests for action on this issue with similar names that have been responded to by Adobe that this is intended behavior. Would it be acceptable to tell a development or design team that they can't provide dropdown menus or other interactive elements if those elements were below the fold? If this isn't fixed XD can't be used for prototyping, testing or interactive design.

          bobbyc3000
          bobbyc3000
          Participant
          June 16, 2020

          "Intended behavior"? If this is in fact intended behavior, then there is an error in concept. Limiting overlays to non-scroll screens makes zero sense. This bug is 2 years old. Come on Adobe.

            ygsjasondeller
            ygsjasondeller
            Participant
            June 28, 2018

            I also found this to be frustrating. The very first overlay I tried to make was below the page fold. I wonder how many other designers encounter this "intended behavior" very early on. Seems like it wasn't tested outside of adding a keyboard or slide menu to a single-screen mobile app. As I mentioned in my feature request, I like what the team is doing. I just wish features like these would get a little more user input before being touted as something we've all been waiting for. I'll continue to wait for the real anchored overlays in a future update.

              Preran
              Community Manager
              PreranCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
              Community Manager
              June 22, 2018

              I checked with the product team and they say that this is the intended behavior. To request for a change, please place a feature request along with details of your workflow using this link. Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs

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              edc23694795
              Participant
              May 16, 2019

              your product team sucks

                Nick MrHorse
                Nick MrHorse
                Participant
                June 21, 2018

                Yup, I was trying to add a Tooltip button below the fold and I can't drag the overlay below it. Why?

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