Z-Index is inverted/ignored when editing UI in the Studio viewport

[mitex7183 (mitex)]

Many users experiencing this issue right now (including myself)

Here too

GUI Zindex bugging in Studio⚠️

Recently i came across this GUI zindex bug in Studio, many other developers are facing this problem. Would be nice if it gets fixed asap, thank you👍

[Frshxp (Frsh)]

yes, need an fix asaaaappp!!!

[archwann (arch)]

I’m also experiencing issues with the UI Editor.

https://gyazo.com/d1cdb4acf8af9667e60d364e9c93d4c6

Clicking on objects with High ZIndex values doesn’t select them. Instead, its selecting things layered underneath. In this video, the Button I’m trying to select has a ZIndex of 3, but the frames being selected are layered underneath, with a ZIndex of 1.

I’m using Global ZIndexBehaviour!

Please Fix this Roblox!

[jxhniee (jxhnie)]

I want to update everyone that the Zindex has now become inverted, meaning if you access the smaller frame, you’ll need to increase the Zindex of the main frame to a number larger than the Zindex of the small frame. However, it’s still really buggy and doesn’t work sometimes. Again, I do hope they fix this issue tomorrow

[focasds]

It is a pain to edit UI with this bug, I am currently just changing the position of UI elements through the property panel because of this issue, everything in the background is getting selected instead of what I want…

[iArxic (arx)]

I’m bumping this, please fix this. It is impossible to edit the UI at the moment.
I’m hoping this will get fixed soon, making a UI takes way longer now, especially in a big game full of invisible frames.

[HiddenModule]

Fix this stupid bug already, it’s been 5 days and it’s nearly impossible to edit UI’s at all.

[DrRanchDressing]

Hi all, thank you for escalating this issue. We are investigating this urgently and will update as soon as we can.

[nomnomhungy (chad)]

Hi all, this should be resolved now. Please restart Studio to apply an update and let me know if this behavior continues.

[HiddenModule]

It’s finally fixed, thank you very much.

[MeaxisDev (Meaxis)]

Thank you for finally responding! I can confirm this bug is fixed myself. Good evening to you and all your team!

[CryptoArtz (BlackSmith)]

Tysm! Seems to fixed, and i can finally edit the UI of my game again!

[MeaxisDev (Meaxis)]

Hello!

Quick addition, actually: if you set a ScreenGUI’s ZIndexBehavior to Sibling, a label that would draw over the screen would still not be selected but its parent frame would.

I can attach a repro file if necessary.

Is this expected behaviour?
Thank you a lot

[Frshxp (Frsh)]

make sure this doesn’t happen again pall

[nomnomhungy (chad)]

Hi Meaxis, thanks for the follow-up. Could you file a new devforum bug with a repro file? This sibling behavior has likely existed in the UI Editor for a long time and is unrelated to the issue you reported in this thread.

[MeaxisDev (Meaxis)]

Of course! Please find the new link here: Z-Index Behaviour is not respected when editing UI in the viewport

As a curiosity question that you are free to skip over, I wanna ask: if the bug is known, why is it not resolved yet? I ask this with no ill over Roblox staff by the way, I’m just curious to the methodology as to fixing bugs internally

Thank you for your consideration & good evening to you and your colleagues!

[nomnomhungy (chad)]

Hi Meaxis, thank you for the bug report. To answer your question, we receive a high volume of bug reports, so we must prioritize them. As a result, there may be issues we are aware of that don’t receive the resources necessary to resolve right away.

I sympathize with your frustration regarding the UI Editor. Please continue to report issues as you encounter them. It is a great help to our team in understanding the state of the UI Editor.