Locator bar displays behind other UI elements when subtitles are enabled

[Samsterious]

This bug also occurs when a chat message appears. There are a few other niche cases (holding a map?) where the bug will temporarily appear as a result of some UI interaction.

I am using Better Player Locator Bar 1.1.1 with Minecraft 1.21.1 and Fabric 0.17.3.

[bichal]

Thanks a lot Sam for your issue. Honestly... how can a map break the UI?, it's funny really. I never thought of testing it that way, but I'm getting an idea of the problem. The chat issue has been around since the mod's inception; I didn't think much of it since it was just a design flaw. I'll keep it in mind for the next version, thx so much

[bichal]

I was checking the map as you said, but is it really like this? Or am I just an idiot who didn't understand your reference? But the way I'm trying it, it works..., it's weird...

I've been trying for a while, but I can't find the problem

Have you configured anything? Perhaps a specific configuration is causing this problem

[Samsterious]

It could be that I misidentified holding a map as one of the causes of this bug. It certainly seems like there are a number of random UI interactions that cause the bug to surface. The main ones that I am quite certain of are the presence of a subtitle or a chat message.

Another user on my server reported that holding a map causes them this problem; I did not verify it myself.

[bichal]

Hmm... weird, well, I need to look into that more thoroughly. Thank you very much for letting me know. I'll leave the issue open, and if I can't find the problem... I won't close it until it's resolved. Is the error very annoying? That way I can prioritise other problems. I'll try to test more issues. Also, the issue with the item tooltips is incredible, as it's been around for several versions and no one has complained about it, and even worse, I haven't noticed it, ha ha ha. Thank you very much, I'll give that higher priority. Also, does your friend have a configuration within the mod? Maybe that's what's causing the problem, and I can test it.

Do you have any other bugs to report, performance issues, or anything else that's annoying that we can improve in the mod?

[Samsterious]

The bug makes it impossible to see other users on the locator bar, as the icon is about as tall as the experience bar is, rendering the mod essentially non-functional for users (like myself) who depend on subtitles (which are almost always visible when enabled; there is rarely true silence in Minecraft). This means that 99% of the time, I cannot see any of the icons on the locator bar.

The only configuration that I or anyone else on the server has meddled with, that I am aware of, is the config accessible via the F8 menu. So far as I can tell, none of these settings are responsible for the bug.

I haven't noticed any changes in performance or other buggy behavior besides this particular issue. Most of the players on the server are having a great time with it.

I have noticed that the mod is stuck in local mode (only showing players located in chunks rendered client-side), but I have not yet reproduced the issue on a Fabric server, so I haven't reported it yet. The server I am running is actually a Neoforge server using Sinytra Connector, which is pretty effective most of the time, but I found that the layer ordering bug occurs even on a clean Fabric client, which is why I sent this one already.

[bichal]

Oh dear, that's quite a few mistakes on my part. It frustrates me to know that my work and improvements only make the gameplay worse with this... But better to know than not. OK, I'll see how to fix it, and as for the Sinnytra connector, I've tested it and it does have some problems, especially in the HUD elevation mixins, which don't elevate on servers with/without the mod. I'll mark your reports as high priority. Thank you very much for your help, and I apologise for my mistakes and inconveniences. I have a lot to improve on that, I will release a full version correcting that and some other bugs. I am delighted to read about your problems with my mod, I am very grateful to you, seriously.