@bd-arc I have absolutely no experience building such complex UI, and I'm not saying it's simple.

The way I would go though would be the following : putting each view in a different layer, each layer being an absolute positioned view taking the full width and height of the display, and positioning the visible views inside each layer. Since each layer takes the full dimensions of the display, overflow is not a problem.

I fully agree this solution is a pain, but I believe it works. Please tell me if I'm wrong :)

On 2 Nov 2016, at 10:46, bd-arc notifications@github.com wrote:

@aymericbouzy https://github.com/aymericbouzy Unfortunately not, since you can't overlap views on Android. This really proves problematic for this kind of layout, particularly when soft shadows are involved. There are many issues at stake: no visible overflow (the real bummer), buggy z-indexes, absolute positioning randomness...

Let me show you another example of a UI I am trying to implement, but for which I am currently clueless.
https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7899844/19923629/accc6622-a0e8-11e6-82b3-e7ac55c45002.png
https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7899844/19923171/7ab68200-a0e6-11e6-8e3e-07f03521133c.png
https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/7899844/19923650/bfd909be-a0e8-11e6-96e6-fd67d42fff73.png
On iOS, I would simply use negative margins or even absolute positioning with a global container; this would be pretty easy. But because of the overflow issue, neither of this classic methods will work on Android. Do you have any idea that would allow me to circumvent these limitations?

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