How to put an overlay over normal layout

Question

I'm doing a mini game just by using a linear layout with buttons and textfields. I want to have an overlay like the highscore overlay in flappy bird:

(the orange box in the middle)

Are there any ways to get this without converting my current layout into a canvas ? Thanks !

Answer 1

You need to change LinearLayout to a RelativeLayout. Make the overlay default as invisible, then use setVisibility(View.VISIBLE) on the overlay when you want it to show.