Screen as Overlay not working properly

Hi Matthew,

Sorry to hear that the "Screen as Overlay" setting isn't working properly for you. To get a better idea of what might be causing this issue, can you please provide some additional information?:

1. A screenshot of your "About this Mac" overview or other OS details
2. Your browser details which you can find here  
3. A screencast or screenshot(s) displaying the issue
4. How was your prototype created? (ie. Sketch and synced with Craft)
5. Sometimes we'll see issues with a browser passing outdated data, which can be the root of odd behavior seen in a prototype.  Can I have you check for issue you see with an overlay when signed into an incognito window or another browser?
6. If this issue persists could you provide us screencast showing what is happening?

Look forward to hearing from you,

Shaina

I also have a very similar problem.

I have a menu that opens several overlays in a typical drop-down format on hover. Each overlay is a duplicate of the entire menu, but with one drop down open. If the user moves the mouse outside the "drop down"-part of the overlay, I have set areas to link back/close on hover inside each overlay or link to other drop down overlays.

This worked perfectly fine until recently. Now the same overlays will not close like it used to do. It seems back/close on hover does not work inside screens that are used as overlays any more.

I will maybe try to change how I use overlays to fix this now, but it is clear that something changed in the way overlays work in Invision.

Espen

Hi Espen,

I'm terribly sorry for the trouble you're experiencing, and for the inconvenience this is causing. So that I can better assist, I just need to gather a few additional details from you:

1. What product was used to create your prototype? (Studio, Craft, web app)
2. Would you mind sharing a screen recording that shows the issue? We'd be happy to create a ticket to engage further on this if there is some content sensitivity in your prototype.
3. Does the same issue occur while using an incognito or private window?

Having those details will provide a great starting point to determine the best method of assisting you further.

Thanks,

Rashad

I found out more about the issue:

It seems buttons/fields inside overlays does not work anymore. Neither on hover or on click. The action in the overlay is ignored, and instead actions/buttons under the overlay is used if there are any.

I use Sketch to make the artboards, and upload using Craft plugin. I set all actions inside the Invision webtool, not app. I found this method to be least confusing ;)

It is a bit difficult to show this in a movie since it involves switching between multiple overlays opening on hover on the same screen, at the same time inside the overlays there are click and hover actions. The only visible way to tell there is a bug is that the overlays will no longer close as usual (with a back/close link). The same problem happens when opening the prototype with a public share link.

Edit: Made a video of the problem after all:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kCMjbxAmMjALAhM58

My prototype worked perfectly before Christmas. Something has been changed on your part recently that has caused this bug.

Hi Espen,

Thanks so much for sharing the screencast, that's super helpful! To troubleshoot this further, can you please open an incognito/private mode window and try interacting with those hotspots there? If the issue persists in the incognito mode, can you please share your browser and OS details which you can gather by clicking here?

Look forward to hearing back!

Monika

Yes the problem persists in incognito mode when opening a public share link.

Here is my browser and OS details.

Hi Espen,

Thanks so much for providing those additional OS and browser details!

I think the trouble you're experiencing with hover overlays may be related to a known issue we're looking into at the moment. I’m opening a ticket on your behalf with our Support team so they can troubleshoot with you internally. Please keep an eye out for an email from one of our Support agents soon.

My sincere apologies for any frustration and disruption that this issue is causing you!

Thanks for hanging in there,
Jeremy

Any further updates on this?

This problem still persists, and the problem has been escalated to the Tier 2 support team.

Thanks for reaching out for an update on this, Matthew. As Espen mentioned, he is currently working with our Tier 2 Support team on this issue to determine whether or not it's related to a known issue that our team is investigating.

In order to determine if you are, in fact, encountering the same issue, we will need all of the information originally requested above. If you prefer to share this information internally, I'm happy to open a ticket on your behalf so that our Support team can assist you.

Please let me know how you would like us to help. 

Look forward to hearing from you,

Shaina

Hi Shaina,

Yes, if you could please open a ticket with support that'd be great. Thanks so much.

matt

Hi Matthew,

I've opened a ticket on your behalf include the details you have above. In your ticket, you'll notice a few other questions regarding information our Support team will need in order to move forward.

Please look for a message in your inbox soon. One of our Support agents will be following up once they've had a chance to review your response to the ticket I've opened for you.

If there's anything else we can help with, please let us know.

Best,

Shaina

Hi,

I'm having this issue again - all the buttons within the overlays aren't interactive anymore. It was working a couple days ago though. Any update on this issue?

I have the same problem. Buttons in overlays were working yesterday, today they are not anymore ...

I am experiencing the same issue with buttons working in overlays. 

Hi all,

Thanks for reaching out on this! We discovered an issue earlier this week with overlay hotspots not triggering in 'Play' mode.

I'm happy to share our engineers released a fix for this yesterday so we believe you should no longer run into this issue. We're terribly sorry for the hiccup!

Please give this another try if you run into any further issue, please submit a support request so we can dig in further.

Best,

Camille

I'm having the same issue. It's been over a year now and the bug still hasn't been fixed. Is there anybody working on this ticket at Invision?

Hi Emilie,

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble with overlays. 

In order to look into this further, would you mind providing some more details on this? 

• Could you please send through some screenshots or a screen recording showing this issue occurring?
• If you try accessing your prototype via a private/incognito window, does the issue persist? 
  
• Could you please confirm your browser and OS details by going to www.whatsmybrowser.org, clicking the “Copy” button, and pasting the link it gives you into your reply?
  
• Were overlays created in the web app, or via Craft in Sketch?

Looking forward to hearing back from you!

Best,
Raynor

Hi Raynor, 

Same answers as all other users who reported the problem for the past year and more.

- no I don't share screenshot and video about work under NDA.

- no, incognito makes no difference.

- all browsers, OS big sur

- website app

Is there anybody working on this ticket at Invision?

Hi Emilie, 

Thanks for getting back to me with those details! 

My apologies, I don't see an existing ticket regarding this issue in your ticket history, but I’ll be opening a ticket on your behalf with our Support team so they can dig into this further with you internally. Please keep an eye out for an email from one of our Support agents soon.

Thanks, Emilie!

Best,
Raynor

I am having the same problem where I have two layers of overlays. Hotspots don't work on the second overlay. 

Having the same problem again. Why does this keep happening...

Hi Kerry and Ge,

I'm sorry to hear that you're also having some trouble with multiple layers of overlays. 

Would you mind providing some more details on this, so I can pass this onto our Support team for troubleshooting?

• If you're comfortable sharing here, are you able to provide some screenshots or a screen recording showing this issue occurring?
• Could you please confirm your browser and OS details by going to www.whatsmybrowser.org, clicking the “Copy” button, and pasting the link it gives you into your reply?
  
• Were overlays created in the web app, or via Craft in Sketch?

Looking forward to hearing back from you!

Best,
Raynor

Hi Raynor,

Sorry I can't share any screenshots due to confidentiality. I am using Chrome 89. I've also tried Safari, still doesn't work. 

The overlays were created in the web app. 

Could you look into this issue as soon as possible please? I had to push my user testings to next week because of it. 

Regards,

Ge

Hi Ge,

Thanks for providing those details!

I’ll be opening a ticket on your behalf with our Support team so they can dig into this further with you internally. Please keep an eye out for an email from one of our Support agents soon.

We'll look forward to assisting you via the ticket. 

Best,
Raynor

Hi Raynor,

Here are my browser and OS details. Where can I send the screen recording?

Thanks,

Kerry

Hi Kerry,

I’m opening a ticket on your behalf with our Support team so they can troubleshoot with you internally. Please keep an eye out for an email from one of our Support agents soon.

You'll be able to reply to that support ticket with your screen recording and any other details you'd like to share.

Thanks for hanging in there,
Camille

Hi, 

I'm experiencing the same issue that everyone in this thread is having - linking from overlay to another overlay does not work anymore and this is affecting all of my prototypes that are built using this method. I have tried in multiple browsers/incognito mode and the issues persist.

Regards,
Martin

Here are my browser and OS details (IP masked out).

Regards,
Martin