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Jason, Please attach a bundle that minimally recreates the problem. We cannot reproduce this problem. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Hello, > > I updated my version of IDV, and I am now using 5.0u2. > > I still have the same problem. I will try to clarify. The time stamp > appears underneath the data I am loading. For example, I have attached a > screen shot where I loaded the HRRR snowfall data and a simple shapefile > map. I then edited the display settings of the snowfall data and entered > %timestamp% . > > In the display, you can clearly see how the snowfall data actually overlaps > the time stamp. I am just wondering if there is a way to bring the time > stamp to the foreground. > > I hope this makes the problem more clear. If not, please let me know. > > Thanks, > Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 2:07 AM > To: address@hidden > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [IDV #CYQ-179808]: lables appear under data and shapefiles > > Jason, > > First, please update your IDV. > > I am a little confused by your question. Is this a time stamp associated > with > your data? > > Generally you manipulate those via the IDV Dashboard, Displays Tab, Edit -> > Properties menu item. > > And when you mean "underneath", you mean below in the vertical sense, or it > is > being obscured by another label in the the 3D sense. I don't know if > "underneath" is in the Y axis or the Z axis. > > The order of the items in the legend and therefore the display list is > dependent > on when the data are loaded and first displayed. From a bundle, that's not > guaranteed to be the same every time. > > Best, > > Unidata IDV Support > > > Full Name: Jason Warren > > Email Address: address@hidden > > Organization: self > > Package Version: 4.1 build date:2013-08-02 18:38 UTC > > Operating System: Windows 7 > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_4.1\jre version: 1.6.0_43 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > > Description of problem: > > > > I am trying to add a time stamp to my display using the Display > > Settings/Labels option. The time stamp appears, but it is underneath > > the data (which in this case is radar data) as well as the shapefiles > > I have loaded. Is there a way to move the timestamp to the top? > > > > I have tried other bundles with other types of data and other shapefiles > > as well, but the error persists > > > > I am using IDV 4.1 for 64bit Windows 7. > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: CYQ-179808 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: High > Status: Closed > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CYQ-179808 Department: Support IDV Priority: High Status: Closed