Popup menu node not taking relative position

[deermen001]

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Note: This issue has been confirmed several times already. No need to confirm it further.

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OS : Windows 10
Godot version : 3.2
Issue.zip

I attached popup menu as child node of a 2d node. I moved the parent node with which the popup menu node moved in the editor but on running it still shows it at previous position.

I think the popup menu relative position property is interpreted as absolute global position.

[alexontheweb]

I second the issue. Both PopupMenu and PopupPanel don't use relative to parent position.

Godot version: Godot Engine v3.2.3.stable.official
OS/device including version: Windows 7

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a scene:

- Node2D 
-- PopupMenu (or PopupPanel)

2. Move Node2D away from default top left corner. Editor shows child popup node moves along with parent as expected.
3. Run project: Popup node would appear at window's top left corner instead of near parent node.

Minimal reproduction project: popup_issue.zip

[abardess]

As of 3/3/2021 this is still an issue. The PopupMenu node does not seem to inherent relative position from its parent.

Godot Version: Godot Engine v3.2.3.stable.official
OS: Windows 10

I am able to work around it by making a function to set the inheritance manually in its parent:

Scene:

 -Node2D
--Popup Menu

Script attached to Node2D:

extends Node

onready var popup = $PopupMenu

func _process(delta):
     popup.rect_global_position = self.position

Alternatively, if you don't need to update the position every frame, you can put "popup.rect_global_position = self.position" right before you need to show the actual popup, assuming that behavior is controlled from the parent node.

[JonathanGrant92]

This is an annoying problem. I want the popup to popup, aside: popup() for vector2 parameter should be an issue, above the button, not over it. So, I worked out a solution that is dynamic to changing game window resolutions/resizing.

extends {parent node; preferably HBoxContainer or other control derived node}

var menu_position
var vertical_offset = 0

onready var zoning_button = get_node("Zoning")           # Button
onready var zoning_menu = get_node("Zoning/ZoningMenu")  # PopupMenu 

# I know I should use MenuButton, but this is just how I did it.

func _ready():
	menu_position = zoning_button.rect_position
	vertical_offset = zoning_button.rect_size.y + zoning_menu.rect_size.y

func _on_Zoning_pressed():
        # If you don't plan a resizable window, then move assignment and setter code to bottom of _ready()
	menu_position.y = OS.get_window_safe_area().size.y - vertical_offset
	zoning_menu.set_position(menu_position)
	zoning_menu.show()

Feels like a hacky workaround, but it works for Godot 3.3.2!

OS.get_window_safe_area() is a very useful function. which helped me solve many positioning problems in past projects. Probably should not be the go to function, but it is a fix to position vexing nodes like Popup and its derivatives. Layout button and container nodes are best for positioning gui.

[Alec-15]

I'm having the same issue in 3.3.3 stable on macos

[BirkTorpmannHagen]

This still does not seem to be solved.

[kongehund]

I also got this bug.

This may or may not be helpful for the devs when debugging:

I only started encountering this bug once I created a Window HelpWindow somewhere else in the scene tree. Before that, the Position of i.e. File was relative to FileButton.

Further, the issue goes away if I set "Embed Subwindows" to true, but that won't work for my project.