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i want to have a small window pop-up over the home screen (so you can see the home screen behind it) with some options to choose from.
after choosing an option, if the user hits 'menu' or 'back' i want them to go to the home screen, not the pop-up.

1) how can i make it so the pop-up is an overlay on the homescreen, not the complete screen itself?

2) how can i ensure this?

thanks in advance!

the popup needs to be of <type>dialog</type>. see, for instance, the dialogsubmenu.xml

that's all you really need. note if it is of <type>buttonmenu</type> it will auto-close when you select an item.

cheers,
jonathan