# Always on Top and Style Parser

DevFeed: [Always on Top and Style Parser](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/always-on-top-and-style-parser-19190.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/always-on-top-style-parser/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2017-09-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [simulator](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/simulator.md>), [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>)

Tags: [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [gui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gui.md>), [issue-tracker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/issue-tracker.md>), [new-feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-feature.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [simulator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/simulator.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses Codename One 3.7.3, including an always-on-top simulator feature and a built-in string-based style parser for customizing component styles in the GUI builder. It distinguishes this style mode from the CSS plugin and notes that the new feature may have issues in the 3.7.3 release.

## Source excerpt

It's been a busy week with 3.7.3 released and a lot of new things. Diamond made several PR's over the past couple of weeks but one interesting PR is an "always on top" feature for the simulator which is exactly what it sounds... This is very useful for me personally as it will allow me to film coding while showing the simulator floating on top (thanks Diamond!) but it should be super useful for everyone. You can inspect the code/debugging values while the simulator floats on top. You can activate it using the simulator menu option.