fixed carousel z-indexes issue

frontend/src/components/Constructor/ConstructorControlsPanel.tsx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const ConstructorControlsPanel: React.FC<ConstructorControlsPanelProps> = ({
 }) => {
   return (
     <div
-      className='fixed z-40 w-[min(92vw,460px)] rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white shadow-xl'
+      className='fixed z-[1000] w-[min(92vw,460px)] rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white shadow-xl'
       style={{
         left: position.x,
         top: position.y,

frontend/src/components/Constructor/ConstructorMenu.tsx

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const ConstructorMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ConstructorMenuProps>(
     return (
       <div
         ref={ref}
-        className='fixed z-40 w-60 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg bg-white shadow-xl'
+        className='fixed z-[1000] w-60 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg bg-white shadow-xl'
         style={{ left: position.x, top: position.y }}
       >
         <div

frontend/src/components/Constructor/ElementEditorPanel.tsx

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export function ElementEditorPanel({
   return (
     <div
       ref={elementEditorRef}
-      className={`fixed z-40 ${isCollapsed ? 'w-[260px]' : 'w-[380px]'} max-h-[calc(100vh-2rem)] overflow-auto rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white/95 p-3 shadow-xl`}
+      className={`fixed z-[1000] ${isCollapsed ? 'w-[260px]' : 'w-[380px]'} max-h-[calc(100vh-2rem)] overflow-auto rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white/95 p-3 shadow-xl`}
       style={{ left: position.x, top: position.y }}
     >
       <ElementEditorHeader

frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx

@@ -574,9 +574,10 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
 
       {/* Outer container: full viewport with black background for letterbox bars */}
       <div className='relative w-screen h-screen overflow-hidden bg-black'>
-        {/* Inner canvas: maintains aspect ratio centered in viewport */}
+        {/* Inner canvas: maintains aspect ratio centered in viewport.
+            z-[46] creates stacking context above carousel (z-10 bg, z-45 controls) portaled to body. */}
         <div
-          className='overflow-hidden'
+          className='relative z-[46] overflow-hidden'
           style={{
             ...cssVars,
             ...letterboxStyles,
@@ -630,19 +631,17 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
                 />
               )}
 
-            {/* New page content wrapper - fades in for non-transition navigation.
-                z-1 ensures it's above previous backgrounds (z-0) during fade.
+            {/* Page background wrapper - z-5 keeps it BELOW carousel slide (z-10).
+                Fades in for non-transition navigation.
                 onAnimationEnd resets isFadingIn when CSS animation completes. */}
             <div
-              data-testid='page-content-wrapper'
-              className={`absolute inset-0 z-1 ${isFadingIn ? 'animate-crossfade-in' : ''}`}
+              data-testid='page-background-wrapper'
+              className={`absolute inset-0 z-5 ${isFadingIn ? 'animate-crossfade-in' : ''}`}
               onAnimationEnd={onFadeInAnimationEnd}
             >
-              {/* Background image element - z-1 keeps it below backdrop blur (z-5).
-              CSS backgroundImage provides instant display.
-              Use native img for blob URLs to prevent repeated fetch requests from Next.js Image. */}
+              {/* Background image element */}
               {backgroundImageUrl && !backgroundVideoUrl && (
-                <div className='absolute inset-0 z-1 pointer-events-none'>
+                <div className='absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none'>
                   {backgroundImageUrl.startsWith('blob:') ? (
                     // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
                     <img
@@ -682,12 +681,12 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
                 </div>
               )}
 
-              {/* Background video - z-1 keeps it below backdrop blur (z-5) */}
+              {/* Background video */}
               {backgroundVideoUrl && (
                 <video
                   ref={bgVideoRef}
                   key={backgroundVideoUrl}
-                  className='absolute inset-0 z-1 h-full w-full object-contain'
+                  className='absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-contain'
                   src={backgroundVideoUrl}
                   autoPlay={videoAutoplay}
                   loop={useNativeLoop}
@@ -695,23 +694,29 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
                   playsInline
                 />
               )}
-
-              {/* Page elements - z-40 ensures they appear above carousel background (z-10) and carousel controls (z-30) */}
-              <div className='absolute inset-0 z-40'>
-                {pageElements.map((element: CanvasElement) => (
-                  <RuntimeElement
-                    key={element.id}
-                    element={element}
-                    onClick={() => handleElementClick(element)}
-                    resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
-                    onGalleryCardClick={(cardIndex) =>
-                      handleGalleryCardClick(element, cardIndex)
-                    }
-                  />
-                ))}
-              </div>
             </div>
-            {/* End new page content wrapper */}
+            {/* End page background wrapper */}
+
+            {/* Page elements wrapper - z-[46] keeps it ABOVE carousel slide (z-10) AND carousel controls (z-45).
+                UI controls (z-50) remain on top.
+                Fades in together with background. */}
+            <div
+              data-testid='page-elements-wrapper'
+              className={`absolute inset-0 z-[46] ${isFadingIn ? 'animate-crossfade-in' : ''}`}
+            >
+              {pageElements.map((element: CanvasElement) => (
+                <RuntimeElement
+                  key={element.id}
+                  element={element}
+                  onClick={() => handleElementClick(element)}
+                  resolveUrl={resolveUrlWithBlob}
+                  onGalleryCardClick={(cardIndex) =>
+                    handleGalleryCardClick(element, cardIndex)
+                  }
+                />
+              ))}
+            </div>
+            {/* End page elements wrapper */}
 
             {/* Controls: Offline toggle and Fullscreen button */}
             <div className='absolute top-4 right-4 z-50 flex items-center gap-2'>

frontend/src/components/UiElements/elements/CarouselElement.tsx

@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ const CarouselElement: React.FC<CarouselElementProps> = ({
   };
 
   // Full-width carousel - two layers:
-  // 1. Background image layer at z-10 (behind canvas elements)
-  // 2. Navigation/caption layer at z-30 (above everything for clickability)
+  // 1. Background image layer at z-10 (behind canvas z-[46])
+  // 2. Navigation/caption layer at z-[47] (above canvas z-[46], below UI controls z-50)
   const fullWidthBackground = (
     <div className='fixed inset-0 z-10 overflow-hidden bg-black pointer-events-none'>
       {currentSlide?.imageUrl && (
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ const CarouselElement: React.FC<CarouselElementProps> = ({
   const fullWidthControls = (
     <div
       ref={overlayRef}
-      className='fixed inset-0 z-30 pointer-events-none'
+      className='fixed inset-0 z-[47] pointer-events-none'
       onTouchStart={handleTouchStart}
       onTouchEnd={handleTouchEnd}
     >
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ const CarouselElement: React.FC<CarouselElementProps> = ({
   );
 
   // Full-width mode: use portal to render outside transform hierarchy
-  // Background at z-10, controls at z-30 for clickability
+  // Background at z-10, controls at z-[47] for clickability (above canvas z-[46])
   if (isFullWidth) {
     // SSR safety: only use portal when mounted in browser
     if (!isMounted) {

frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx

@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
         </title>
       </Head>
       <div className='relative w-screen h-screen bg-black overflow-hidden'>
-        <div className='absolute top-4 left-4 z-30 flex max-w-[80vw] flex-col gap-2'>
+        <div className='absolute top-4 left-4 z-[1000] flex max-w-[80vw] flex-col gap-2'>
           <p className='text-xs font-semibold text-gray-700'>
             {projectName || 'Loading project...'}
           </p>
@@ -1476,10 +1476,11 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
           />
         )}
 
+        {/* Canvas container: z-[46] creates stacking context above carousel (z-10 bg, z-45 controls) portaled to body */}
         <div
           ref={canvasRef}
           tabIndex={-1}
-          className={`z-20 overflow-clip ${hasFullWidthCarousel ? 'bg-transparent' : 'bg-black'}`}
+          className={`relative z-[46] overflow-clip ${hasFullWidthCarousel ? 'bg-transparent' : 'bg-black'}`}
           style={{
             ...canvasCssVars,
             ...letterboxStyles,
@@ -1487,29 +1488,33 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
           }}
         >
           <BackdropPortalProvider>
-            <CanvasBackground
-              backgroundImageUrl={backgroundImageSrc}
-              backgroundVideoUrl={backgroundVideoSrc}
-              backgroundAudioUrl={backgroundAudioSrc}
-              previousBgImageUrl={pageSwitch.previousBgImageUrl}
-              previousBgVideoUrl={pageSwitch.previousBgVideoUrl}
-              isSwitching={pageSwitch.isSwitching}
-              isNewBgReady={pageSwitch.isNewBgReady}
-              isFadingIn={isFadingIn}
-              onBackgroundReady={() => {
-                pageSwitch.markBackgroundReady();
-                setIsBackgroundReady(true);
-              }}
-              videoAutoplay={backgroundVideoAutoplay}
-              videoLoop={backgroundVideoLoop}
-              videoMuted={backgroundVideoMuted}
-              videoStartTime={backgroundVideoStartTime}
-              videoEndTime={backgroundVideoEndTime}
-            />
+            {/* Background wrapper - z-5 keeps it BELOW carousel slide (z-10) */}
+            <div className={`absolute inset-0 z-5 ${isFadingIn ? 'animate-crossfade-in' : ''}`}>
+              <CanvasBackground
+                backgroundImageUrl={backgroundImageSrc}
+                backgroundVideoUrl={backgroundVideoSrc}
+                backgroundAudioUrl={backgroundAudioSrc}
+                previousBgImageUrl={pageSwitch.previousBgImageUrl}
+                previousBgVideoUrl={pageSwitch.previousBgVideoUrl}
+                isSwitching={pageSwitch.isSwitching}
+                isNewBgReady={pageSwitch.isNewBgReady}
+                isFadingIn={isFadingIn}
+                onBackgroundReady={() => {
+                  pageSwitch.markBackgroundReady();
+                  setIsBackgroundReady(true);
+                }}
+                videoAutoplay={backgroundVideoAutoplay}
+                videoLoop={backgroundVideoLoop}
+                videoMuted={backgroundVideoMuted}
+                videoStartTime={backgroundVideoStartTime}
+                videoEndTime={backgroundVideoEndTime}
+              />
+            </div>
 
-            {/* Elements container - z-10 ensures they appear above backdrop layer */}
+            {/* Elements container - z-[46] keeps it ABOVE carousel slide (z-10) AND carousel controls (z-45).
+                UI controls (z-50) remain on top. */}
             <div
-              className={`absolute inset-0 z-10 ${isFadingIn ? 'animate-crossfade-in' : ''}`}
+              className={`absolute inset-0 z-[46] ${isFadingIn ? 'animate-crossfade-in' : ''}`}
             >
               {isLoading ? (
                 <div className='absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center'>