Feature request: ability to add an overlay component

[kyle-ssg]

Considering the scenarios I may encounter using this, I see a need to be able to define an overlay component that can sit above the navigation bar, this is a concept that react-native-navigation has https://wix.github.io/react-native-navigation/docs/overlay.

This would make adding drawer layouts or anything that needs to be above the navigation bar a lot easier.

[WoLewicki]

Cannot this behavior be achieved with transparentModal? You can see more discussion about it in #525.

[a-eid]

using a transparentModal wouldn't work if you wanna display a toast that allows touches to the underlying view.

[a-eid]

@WoLewicki I'm wondering if you guys are still considering this feature.

[WoLewicki]

This is for sure something nice to be added and I would gladly accept a PR with it.

[a-eid]

@WoLewicki how do I add pointerEvents & style support on IOS ?

I'm assuming pointerEvents & style work on android out of the box because it's just view.

[WoLewicki]

I think this issue is part of what can be achieved by using OverlayView (see #525 and #1096). I will close this issue then to keep the discussion in one place. Feel free to comment here if I am wrong and I'll reopen it.

[kyle-ssg]

So good, can't wait to use this!