# Ignition Early Access **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition-8-early-access/10.md?page=17 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [\[BUG-2757\] Border/Outline styles don't seem to animate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2757-border-outline-styles-dont-seem-to-animate/24972)
**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-2757-border-outline-styles-dont-seem-to-animate/24972 "2021-12-19T23:26:47Z")
I’m trying to create a style to be used for alarming in perspective, but I can’t get the animation to toggle the border. I realized that the animation window doesn’t have options for border/outline types. If I edit t… --- ## [Designer Scripting Annoyance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-scripting-annoyance/54198)
**Author:** [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-scripting-annoyance/54198 "2021-12-16T17:33:48Z")
Am I the only one that always collapses this? Any way for IA to change this so the designer remembers the last selection? Maybe set it to closed by default? I think I click this hundreds of times a day! --- ## [V8.1 perspective symbol (Feature-384)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/v8-1-perspective-symbol-feature-384/38705)
**Author:** [@Arnaud\_Declerck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arnaud_Declerck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/v8-1-perspective-symbol-feature-384/38705 "2021-12-15T14:02:51Z")
Hi, Just finish the viewing of the icc keynote and was pretty excite about the perspective symbol feautre. But is there a way to change the color state of it ? Regards Arnaud --- ## [Get user confirmation in python without blocking thread](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-user-confirmation-in-python-without-blocking-thread/54089)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-user-confirmation-in-python-without-blocking-thread/54089 "2021-12-14T18:30:29Z")
Hello, I want in my script get a confirmation from user for running some code so I wonder as perspective is single thread per session how can I open a popup and wait until the user click on cancel or confirm and base on… --- ## [\[Bug-11336\] Nudging in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11336-nudging-in-perspective/21167)
**Author:** [@eaolson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/eaolson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11336-nudging-in-perspective/21167 "2021-12-13T01:27:31Z")
I'm trying out Perspective and wanted to nudge a component around. Doing so with the arrow keys has very unexpected effects. Up arrow: Nudges 1 px to the right Right arrow: Nudges 2 px to the right, 1 down Down arrow: Nu… --- ## [\[Bug\] "Export" does not include all items selected in project browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-does-not-include-all-items-selected-in-project-browser/53736)
**Author:** [@mlindstrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mlindstrom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-does-not-include-all-items-selected-in-project-browser/53736 "2021-12-09T21:36:37Z")
Steps to reproduce: Open a project in Designer. In the Project Browser, use “Ctrl” to select 2 or more windows and 2 or more templates. Right-click the template and click “Export”. In the export window, notice that bot… --- ## [\[Bug-15644\]Table sorting not working on numeric columns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15644-table-sorting-not-working-on-numeric-columns/30245)
**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-15644-table-sorting-not-working-on-numeric-columns/30245 "2021-12-09T20:32:49Z")
Currently running an 8.0.7 nightly from earlier this month. When sorting on a render: number column (where the data in the data source is definitely numeric), the sort seems to go by lexicographic ordering. Screenshots … --- ## [Perspective system.db.runNamedQuery not writing all data variables](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-system-db-runnamedquery-not-writing-all-data-variables/53920)
**Author:** [@jon.smith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jon.smith)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-system-db-runnamedquery-not-writing-all-data-variables/53920 "2021-12-09T17:38:29Z")
I can run the named query inside testing and all data fields populate. If i run it from a button with event onClick, only 4 of the data fields are written to the database, and the other 4 come back null. script from… --- ## [CSS pseudo-elements](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/css-pseudo-elements/34953)
**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/css-pseudo-elements/34953 "2020-11-05T16:41:10Z")
I’ve been playing around with some css animation For example I have a rectangle representing a device. There will be multiple of these in a room. If the device goes into an error state the box shadow flashes red. Use… --- ## [Weekly 7.9 Changelogs - 2021](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weekly-7-9-changelogs-2021/42709)
**Author:** [@sreis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sreis)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/weekly-7-9-changelogs-2021/42709 "2021-12-07T17:56:27Z")
This post contains changelog entries for weekly 7.9 builds available in 2021. --- ## [\[Feature Request\] Add scrollbar to Designer Open/Create Project window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-add-scrollbar-to-designer-open-create-project-window/53734)
**Author:** [@mlindstrom](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mlindstrom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-request-add-scrollbar-to-designer-open-create-project-window/53734 "2021-12-05T23:35:30Z")
Please add a grabbable scrollbar to the “Open Recent” pane of the “Open/Create Project” window. On servers with many projects, it results in a lot of time wasted waiting for scrolling. On one of my servers with 162 proj… --- ## [How to get view address path inside the view itself](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-view-address-path-inside-the-view-itself/53507)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-view-address-path-inside-the-view-itself/53507 "2021-12-02T20:34:12Z")
Hi I’d like to the the address path of the view when we are inside the view itself. For example I have button that run a script, in that script is like to know the view address path of the parent container. --- ## [\[IGN-3917\] ViewCanvas - Scripting - onClick event - ClientX/Y vs PageX/Y](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3917-viewcanvas-scripting-onclick-event-clientx-y-vs-pagex-y/50099)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-3917-viewcanvas-scripting-onclick-event-clientx-y-vs-pagex-y/50099 "2021-12-01T22:24:16Z")
8.1.9 I try to configure an event that get coordonate of the pointer based on the view. Actually all test I did with the event.client and the event.page coordonates gives me the same result coordonate. My view is a Vi… --- ## [Perspective: How can I discard a change to a View?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-how-can-i-discard-a-change-to-a-view/26787)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-how-can-i-discard-a-change-to-a-view/26787 "2021-12-01T16:59:56Z")
v8.0.2 I made a change to a View and closed it, but I don’t want to keep the change. I see the View in the Project Browser is italicised, indicating that the next time I save the project, my changes will be committed. W… --- ## [Reports, placing report title on the first page and page header and footer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-placing-report-title-on-the-first-page-and-page-header-and-footer/53625)
**Author:** [@Francisco.Mejia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Francisco.Mejia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-placing-report-title-on-the-first-page-and-page-header-and-footer/53625 "2021-12-01T16:00:59Z")
Anybody knows how you can place a report title, text on page header and footer? I tried placing a simple table with just one cell, and inserting text there, no very practical. Thanks Francisco --- ## [Ignition Gateway Not Running](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-not-running/53517)
**Author:** [@Erdal\_Coskun](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Erdal_Coskun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-gateway-not-running/53517 "2021-11-29T13:27:09Z")
When I start gateway, it is written “gateway not running” on the title of page. I checked my java version. --- ## [Bug: slider component doesn't work in flex container in 8.1.12](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-slider-component-doesnt-work-in-flex-container-in-8-1-12/53373)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-slider-component-doesnt-work-in-flex-container-in-8-1-12/53373 "2021-11-24T09:30:39Z")
Hi The slider component doesn’t work in the flex container in 8.1.12. The behavior even stranger in runtime with doesn’t move at all. slider.zip (14.7 KB) --- ## [How detect touch mode in perspective session](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-detect-touch-mode-in-perspective-session/53178)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-detect-touch-mode-in-perspective-session/53178 "2021-11-24T07:31:35Z")
Hi I’d like to know is there any trick to know when perspective session change to touch mode in broswer. And also can I force to toggle this mode? Like chrome debug app. Something like full screen feature of broswer wh… --- ## [Make Carousel overflow visible](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-carousel-overflow-visible/53375)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-carousel-overflow-visible/53375 "2021-11-23T10:33:24Z")
Hello I try to make the Carousel overflow to visible so my embedded view content can show out of the Carousel box. I search the theme folder but no file related to this component. Also, trying to debug and find out … --- ## [GATEWAY - ResourceLeakDetector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-resourceleakdetector/53208)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-resourceleakdetector/53208 "2021-11-22T19:53:00Z")
8.1.11 --- ## [\[QUESTION\] read Document propertie return PyDocumentObjectAdapter, why not Python dicionnary?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-read-document-propertie-return-pydocumentobjectadapter-why-not-python-dicionnary/25976)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-read-document-propertie-return-pydocumentobjectadapter-why-not-python-dicionnary/25976 "2021-11-17T14:31:10Z")
Ignition 8.0.3-nightly when I read a custom tag property with the Document type, ignition return a com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.script.adapters.PyDocumentObjectAdapter with .toDic() we can get a python dicti… --- ## [Perspective - SendMessage - Flexrepeater](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sendmessage-flexrepeater/53092)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-sendmessage-flexrepeater/53092 "2021-11-16T22:23:03Z")
I’m on 8.1.11 I have some embedded view with some flexrepeater into the same page, I want to pass a message from one embeded view with flexrepeater after the repeater intances is builded to an other embeded. The thing … --- ## [\[Bug-13951\] Perspective Table Filters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13951-perspective-table-filters/25109)
**Author:** [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13951-perspective-table-filters/25109 "2021-11-11T16:28:37Z")
I was trying to switch a screen over from using a custom filter textbox to the filter built into the table component, but I’m running into some issues. I can type any string into the box as long as it wouldn’t return any… --- ## [\[IGN-244\] Update to 8.0.16 Perspective Session in gateway status show no sessions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-244-update-to-8-0-16-perspective-session-in-gateway-status-show-no-sessions/40817)
**Author:** [@wking](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wking)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-244-update-to-8-0-16-perspective-session-in-gateway-status-show-no-sessions/40817 "2021-11-11T18:42:00Z")
:slightly\_frowning\_face: --- ## [\[bug-13663\] dropdown list in Table mode not respecting maxTableWidth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13663-dropdown-list-in-table-mode-not-respecting-maxtablewidth/24172)
**Author:** [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13663-dropdown-list-in-table-mode-not-respecting-maxtablewidth/24172 "2021-11-09T21:49:35Z")
I’m trying to remove unwanted scroll bars in Table mode so I adjusted the .maxTableWidth and .maxTableHeight but the scroll remained. I added enough characters to create scroll bars in the dataset and found a issue with… --- ## [\[BUG-13632\] Perspective - Docked view modal fail](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13632-perspective-docked-view-modal-fail/24882)
**Author:** [@alan\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alan_pereira)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13632-perspective-docked-view-modal-fail/24882 "2021-11-09T14:36:28Z")
I've been having issues with the modal option on docked views when they are triggered by a button. Sometimes they open as modal, sometimes they don't, it appears to be alternating. Test scenario: Create a docked view,… --- ## [\[Feature-12840\] system.util.getGatewayAddress Should Be Scoped For Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12840-system-util-getgatewayaddress-should-be-scoped-for-perspective/22768)
**Author:** [@andrea.morando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.morando)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-12840-system-util-getgatewayaddress-should-be-scoped-for-perspective/22768 "2021-11-08T19:25:40Z")
--- ## [Chaning the Z-order of object in perspective dynamicly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chaning-the-z-order-of-object-in-perspective-dynamicly/52805)
**Author:** [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/chaning-the-z-order-of-object-in-perspective-dynamicly/52805 "2021-11-08T07:47:38Z")
Hi I try base on the hovering change the z-index of objects in perspective so, they come to the front. basically, I assign all objects z-index 0 and when I hover the mouse over them I change the z-index to 100. but it … --- ## [\[BUG-13715,13982\] Perspective App](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13715-13982-perspective-app/24648)
**Author:** [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13715-13982-perspective-app/24648 "2021-11-05T18:17:40Z")
In IOS and android when you click login using the default login page it re-directs to the browser. --- ## [Perspective - DateTime input](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-datetime-input/52771)
**Author:** [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-datetime-input/52771 "2021-11-05T11:12:58Z")
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