# Ignition Early Access

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## [\[FEATURE-14117\] Vision Font dialogue OK/Cancel buttons don't have shortcut mnemonics](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14117-vision-font-dialogue-ok-cancel-buttons-dont-have-shortcut-mnemonics/26605)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14117-vision-font-dialogue-ok-cancel-buttons-dont-have-shortcut-mnemonics/26605 "2019-07-17T23:53:29Z")

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v8.0.2 The font OK (and cancel) buttons don’t have mnemonics so that you can easily use the Alt+O shortcut to accept changes.

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## [\[FEATURE-14494\] Vision Popup Calendar drop down button is from the 80's](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14494-vision-popup-calendar-drop-down-button-is-from-the-80s/26613)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14494-vision-popup-calendar-drop-down-button-is-from-the-80s/26613 "2019-07-17T17:49:43Z")

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v8.0.2 The Popup Calendar component now in 8 has its drop down button styling from the 80’s, or from horrible HMI software that can only do bevelled edging. Ok it’s not quite as bad as HMI software, but it’s seen better…

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## [Embed ready make html5 widget in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embed-ready-make-html5-widget-in-perspective/23558)

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**Author:** [@chris.roys](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.roys)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embed-ready-make-html5-widget-in-perspective/23558 "2019-07-17T17:08:50Z")

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Hello I’d like to use chartjs charts in perspective. Right now perspective component is very limited. The perspective should be able use them but I know have any idea how to embed those kind of html5 widget in perspect…

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## [\[BUG\] Reporting: Action FileName expression not showing text cursor and behaving strangely](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-reporting-action-filename-expression-not-showing-text-cursor-and-behaving-strangely/26632)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-reporting-action-filename-expression-not-showing-text-cursor-and-behaving-strangely/26632 "2019-07-17T15:55:04Z")

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v8.0.2 Best described by a screencapture: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cqibosOZrT When I press up and down arrows, the text cursor disappears (still goes up and down though) and the scrollbar is scrolled up an…

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## [Perspective: Is there any way to stop components from showing an 'in focus' rectangle?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-is-there-any-way-to-stop-components-from-showing-an-in-focus-rectangle/26624)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-is-there-any-way-to-stop-components-from-showing-an-in-focus-rectangle/26624 "2019-07-17T15:39:07Z")

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v8.0.2 E.g. on the Carousel component, note orange border is displayed if the carousel component is touched in runtime:

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## [\[BUG-14585\] Perspective Cannot set styling colours to White from None](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14585-perspective-cannot-set-styling-colours-to-white-from-none/26621)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14585-perspective-cannot-set-styling-colours-to-white-from-none/26621 "2019-07-17T15:35:12Z")

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v8.0.2 When changing the colour of any\* colour box that is currently not set, you can’t select White from the colour palette. You need to either type in #FFFFFF or select another colour, and then select white. Selectin…

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## [\[BUG\] Vision Text Field Enabled property not switching background colour](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-vision-text-field-enabled-property-not-switching-background-colour/26611)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-vision-text-field-enabled-property-not-switching-background-colour/26611 "2019-07-17T15:28:08Z")

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v8.0.2 I’m trying to set a different background colour to a text field on enable/disable, but having two different colours for background and non-editable background does not appear to do anything. Toggling the enabled …

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## [\[BUG-14493\] Gateway webpage on-call roster doesn't show roster name being managed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14493-gateway-webpage-on-call-roster-doesnt-show-roster-name-being-managed/26609)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14493-gateway-webpage-on-call-roster-doesnt-show-roster-name-being-managed/26609 "2019-07-17T15:27:05Z")

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v8.0.2 When managing a roster (adding users to it) in the gateway webpage config section, there’s no label to say what roster you’re actually editing. With a memory like a sieve, I’ve forgotten which roster I clicked on…

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## [\[FEATURE\] Tag editor doesn't show tag attribute icons for e.g. trend, alarm etc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-tag-editor-doesnt-show-tag-attribute-icons-for-e-g-trend-alarm-etc/26607)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-tag-editor-doesnt-show-tag-attribute-icons-for-e-g-trend-alarm-etc/26607 "2019-07-17T15:22:43Z")

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v8.0.2 As stated, the tag editor is missing the attribute icons beside tags that indicate if they’re being historised, have alarms, scaling, etc. In fact attribute icons / traits are missing altogether it would appear,…

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## [\[FEATURE\] Tag Browser missing detailed tag property information](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-tag-browser-missing-detailed-tag-property-information/26599)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-tag-browser-missing-detailed-tag-property-information/26599 "2019-07-17T15:18:03Z")

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v8.0.2 I’ve noticed that version 8 has removed almost all of the useful details available for a tag in the tag browser, such as the OPCItemPath, engineering limits and unit, alarm counts, etc. that were all available in…

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## [\[BUG\] Perspective Delete component dialogue disappears](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-delete-component-dialogue-disappears/26622)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-delete-component-dialogue-disappears/26622 "2019-07-17T13:04:20Z")

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v8.0.2 When deleting a component, the delete dialogue appears for a brief second, then hides away. I need to click in the Designer window for it to ding at me (indicating there’s a modal popup open) and only then does i…

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## [\[FEATURE\] Perspective View white components impossible to see](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-view-white-components-impossible-to-see/26615)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-view-white-components-impossible-to-see/26615 "2019-07-17T12:30:45Z")

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v8.0.2 Due to the white background, editing white coloured components on a View is very difficult, and means going backwards and forwards constantly between the view and the view it’s embedded on to see what you’re doin…

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## [\[BUG\] Vision: Red component anchor arrows not showing correctly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-vision-red-component-anchor-arrows-not-showing-correctly/26604)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-vision-red-component-anchor-arrows-not-showing-correctly/26604 "2019-07-17T05:54:09Z")

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v8.0.2 I’ve just dragged on a label onto a page and set the anchoring to be left, top, and right, but all of the component’s transform arrows surrounding the resize box are painted red. In 7.9.x, these would only be red…

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## [Indirect Cell Update for Radar Charts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-cell-update-for-radar-charts/26590)

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**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-cell-update-for-radar-charts/26590 "2019-07-16T23:00:51Z")

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My question migth be pretty dumb, but I can’t find a way to indirect binding for a Radar Chart. I have done the indirect Cell Update Binding for an Easy Charts and works correctly. In the Property Binding: Root Contain…

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## [\[Bug\] Designer Freezing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-designer-freezing/26593)

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**Author:** [@christopher.green](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christopher.green)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-designer-freezing/26593 "2019-07-16T19:34:51Z")

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So I’m seeing the designer freeze quite a bit, where it doesn’t show (Not Responding) for the task, it just won’t let me do anything with it. The designer will stop letting me interact with it past shrinking or maximize…

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## [Can't connect blocks in alarm pipeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-connect-blocks-in-alarm-pipeline/26563)

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**Author:** [@kmorning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kmorning)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-connect-blocks-in-alarm-pipeline/26563 "2019-07-15T20:22:41Z")

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Pipeline blocks can be dragged onto the canvas, but no connections can be made between them. I also tried importing a pipeline from 7.9, which resulted in just the blocks with no connections. The ignition snapshot I’m …

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## [Prevent onscreen keyboard from appearing when touching DateTimeInput item](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562)

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**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562 "2019-07-15T19:07:23Z")

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Is there any way to make the DateTimeInput show the picker, but not focus the text box so that the onscreen keyboard does not display when it is clicked/tapped? In my case, we’re using HMI’s in tablet mode and the onscre…

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## [\[Bug-14341\]Sparkline data rendering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14341-sparkline-data-rendering/26556)

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**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14341-sparkline-data-rendering/26556 "2019-07-15T17:59:10Z")

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I have 12 sparkline charts on a perspective view and occasionally they render the data incorrectly. It seems to be pretty random which ones render the data wrong and also random when they do it. Most of them will rende…

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## [XY Chart Indirection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-indirection/25021)

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**Author:** [@Kleppe85](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kleppe85)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-indirection/25021 "2019-07-15T16:49:38Z")

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Hi, I was just wondering if there is any way to use indirection bindings on the XY Chart Datasource in perspective. Trying to create a popup for each analogue indicator. But can’t find a way to pass the tagpath to the X…

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## [Barcode report generating incorrectly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-report-generating-incorrectly/25963)

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**Author:** [@nburt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nburt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/barcode-report-generating-incorrectly/25963 "2019-07-15T14:46:27Z")

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I have a report that has a barcode of the format DATA\_MATRIX. The barcode’s Datakey is a parameter of type String. When I set the value of the parameter, the barcode is generated but when it is scanned it does not return…

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## [Disable Right Click in Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-right-click-in-browser/26529)

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**Author:** [@apgilber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apgilber)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disable-right-click-in-browser/26529 "2019-07-12T20:37:56Z")

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I have a press and hold application in a perspective session that is running on chrome. I was able to disable the press and hold function in Windows but when you press and hold the button on the screen the right click m…

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## [\[Bug-14209\] Perspective - Style classes not working on table header group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14209-perspective-style-classes-not-working-on-table-header-group/25520)

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**Author:** [@alan\_pereira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alan_pereira)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14209-perspective-style-classes-not-working-on-table-header-group/25520 "2019-07-12T15:45:22Z")

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The title says it all, but here's a screenshot: Basically, if you apply styles directly from the properties, it works (e.g. fontStyle on the screenshot), but if you use style classes it won't do anything.

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## [\[FEATURE-14434\] Perspective Sparkline Range won't expand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14434-perspective-sparkline-range-wont-expand/26438)

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**Author:** [@dkylep](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkylep)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-14434-perspective-sparkline-range-wont-expand/26438 "2019-07-11T21:05:31Z")

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I’ve been eagerly waiting an update to the Sparkline chart so I’ve downloaded the nightly version b2019070802 to test out the Sparkline enhancements. One issue that I’ve run into is the Range will not expand beyond the …

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## [\[Bug-14451,14448,13743,11792\]V8.0.3 UDT Definitions & Parameters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14451-14448-13743-11792-v8-0-3-udt-definitions-parameters/25848)

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**Author:** [@rberghammer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rberghammer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-14451-14448-13743-11792-v8-0-3-udt-definitions-parameters/25848 "2019-07-11T18:10:21Z")

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Using a recent nightly build of 8.0.3, I have tried creating a UDT with an alarm pre-configured. Some alarm properties are bound to parameters of the UDT such as display path, label, priority, etc. I have encountered q…

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## [\[FEATURE-13287\] Unable to Copy Named Query Path If Inherited](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-13287-unable-to-copy-named-query-path-if-inherited/23557)

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**Author:** [@Katarn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Katarn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-13287-unable-to-copy-named-query-path-if-inherited/23557 "2019-07-11T16:35:04Z")

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Named Queries typically allow for copying of paths, but in the instance a Named Query is an inherited resource, the only option in the context menu is “Override Resource”. Even when a Named Query is inherited, the optio…

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## [Unable to create shortcut from Vision Client Laucher Ignition 8.0.2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-create-shortcut-from-vision-client-laucher-ignition-8-0-2/26421)

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**Author:** [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-create-shortcut-from-vision-client-laucher-ignition-8-0-2/26421 "2019-07-10T20:32:57Z")

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I’m using ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64, Ignition 8.0.2 I’m trying to create a shortcut from Vision Client Launcher of my project, however this shortcut never creates. I have tried to create a shortcut from the designer …

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## [Getting data OUT of a Perspective EmbeddedView](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-data-out-of-a-perspective-embeddedview/26445)

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**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-data-out-of-a-perspective-embeddedview/26445 "2019-07-10T18:51:37Z")

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I have an embedded view that I want to get data out of. Specifically, the view has a checkbox and I want to be able to get its checked status in the view that contains the embedded view. Is there a way to do this, or wi…

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## [\[Bug-12490\] Keyboard launch shortcuts for Perspective and Vision clients](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12490-keyboard-launch-shortcuts-for-perspective-and-vision-clients/24138)

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**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12490-keyboard-launch-shortcuts-for-perspective-and-vision-clients/24138 "2019-07-10T16:01:58Z")

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8.0.0 (b2019040718) As in subject

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## [Flex Container EmbeddedView looks fine in designer, completely broken in browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-container-embeddedview-looks-fine-in-designer-completely-broken-in-browser/26435)

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**Author:** [@md.szyman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/md.szyman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-container-embeddedview-looks-fine-in-designer-completely-broken-in-browser/26435 "2019-07-10T13:25:06Z")

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I have a pretty basic embedded view that is a Flex Container based view with two XY Charts in it. In the designer, the view looks like this: and when embedded into the view in the designer, looks like this: this …

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## [\[Feature\]Option to launch Linux Designer in windowed mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-option-to-launch-linux-designer-in-windowed-mode/26156)

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**Author:** [@DaveD24](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaveD24)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-option-to-launch-linux-designer-in-windowed-mode/26156 "2019-07-10T09:44:40Z")

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When launching an Ignition 8.0 Designer in Linux it always assumes full screen, can this be changed to windowed mode as in 7.9, or better still an option to choose?

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