[Bug] After wrapping coordinate container in flex container, renaming components does not work

Ignition
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Hello.

There seems to be a very strange issue that occurs while wrapping a container in another container, and then attempting to rename elements.

As a demo, I place the following elements into a view

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I then right click, and wrap the coordinate container in a flex container.

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Then attempting to change the name of FlexContainer to name_1,
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After I click enter, the name still does not change. I cannot change the name with either the property, or right clicking the component in the browser. I am able to change the name of the other container, FlexContainer_0. Even after doing so, I am unable to rename the initial flex container.

The error seems related to the order the items appear in the browser to the left. (I had previously encountered this bug in reverse -- where I was unable to rename the equivalent of FlexContainer_0)

Closing the view and re-opening it fixes the issue.

System Info

Windows 10
Ignition 8.1.38
Perspective 2.1.38

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I can't reproduce the problem on 8.1.41. Both FlexContainers rename correctly.

3

I've never been able to determine what steps cause it, but I often find myself unable to rename components, as if references to them have become confused with other components. The issue always resolves after I restart the Designer.

4

It still exists in 8.1.52. I’ve run into a few things today that have me ready to give up on Ignition and just use uibuilder in Node-RED. I just ordered the MQTT modules, too. It’s not too late to pull the PO, though.

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It's been a glitch for a while. No need to restart designer, just close the view and reopen it and it goes away.

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That’s what I ended up doing. I’m having a few other headaches with Designer limitations and hurdles that just have me in a really foul mood right now. I’m regretting spending the money on it. One thing is for sure: We will never pay to upgrade to 8.3.

Great example…
I have a map in one container and want to drag it up a level. Nope. Can’t do that.