# Designer no longer opens screen in run mode

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-no-longer-opens-screen-in-run-mode/1662>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 18, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-no-longer-opens-screen-in-run-mode/1662 "2010-03-18T18:05:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-no-longer-opens-screen-in-run-mode/1662/1 "2010-03-18T18:05:53Z")

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The FPMI could open other windows when clicking on hotspots. Has Ignition disabled this?

You now have to ‘close and commit’ a window before you can save it. This means to test a change you have to:  
‘close and commit’ the window  
‘save’ the project (allowing users to update to your untested changes 😢 )  
‘launch’ the project  
‘login’  
test your changes  
switch back to designer  
open the window  
repeat…

in FPMI I could just hit F5 👿

Can we please go back to the old way ![:prayer:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/e5a7e3b63facc151ea73e3b45db7bdb3d4bdc316.gif ":prayer:")

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-no-longer-opens-screen-in-run-mode/1662/2 "2010-03-18T21:07:17Z")

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I’m sorry, but I’m not sure what you’re talking about.

This hasn’t changed… you can still hit F5 to go into preview mode… ![:scratch:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/76d1620bec252bfac07050c889ff5a91dc8a9c25.gif ":scratch:")

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-no-longer-opens-screen-in-run-mode/1662/3 "2010-03-18T22:31:30Z")

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Ok, I don’t know what I’m talking about either.

I could swear it wasn’t working when I wrote that. But now it does.

![:/](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/8e510869ae26fbd7ab76e1e731ceea2054ef109c.gif "Hrm")

edit:  
Just noticed I made officer grade 😃