# Double clicking embedded view open the reference view

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-clicking-embedded-view-open-the-reference-view/45158>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-clicking-embedded-view-open-the-reference-view/45158 "2021-04-01T06:58:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-clicking-embedded-view-open-the-reference-view/45158/6 "2021-04-02T16:15:18Z")

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> [@cmallonee](#):
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> > [@peter](#):
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> > As well as another option to close the currently open embedded view and open the parent
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> This part can't be done because any View could potentially have many parents.

While a View can have many parents, if I am editing a page and click into a specific view, then I should be able to back out to the page where I started from. Of course all bets are off if I jump to another page to edit (or as in other HMIs you need to back out _before_ you can navigate elsewhere).

> [@cmallonee](#):
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> > [@peter](#):
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> > And finally a status line somewhere that indicates what is the path to the object that is currently being modified.
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> I know we're working on a "breadcrumb" sort of breakdown which shows the path to the component you have selected, but are you looking for the same thing for Views?

Yes I am. The reason being that because there are no "template libraries" for views in perspective, the best advice I have received is to create a dummy page full of my master reference views and copy them to what ever actual pages I want to deploy them to. (See my question [Can you create libraries of custom objects for Perspective?](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-create-libraries-of-custom-objects-for-perspective/44654) and especially the comments about performance killing with deeply nested embedded views)

As an aid to make sure I am in the right spot, I want to see a breadcrumb path from the perspective root down to where I am editing, so I know that I am changing my master copy and not editing one of the deployed instances.

Of course even better would be to have a true library of views in perspective where by changes to the master view are automatically propagated to all the reference views at design time.

> [@cmallonee](#):
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> > [@peter](#):
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> > And I’ll keep asking for a pony.
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> 🐎

But I don't want a 🐎, I want a 🎠 😁

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