# Dynamically Change/Animate Docked View Handle Icon

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-change-animate-docked-view-handle-icon/68068>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [December 29, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-change-animate-docked-view-handle-icon/68068 "2022-12-29T15:12:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dynamically-change-animate-docked-view-handle-icon/68068/2 "2022-12-29T19:00:55Z")

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It requires 8.1.19 or newer: [system.perspective.alterDock - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.perspective.alterDock)

If you're looking to modify the _color_ of the icon, you'll need 8.1.22 or newer, and you'll need to setup your own css rule to "animate" the color swapping:

> [@New Stylesheet resource](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-stylesheet-resource/64787):
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> Starting with the 10/4/2022 Nightly (8.1.22) build, users will be able to modify a new styling resource: stylesheet.css This new resource is considered an advanced feature and will not be in place by default. To place the resource, expand the Perspective node of the Project Browser, right-click the Styles node, and select "Enable Advanced Stylesheet". [EnableStylesheet] Once in place, the stylesheet allows for inserting CSS just as you would in any normal CSS file. The rules defined in this r…

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