# \[FEATURE\] Perspective: Highlighting of selected table cells in Designer dialogues

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, perspective\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-highlighting-of-selected-table-cells-in-designer-dialogues/39480 "2020-10-08T03:00:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-highlighting-of-selected-table-cells-in-designer-dialogues/39480/1 "2020-10-08T03:00:57Z")

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v8.1rc1

For example, in the mapping transform table, it’s incredibly difficult to see which cell is selected for editing, as the selected cell highlight it a very slight shade different to the colour of the selected row.

Spot the selected cell for editing:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/5/05df71d2fd24b1407203563698a417473aea475e.png)

If you guessed the one on the left (congratulations), you would be correct:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/3/e3f0f1cfe7c4651d3cc08858546c8e7f2b7405be.png)

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**Author:** ![gdube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/gdube/32/41701_2.png) [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-perspective-highlighting-of-selected-table-cells-in-designer-dialogues/39480/2 "2021-11-04T16:10:48Z")

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Just for future reference, we can change it with UIManager using the key `Table.focusCellHighlightBorder`, at least in version 8.1.9

Here’s my sample to have a black border around the focused cell.  
Ps: I don’t know what are the proper padding values.

```auto
from javax.swing import UIManager
from java.awt import Color
from javax.swing.border import LineBorder, CompoundBorder, EmptyBorder

lineColor = system.gui.color(0,0,0)
lineBorder = LineBorder(lineColor, 1)
paddingBorder = EmptyBorder(4,8,4,8)
compoundBorder = CompoundBorder(lineBorder, paddingBorder)
UIManager.put("Table.focusCellHighlightBorder", compoundBorder)

```