How to Create Overlapping Instances in Ignition Flex Repeater (Avatar Stack Style)

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I'm working with the Flex Repeater component in Ignition Perspective, and I need to overlap each instance (like avatar circles) slightly over the previous one—similar to the image I’ve attached.
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Is there a way to achieve this within a Flex Repeater? Has anyone implemented something like this before? Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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No, but I'd try negative margins first.

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Check Pikaview resource by IA on Exchange. Ignition Exchange | Inductive Automation
It will be good starting point.
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You can use overflow: visible to achieve this:

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Repeater:

{
  "custom": {},
  "params": {},
  "props": {},
  "root": {
    "children": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "name": "FlexRepeater"
        },
        "position": {
          "basis": "320px"
        },
        "props": {
          "elementPosition": {
            "basis": "24px",
            "grow": 0,
            "shrink": 0
          },
          "elementStyle": {
            "overflow": "visible"
          },
          "instances": [
            {
              "color": "#FF0000",
              "instancePosition": {},
              "instanceStyle": {
                "classes": ""
              }
            },
            {
              "color": "#00FF00",
              "instancePosition": {},
              "instanceStyle": {
                "classes": ""
              }
            },
            {
              "color": "#0000FF",
              "instancePosition": {},
              "instanceStyle": {
                "classes": ""
              }
            }
          ],
          "path": "Overlapping Repeater/icon",
          "useDefaultViewWidth": false
        },
        "type": "ia.display.flex-repeater"
      }
    ],
    "meta": {
      "name": "root"
    },
    "props": {
      "direction": "column"
    },
    "type": "ia.container.flex"
  }
}

Embedded icon:

{
  "custom": {},
  "params": {
    "color": "#FF0000"
  },
  "propConfig": {
    "params.color": {
      "paramDirection": "input",
      "persistent": true
    }
  },
  "props": {
    "defaultSize": {
      "height": 42,
      "width": 42
    }
  },
  "root": {
    "children": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "name": "Icon"
        },
        "position": {
          "basis": "42px",
          "shrink": 0
        },
        "propConfig": {
          "props.color": {
            "binding": {
              "config": {
                "path": "view.params.color"
              },
              "type": "property"
            }
          }
        },
        "props": {
          "path": "material/insert_emoticon",
          "style": {
            "width": "42px"
          }
        },
        "type": "ia.display.icon"
      }
    ],
    "meta": {
      "name": "root"
    },
    "props": {
      "direction": "column",
      "style": {
        "overflow": "visible"
      }
    },
    "type": "ia.container.flex"
  }
}
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