# Potential bug - having issues with smooshed xycharts when in a flex in a flex in flex with alignitems flexstart

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/potential-bug-having-issues-with-smooshed-xycharts-when-in-a-flex-in-a-flex-in-flex-with-alignitems-flexstart/72978>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [April 27, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/potential-bug-having-issues-with-smooshed-xycharts-when-in-a-flex-in-a-flex-in-flex-with-alignitems-flexstart/72978 "2023-04-27T17:29:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![zacharyw.larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacharyw.larson/32/23749_2.png) [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/potential-bug-having-issues-with-smooshed-xycharts-when-in-a-flex-in-a-flex-in-flex-with-alignitems-flexstart/72978/1 "2023-04-27T17:29:38Z")

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Works when I don't set to align flex-start

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/a/fa17b22d5857272eac70dea7367c5da97459fea1.png)

If I want one of my columns to show the box shadow, I need to use flexStart.  
And with flexstart align, I can't get the column to look right.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/f/9f9820c4fcb52744121cc0722cfcd1f229e65518.png)

If I try to set the size of the chart longer in a column flex, the white space extends, chart remains smooshed.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/b/cbb1879ea3de1bca30823c7ce80317ffdc3ca246.png)

This is the placement.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/2/72635cf000642d0bacc503d6573bb672c52d5f7a.png)

version 8.1.19

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Seph](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joe_seph/32/40277_2.png) [@Joe\_Seph](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe_Seph)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/potential-bug-having-issues-with-smooshed-xycharts-when-in-a-flex-in-a-flex-in-flex-with-alignitems-flexstart/72978/2 "2023-05-09T21:37:51Z")

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Hi Zachary,

Would it be possible for you to post a video of this behavior to demonstrate the difference?

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**Author:** ![zacharyw.larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacharyw.larson/32/23749_2.png) [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/potential-bug-having-issues-with-smooshed-xycharts-when-in-a-flex-in-a-flex-in-flex-with-alignitems-flexstart/72978/3 "2023-05-10T17:34:21Z")

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Yes, not sure when I will.  
Been waiting for the Microsoft snip tool to get snip video features, supposed to be this summer I had read.

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**Author:** ![Ahutomation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ahutomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahutomation)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/potential-bug-having-issues-with-smooshed-xycharts-when-in-a-flex-in-a-flex-in-flex-with-alignitems-flexstart/72978/4 "2023-05-17T14:30:37Z")

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Powerpoint is able to record