I'm trying to control some style elements in a lengthy report by defining colors in the Data | Parameters variables. For example, colorHeadingBG = color(255, 200, 70) (orange).
Figure 1. The parameter configuration.
Figure 2. The fill parameter is used to determine the color - but it's not the value set in the parameter.
Figure 3. The color is correct in Preview mode.
Not being able to view the results in Design mode is a significant nuisance.
Does anyone know what the problem is or how to force a refresh?
Many thanks!
It seems to just be whatever you had in the property value before you make the data key dynamic. If you go in and unlink it you can see the previous value.
Thanks, Paul. Further playing around indicates that the binding isn't applied at all in Design view. If I start with a fresh Text component, don't set a color and then apply the binding it still doesn't show. Shutting down Designer and re-opening the project doesn't fix it either.
If it's not a bug then it's a missing feature. Is there any point raising a ticket or feature request?
You're welcome to file one, but I think it's going to either:
- ~never happen, because reporting's 'design' mode has never been a very strict WYSIWYG editor
- Get swept up in some broader refactors to how you configure things in reporting (the ideal end state is to make the whole thing friendlier/less of a unicorn compared to the rest of the resource workspaces)
