# Template repeater not obeying background color **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [August 22, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944 "2014-08-22T13:42:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zackscriven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zackscriven/32/7213_2.png) [@zackscriven](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zackscriven)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/1 "2014-08-22T13:42:18Z")
I am using a template repeater in a project and have discovered that when the template repeater repeats a template with no properties it shows up as grey. This is annoying because for a split second the template repeater is grey while loading the new properties of that new template instance. ---
**Author:** ![james.hunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@james.hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james.hunt)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/2 "2014-08-27T17:09:20Z")
Is the background set to a different color for the template, but it shows the default gray background when loading the templates ? ---
**Author:** ![matthiggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@matthiggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthiggins)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/3 "2014-10-24T16:11:39Z")
I am also experiencing this. The Template Repeater background is always default gray when it has no template parameters no matter what the background is set to for the repeater. I tried setting to the same color as my root container and still get the same results. I’m also seeing the color change for a split second when new parameters are loaded for the repeater as zackscriven mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![james.hunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@james.hunt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/james.hunt)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/4 "2014-10-24T21:06:45Z")
What version of Ignition are you currently using, 7.7.x ? ---
**Author:** ![matthiggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@matthiggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthiggins)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/5 "2014-10-24T21:09:15Z")
7.7.1 ---
**Author:** ![Coen\_Robben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Coen\_Robben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Coen_Robben)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/6 "2014-11-10T10:32:39Z")
Same problem. Version 7.7.1 ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/7 "2014-11-10T15:21:27Z")
I’ve made a ticket for this. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-not-obeying-background-color/8944/8 "2014-12-12T00:30:06Z")
Fixed for 7.7.3