# Why is the default basis for elements in pixels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [May 15, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-the-default-basis-for-elements-in-pixels/90432 "2024-05-15T13:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Deardorff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan_deardorff/32/63815_2.png) [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-the-default-basis-for-elements-in-pixels/90432/1 "2024-05-15T13:53:03Z")
I try to avoid fixed element sizes whenever possible (pretty much always), so it's kind of annoying that the first thing I always have to do after creating a new element is switch its basis to "auto" and it seems strange to me that the default would be a seemingly arbitrarily chosen pixel size. It would be great if there was a way to customize such defaults in the Designer. EDIT: Turns out there was already a feature request for that... > **[Default Component Settings | Ignition Features and Ideas | Inductive Automation](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/default-component-settings)** > > It would be nice if we were able to edit how a component acts by default. For example, the flex container when added always has the direction set to row, ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-the-default-basis-for-elements-in-pixels/90432/2 "2024-05-15T14:19:24Z")
Seems reasonable. You should make a feature request.