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    Allow favoriting a file from the file

    Convenience. Better UX. Sometimes (often) I receive a file via a link to it. After processing it I want to favorite it. I don't know where it lives in the library. What to do? There is no way to get the library path from a dxp file, so if I want t...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Mouse Wheel Chart Zoom behavior change (X-axis and trellis panel view)

    When X and Y axis are enabled to show slider - please change mouse wheel behavior to ONLY allow zoom-in/out on X axis. Shift + Wheel will toggle zoom on Y axis.This will preserve behavior that is common practice across many other platforms. (Hones...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Clear marking in response to filtering

    Scenario Data Table with 2 rows, with 1 row marked. A filter is applied such that the marked row is filtered out; however, marking persists. Goal Clear marking for those rows that are affected by applied filter without the use of Data Function/Scr...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Custom theme option to change the color of the menu bar at the top in Tibco Spotfire

    The default color on menu bar is light blue with grey text. One of our customer reported having difficulty reading the light blue top menu background with grey text. Edit custom theme does not have a option to change the color on menu bar. It woul...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    In-DXP display of file location for current .dxp

    When opening a .dxp in an Analyst client, there's currently no way for users to see its file path via the GUI. This creates a quandary when saving the file under the same filename - e.g., unintentional overwrite. Programmatically, this can be done...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Autocomplete in Text Input fields

    Property controls and filters should have autocomplete enabled
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Text modals upon execution of action controls / visualization actions

    Ability for actions in visualizations to launch text modals/popups, such as a tooltip on usage. This will help consumers know their actions are taking place and guide their usage of analytics apps
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Reorder columns in UI elements

    Ability to reorder column and table display orders in select boxes and filters. This helps promote commonly used columns in those elements and give more flexibility than only alphabetical sorting.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Catalog of Community contributions embedded in Spotfire

    E.g. data functions, themes, intelligent recommendations; calculated column expressions; colour schemes. Users should be able to contribute from the product directly and consume from within the product directly
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Zoom any visualization regardless of zoom slider visiblity

    Recommend replacing zoom sliders with a magnifying glass on charts, similar to tableau. Zoom sliders take up a lot of space and are cumbersome to handle and toggle.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration
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