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    Apply themes to entire UI

    Side bars, toolbars, should have canvas theme applied. The Spotfire defaults can look out of place / less-professional with custom themes.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Trust all for custom SQL in connectors

    Extremely tedious and error-prone to trust individual SQL statements. A "Trust All" functionality would be helpful.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Limit input options on f(x) flyout

    Limit options for input params so user cannot select data in an unintended way. For instance, Column selection may not want to allow column expression.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Overlay Property Controls on Charts

    Overlay property controls on charts to reduce need for reserved text areas and so actions/filters related to visuals can be kept close to each other.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Filter mouse over

    When importing a filter in a text area, it would be great to show the name of the filter when we mouse over. I often end up adding the filter names manually in the text box title bar. This could help to guide end users when dealing with several fi...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Filters / Text Area / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Hotkey to switch from Data Canvas / Visualizations

    It would save a lot of time (and clicks) to have a keyboard shortcut allowing to switch between Data Canvas and Visualization interface.
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Integrate a GPT model(ChatGPT) for operating Spotfire

    My idea is to integrate the ChatGPT (GPT-3) model, which is currently a hot topic, into Spotfire. In Japan, many users are using Spotfire, but to enhance the proficiency of beginners, there is a need for an interactive teacher who can help solve p...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 3 Planning to implement

    Middle Mouse Click on Graph to PAN CHART

    Make middle mouse button (mouse wheel press) to allow chart panning. Shift + MM press - locks horizontal or vertical pan only (depending on weighted direction of mouse move).
    9 months ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Ability to control if notifications should be shown for a specific analysis

    From Spotfire 11.1, a new application preference is available to configure the default value of the "show popup notifications" check box (https://community.spotfire.com/articles/spotfire/whats-new-spotfirer-111/#wiki-header-9). As preferences are ...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    SDK Add detailed message for custom license IDs that are too large for the server database

    I added a very detailed and descriptive custom license ID for custom code utilizing the SDK, but when I went to deploy the update to the server I got a non-descript error. Ultimately we had to get TIBCO involved to help us track down what went wro...
    about 5 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration
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