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We recently launched a preview of the new look for model driven app Power Apps. Details here. As you try out the preview, please tell us what you think. In the coming weeks we'll be talking more about how modern controls, using the Microsoft Fluent design system, will be coming to canvas apps, theming is also on the horizon (about time!). We're keen to hear people's thoughts and feedback on all those topics here.

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Ben

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JoeFitz 39 on at

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new look for Power Apps

New Modern Look adds in ~220% more characters in a rich text field when compared to the old design. No documentation indicates the new UI and new editor would impact character counts.

Take the example below.

This is a Single Line of Text Field with Rich Text Format called "Test". The word "Test" is added and bolded. In the old UI the total character count is 147. If you perform the same test in the new UI with the word "Done" and bold it the character count is now 458.
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I find it very one dimensional and sore on the eyes. You cant tell the difference between the closed and open task. I think its a step back not forward.
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While I like the look of Modern Controls, I do wish that Microsoft would focus on getting these out of preview and updating existing controls first instead of focusing New Controls and CoPilot.

These have been in preview for well over a year and for more complex apps, we have to choose between using a modern control with limited functionality or using a classic control, knowing we're going to have to go back and replace them all at some point to make the app look more modern. Luckly, for the past several months, modern controls are finally getting to a point where they're less buggy and have comparable properties to classic controls but still very limited functionality-- especially in the mobile app.

I really would love to see a decent People Picker (Or a template for Modern Combobox). People columns are a core column in SharePoint/PowerApps.
DanNewton 27 on at

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Using Dynamics 365 Customer Service Workspace, we've received feedback from agents who find the "new look" challenging on devices with a 1080p native displays, such as laptops. The primary concern is that the information bar occupies a significant portion of the screen and does not automatically hide when scrolling down the case form, resulting in suboptimal use of screen space. This issue affects usability, as the persistent information bar limits the visible workspace constantly.

Ideally this bar should 'fold up' or hide when moving down the screen to make use of limited space.

Example:
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AsaurdiffADTill 117 on at

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These are fantastic controls and only getting better. My issue so far has been with the theme. Having a boolean control to take that on and off would be good. My company has specific colors, and I know that the theming tries to incorporate that, but it ignores it altogether. If I tell it to use a 'Royal Blue' it sets my button color to a shade of violet... not what I want in my application. If we could add an override to that it would be a great value add.

Also... the icon control doesn't have OnSelect??? WTH?
zuurg 522 on at

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The Modern Edit form appears to have some issues with the Combo Boxes linked to SPO Choice Fields.

I have a + icon with the following in OnSelect:

Set(varThisListItem, Defaults(SPOListName)); NewForm(Form1);

If I click the +, I get a new form for the list. I enter the Title into my Project Title field which is a Single Line of Text in my SPO list and select one of the options in the Combo Box for the "Project Source", then save the record (a Save icon that is simply "SubmitForm(Form1)"

In this screenshot, the Project Source was set.

Adding another record is where the problems start.

Click on the + again, get a new form. Enter a new Title into the Project Title field. On this new record, I do not select a value for the Project Source (the SPO list does not have a default set for this column). Save the record.

In this screenshot for Project Title 2, the Project Source was not set by me, it was set to the same value as the previously entered record. Again, the SPO list does not have a Default set:

Look at the list to see what's been saved.

The first record has the correct title and Project Source selected. The second record has the correct title in there but the Project Source is the one from the first record entered.

If I keep entering records but never select a Project Source, it just keeps saving with the previously entered source. If I add a record but give it a new Project Source, it saves the correct Project Source on that record. Subsequent records added that do not have a Project Source selected get the previously selected Project Source.

Other Choice Columns that have defaults defined do the same thing. If the combobox for that field isn't set, instead of being set to the column's default, it gets set to the previously added record's value.

Within the same app I added a Classic Form that is using the same data & code and that form is working properly.

I hope that all makes sense. Authoring version is 3.24074.14
JoeFitz 39 on at

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Our users have come across a bug with the new look in Model Driven app with columns Data type: Single Line of Text and Format: Rich Text.

Steps to reproduce:

Create a column with Data Type: Single line of text and Format: Rich Text.

Add column to a Model Driven App form

Create a record using the form and enter no data into the field.

Deactivate the record and close the record

Open the record and now activate the record

The column will only display the editor controls and user can not enter data into the field unless they refresh the form

I was able to reliably reproduce this issue across our development, test and production environments with the new look, The issue does not occur when using the old look.
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Hi,

I am having issues with font for all modern controls on mobile devices (Canvas app on iOS device).

I have created a new theme and selected Segoe UI as default theme font.

For all controls which use default theme font, it actually is changed to something which looks like Times New Roman.

There is a workaround - change the font property manually for every control, however you cannot change the font of a dropdown, so it just looks weird.
TaxusLapis 29 on at

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I wholeheartedly agree with Terry. After trying multiple ways to display my items in the order I wanted, the combobox keeps forcing an alphabetical order on me. Please fix this, preferably yesterday.
tchagan9876 22 on at

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I've already posted about a similar issue to this once, with no response, is anyone from Microsoft actually monitoring this thread, it's a ridiculous way to give feedback!

Anyway, onto the issue. I've been using the Tab List in an app, everything was fine until I started editing it this morning 24th July 2024, the Tab List used to display the items in the order that I have them set in the Items property, great, perfect, it's doing what I, the developer, tell it to do.

Lo, this morning on editing it, I see that something has changed, the Tab List now displays the items in Alphabetical Order, totally ignoring the order that I, the Developer, have set. So, the Tab List now does what the ComboBox and DropDown control do, that is totally ignore the order that, I, the Developer want to display the items in, and now displays in Alphabetical order.

WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD CODE SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

Sort it out Microsoft, you add some nice features and controls, then spoilt it with ridiculous cock ups like this one. I want my items displayed in the order that I supply them, I'm more than capable of making that order alphabetical if I want it!!!

regards

Terry