# Presets and visual layout

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**Category:** How do I ...?\
**Created:** [February 16, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/presets-and-visual-layout/2829 "2023-02-16T14:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Petepump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Petepump](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Petepump)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/presets-and-visual-layout/2829/1 "2023-02-16T14:50:31Z")

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Hello, I have 2 questions:

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I have made a cuelist with the use of color presets. When I run throught the cues, it is possible to monitor the specific color of a specific lighting unit by looking at the “Feature”-tab and the color “wheel”. If I instead open up a quick picker showing the color presets, I would expect that the preset that is in “use” in this specific cue would be somehow visual. Is this not a function or am I doing something wrong?

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In the quick picker setting for my color presets, I have chosen the icon view. This gives me a visual indication of the presets. After I changed fixture type in my patch, these presets work, but are not displayed with the color in my quick picker (they are all white). Any ideas?

Peter

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**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/presets-and-visual-layout/2829/2 "2023-02-20T10:27:20Z")

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Hi Peter,

1. You might be better off using the “output” view for a more explicit view of what fixture is doing what.  
Having said this, we have made some improvement’s in this area in R4. I would expect it to work as you expect when selecting a single fixture. Feel free to check out the beta for yourself, its posted in this post  
[Vista 3 R4.0 Public BETA #1 - Now available!](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/vista-3-r4-0-public-beta-1-now-available/2827)

2. We use the “global” event value for what we display in the presets. Update them with a new global value and they should again work as you expect.

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**Author:** ![Petepump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Petepump](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Petepump)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/presets-and-visual-layout/2829/3 "2023-02-20T18:25:01Z")

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Fantastic, thank you!

P

man. 20. feb. 2023 kl. 11:37 skrev Jack Moorhouse via Vista by Chroma-Q Users Forum \<[notifications@chroma-q.discoursemail.com](mailto:notifications@chroma-q.discoursemail.com)\>: