Variables appear to be erased, but not really while editing on iPad

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#1

@ipaterson. I know you got a lot of stuff going on with upcoming features and all.

However, ever since the release with the ability to rearrange variables while editing pistons, I have noticed a bug. This only happens when using the iPad, which happens to be on iOS 12. When editing a piston from chrome or the mobile app, sometimes if you touch a variable with your finger, or move your finger across the variables; they will disappear. It looks like they have been erased, however if you save the piston they come back.

It is a little annoyance I can live with, but it is there just the same.

#2

I see this all the time on my iPhone using Safari. Not on iOS 12 beta either.

#3

I noticed this on iPhone yesterday and plan to fix it for this release. It’s good to hear that you can save the piston without affecting the variables, I ended up cancelling and very carefully tapping on a different part of the variable to edit.

#4

This should be fixed in the mobile app (once your app’s browser cache refreshes) and will be published for the live dashboard in the next release.

I was able to get the same behavior on desktop by clicking and dragging anywhere to the right of the variable text. The line itself was starting a drag despite being marked non-draggable. I noticed that all the other places that use drag handles apply the drag to “inline” rather than “block level” HTML elements so I moved the dragging around to a span element which is inline.

#5

Is there a way to refresh that cache on mobile app? I closed app re opened and issue still exists? I tried logging out and back in same result.

#6

Not that I know of on iOS, it just takes some time.

#7

The fix for this was just released in v0.3.108.20180906 so it should now apply to both the mobile app and the dashboard viewed from a mobile browser