refactor(views): keep query status truthful, push render logic to the view boundary

Reworks the previous fix, which had base hooks (useRundown, useSettings,
useCustomFields, useProjectData, useViewSettings) rewrite their own
status/isError to hide background-refetch failures. That was misleading:
those hooks are consumed well beyond the 9 view loaders, and other callers
may legitimately want to know a fetch genuinely failed.

Instead the base hooks now return react-query's status/isError untouched,
plus the isLoadingError flag react-query already computes (true only when
a query has never received data). aggregateQueryStatus (viewLoader.utils.ts)
takes {status, isLoadingError} pairs and only reports 'error' once every
query has settled and at least one never got data; a background/refetch
error with data present now aggregates to 'success'. The two single-query
consumers outside that aggregator (RundownList/CuesheetTable via
useScopedRundown, and ProjectInfo) branch on isLoadingError directly instead
of status === 'error'.

Removes the standalone deriveQueryStatus helper introduced in the prior
iteration, since the logic now lives in the one place that already existed
for this purpose (aggregateQueryStatus) rather than a new abstraction.

apps/client/src/common/components/input/colour-input/SwatchSelect.tsx

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import SwatchPicker from './SwatchPicker';
 import style from './SwatchSelect.module.scss';
 
 interface ColourInputProps {
-  /** undefined represents values which do not agree, no swatch is highlighted */
-  value: string | undefined;
+  value: string;
   name: 'colour';
   handleChange: (newValue: 'colour', name: string) => void;
 }
@@ -45,11 +44,7 @@ export default function SwatchSelect(props: ColourInputProps) {
       {colours.map((colour) => (
         <Swatch key={colour} color={colour} onClick={setColour} isSelected={value === colour} />
       ))}
-      <SwatchPicker
-        color={value ?? ''}
-        onChange={setColour}
-        isSelected={value !== undefined && !colours.includes(value)}
-      />
+      <SwatchPicker color={value} onChange={setColour} isSelected={!colours.includes(value)} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/input/text-input/__tests__/useReactiveTextInput.test.ts

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { shouldSubmitValue } from '../useReactiveTextInput';
-
-describe('shouldSubmitValue()', () => {
-  it('submits a value which differs from the initial value', () => {
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('new', 'old')).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('does not submit a value which has not changed', () => {
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('same', 'same')).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('submits an empty value when the initial value is known', () => {
-    // clearing a field which has a value is a valid edit
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('', 'old')).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('does not submit an empty value when the initial value is unknown', () => {
-    // an unknown value renders as an empty field, submitting it on blur
-    // would overwrite every entry being edited with an empty value
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('', undefined)).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('submits a typed value when the initial value is unknown', () => {
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('typed', undefined)).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('submits an unchanged value when the caller opts in', () => {
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('same', 'same', true)).toBe(true);
-    expect(shouldSubmitValue('', undefined, true)).toBe(true);
-  });
-});

apps/client/src/common/components/input/text-input/useReactiveTextInput.tsx

@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 import { HotkeyItem, getHotkeyHandler } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { ChangeEvent, KeyboardEvent, RefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
-/**
- * Whether a value should be sent to the server
- * An undefined initial value means that the value is unknown, for example when several
- * entries are being edited and they do not agree on a value
- * It is shown as an empty field, so submitting it would overwrite data the user has not edited
- */
-export function shouldSubmitValue(
-  valueToSubmit: string,
-  initialText: string | undefined,
-  allowSubmitSameValue?: boolean,
-): boolean {
-  if (allowSubmitSameValue) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return valueToSubmit !== (initialText ?? '');
-}
-
 interface UseReactiveTextInputReturn {
   value: string;
   onChange: (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void;
@@ -26,8 +9,7 @@ interface UseReactiveTextInputReturn {
 }
 
 export default function useReactiveTextInput(
-  /** undefined represents an unknown value, the field is shown empty and blurring it submits nothing */
-  initialText: string | undefined,
+  initialText: string,
   submitCallback: (newValue: string) => void,
   ref: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement | null>,
   options?: {
@@ -40,7 +22,7 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
     allowKeyboardNavigation?: boolean;
   },
 ): UseReactiveTextInputReturn {
-  const [text, setText] = useState<string>(initialText ?? '');
+  const [text, setText] = useState<string>(initialText);
   // track whether we are submitting via a submit key (eg enter) and avoid submitting again on blur
   const isKeyboardSubmitting = useRef(false);
   // track escape to prevent the subsequent blur from submitting
@@ -75,7 +57,8 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
    */
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
     (valueToSubmit: string) => {
-      if (!shouldSubmitValue(valueToSubmit, initialText, options?.allowSubmitSameValue)) {
+      // No need to update if it hasn't changed
+      if (valueToSubmit === initialText && !options?.allowSubmitSameValue) {
         options?.onCancelUpdate?.();
       } else {
         const cleanVal = valueToSubmit.trim();
@@ -103,10 +86,10 @@ export default function useReactiveTextInput(
   const handleEscape = useCallback(() => {
     isEscaping.current = true;
     // No need to update if it hasn't changed
-    setText(initialText ?? '');
+    setText(initialText);
     // force the text to be the initial value
     if (ref.current) {
-      ref.current.value = initialText ?? '';
+      ref.current.value = initialText;
     }
     options?.onCancelUpdate?.();
     setTimeout(() => ref.current?.blur()); // Immediate timeout to ensure text is set before blurring

apps/client/src/common/components/input/time-input/TimeInput.tsx

@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ export default function TimeInput<T extends string>({
    * @description Resets input value to given
    */
   const resetValue = useCallback(() => {
-    if (time === undefined) {
-      // there is no value to show, we leave the field empty so that the placeholder is visible
-      setValue('');
-    } else if (typeof time !== 'number' || isNaN(time)) {
+    if (typeof time !== 'number' || isNaN(time)) {
       setValue('00:00:00');
     } else if (shouldFormat) {
       setValue(formatTime(time));

apps/client/src/common/components/modal/Modal.module.scss

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 .wide {
   top: 4vh;
   min-width: min(1280px, 96vw);
-  max-width: min(1600px, 96vw);
+  max-width: min(1800px, 98vw);
   height: 88vh;
   max-height: 88vh;
   display: flex;

apps/client/src/common/components/select/Select.tsx

@@ -16,21 +16,13 @@ interface SelectProps<T> extends Omit<BaseSelect.Root.Props<T>, 'items'> {
   options: SelectOption<T>[];
   fluid?: boolean;
   size?: 'medium' | 'large';
-  /** shown when the value is null, used to represent values which do not agree */
-  placeholder?: string;
 }
 
-export default function Select<T>({
-  options,
-  fluid,
-  size = 'medium',
-  placeholder,
-  ...selectRootProps
-}: SelectProps<T>) {
+export default function Select<T>({ options, fluid, size = 'medium', ...selectRootProps }: SelectProps<T>) {
   return (
     <BaseSelect.Root items={options} {...selectRootProps}>
       <BaseSelect.Trigger className={cx([styles.select, styles[size], fluid && styles.fluid])}>
-        <BaseSelect.Value placeholder={placeholder} />
+        <BaseSelect.Value />
         <BaseSelect.Icon className={styles.selectIcon}>
           <LuChevronsUpDown />
         </BaseSelect.Icon>

apps/client/src/common/components/state/Empty.module.scss

@@ -1,20 +1,43 @@
+@use '@/theme/viewerDefs' as *;
+
 .emptyContainer {
   width: 100%;
   text-align: center;
-  color: $white-10;
+  color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
 
   .empty {
     display: block;
-    width: min(100%, 24rem);
-    margin-inline: auto;
-    opacity: 0.8;
+    width: min(100%, 14rem);
+    margin: 0 auto -1.5rem;
+    opacity: 0.6;
   }
 
   .text {
     display: block;
     margin-inline: auto;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    font-size: 2em;
-    max-width: min(100%, 600px);
+    font-weight: 400;
+    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.55vw, 1.5rem);
+    line-height: 1.35;
+    max-width: min(100%, 40rem);
+  }
+
+  &.error {
+    color: $error-red;
+
+    .empty {
+      opacity: 0.35;
+      filter: grayscale(1);
+    }
+
+    .text {
+      margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .errorIcon {
+    display: block;
+    width: 1.5rem;
+    height: 1.5rem;
+    margin: -0.125rem auto 0;
   }
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/Empty.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import { IoWarningOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import EmptyImage from '../../../assets/images/empty.svg?react';
 import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
@@ -9,12 +10,18 @@ interface EmptyProps {
   text?: string;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
   className?: string;
+  variant?: 'error';
 }
 
-export default function Empty({ text, className, injectedStyles }: EmptyProps) {
+export default function Empty({ text, className, injectedStyles, variant }: EmptyProps) {
   return (
-    <div className={cx([style.emptyContainer, className])} style={injectedStyles}>
+    <div
+      className={cx([style.emptyContainer, variant === 'error' && style.error, className])}
+      style={injectedStyles}
+      role={variant === 'error' ? 'alert' : undefined}
+    >
       <EmptyImage className={style.empty} />
+      {variant === 'error' && <IoWarningOutline className={style.errorIcon} aria-hidden />}
       {text && <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>}
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyFill.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.fill {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: start center;
+  padding: clamp(4rem, 20dvh, 12rem) 1.5rem 1rem;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyFill.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
+import Empty from './Empty';
+
+import style from './EmptyFill.module.scss';
+
+interface EmptyFillProps {
+  text?: string;
+  /** placed on the fill wrapper — e.g. to assign a grid-area in a grid parent */
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/** Container-filling empty/loading state for panels and grid/flex cells. */
+export default function EmptyFill({ text, className }: EmptyFillProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className={cx([style.fill, className])}>
+      <Empty text={text} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyPage.module.scss

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   box-sizing: border-box; /* reset */
   overflow: hidden;
   width: 100%; /* restrict the page width to viewport */
-  height: 100vh;
+  height: 100dvh;
 
   font-family: var(--font-family-override, $viewer-font-family);
   background: var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color);
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  padding-top: 5rem;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding-block: 5rem;
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyPage.tsx

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import style from './EmptyPage.module.scss';
 interface EmptyPageProps {
   text?: string;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
+  variant?: 'error';
 }
 
-export default function EmptyPage({ text, injectedStyles }: EmptyPageProps) {
+export default function EmptyPage({ text, injectedStyles, variant }: EmptyPageProps) {
   return (
     <div className={style.page}>
-      <Empty text={text} injectedStyles={injectedStyles} />
+      <Empty text={text} injectedStyles={injectedStyles} variant={variant} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyTableBody.module.scss

@@ -15,9 +15,4 @@
     gap: 1rem;
     margin-top: 1em;
   }
-
-  .text {
-    font-weight: 600;
-    font-size: 2em;
-  }
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyTableBody.tsx

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ export default function EmptyTableBody({ handleAddNew }: EmptyTableBodyProps) {
     <tbody className={style.emptyContainer}>
       <tr>
         <td colSpan={99} className={style.emptyCell}>
-          <Empty injectedStyles={{ marginTop: '5vh' }} />
-          <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>
+          <Empty text={text} injectedStyles={{ marginTop: '5vh' }} />
           {handleAddNew && (
             <div className={style.inline}>
               <Button onClick={() => handleAddNew(SupportedEntry.Event)} variant='primary' size='large'>

apps/client/src/common/components/switch/Switch.module.scss

@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* values do not agree, we show an empty track instead of a thumb position */
-.mixed .thumb {
-  visibility: hidden;
-}
-
 .medium {
   padding: 2px;
   --width: calc(2.5rem + 4px);

apps/client/src/common/components/switch/Switch.tsx

@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ import style from './Switch.module.scss';
 
 interface SwitchProps extends BaseSwitch.Root.Props {
   size?: 'medium' | 'large';
-  /** the switch represents several values which do not agree, we hide the thumb */
-  mixed?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function Switch({ size = 'medium', mixed, ...switchProps }: SwitchProps) {
+export default function Switch({ size = 'medium', ...switchProps }: SwitchProps) {
   return (
-    <BaseSwitch.Root className={cx([style.switch, style[size], mixed && style.mixed])} {...switchProps}>
+    <BaseSwitch.Root className={cx([style.switch, style[size]])} {...switchProps}>
       <BaseSwitch.Thumb className={style.thumb} />
     </BaseSwitch.Root>
   );

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useCustomFields.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import { getCustomFields } from '../api/customFields';
 const placeholder: CustomFields = {};
 
 export default function useCustomFields() {
-  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: CUSTOM_FIELDS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getCustomFields({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? placeholder, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? placeholder, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectData.ts

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ import { getProjectData, postProjectData } from '../api/project';
 import { projectDataPlaceholder } from '../models/ProjectData';
 
 export default function useProjectData() {
-  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: PROJECT_DATA,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getProjectData({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? projectDataPlaceholder, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? projectDataPlaceholder, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }
 
 export function useUpdateProjectData() {

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function useRundown() {
     data: { loaded: loadedRundownId },
   } = useProjectRundowns();
 
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+  const { data, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
     queryKey: loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }),
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ export default function useRundown() {
     queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
   }, [loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
 
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching };
 }
 
 export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const rundownMetadata = useMemo(() => getRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
-  return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
+  return { data, status, isLoadingError, rundownMetadata };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
  * built from the order and rundown fields
  */
 export function useFlatRundown() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
 
   const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
     if (data.revision === -1) {
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ export function useFlatRundown() {
     return data.flatOrder.map((id) => data.entries[id]).filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
   }, [data]);
 
-  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
+  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status, isLoadingError };
 }
 
 export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
 
   const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(() => getFlatRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
-  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
+  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status, isLoadingError };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export function useRundownAuxData() {
 export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
   const enabled = Boolean(rundownId);
 
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+  const { data, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
     queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(rundownId ?? ''),
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(rundownId!, { signal }),
     enabled,
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type RundownSource = {
   rundown: Rundown;
   flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[];
   status: string;
+  isLoadingError: boolean;
   selectedEventId: EntryId | null;
 };
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | nu
   const isLoadedTarget = rundownId !== null && rundownId === loadedRundownId;
   const runtimeSelectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedTarget ? runtimeSelectedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundownById(rundownId);
+  const { data: rundown, status, isLoadingError } = useRundownById(rundownId);
   const flatRundown = useMemo(
     () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
     [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | nu
       rundown,
       flatRundown,
       status,
+      isLoadingError,
       selectedEventId: effectiveSelectedEventId,
     }),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, rundown, rundownId, status],
+    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, isLoadingError, rundown, rundownId, status],
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useSettings.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getSettings } from '../api/settings';
 import { ontimePlaceholderSettings } from '../models/OntimeSettings';
 
 export default function useSettings() {
-  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: APP_SETTINGS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getSettings({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ export default function useSettings() {
     },
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? ontimePlaceholderSettings, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? ontimePlaceholderSettings, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useViewSettings.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { VIEW_SETTINGS } from '../api/constants';
 import { viewsSettingsPlaceholder } from '../models/ViewSettings.type';
 
 export default function useViewSettings() {
-  const { data, status } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useQuery({
     queryKey: VIEW_SETTINGS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getViewSettings({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ export default function useViewSettings() {
     },
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? viewsSettingsPlaceholder, status, mutateAsync };
+  return { data: data ?? viewsSettingsPlaceholder, status, isLoadingError, mutateAsync };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks/__tests__/entryAction.utils.test.ts

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-import { OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, RundownEntries, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
-
-import { applyPatchToEvents, canPredictBatchResult } from '../entryAction.utils';
-
-function makeEntries(): RundownEntries {
-  return {
-    '1': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '1', title: 'one', custom: { lx: 'a', sound: 'x' } } as OntimeEvent,
-    '2': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '2', title: 'two', custom: { lx: 'b' } } as OntimeEvent,
-    '3': { type: SupportedEntry.Event, id: '3', title: 'three', custom: {} } as OntimeEvent,
-    group: { type: SupportedEntry.Group, id: 'group', title: 'a group', custom: {} } as OntimeGroup,
-  };
-}
-
-describe('applyPatchToEvents()', () => {
-  it('applies the patch to the given events only', () => {
-    const patched = applyPatchToEvents(makeEntries(), ['1', '2'], { title: 'patched' });
-
-    expect((patched['1'] as OntimeEvent).title).toBe('patched');
-    expect((patched['2'] as OntimeEvent).title).toBe('patched');
-    expect((patched['3'] as OntimeEvent).title).toBe('three');
-  });
-
-  it('patches custom fields instead of replacing them', () => {
-    const patched = applyPatchToEvents(makeEntries(), ['1', '2'], { custom: { lx: 'new' } });
-
-    // the field which was not part of the patch must survive
-    expect((patched['1'] as OntimeEvent).custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: 'new', sound: 'x' });
-    expect((patched['2'] as OntimeEvent).custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: 'new' });
-  });
-
-  it('keeps the existing custom fields when the patch has none', () => {
-    const patched = applyPatchToEvents(makeEntries(), ['1'], { title: 'patched' });
-
-    expect((patched['1'] as OntimeEvent).custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: 'a', sound: 'x' });
-  });
-
-  it('ignores ids which are not in the rundown', () => {
-    const patched = applyPatchToEvents(makeEntries(), ['1', 'does-not-exist'], { title: 'patched' });
-
-    expect(Object.keys(patched)).toStrictEqual(['1', '2', '3', 'group']);
-    expect((patched['1'] as OntimeEvent).title).toBe('patched');
-  });
-
-  it('ignores entries which are not events', () => {
-    const patched = applyPatchToEvents(makeEntries(), ['group'], { title: 'patched' });
-
-    expect((patched.group as OntimeGroup).title).toBe('a group');
-  });
-
-  it('does not mutate the given entries', () => {
-    const entries = makeEntries();
-    applyPatchToEvents(entries, ['1'], { title: 'patched', custom: { lx: 'new' } });
-
-    expect((entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).title).toBe('one');
-    expect((entries['1'] as OntimeEvent).custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: 'a', sound: 'x' });
-  });
-
-  it('handles repeated ids', () => {
-    const patched = applyPatchToEvents(makeEntries(), ['1', '1'], { title: 'patched' });
-
-    expect((patched['1'] as OntimeEvent).title).toBe('patched');
-  });
-});
-
-describe('canPredictBatchResult()', () => {
-  it('allows resolving patches which do not affect the schedule', () => {
-    expect(canPredictBatchResult({ title: 'a title' })).toBe(true);
-    expect(canPredictBatchResult({ colour: 'red', flag: true })).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('defers to the server when the duration changes', () => {
-    // a duration cascades into the start and end of every linked event
-    expect(canPredictBatchResult({ duration: 1000 })).toBe(false);
-    expect(canPredictBatchResult({ title: 'a title', duration: 1000 })).toBe(false);
-  });
-});

apps/client/src/common/hooks/entryAction.utils.ts

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import { EntryId, OntimeEvent, RundownEntries, isOntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-
-/**
- * Applies a patch to a set of events, used to optimistically resolve a batch edit
- * Entries which are missing or are not events are left untouched, mirroring the server
- * @returns a new entries object, the given entries are not mutated
- */
-export function applyPatchToEvents(
-  entries: RundownEntries,
-  ids: EntryId[],
-  patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>,
-): RundownEntries {
-  const patchedEntries = { ...entries };
-
-  for (const id of new Set(ids)) {
-    const entry = patchedEntries[id];
-    if (!isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    patchedEntries[id] = {
-      ...entry,
-      ...patch,
-      // custom fields are patched, not replaced
-      custom: patch.custom ? { ...entry.custom, ...patch.custom } : entry.custom,
-    };
-  }
-
-  return patchedEntries;
-}
-
-/**
- * Whether the result of a batch edit can be resolved without the server
- * Changing the duration cascades through the rundown, so the resulting
- * schedule is only known once the server has recalculated it
- */
-export function canPredictBatchResult(patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>): boolean {
-  return !('duration' in patch);
-}

apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEntryAction.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import {
 } from '../api/rundown';
 import { logAxiosError } from '../api/utils';
 import { useEditorSettings } from '../stores/editorSettings';
-import { applyPatchToEvents, canPredictBatchResult } from './entryAction.utils';
 
 export type EventOptions = Partial<{
   // options of any new entries (event / delay / group)
@@ -484,9 +483,21 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       // Snapshot the previous value
       const previousRundown = queryClient.getQueryData<Rundown>(queryKey);
 
-      // when the result cannot be resolved here we wait for the recalculated rundown from the server
-      if (previousRundown && canPredictBatchResult(data.data)) {
-        const newRundown = applyPatchToEvents(previousRundown.entries, data.ids, data.data);
+      if (previousRundown) {
+        const eventIds = new Set(data.ids);
+        const newRundown = { ...previousRundown.entries };
+
+        eventIds.forEach((eventId) => {
+          if (Object.hasOwn(newRundown, eventId)) {
+            const event = newRundown[eventId];
+            if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
+              newRundown[eventId] = {
+                ...event,
+                ...data,
+              };
+            }
+          }
+        });
 
         queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(queryKey, {
           id: previousRundown.id,

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/SourcesPanel.module.scss

@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
   margin-top: 1rem;
 }
 
+.finishActions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 .sourceGrid {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/SourcesPanel.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 import { getErrorMessage, ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoCloudOutline, IoDownloadOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
 
 import {
   getWorksheetMetadata as getExcelWorksheetMetadata,
@@ -56,9 +57,11 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
   const [hasFile, setHasFile] = useState<'none' | 'loading' | 'done'>('none');
   const [activeSource, setActiveSource] = useState<ActiveSource | null>(null);
+  const [completedRundownTitle, setCompletedRundownTitle] = useState('');
 
   const { data: currentRundown } = useRundown();
   const { applyImport } = useSpreadsheetImport();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
     setHasFile('none');
     setActiveSource(null);
     setError('');
+    setCompletedRundownTitle('');
   };
 
   const openGSheetFlow = () => {
@@ -123,11 +127,12 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleFinished = () => {
+  const handleFinished = (rundownTitle: string) => {
     setImportFlow('finished');
     setHasFile('none');
     setActiveSource(null);
     setError('');
+    setCompletedRundownTitle(rundownTitle);
   };
 
   const handleApplyImport = async (
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
     if (mode === 'new') {
       const title = newRundownTitle.trim() || preview.rundown.title;
       await applyImport({ mode: 'new', rundown: { ...preview.rundown, title }, customFields: preview.customFields });
-      handleFinished();
+      handleFinished(title);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
       customFields: preview.customFields,
       providedFields,
     });
-    handleFinished();
+    handleFinished(currentRundown.title);
   };
 
   const loadWorksheetMetadata = useCallback(
@@ -289,11 +294,20 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
         {showCompleted && (
           <div className={style.finishSection}>
             <span className={style.finishBadge}>Import complete</span>
-            <div className={style.finishTitle}>Spreadsheet data applied.</div>
-            <div className={style.finishDescription}>You can close this flow or start another import.</div>
-            <Button variant='subtle-white' onClick={resetFlow}>
-              Reset flow
-            </Button>
+            <div className={style.finishTitle}>
+              Spreadsheet data applied to {completedRundownTitle || 'your rundown'}.
+            </div>
+            <div className={style.finishDescription}>
+              Review the imported rundown in the editor or start another import.
+            </div>
+            <div className={style.finishActions}>
+              <Button variant='primary' onClick={() => navigate('/editor')}>
+                Open editor
+              </Button>
+              <Button variant='subtle-white' onClick={resetFlow}>
+                Import another
+              </Button>
+            </div>
           </div>
         )}
         {isGSheetFlow && (

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/sheet-import/SheetImportEditor.module.scss

@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
+.toolbarWarning {
+  color: $orange-400;
+}
+
 .mappingPaneTitle {
   align-self: center;
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/sheet-import/SheetImportEditor.tsx

@@ -132,7 +132,16 @@ export default function SheetImportEditor({
             }
           />
         </label>
-        {toolbarStatus && <Panel.Description>{toolbarStatus}</Panel.Description>}
+        {toolbarStatus && (
+          <Panel.Description>
+            {toolbarStatus.entries === '–'
+              ? 'No import preview yet'
+              : `${toolbarStatus.entries} entries · ${toolbarStatus.groups} groups · ${toolbarStatus.milestones} milestones · ${toolbarStatus.start}–${toolbarStatus.end} · ${toolbarStatus.duration}`}
+            {toolbarStatus.warnings > 0 && (
+              <span className={style.toolbarWarning}> · {toolbarStatus.warnings} warnings</span>
+            )}
+          </Panel.Description>
+        )}
       </Panel.InlineElements>
 
       <div className={style.editorBody}>
@@ -150,13 +159,19 @@ export default function SheetImportEditor({
 
         <section className={style.previewPane}>
           <div className={style.previewPaneHeader}>
-            <span className={style.previewPaneTitle}>Import preview</span>
+            <div className={style.previewPaneHeading}>
+              <span className={style.previewPaneTitle}>Import preview</span>
+            </div>
           </div>
           <div className={style.tableShell}>
             <PreviewTable
               preview={state.preview}
               columnLabels={columnLabels}
+              canRefresh={canPreview}
               isLoadingMetadata={isLoadingMetadata}
+              isRefreshing={state.loading === 'preview'}
+              needsPreviewRefresh={state.needsPreviewRefresh}
+              onRefresh={handlePreviewSubmit}
               worksheetHeaders={worksheetHeaders}
             />
           </div>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/sheet-import/preview/PreviewTable.module.scss

@@ -1,27 +1,35 @@
 .emptyState {
-  height: 100%;
-  min-height: 16rem;
-  display: grid;
-  place-content: center;
-  gap: 0.35rem;
-  padding: 1.5rem;
+  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
   text-align: center;
 }
 
+.emptyMessage {
+  width: min(30rem, 100%);
+  margin-inline: auto;
+}
+
 .emptyTitle {
-  color: $ui-white;
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  color: rgba($gray-200, 0.72);
+  font-size: calc(1rem + 2px);
+  font-weight: 400;
 }
 
 .emptyBody {
-  color: $gray-400;
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  color: rgba($gray-200, 0.55);
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.emptyAction {
+  margin: 1rem auto 0;
 }
 
 .table {
   width: 100%;
-  border-collapse: collapse;
+  border-collapse: separate;
+  border-spacing: 0;
+  color: $ui-white;
   font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
   text-align: left;
   table-layout: auto;
@@ -34,31 +42,101 @@
   }
 
   th {
-    font-weight: 400;
-    color: $gray-400;
-    text-transform: capitalize;
-    vertical-align: top;
+    color: $gray-300;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    vertical-align: bottom;
     white-space: normal;
   }
 
   th,
   td {
-    padding: 0.5rem;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
     min-width: 8rem;
-    vertical-align: top;
+    max-width: 20rem;
+    padding: 0.55rem 0.65rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $white-10;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
-  tr:nth-child(even) {
-    background-color: $white-1;
+  tbody tr {
+    --entry-colour: transparent;
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, $gray-1300 96%, var(--entry-colour) 4%);
+    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 var(--entry-colour);
   }
+
+  td[data-empty='true'] {
+    color: $gray-600;
+  }
+}
+
+.rowNumber,
+.rowType {
+  position: sticky;
+  z-index: 1;
+  background-color: inherit;
 }
 
 .rowNumber {
-  width: 4.5rem;
-  min-width: 4.5rem;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 3.25rem;
+  min-width: 3.25rem !important;
+  color: $gray-400;
+  text-align: right;
 }
 
 .rowType {
-  width: 7rem;
-  min-width: 7rem;
+  left: 3.25rem;
+  width: 6.25rem;
+  min-width: 6.25rem !important;
+  color: $gray-400;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  box-shadow: 1px 0 $white-10;
+}
+
+thead .rowNumber,
+thead .rowType {
+  z-index: 2;
+  background-color: $gray-1350;
+}
+
+.numericCell {
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.multilineCell {
+  max-width: 30rem !important;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  text-overflow: clip !important;
+  white-space: pre-wrap !important;
+}
+
+.eventRow {
+  .rowNumber {
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+}
+
+.groupRow {
+  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, $gray-1300 88%, var(--entry-colour) 12%) !important;
+  box-shadow: inset 4px 0 var(--entry-colour) !important;
+  font-weight: 600;
+
+  td {
+    min-height: 3.25rem;
+    border-top: 0.75rem solid $gray-1350;
+  }
+}
+
+.milestoneRow {
+  background-color: color-mix(in srgb, $gray-1300 93%, var(--entry-colour) 7%) !important;
+  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 var(--entry-colour) !important;
+  color: $gray-300;
+  font-style: italic;
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/sheet-import/preview/PreviewTable.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import type { CustomField, CustomFieldKey, SpreadsheetPreviewResponse } from 'ontime-types';
-import { isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import { isOntimeDelay, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import type { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import Button from '../../../../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import Tag from '../../../../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
+import { getRundownMetadata } from '../../../../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { getCellValue } from './previewTableUtils';
 
 import style from './PreviewTable.module.scss';
@@ -9,14 +13,85 @@ import style from './PreviewTable.module.scss';
 interface PreviewTableProps {
   preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse | null;
   columnLabels: string[];
+  canRefresh: boolean;
   isLoadingMetadata: boolean;
+  isRefreshing: boolean;
+  needsPreviewRefresh: boolean;
+  onRefresh: () => void;
   worksheetHeaders: string[];
 }
 
+const priorityColumns = ['Title', 'Cue', 'Start', 'End', 'Duration'];
+const numericColumns = new Set(['Start', 'End', 'Duration', 'Time warning', 'Time danger']);
+const transparentColour = 'transparent';
+
+type PreviewEntry = SpreadsheetPreviewResponse['rundown']['entries'][string];
+
+function getEntryDisplay(entry: PreviewEntry, groupColour?: string) {
+  if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+    return {
+      rowClassName: style.groupRow,
+      entryColour: entry.colour,
+      entryType: 'Group',
+    };
+  }
+
+  const entryColour = groupColour ?? transparentColour;
+
+  if (isOntimeMilestone(entry)) {
+    return {
+      rowClassName: style.milestoneRow,
+      entryColour,
+      entryType: 'Milestone',
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (isOntimeDelay(entry)) {
+    return {
+      rowClassName: style.eventRow,
+      entryColour,
+      entryType: 'Delay',
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    rowClassName: style.eventRow,
+    entryColour,
+    entryType: 'Event',
+  };
+}
+
+function getCellClassName(label: string, value: string) {
+  if (value.includes('\n')) {
+    return style.multilineCell;
+  }
+
+  if (numericColumns.has(label)) {
+    return style.numericCell;
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function getDisplayColumns(columnLabels: string[]) {
+  return [...columnLabels].sort((left, right) => {
+    const leftPriority = priorityColumns.indexOf(left);
+    const rightPriority = priorityColumns.indexOf(right);
+    return (
+      (leftPriority === -1 ? priorityColumns.length : leftPriority) -
+      (rightPriority === -1 ? priorityColumns.length : rightPriority)
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 export default function PreviewTable({
   preview,
   columnLabels,
+  canRefresh,
   isLoadingMetadata,
+  isRefreshing,
+  needsPreviewRefresh,
+  onRefresh,
   worksheetHeaders,
 }: PreviewTableProps) {
   const customFieldKeyByLabel = useMemo(() => {
@@ -24,33 +99,57 @@ export default function PreviewTable({
     return new Map(Object.entries(preview.customFields).map(([fieldId, field]) => [field.label, fieldId]));
   }, [preview]);
 
+  const displayColumns = useMemo(() => getDisplayColumns(columnLabels), [columnLabels]);
+
+  const previewMetadata = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!preview) return null;
+    return getRundownMetadata(preview.rundown, null);
+  }, [preview]);
+
   if (!preview) {
+    let emptyTitle = 'Preview not generated';
     let emptyContent = 'Select the fields you want to import, then click Preview import.';
 
     if (isLoadingMetadata) {
+      emptyTitle = 'Loading worksheet';
       emptyContent = 'Loading worksheet metadata...';
     } else if (worksheetHeaders.length === 0) {
+      emptyTitle = 'No headers found';
       emptyContent =
         'No column headers detected in this worksheet. Try a different worksheet or ensure the first row contains column headers.';
+    } else if (needsPreviewRefresh) {
+      emptyTitle = 'Preview needs updating';
+      emptyContent = 'Your column mapping changed. Preview the import again to update this table.';
     }
 
     return (
       <div className={style.emptyState}>
-        <div className={style.emptyTitle}>Preview not generated</div>
-        <div className={style.emptyBody}>{emptyContent}</div>
+        <div className={style.emptyMessage}>
+          <div className={style.emptyTitle}>{emptyTitle}</div>
+          <div className={style.emptyBody}>{emptyContent}</div>
+          {needsPreviewRefresh && (
+            <Button
+              className={style.emptyAction}
+              variant='primary'
+              onClick={onRefresh}
+              disabled={!canRefresh}
+              loading={isRefreshing}
+            >
+              Refresh preview
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
-  let eventIndex = 0;
-
   return (
     <table className={style.table}>
       <thead>
         <tr>
           <th className={style.rowNumber}>#</th>
           <th className={style.rowType}>Type</th>
-          {columnLabels.map((label, index) => (
+          {displayColumns.map((label, index) => (
             <th key={`${label}-${index}`}>{label}</th>
           ))}
         </tr>
@@ -59,16 +158,29 @@ export default function PreviewTable({
         {preview.rundown.flatOrder.map((entryId) => {
           const entry = preview.rundown.entries[entryId];
           const isEvent = isOntimeEvent(entry);
-          if (isEvent) eventIndex++;
-          const hasType = isEvent || isOntimeGroup(entry) || isOntimeMilestone(entry);
+          const entryMetadata = previewMetadata?.[entryId];
+          const { rowClassName, entryColour, entryType } = getEntryDisplay(entry, entryMetadata?.groupColour);
 
           return (
-            <tr key={entryId}>
-              <td className={style.rowNumber}>{isEvent ? eventIndex : ''}</td>
-              <td className={style.rowType}>{hasType ? entry.type : ''}</td>
-              {columnLabels.map((label, colIndex) => (
-                <td key={`${entryId}-${colIndex}`}>{getCellValue(label, entry, customFieldKeyByLabel)}</td>
-              ))}
+            <tr key={entryId} className={rowClassName} style={{ '--entry-colour': entryColour } as CSSProperties}>
+              <td className={style.rowNumber}>{isEvent ? entryMetadata?.eventIndex : ''}</td>
+              <td className={style.rowType}>
+                <Tag>{entryType}</Tag>
+              </td>
+              {displayColumns.map((label, colIndex) => {
+                const value = getCellValue(label, entry, customFieldKeyByLabel);
+                const cellClassName = getCellClassName(label, value);
+                return (
+                  <td
+                    key={`${entryId}-${colIndex}`}
+                    className={cellClassName}
+                    data-empty={value === ''}
+                    title={value || undefined}
+                  >
+                    {value}
+                  </td>
+                );
+              })}
             </tr>
           );
         })}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/sheet-import/useSheetImportForm.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import type {
   SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
   SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata,
 } from 'ontime-types';
-import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import { millisToString, removeTrailingZero } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useReducer, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useFieldArray, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type ImportAction =
   | { type: 'previewSuccess'; preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse }
   | { type: 'applySuccess' }
   | { type: 'exportSuccess' }
-  | { type: 'clearPreview'; error?: string }
+  | { type: 'clearPreview'; error?: string; needsRefresh?: boolean }
   | { type: 'failure'; error: string }
   | { type: 'reset' };
 
@@ -40,12 +41,14 @@ type ImportState = {
   loading: '' | 'preview' | 'apply' | 'export';
   error: string;
   preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse | null;
+  needsPreviewRefresh: boolean;
 };
 
 const initialImportState: ImportState = {
   loading: '',
   error: '',
   preview: null,
+  needsPreviewRefresh: false,
 };
 
 function importReducer(state: ImportState, action: ImportAction): ImportState {
@@ -57,15 +60,15 @@ function importReducer(state: ImportState, action: ImportAction): ImportState {
     case 'startExport':
       return { ...state, loading: 'export', error: '' };
     case 'previewSuccess':
-      return { loading: '', error: '', preview: action.preview };
+      return { loading: '', error: '', preview: action.preview, needsPreviewRefresh: false };
     case 'applySuccess':
     case 'exportSuccess':
       return { ...state, loading: '' };
     case 'clearPreview':
-      return { ...state, error: action.error ?? '', preview: null };
+      return { ...state, error: action.error ?? '', preview: null, needsPreviewRefresh: action.needsRefresh ?? false };
     case 'failure': {
       if (state.loading === 'preview') {
-        return { loading: '', error: action.error, preview: null };
+        return { loading: '', error: action.error, preview: null, needsPreviewRefresh: false };
       }
       return { ...state, loading: '', error: action.error };
     }
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ export function useSheetImportForm({
     const sub = watch(() => {
       if (!previewRef.current) return;
       previewRef.current = null;
-      dispatch({ type: 'clearPreview' });
+      dispatch({ type: 'clearPreview', needsRefresh: true });
     });
     return () => sub.unsubscribe();
   }, [watch]);
@@ -297,15 +300,37 @@ export function useSheetImportForm({
   }, [append]);
 
   const toolbarStatus = (() => {
-    const warningText = warningCount > 0 ? ` | warnings: ${warningCount}` : '';
-
     if (!state.preview) {
-      return `entries: – | start: – | end: – | duration: –${warningText}`;
+      return {
+        entries: '–',
+        groups: '–',
+        milestones: '–',
+        start: '–',
+        end: '–',
+        duration: '–',
+        warnings: warningCount,
+      };
     }
 
-    const { flatOrder } = state.preview.rundown;
+    const { entries, flatOrder } = state.preview.rundown;
     const { start, end, duration } = state.preview.summary;
-    return `entries: ${flatOrder.length} | start: ${millisToString(start)} | end: ${millisToString(end)} | duration: ${formatDuration(duration)}${warningText}`;
+    let groups = 0;
+    let milestones = 0;
+    for (const entryId of flatOrder) {
+      const entry = entries[entryId];
+      if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) groups++;
+      else if (isOntimeMilestone(entry)) milestones++;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      entries: flatOrder.length,
+      groups,
+      milestones,
+      start: removeTrailingZero(millisToString(start)),
+      end: removeTrailingZero(millisToString(end)),
+      duration: formatDuration(duration),
+      warnings: warningCount,
+    };
   })();
 
   return {

apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { OntimeView, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
 import { Fragment, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
+import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
 import useFollowComponent from '../../common/hooks/useFollowComponent';
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { throttle } from '../../common/utils/throttle';
 import { getDefaultFormat } from '../../common/utils/time';
 import { isTouchDevice } from '../../externals';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Loader from '../../views/common/loader/Loader';
 import CustomFieldEditModal from './custom-field-edit-modal/CustomFieldEditModal';
 import FollowButton from './follow-button/FollowButton';
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export default function OperatorLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Operator {...data} />;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export default function OperatorLoader() {
 
 function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: OperatorData) {
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const { subscribe, mainSource, secondarySource, shouldEdit, hidePast, showStart } = useOperatorOptions();
 
   const [showEditPrompt, setShowEditPrompt] = useState(false);
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
   const operatorOptions = useMemo(() => getOperatorOptions(customFields, defaultFormat), [customFields, defaultFormat]);
 
   const canEdit = shouldEdit && subscribe.length;
+  const hasEvents = rundown.order.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <div className={style.operatorContainer} data-testid='operator-view'>
@@ -127,117 +131,121 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <div className={style.operatorEvents} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
-        {rundown.order.map((entryId) => {
-          const entry = rundown.entries[entryId];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-            const { isPast, isLinkedToLoaded, isLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[entryId];
-            // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
-            if ((hidePast && isPast) || entry.skip) {
-              return null;
-            }
+      {!hasEvents ? (
+        <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
+      ) : (
+        <div className={style.operatorEvents} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
+          {rundown.order.map((entryId) => {
+            const entry = rundown.entries[entryId];
+            if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+              const { isPast, isLinkedToLoaded, isLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[entryId];
+              // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
+              if ((hidePast && isPast) || entry.skip) {
+                return null;
+              }
 
-            const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
-              entry,
-              mainSource,
-              secondarySource,
-              subscribe,
-              customFields,
-            );
+              const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
+                entry,
+                mainSource,
+                secondarySource,
+                subscribe,
+                customFields,
+              );
 
-            return (
-              <OperatorEvent
-                key={entry.id}
-                id={entry.id}
-                colour={entry.colour}
-                cue={entry.cue}
-                main={mainField}
-                secondary={secondaryField}
-                timeStart={entry.timeStart}
-                duration={entry.duration}
-                delay={entry.delay}
-                dayOffset={entry.dayOffset}
-                isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
-                isSelected={isLoaded}
-                isPast={isPast}
-                selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
-                showStart={showStart}
-                subscribed={subscribedData}
-                totalGap={totalGap}
-                onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
-              />
-            );
-          }
-
-          if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
-            const { isPast } = rundownMetadata[entry.id];
-
-            const isCurrentParent = selectedEventId ? rundownMetadata[selectedEventId]?.groupId === entry.id : false;
-
-            if (hidePast && isPast && !isCurrentParent) {
-              return null;
-            }
-
-            return (
-              <Fragment key={entry.id}>
-                <OperatorGroup
+              return (
+                <OperatorEvent
                   key={entry.id}
-                  title={entry.title}
+                  id={entry.id}
                   colour={entry.colour}
-                  count={entry.entries.length}
+                  cue={entry.cue}
+                  main={mainField}
+                  secondary={secondaryField}
+                  timeStart={entry.timeStart}
                   duration={entry.duration}
+                  delay={entry.delay}
+                  dayOffset={entry.dayOffset}
+                  isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
+                  isSelected={isLoaded}
+                  isPast={isPast}
+                  selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
+                  showStart={showStart}
+                  subscribed={subscribedData}
+                  totalGap={totalGap}
+                  onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
                 />
-                {entry.entries.map((nestedEntryId) => {
-                  const nestedEntry = rundown.entries[nestedEntryId];
-                  if (!isOntimeEvent(nestedEntry)) {
-                    return null;
-                  }
+              );
+            }
 
-                  const { isPast, isLoaded, isLinkedToLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[nestedEntryId];
+            if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+              const { isPast } = rundownMetadata[entry.id];
 
-                  // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
-                  if ((hidePast && isPast) || nestedEntry.skip) {
-                    return null;
-                  }
+              const isCurrentParent = selectedEventId ? rundownMetadata[selectedEventId]?.groupId === entry.id : false;
 
-                  const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
-                    nestedEntry,
-                    mainSource,
-                    secondarySource,
-                    subscribe,
-                    customFields,
-                  );
+              if (hidePast && isPast && !isCurrentParent) {
+                return null;
+              }
 
-                  return (
-                    <OperatorEvent
-                      key={nestedEntry.id}
-                      id={nestedEntry.id}
-                      colour={nestedEntry.colour}
-                      cue={nestedEntry.cue}
-                      main={mainField}
-                      secondary={secondaryField}
-                      timeStart={nestedEntry.timeStart}
-                      duration={nestedEntry.duration}
-                      delay={nestedEntry.delay}
-                      dayOffset={nestedEntry.dayOffset}
-                      isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
-                      isSelected={isLoaded}
-                      isPast={isPast}
-                      groupColour={entry.colour}
-                      selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
-                      showStart={showStart}
-                      subscribed={subscribedData}
-                      totalGap={totalGap}
-                      onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
-                    />
-                  );
-                })}
-              </Fragment>
-            );
-          }
-          return null;
-        })}
-      </div>
+              return (
+                <Fragment key={entry.id}>
+                  <OperatorGroup
+                    key={entry.id}
+                    title={entry.title}
+                    colour={entry.colour}
+                    count={entry.entries.length}
+                    duration={entry.duration}
+                  />
+                  {entry.entries.map((nestedEntryId) => {
+                    const nestedEntry = rundown.entries[nestedEntryId];
+                    if (!isOntimeEvent(nestedEntry)) {
+                      return null;
+                    }
+
+                    const { isPast, isLoaded, isLinkedToLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[nestedEntryId];
+
+                    // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
+                    if ((hidePast && isPast) || nestedEntry.skip) {
+                      return null;
+                    }
+
+                    const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
+                      nestedEntry,
+                      mainSource,
+                      secondarySource,
+                      subscribe,
+                      customFields,
+                    );
+
+                    return (
+                      <OperatorEvent
+                        key={nestedEntry.id}
+                        id={nestedEntry.id}
+                        colour={nestedEntry.colour}
+                        cue={nestedEntry.cue}
+                        main={mainField}
+                        secondary={secondaryField}
+                        timeStart={nestedEntry.timeStart}
+                        duration={nestedEntry.duration}
+                        delay={nestedEntry.delay}
+                        dayOffset={nestedEntry.dayOffset}
+                        isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
+                        isSelected={isLoaded}
+                        isPast={isPast}
+                        groupColour={entry.colour}
+                        selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
+                        showStart={showStart}
+                        subscribed={subscribedData}
+                        totalGap={totalGap}
+                        onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
+                      />
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </Fragment>
+              );
+            }
+            return null;
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
       <FollowButton isVisible={lockAutoScroll} onClickHandler={handleOffset} />
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/operator/useOperatorData.ts

@@ -14,9 +14,18 @@ export interface OperatorData {
 }
 
 export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
-  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useRundownWithMetadata();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: rundown,
+    rundownMetadata,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -25,6 +34,10 @@ export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
       customFields,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, customFieldStatus, settingsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/RundownList.tsx

@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
-import Empty from '../../common/components/state/Empty';
+import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import { useRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useRundownEditor } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Rundown from './Rundown';
 
 export default memo(RundownList);
 function RundownList() {
-  const { data, status, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
   const featureData = useRundownEditor();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
 
-  const isLoading = status !== 'success' || !data || !rundownMetadata;
+  // avoid showing the editable empty state before we know whether the rundown is actually empty
+  if (status === 'pending') {
+    return <EmptyFill text='Loading…' />;
+  }
 
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return <Empty text='Connecting to server' />;
+  if (isLoadingError) {
+    return <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />;
   }
 
   return (

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/CuesheetEventEditor.tsx

@@ -22,13 +22,10 @@ export default function CuesheetEntryEditor({ entryId, rundown }: CuesheetEntryE
     return event ?? null;
   }, [entryId, rundown.entries, rundown.order.length]);
 
-  // the cuesheet always edits a single entry
-  const events = useMemo(() => (isOntimeEvent(entry) ? [entry] : null), [entry]);
-
-  if (events) {
+  if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
     return (
       <div className={style.entryEditor} data-testid='editor-container'>
-        <EventEditor events={events} />
+        <EventEditor event={entry} />
       </div>
     );
   }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/EntryEditor.module.scss

@@ -75,26 +75,6 @@
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
-// a label with an action aligned to the end of the row
-.labelRow {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-}
-
-.clearAction {
-  font-size: $aux-text-size;
-  color: $blue-400;
-  margin-bottom: $element-inner-spacing; // match the label
-  text-decoration: underline;
-  text-underline-offset: 2px;
-
-  &:hover {
-    color: $blue-500;
-  }
-}
-
 .splitTwo {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/EventEditor.tsx

@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 import { OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import * as Editor from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
-import Info from '../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import AppLink from '../../../common/components/link/app-link/AppLink';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
-import EventEditorBatchSchedule from './composite/EventEditorBatchSchedule';
 import EntryEditorCustomFields from './composite/EventEditorCustomFields';
-import EventEditorSchedule from './composite/EventEditorSchedule';
 import EventEditorTimes from './composite/EventEditorTimes';
 import EventEditorTitles from './composite/EventEditorTitles';
 import EventEditorTriggers from './composite/EventEditorTriggers';
-import { mixedPlaceholder } from './entryEditor.utils';
-import { mergeEvents, resolveConflict } from './mergeEvents';
 
 import style from './EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
@@ -21,115 +16,66 @@ import style from './EntryEditor.module.scss';
 export type EventEditorUpdateFields = 'cue' | 'title' | 'note' | 'colour' | string;
 
 interface EventEditorProps {
-  /** events being edited, editing several events at once shows a merged view of their values */
-  events: OntimeEvent[];
+  event: OntimeEvent;
 }
 
-export default function EventEditor({ events }: EventEditorProps) {
+export default function EventEditor({ event }: EventEditorProps) {
   const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
-  const { updateEntry, batchUpdateEvents } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
 
   const isEditor = window.location.pathname.includes('editor');
 
-  const ids = useMemo(() => events.map((event) => event.id), [events]);
-  const merged = useMemo(() => mergeEvents(events), [events]);
-
-  // when editing a single event, we can show the values which are unique to it
-  const singleEvent = events.length === 1 ? events[0] : null;
-
-  /**
-   * Applies a patch to every event being edited
-   */
-  const submit = useCallback(
-    (patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>) => {
-      if (ids.length === 1) {
-        updateEntry({ id: ids[0], ...patch });
-        return;
-      }
-      batchUpdateEvents(patch, ids);
-    },
-    [batchUpdateEvents, ids, updateEntry],
-  );
-
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
     (field: EventEditorUpdateFields, value: string) => {
       if (field.startsWith('custom-')) {
         const fieldLabel = field.split('custom-')[1];
-        submit({ custom: { [fieldLabel]: value } });
+        updateEntry({ id: event.id, custom: { [fieldLabel]: value } });
       } else {
-        submit({ [field]: value });
+        updateEntry({ id: event.id, [field]: value });
       }
     },
-    [submit],
+    [event.id, updateEntry],
   );
 
-  // inputs keep local state, we remount them when the edited entries change
-  const editorKey = ids.join();
-
   return (
     <div className={style.content}>
-      {singleEvent ? (
-        <EventEditorSchedule
-          key={`${editorKey}-schedule`}
-          eventId={singleEvent.id}
-          timeStart={singleEvent.timeStart}
-          timeEnd={singleEvent.timeEnd}
-          duration={singleEvent.duration}
-          timeStrategy={singleEvent.timeStrategy}
-          linkStart={singleEvent.linkStart}
-          delay={singleEvent.delay}
-        />
-      ) : (
-        <EventEditorBatchSchedule
-          key={`${editorKey}-schedule`}
-          duration={resolveConflict(merged.duration)}
-          submit={submit}
-        />
-      )}
       <EventEditorTimes
-        key={`${editorKey}-times`}
-        countToEnd={resolveConflict(merged.countToEnd)}
-        endAction={resolveConflict(merged.endAction)}
-        timerType={resolveConflict(merged.timerType)}
-        timeWarning={resolveConflict(merged.timeWarning)}
-        timeDanger={resolveConflict(merged.timeDanger)}
-        submit={submit}
+        key={`${event.id}-times`}
+        eventId={event.id}
+        timeStart={event.timeStart}
+        timeEnd={event.timeEnd}
+        duration={event.duration}
+        timeStrategy={event.timeStrategy}
+        linkStart={event.linkStart}
+        countToEnd={event.countToEnd}
+        delay={event.delay}
+        endAction={event.endAction}
+        timerType={event.timerType}
+        timeWarning={event.timeWarning}
+        timeDanger={event.timeDanger}
       />
       <EventEditorTitles
-        key={`${editorKey}-titles`}
-        eventId={singleEvent?.id ?? null}
-        eventCount={events.length}
-        cue={singleEvent?.cue ?? ''}
-        flag={resolveConflict(merged.flag)}
-        title={resolveConflict(merged.title)}
-        note={resolveConflict(merged.note)}
-        colour={resolveConflict(merged.colour)}
-        submit={submit}
+        key={`${event.id}-titles`}
+        eventId={event.id}
+        cue={event.cue}
+        flag={event.flag}
+        title={event.title}
+        note={event.note}
+        colour={event.colour}
       />
       <div className={style.column}>
         <Editor.Title>
           Custom Fields
           {isEditor && <AppLink search='settings=manage__custom'>Manage Custom Fields</AppLink>}
         </Editor.Title>
-        <EntryEditorCustomFields
-          key={`${editorKey}-custom`}
-          fields={customFields}
-          custom={merged.custom}
-          idKey={editorKey}
-          mixedPlaceholder={mixedPlaceholder}
-          handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
-        />
+        <EntryEditorCustomFields fields={customFields} handleSubmit={handleSubmit} entry={event} />
       </div>
       <div className={style.column}>
         <Editor.Title>
           Automations
-          {isEditor && singleEvent && <AppLink search='settings=automation'>Manage Automations</AppLink>}
+          {isEditor && <AppLink search='settings=automation'>Manage Automations</AppLink>}
         </Editor.Title>
-        {singleEvent ? (
-          <EventEditorTriggers triggers={singleEvent.triggers} eventId={singleEvent.id} />
-        ) : (
-          <Info>Automations are not available when editing multiple events</Info>
-        )}
+        <EventEditorTriggers triggers={event.triggers} eventId={event.id} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/GroupEditor.tsx

@@ -112,12 +112,7 @@ export default function GroupEditor({ group }: GroupEditorProps) {
           Custom Fields
           {isEditor && <AppLink search='settings=manage__custom'>Manage Custom Fields</AppLink>}
         </Editor.Title>
-        <EntryEditorCustomFields
-          fields={customFields}
-          handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
-          custom={group.custom}
-          idKey={group.id}
-        />
+        <EntryEditorCustomFields fields={customFields} handleSubmit={handleSubmit} entry={group} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/MilestoneEditor.tsx

@@ -69,12 +69,7 @@ export default function MilestoneEditor({ milestone }: MilestoneEditorProps) {
           Custom Fields
           {isEditor && <AppLink search='settings=manage__custom'>Manage Custom Fields</AppLink>}
         </Editor.Title>
-        <EntryEditorCustomFields
-          fields={customFields}
-          handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
-          custom={milestone.custom}
-          idKey={milestone.id}
-        />
+        <EntryEditorCustomFields fields={customFields} handleSubmit={handleSubmit} entry={milestone} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/RundownEntryEditor.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { OntimeEntry, OntimeEvent, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
@@ -15,25 +15,6 @@ export default function RundownEntryEditor() {
   const selectedEvents = useEventSelection((state) => state.selectedEvents);
   const { data } = useRundown();
 
-  /**
-   * Events in the current selection
-   * Only events can be multi selected, groups and milestones are always selected on their own
-   */
-  const events = useMemo<OntimeEvent[]>(() => {
-    if (data.order.length === 0) {
-      return [];
-    }
-
-    const selection: OntimeEvent[] = [];
-    selectedEvents.forEach((entryId) => {
-      const entry = data.entries[entryId];
-      if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-        selection.push(entry);
-      }
-    });
-    return selection;
-  }, [data.order.length, data.entries, selectedEvents]);
-
   const entry = useMemo<OntimeEntry | null>(() => {
     if (data.order.length === 0) {
       return null;
@@ -48,20 +29,19 @@ export default function RundownEntryEditor() {
     return event ?? null;
   }, [data.order.length, data.entries, selectedEvents]);
 
-  if (events.length > 0) {
-    const singleEvent = events.length === 1 ? events[0] : null;
-    return (
-      <div className={style.rundownEditor} data-testid='editor-container'>
-        <EventEditor events={events} />
-        {singleEvent && <EventEditorFooter id={singleEvent.id} cue={singleEvent.cue} />}
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   if (!entry) {
     return <EventEditorEmpty />;
   }
 
+  if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+    return (
+      <div className={style.rundownEditor} data-testid='editor-container'>
+        <EventEditor event={entry} />
+        <EventEditorFooter id={entry.id} cue={entry.cue} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (isOntimeMilestone(entry)) {
     return (
       <div className={style.rundownEditor} data-testid='editor-container'>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/__tests__/mergeEvents.test.ts

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, SupportedEntry, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
-
-import { conflict, isConflict, mergeEvents, resolveConflict } from '../mergeEvents';
-
-function makeEvent(patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>): OntimeEvent {
-  return {
-    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-    id: 'event',
-    title: 'title',
-    note: 'note',
-    colour: '#FFCC78',
-    flag: false,
-    duration: 600000,
-    endAction: EndAction.None,
-    countToEnd: false,
-    timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
-    timeWarning: 120000,
-    timeDanger: 60000,
-    linkStart: true,
-    custom: {},
-    ...patch,
-  } as OntimeEvent;
-}
-
-describe('mergeEvents()', () => {
-  it('returns the values of a single event', () => {
-    const event = makeEvent({ id: '1', title: 'only event' });
-
-    expect(mergeEvents([event])).toStrictEqual({
-      title: 'only event',
-      note: 'note',
-      colour: '#FFCC78',
-      flag: false,
-      duration: 600000,
-      endAction: EndAction.None,
-      countToEnd: false,
-      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
-      timeWarning: 120000,
-      timeDanger: 60000,
-      linkStart: true,
-      custom: {},
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('keeps values which are shared by all events', () => {
-    const merged = mergeEvents([makeEvent({ id: '1' }), makeEvent({ id: '2' }), makeEvent({ id: '3' })]);
-
-    expect(merged.title).toBe('title');
-    expect(merged.colour).toBe('#FFCC78');
-    expect(merged.timerType).toBe(TimerType.CountDown);
-    expect(merged.duration).toBe(600000);
-  });
-
-  it('marks only the fields which differ as conflicting', () => {
-    const merged = mergeEvents([makeEvent({ id: '1', title: 'first' }), makeEvent({ id: '2', title: 'second' })]);
-
-    expect(merged.title).toBe(conflict);
-    expect(merged.note).toBe('note');
-    expect(merged.colour).toBe('#FFCC78');
-    expect(merged.flag).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('handles boolean and numeric fields', () => {
-    const merged = mergeEvents([
-      makeEvent({ id: '1', flag: true, timeWarning: 1000, duration: 1000 }),
-      makeEvent({ id: '2', flag: false, timeWarning: 1000, duration: 2000 }),
-    ]);
-
-    expect(merged.flag).toBe(conflict);
-    expect(merged.timeWarning).toBe(1000);
-    expect(merged.duration).toBe(conflict);
-  });
-
-  describe('custom fields', () => {
-    it('merges values under the same key', () => {
-      const merged = mergeEvents([
-        makeEvent({ id: '1', custom: { lx: 'same', sound: 'a' } }),
-        makeEvent({ id: '2', custom: { lx: 'same', sound: 'b' } }),
-      ]);
-
-      expect(merged.custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: 'same', sound: conflict });
-    });
-
-    it('treats a missing key as empty', () => {
-      const merged = mergeEvents([makeEvent({ id: '1', custom: { lx: 'value' } }), makeEvent({ id: '2', custom: {} })]);
-
-      expect(merged.custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: conflict });
-    });
-
-    it('collects keys from all events', () => {
-      const merged = mergeEvents([
-        makeEvent({ id: '1', custom: { lx: '' } }),
-        makeEvent({ id: '2', custom: { sound: 'value' } }),
-      ]);
-
-      // lx is empty in both events, sound is only filled in one of them
-      expect(merged.custom).toStrictEqual({ lx: '', sound: conflict });
-    });
-
-    it('does not report a key which is absent from every event', () => {
-      const merged = mergeEvents([makeEvent({ id: '1', custom: {} }), makeEvent({ id: '2', custom: {} })]);
-
-      expect(merged.custom).toStrictEqual({});
-      // an absent key is distinguishable from a conflicting one
-      expect(merged.custom.lx).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(isConflict(merged.custom.lx)).toBe(false);
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-describe('resolveConflict()', () => {
-  it('passes known values through', () => {
-    expect(resolveConflict('value')).toBe('value');
-    expect(resolveConflict(0)).toBe(0);
-    expect(resolveConflict(false)).toBe(false);
-    expect(resolveConflict('')).toBe('');
-  });
-
-  it('resolves a conflict to undefined', () => {
-    expect(resolveConflict(conflict)).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-});

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorBatchSchedule.tsx

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import { OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_SECOND, dayInMs, parseUserTime } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { memo } from 'react';
-
-import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
-import TimeInput from '../../../../common/components/input/time-input/TimeInput';
-import { mixedPlaceholder } from '../entryEditor.utils';
-
-import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
-
-interface EventEditorBatchScheduleProps {
-  /** undefined when the events do not share a duration */
-  duration: number | undefined;
-  submit: (patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>) => void;
-}
-
-/**
- * Schedule fields which can be applied to several events at once
- * Start and end times are absolute points in time: giving several events the same
- * value would collapse their durations, so only the duration is offered here
- * The server infers the duration lock and recalculates the rundown once for the whole batch
- */
-export default memo(EventEditorBatchSchedule);
-function EventEditorBatchSchedule({ duration, submit }: EventEditorBatchScheduleProps) {
-  const handleSubmit = (_field: 'duration', value: string) => {
-    // durations cannot exceed a day
-    submit({ duration: Math.min(parseUserTime(value), dayInMs - MILLIS_PER_SECOND) });
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <div className={style.column}>
-      <Editor.Title>Event schedule</Editor.Title>
-      <div className={style.splitTwo}>
-        <div>
-          <Editor.Label htmlFor='duration'>Duration</Editor.Label>
-          <TimeInput
-            id='duration'
-            name='duration'
-            submitHandler={handleSubmit}
-            time={duration}
-            placeholder={duration === undefined ? mixedPlaceholder : 'Duration'}
-            align='left'
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorCustomFields.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { CustomFields, EntryCustomFields } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, OntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { CSSProperties, Fragment } from 'react';
 
 import { getAccessibleColour } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { EventEditorUpdateFields } from '../EventEditor';
-import { MergedCustomFields, resolveConflict } from '../mergeEvents';
 import EventEditorImage from './EventEditorImage';
 import EventTextArea from './EventTextArea';
 import EntryEditorTextInput from './EventTextInput';
@@ -12,29 +11,21 @@ import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
 interface EntryEditorCustomFieldsProps {
   fields: CustomFields;
-  /** values of the entries being edited, undefined when the entries do not agree */
-  custom: EntryCustomFields | MergedCustomFields;
-  /** used to generate stable keys for the fields */
-  idKey: string;
-  mixedPlaceholder?: string;
+  entry: OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup | OntimeMilestone;
   handleSubmit: (field: EventEditorUpdateFields, value: string) => void;
 }
 
 export default function EntryEditorCustomFields({
   fields: customFields,
-  custom,
-  idKey,
-  mixedPlaceholder,
   handleSubmit,
+  entry,
 }: EntryEditorCustomFieldsProps) {
   return (
     <Fragment>
       {Object.keys(customFields).map((fieldKey) => {
-        const key = `${idKey}-${fieldKey}`;
+        const key = `${entry.id}-${fieldKey}`;
         const fieldName = `custom-${fieldKey}`;
-        // a key which is absent from the merged view is not present in any of the entries
-        const initialValue = resolveConflict(custom[fieldKey] ?? '');
-        const placeholder = initialValue === undefined ? mixedPlaceholder : undefined;
+        const initialValue = entry.custom[fieldKey] ?? '';
         const { backgroundColor, color } = getAccessibleColour(customFields[fieldKey].colour);
         const labelText = customFields[fieldKey].label;
 
@@ -45,7 +36,6 @@ export default function EntryEditorCustomFields({
               field={fieldName}
               label={labelText}
               initialValue={initialValue}
-              placeholder={placeholder}
               submitHandler={handleSubmit}
               className={style.decorated}
               style={{ '--decorator-bg': backgroundColor, '--decorator-color': color } as CSSProperties}
@@ -61,13 +51,13 @@ export default function EntryEditorCustomFields({
                 field={fieldName}
                 label={labelText}
                 initialValue={initialValue}
-                placeholder={placeholder ?? 'Paste image URL'}
+                placeholder='Paste image URL'
                 submitHandler={handleSubmit}
                 className={style.decorated}
                 maxLength={255}
                 style={{ '--decorator-bg': backgroundColor, '--decorator-color': color } as CSSProperties}
               />
-              <EventEditorImage src={initialValue ?? ''} />
+              <EventEditorImage src={initialValue} />
             </div>
           );
         }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorSchedule.tsx

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-import { TimeStrategy } from 'ontime-types';
-import { memo } from 'react';
-
-import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
-import { millisToDelayString } from '../../../../common/utils/dateConfig';
-import { formatTime, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
-import TimeInputFlow from '../../time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow';
-
-import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
-
-interface EventEditorScheduleProps {
-  eventId: string;
-  timeStart: number;
-  timeEnd: number;
-  duration: number;
-  timeStrategy: TimeStrategy;
-  linkStart: boolean;
-  delay: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * Schedule of a single event
- * Schedule values cascade through the rundown, so they are not editable across a selection
- */
-export default memo(EventEditorSchedule);
-function EventEditorSchedule({
-  eventId,
-  timeStart,
-  timeEnd,
-  duration,
-  timeStrategy,
-  linkStart,
-  delay,
-}: EventEditorScheduleProps) {
-  const hasDelay = delay !== 0;
-  const delayedStart = normaliseWallClock(timeStart + delay);
-  const delayedEnd = normaliseWallClock(timeEnd + delay);
-  const delayLabel = hasDelay
-    ? `Event is ${millisToDelayString(delay, 'expanded')}. New schedule ${formatTime(delayedStart)} → ${formatTime(delayedEnd)}`
-    : '';
-
-  return (
-    <div className={style.column}>
-      <Editor.Title>Event schedule</Editor.Title>
-      <div>
-        <div className={style.inline}>
-          <TimeInputFlow
-            eventId={eventId}
-            timeStart={timeStart}
-            timeEnd={timeEnd}
-            duration={duration}
-            timeStrategy={timeStrategy}
-            linkStart={linkStart}
-            delay={delay}
-            showLabels
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div className={style.delayLabel}>{delayLabel}</div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { parseUserTime } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 import { IoInformationCircle } from 'react-icons/io5';
@@ -8,47 +8,103 @@ import TimeInput from '../../../../common/components/input/time-input/TimeInput'
 import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import Switch from '../../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
 import Tooltip from '../../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
-import { mixedPlaceholder, switchLabel } from '../entryEditor.utils';
+import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
+import { millisToDelayString } from '../../../../common/utils/dateConfig';
+import { formatTime, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
+import TimeInputFlow from '../../time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow';
 
 import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
 interface EventEditorTimesProps {
-  countToEnd: boolean | undefined;
-  endAction: EndAction | undefined;
-  timerType: TimerType | undefined;
-  timeWarning: number | undefined;
-  timeDanger: number | undefined;
-  submit: (patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>) => void;
+  eventId: string;
+  timeStart: number;
+  timeEnd: number;
+  duration: number;
+  timeStrategy: TimeStrategy;
+  linkStart: boolean;
+  countToEnd: boolean;
+  delay: number;
+  endAction: EndAction;
+  timerType: TimerType;
+  timeWarning: number;
+  timeDanger: number;
 }
 
-type TimeFields = 'timeWarning' | 'timeDanger';
+type HandledActions = 'countToEnd' | 'timerType' | 'endAction' | 'timeWarning' | 'timeDanger';
 
 export default memo(EventEditorTimes);
 function EventEditorTimes({
+  eventId,
+  timeStart,
+  timeEnd,
+  duration,
+  timeStrategy,
+  linkStart,
   countToEnd,
+  delay,
   endAction,
   timerType,
   timeWarning,
   timeDanger,
-  submit,
 }: EventEditorTimesProps) {
-  const handleTimeSubmit = (field: TimeFields, value: string) => {
-    submit({ [field]: parseUserTime(value) });
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+
+  const handleSubmit = (field: HandledActions, value: string | boolean) => {
+    if (field === 'countToEnd') {
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, countToEnd: value as boolean });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (field === 'timeWarning' || field === 'timeDanger') {
+      const newTime = parseUserTime(value as string);
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, [field]: newTime });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (field === 'timerType' || field === 'endAction') {
+      updateEntry({ id: eventId, [field]: value });
+      return;
+    }
   };
 
+  const hasDelay = delay !== 0;
+  const delayedStart = normaliseWallClock(timeStart + delay);
+  const delayedEnd = normaliseWallClock(timeEnd + delay);
+  const delayLabel = hasDelay
+    ? `Event is ${millisToDelayString(delay, 'expanded')}. New schedule ${formatTime(delayedStart)} → ${formatTime(delayedEnd)}`
+    : '';
+
   return (
     <>
+      <div className={style.column}>
+        <Editor.Title>Event schedule</Editor.Title>
+        <div>
+          <div className={style.inline}>
+            <TimeInputFlow
+              eventId={eventId}
+              timeStart={timeStart}
+              timeEnd={timeEnd}
+              duration={duration}
+              timeStrategy={timeStrategy}
+              linkStart={linkStart}
+              delay={delay}
+              showLabels
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className={style.delayLabel}>{delayLabel}</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div className={style.column}>
         <Editor.Title>Event Behaviour</Editor.Title>
         <div className={style.splitTwo}>
           <div>
             <Editor.Label htmlFor='endAction'>End Action</Editor.Label>
             <Select
-              value={endAction ?? null}
-              placeholder={mixedPlaceholder}
+              value={endAction}
               onValueChange={(value: EndAction | null) => {
                 if (value === null) return;
-                submit({ endAction: value });
+                handleSubmit('endAction', value);
               }}
               options={[
                 { value: EndAction.None, label: 'None' },
@@ -62,11 +118,10 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
             <Editor.Label className={style.switchLabel}>
               <Switch
                 id='countToEnd'
-                checked={countToEnd ?? false}
-                mixed={countToEnd === undefined}
-                onCheckedChange={(value) => submit({ countToEnd: value })}
+                checked={countToEnd}
+                onCheckedChange={(value) => handleSubmit('countToEnd', value)}
               />
-              {switchLabel(countToEnd)}
+              {countToEnd ? 'On' : 'Off'}
             </Editor.Label>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -86,11 +141,10 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
           <div>
             <Editor.Label htmlFor='timerType'>Timer Type</Editor.Label>
             <Select
-              value={timerType ?? null}
-              placeholder={mixedPlaceholder}
+              value={timerType}
               onValueChange={(value: TimerType | null) => {
                 if (value === null) return;
-                submit({ timerType: value });
+                handleSubmit('timerType', value);
               }}
               options={[
                 { value: TimerType.CountDown, label: 'Count down' },
@@ -107,9 +161,9 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
               <TimeInput
                 id='timeWarning'
                 name='timeWarning'
-                submitHandler={handleTimeSubmit}
+                submitHandler={handleSubmit}
                 time={timeWarning}
-                placeholder={timeWarning === undefined ? mixedPlaceholder : 'Duration'}
+                placeholder='Duration'
               />
             </div>
             <div>
@@ -117,9 +171,9 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
               <TimeInput
                 id='timeDanger'
                 name='timeDanger'
-                submitHandler={handleTimeSubmit}
+                submitHandler={handleSubmit}
                 time={timeDanger}
-                placeholder={timeDanger === undefined ? mixedPlaceholder : 'Duration'}
+                placeholder='Duration'
               />
             </div>
           </div>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTitles.tsx

@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
-import { OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import SwatchSelect from '../../../../common/components/input/colour-input/SwatchSelect';
 import Input from '../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import Switch from '../../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
-import { enDash } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
-import { mixedPlaceholder, switchLabel } from '../entryEditor.utils';
+import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import EventTextArea from './EventTextArea';
 import EntryEditorTextInput from './EventTextInput';
 
 import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
 interface EventEditorTitlesProps {
-  /** id of the event being edited, null when editing several events */
-  eventId: string | null;
-  /** amount of events being edited */
-  eventCount: number;
+  eventId: string;
   cue: string;
-  flag: boolean | undefined;
-  title: string | undefined;
-  note: string | undefined;
-  colour: string | undefined;
-  submit: (patch: Partial<OntimeEvent>) => void;
+  flag: boolean;
+  title: string;
+  note: string;
+  colour: string;
 }
 
 export default memo(EventEditorTitles);
-function EventEditorTitles({ eventId, eventCount, cue, flag, title, note, colour, submit }: EventEditorTitlesProps) {
-  const isMulti = eventId === null;
+function EventEditorTitles({ eventId, cue, flag, title, note, colour }: EventEditorTitlesProps) {
+  const { updateEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+
+  const flagSubmitHandler = (newValue: boolean) => {
+    updateEntry({ id: eventId, flag: newValue });
+  };
 
   const textSubmitHandler = (field: string, newValue: string) => {
-    submit({ [field]: newValue });
+    updateEntry({ id: eventId, [field]: newValue });
   };
 
   return (
@@ -38,39 +36,21 @@ function EventEditorTitles({ eventId, eventCount, cue, flag, title, note, colour
       <Editor.Title>Event Data</Editor.Title>
       <div className={style.splitThree}>
         <div>
-          <Editor.Label htmlFor='eventId'>{isMulti ? 'Selection (read only)' : 'Event ID (read only)'}</Editor.Label>
-          <Input
-            id='eventId'
-            data-testid='input-textfield'
-            value={isMulti ? `${eventCount} events selected` : eventId}
-            readOnly
-            fluid
-          />
+          <Editor.Label htmlFor='eventId'>Event ID (read only)</Editor.Label>
+          <Input id='eventId' data-testid='input-textfield' value={eventId} readOnly fluid />
         </div>
-        {isMulti ? (
-          <div>
-            <Editor.Label htmlFor='cue'>Cue (not available)</Editor.Label>
-            <Input id='cue' value={enDash} readOnly fluid />
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          <EntryEditorTextInput
-            field='cue'
-            label='Cue'
-            initialValue={cue}
-            submitHandler={textSubmitHandler}
-            maxLength={10}
-          />
-        )}
+        <EntryEditorTextInput
+          field='cue'
+          label='Cue'
+          initialValue={cue}
+          submitHandler={textSubmitHandler}
+          maxLength={10}
+        />
         <div>
           <Editor.Label htmlFor='flag'>Flag</Editor.Label>
           <Editor.Label className={style.switchLabel}>
-            <Switch
-              id='flag'
-              checked={flag ?? false}
-              mixed={flag === undefined}
-              onCheckedChange={(newValue) => submit({ flag: newValue })}
-            />
-            {switchLabel(flag)}
+            <Switch id='flag' checked={flag} onCheckedChange={flagSubmitHandler} />
+            {flag ? 'On' : 'Off'}
           </Editor.Label>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -78,20 +58,8 @@ function EventEditorTitles({ eventId, eventCount, cue, flag, title, note, colour
         <Editor.Label>Colour</Editor.Label>
         <SwatchSelect name='colour' value={colour} handleChange={textSubmitHandler} />
       </div>
-      <EntryEditorTextInput
-        field='title'
-        label='Title'
-        initialValue={title}
-        placeholder={title === undefined ? mixedPlaceholder : undefined}
-        submitHandler={textSubmitHandler}
-      />
-      <EventTextArea
-        field='note'
-        label='Note'
-        initialValue={note}
-        placeholder={note === undefined ? mixedPlaceholder : undefined}
-        submitHandler={textSubmitHandler}
-      />
+      <EntryEditorTextInput field='title' label='Title' initialValue={title} submitHandler={textSubmitHandler} />
+      <EventTextArea field='note' label='Note' initialValue={note} submitHandler={textSubmitHandler} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventTextArea.tsx

@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ import { AutoTextarea } from '../../../../common/components/input/auto-textarea/
 import useReactiveTextInput from '../../../../common/components/input/text-input/useReactiveTextInput';
 import { EventEditorUpdateFields } from '../EventEditor';
 
-import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
-
 interface CountedTextAreaProps {
   className?: string;
   field: EventEditorUpdateFields;
   label: string;
-  /** undefined represents values which do not agree across the edited entries */
-  initialValue: string | undefined;
-  placeholder?: string;
+  initialValue: string;
   style?: CSSProperties;
   submitHandler: (field: EventEditorUpdateFields, value: string) => void;
 }
@@ -23,7 +19,6 @@ export default function EventTextArea({
   field,
   label,
   initialValue,
-  placeholder,
   style: givenStyles,
   submitHandler,
 }: CountedTextAreaProps) {
@@ -34,27 +29,16 @@ export default function EventTextArea({
     submitOnCtrlEnter: true,
   });
 
-  // an unknown value cannot be cleared by emptying the field, we offer an explicit action
-  const canClear = initialValue === undefined;
-
   return (
     <div>
-      <div className={style.labelRow}>
-        <Editor.Label className={className} htmlFor={field} style={givenStyles}>
-          {label}
-        </Editor.Label>
-        {canClear && (
-          <button type='button' className={style.clearAction} onClick={() => submitCallback('')}>
-            Clear
-          </button>
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <Editor.Label className={className} htmlFor={field} style={givenStyles}>
+        {label}
+      </Editor.Label>
       <AutoTextarea
         id={field}
         inputref={ref}
         rows={1}
         data-testid='input-textarea'
-        placeholder={placeholder}
         fluid
         value={value}
         onChange={onChange}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/composite/EventTextInput.tsx

@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ import useReactiveTextInput from '../../../../common/components/input/text-input
 import { EventEditorUpdateFields } from '../EventEditor';
 import { GroupEditorUpdateTextFields } from '../GroupEditor';
 
-import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
-
 interface EntryEditorTextInputProps extends InputProps {
   field: EventEditorUpdateFields | GroupEditorUpdateTextFields;
   label: string;
-  /** undefined represents values which do not agree across the edited entries */
-  initialValue: string | undefined;
+  initialValue: string;
   placeholder?: string;
   submitHandler: (field: EventEditorUpdateFields, value: string) => void;
 }
@@ -34,21 +31,11 @@ export default function EntryEditorTextInput({
     submitOnEnter: true,
   });
 
-  // an unknown value cannot be cleared by emptying the field, we offer an explicit action
-  const canClear = initialValue === undefined;
-
   return (
     <div>
-      <div className={style.labelRow}>
-        <Editor.Label className={className} htmlFor={field} style={givenStyles}>
-          {label}
-        </Editor.Label>
-        {canClear && (
-          <button type='button' className={style.clearAction} onClick={() => submitCallback('')}>
-            Clear
-          </button>
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <Editor.Label className={className} htmlFor={field} style={givenStyles}>
+        {label}
+      </Editor.Label>
       <Input
         id={field}
         ref={ref}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/entryEditor.utils.ts

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/** Shown in place of a value when the entries being edited do not agree */
-export const mixedPlaceholder = 'Mixed';
-
-/** Returns the label of a switch which may represent values that do not agree */
-export function switchLabel(value: boolean | undefined): string {
-  if (value === undefined) {
-    return mixedPlaceholder;
-  }
-  return value ? 'On' : 'Off';
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/mergeEvents.ts

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-import { CustomFieldKey, OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-
-/**
- * Marks a value which is not the same across the entries being edited
- * This is a distinct value from undefined, which means that the field is absent
- * Being a symbol, it also cannot be assigned to a patch by accident
- */
-export const conflict: unique symbol = Symbol('conflict');
-export type Conflict = typeof conflict;
-
-/** A value which may not be the same across the entries being edited */
-export type MergedValue<T> = T | Conflict;
-
-export function isConflict<T>(value: MergedValue<T>): value is Conflict {
-  return value === conflict;
-}
-
-/** Resolves a merged value for the UI, where an unknown value is represented by undefined */
-export function resolveConflict<T>(value: MergedValue<T>): T | undefined {
-  return isConflict(value) ? undefined : value;
-}
-
-/**
- * Fields which can be edited across a selection of events
- * timeStart and timeEnd are absolute points in time and are excluded:
- * giving several events the same start or end collapses their durations
- */
-export const batchEditableFields = [
-  'title',
-  'note',
-  'colour',
-  'flag',
-  'duration',
-  'endAction',
-  'countToEnd',
-  'timerType',
-  'timeWarning',
-  'timeDanger',
-  'linkStart',
-] as const;
-
-type BatchEditableField = (typeof batchEditableFields)[number];
-
-/**
- * Custom fields of the entries being edited
- * A missing key means that none of the entries have a value for that field
- */
-export type MergedCustomFields = Record<CustomFieldKey, MergedValue<string>>;
-
-/**
- * A merged view over a set of events
- * A field holds the conflict symbol when the events do not agree on its value
- */
-export type MergedEvent = {
-  [K in BatchEditableField]: MergedValue<OntimeEvent[K]>;
-} & {
-  custom: MergedCustomFields;
-};
-
-/**
- * Merges a list of events into a single view
- * For a single event, no field is in conflict and every value matches the event
- * @param events - events to merge, must contain at least one element
- */
-export function mergeEvents(events: OntimeEvent[]): MergedEvent {
-  return {
-    title: mergeField(events, 'title'),
-    note: mergeField(events, 'note'),
-    colour: mergeField(events, 'colour'),
-    flag: mergeField(events, 'flag'),
-    duration: mergeField(events, 'duration'),
-    endAction: mergeField(events, 'endAction'),
-    countToEnd: mergeField(events, 'countToEnd'),
-    timerType: mergeField(events, 'timerType'),
-    timeWarning: mergeField(events, 'timeWarning'),
-    timeDanger: mergeField(events, 'timeDanger'),
-    linkStart: mergeField(events, 'linkStart'),
-    custom: mergeCustomFields(events),
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns the shared value of a field, or the conflict symbol if the events disagree
- */
-function mergeField<K extends BatchEditableField>(events: OntimeEvent[], field: K): MergedValue<OntimeEvent[K]> {
-  const value = events[0][field];
-  return events.some((event) => event[field] !== value) ? conflict : value;
-}
-
-/**
- * Merges the custom fields of a list of events
- * Fields missing from an entry are considered empty
- */
-function mergeCustomFields(events: OntimeEvent[]): MergedCustomFields {
-  const merged: MergedCustomFields = {};
-
-  for (const event of events) {
-    for (const key of Object.keys(event.custom)) {
-      if (key in merged) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      const value = event.custom[key] ?? '';
-      merged[key] = events.some((other) => (other.custom[key] ?? '') !== value) ? conflict : value;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return merged;
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-table/RundownTable.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { memo, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import { useLoadedRundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import { makeRundownColumns } from './makeRundownColumns';
 
 export default memo(RundownTable);
 function RundownTable() {
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
   const setPermissions = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.setPermissions);
   const { editorMode } = useEditorFollowMode();
   const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
@@ -32,16 +31,10 @@ function RundownTable() {
 
   const columns = useMemo(() => makeRundownColumns(customFields), [customFields]);
 
-  const isLoading = !customFields || customFieldStatus === 'pending';
-
   return (
     <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
       <CuesheetDnd columns={columns} tableRoot='editor'>
-        {isLoading ? (
-          <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />
-        ) : (
-          <CuesheetTable columns={columns} source={source} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
-        )}
+        <CuesheetTable columns={columns} source={source} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
       </CuesheetDnd>
     </EntryActionsProvider>
   );

apps/client/src/views/backstage/Backstage.tsx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function BackstageLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Backstage {...data} />;

apps/client/src/views/backstage/useBackstageData.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundown();
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError } = useFlatRundown();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
       isMirrored,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/common/loader/Loader.module.scss

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $dot-spacing: 1.5rem;
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
   background-color: var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color);
-  height: 100vh;
+  height: 100dvh;
 }
 
 .ellipsis {
@@ -21,26 +21,26 @@ $dot-spacing: 1.5rem;
     height: $dot-size;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background-color: var(--accent-color-override, $ontime-color);
-    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 1, 1, 0);
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
 
     &:nth-child(1) {
       left: $dot-size;
-      animation: lds-ellipsis1 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis1 1s infinite;
     }
 
     &:nth-child(2) {
       left: $dot-size;
-      animation: lds-ellipsis2 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis2 1s infinite;
     }
 
     &:nth-child(3) {
       left: calc($dot-size + $dot-spacing);
-      animation: lds-ellipsis2 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis2 1s infinite;
     }
 
     &:nth-child(4) {
       left: calc($dot-size + 2 * $dot-spacing);
-      animation: lds-ellipsis3 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis3 1s infinite;
     }
   }
 }

apps/client/src/views/countdown/Countdown.scss

@@ -80,21 +80,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
-
-    button {
-      margin-top: 1.75rem;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .empty-state__content {
-    max-width: none;
-
-    span {
-      max-width: none;
-      white-space: nowrap;
-      font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.25rem);
-      line-height: 1.1;
-    }
+    gap: 1.5rem;
   }
 
   .list-container {

apps/client/src/views/countdown/Countdown.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function CountdownLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Countdown {...data} />;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
 
       {!hasEvents && (
         <div className='empty-state'>
-          <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className='empty-state__content' />
+          <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMod
   if (subscriptions.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMod
   if (subscribedEvents.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMod
   if (eventsToShow.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} />
       </div>
     );
   }

apps/client/src/views/countdown/useCountdownData.ts

@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const {
+    data: rundownData,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -34,6 +42,11 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
       isMirrored,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetTableWrapper.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { MaybeString, ProjectRundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo, use, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import Select from '../../common/components/select/Select';
-import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import type { RundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
@@ -34,40 +33,34 @@ function CuesheetTableWrapper({
   const preset = use(PresetContext);
   const isCurrentRundown = source.rundownId !== null && source.rundownId === loadedRundownId;
   const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isCurrentRundown });
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
 
   const columns = useMemo(
     () => makeCuesheetColumns(customFields, cuesheetMode, preset),
     [customFields, cuesheetMode, preset],
   );
 
-  const isLoading = !customFields || customFieldStatus === 'pending';
-
   return (
     <CuesheetDnd columns={columns}>
-      {isLoading ? (
-        <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />
-      ) : (
-        <CuesheetTable
-          columns={columns}
-          source={source}
-          cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
-          tableRoot='cuesheet'
-          setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
-          isCurrentRundown={isCurrentRundown}
-          insertElement={
-            <>
-              <RundownSelect
-                cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
-                selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
-                loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
-                setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
-                projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
-              />
-            </>
-          }
-        />
-      )}
+      <CuesheetTable
+        columns={columns}
+        source={source}
+        cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+        tableRoot='cuesheet'
+        setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+        isCurrentRundown={isCurrentRundown}
+        insertElement={
+          <>
+            <RundownSelect
+              cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+              selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+              loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+              setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+              projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+            />
+          </>
+        }
+      />
     </CuesheetDnd>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.module.scss

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ $table-header-font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
 
 @include rows.cuesheet-row-columns($table-header-font-size);
 
+.tableLoading {
+  grid-area: table;
+}
+
 .cuesheet {
   font-size: $table-font-size;
   font-weight: 400;

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   TableVirtuosoHandle,
 } from 'react-virtuoso';
 
-import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
+import EmptyFill from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyTableBody from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyTableBody';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import type { RundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../../../features/rundown/rundown.options';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import { usePersistedCuesheetOptions } from '../cuesheet.options';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../useTablePermissions';
 import { CuesheetHeader, SortableCuesheetHeader } from './cuesheet-table-elements/CuesheetHeader';
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
   isCurrentRundown,
   insertElement,
 }: CuesheetTableProps) {
-  const { flatRundown, status, selectedEventId } = source;
+  const { flatRundown, status, isLoadingError, selectedEventId } = source;
   const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;
 
   const useOptions = tableRoot === 'editor' ? usePersistedRundownOptions : usePersistedCuesheetOptions;
@@ -228,10 +230,13 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
     });
   }, [cuesheetMode, hideIndexColumn, table]);
 
-  const isLoading = !flatRundown || status === 'pending';
+  // avoid showing the editable empty state before we know whether the rundown is actually empty
+  if (status === 'pending') {
+    return <EmptyFill text='Loading…' className={style.tableLoading} />;
+  }
 
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />;
+  if (isLoadingError) {
+    return <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className={style.tableLoading} />;
   }
 
   return (

apps/client/src/views/project-info/ProjectInfo.scss

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @use '@/theme/viewerDefs' as *;
 
+$content-width: min(100%, 1100px);
+
 .project {
   margin: 0;
   box-sizing: border-box; /* reset */
@@ -16,56 +18,104 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 
+  /* =================== HEADER ===================*/
+
+  .project-header {
+    width: $content-width;
+    margin-inline: auto;
+
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 24px);
+
+    padding-bottom: $view-element-gap;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $white-10;
+  }
+
   .logo {
     max-width: min(200px, 30vw);
   }
 
+  .title {
+    font-size: $header-font-size;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.1em;
+  }
+
+  .description {
+    font-size: $base-font-size;
+    color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
+  }
+
+  /* =================== CONTENT ===================*/
+
   .info {
     flex: 1;
-    max-height: 100%;
+    width: $content-width;
     margin-inline: auto;
     overflow-y: auto;
-    width: min(calc(100vw - 4rem), 960px);
+
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: start;
     gap: $view-element-gap;
 
+    padding-block: $view-element-gap;
     padding-bottom: 10vh;
   }
 
+  .info__card {
+    background-color: var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+    border-radius: $element-border-radius;
+    padding: $view-block-padding $view-inline-padding;
+
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.35em;
+  }
+
+  .info__media {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    gap: $view-element-gap;
+  }
+
+  .info__media .info__value {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+
   .info__label {
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
     font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
     color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
     text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
   .info__value {
     white-space: break-spaces;
-  }
-
-  .info__custom {
-    display: flex;
-    gap: 1rem;
+    line-height: 1.35;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
   }
 
   .info__image-container {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
-    width: 192px;
-    height: 192px;
+    flex: 0 0 min(192px, 25%);
   }
 
   .info__image {
+    display: block;
     max-width: 100%;
-    max-height: 100%;
+    height: auto;
     object-fit: contain;
   }
 
   .link.info__value {
-    display: flex;
-    gap: $view-element-gap;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    gap: 0.35em;
     align-items: center;
     color: $action-text-color;
 
@@ -78,12 +128,13 @@
 /* =================== MOBILE ===================*/
 @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
   .project {
+    .project-header {
+      flex-direction: column;
+      align-items: start;
+      gap: 0.5rem;
+    }
     .logo img {
       height: min(50px, 10vh);
     }
-    .info__image-container {
-      width: 96px;
-      height: 96px;
-    }
   }
 }

apps/client/src/views/project-info/ProjectInfo.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { OntimeView } from 'ontime-types';
+import { type ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoOpenOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export default function ProjectInfoLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <ProjectInfo {...data} />;
@@ -41,56 +42,49 @@ function ProjectInfo({ projectData, isMirrored }: ProjectInfoData) {
     return (
       <>
         <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.ProjectInfo} viewOptions={[]} />
-        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />;
+        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
       </>
     );
   }
 
+  const hasHeader = Boolean(projectData.logo || projectData.title || projectData.description);
+
   return (
     <div className={`project ${isMirrored ? 'mirror' : ''}`} data-testid='project-view'>
       <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.ProjectInfo} viewOptions={[]} />
-      {projectData.logo && <ViewLogo name={projectData.logo} className='logo' />}
+      {hasHeader && (
+        <div className='project-header'>
+          {projectData.logo && <ViewLogo name={projectData.logo} className='logo' />}
+          <div className='project-header__text'>
+            {projectData.title && <div className='title'>{projectData.title}</div>}
+            {projectData.description && <div className='description'>{projectData.description}</div>}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className='info'>
-        {projectData.title && (
-          <div>
-            <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.title')}</div>
-            <div className='info__value'>{projectData.title}</div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {projectData.description && (
-          <div>
-            <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.description')}</div>
-            <div className='info__value'>{projectData.description}</div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {projectData.info && (
-          <div>
-            <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.info')}</div>
-            <div className='info__value'>{projectData.info}</div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {projectData.info && <InfoCard label={getLocalizedString('project.info')}>{projectData.info}</InfoCard>}
         {projectData.url && (
-          <div>
+          <div className='info__card'>
             <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.url')}</div>
             <a href={projectData.url} target='_blank' rel='noreferrer' className='info__value link'>
-              {projectData.url} <IoOpenOutline style={{ fontSize: '1em' }} />
+              {projectData.url}
+              <IoOpenOutline style={{ fontSize: '1em' }} />
             </a>
           </div>
         )}
         {projectData.custom.map((info, idx) => {
-          const hasUrl = Boolean(info.url);
           return (
             // oxlint-disable-next-line react/no-array-index-key - we only have the index to go of  here
-            <div key={`${info.title}-${idx}`} className='info__custom'>
-              {hasUrl && (
-                <div className='info__image-container'>
-                  <img className='info__image' src={info.url} loading='lazy' />
+            <div key={`${info.title}-${idx}`} className='info__card'>
+              {info.title && <div className='info__label'>{info.title}</div>}
+              {info.url ? (
+                <div className='info__media'>
+                  <InfoImage src={info.url} />
+                  {info.value && <div className='info__value'>{info.value}</div>}
                 </div>
+              ) : (
+                info.value && <div className='info__value'>{info.value}</div>
               )}
-              <div>
-                <div className='info__label'>{info.title}</div>
-                <div className='info__value'>{info.value}</div>
-              </div>
             </div>
           );
         })}
@@ -98,3 +92,31 @@ function ProjectInfo({ projectData, isMirrored }: ProjectInfoData) {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+interface InfoCardProps {
+  label: string;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+function InfoCard({ label, children }: InfoCardProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className='info__card'>
+      <div className='info__label'>{label}</div>
+      <div className='info__value'>{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function InfoImage({ src }: { src: string }) {
+  const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false);
+
+  if (hasError) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className='info__image-container'>
+      <img className='info__image' src={src} loading='lazy' alt='' onError={() => setHasError(true)} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/project-info/useProjectInfoData.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ProjectData } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
-import { ViewData } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
+import { ViewData, aggregateQueryStatus } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
 
 export interface ProjectInfoData {
   projectData: ProjectData;
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ export function useProjectInfoData(): ViewData<ProjectInfoData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
 
   return {
     data: {
       projectData,
       isMirrored,
     },
-    status: projectDataStatus,
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([{ status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError }]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/studio/Studio.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function StudioLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Studio {...data} />;

apps/client/src/views/studio/useStudioData.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ export function useStudioData(): ViewData<StudioData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const {
+    data: viewSettings,
+    status: viewSettingsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useViewSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -33,6 +41,11 @@ export function useStudioData(): ViewData<StudioData> {
       settings,
       viewSettings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([projectDataStatus, viewSettingsStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: viewSettingsStatus, isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/timeline/TimelinePage.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { OntimeView } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import ViewLogo from '../../common/components/view-logo/ViewLogo';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export default function TimelinePageLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <TimelinePage {...data} />;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineD
           totalDuration={totalDuration}
         />
       ) : (
-        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
+        <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
       )}
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/views/timeline/useTimelineData.ts

@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ export interface TimelineData {
 
 export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const {
+    data: rundownData,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -28,6 +36,11 @@ export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
       projectData,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function TimerLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Timer {...data} />;

apps/client/src/views/timer/useTimerData.ts

@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
-  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useRundown();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const {
+    data: viewSettings,
+    status: viewSettingsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useViewSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const { entries } = rundown;
 
   return {
@@ -39,11 +47,11 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
       entries,
     },
     status: aggregateQueryStatus([
-      projectDataStatus,
-      viewSettingsStatus,
-      settingsStatus,
-      customFieldsStatus,
-      rundownStatus,
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: viewSettingsStatus, isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
     ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/utils/viewLoader.utils.ts

@@ -5,21 +5,27 @@ export type ViewData<T> = {
   status: QueryStatus;
 };
 
+type AggregatableQuery = {
+  status: QueryStatus;
+  /** true only when the query has never received data, ie useQuery's isLoadingError */
+  isLoadingError: boolean;
+};
+
 /**
- * Aggregates a loading status from multiple query statuses.
- * If all statuses are 'pending', returns 'pending'.
- * If all statuses are 'success', returns 'success'.
- * If any status is 'error', returns 'error'.
+ * Aggregates a loading status from multiple queries, for the purpose of deciding
+ * whether a view can render.
+ * - 'pending' while any query hasn't settled yet (no result, first fetch in flight)
+ * - 'error' once all queries have settled, if any of them never received data
+ * - 'success' once all queries have settled and every one has data to show,
+ *   even if a query's last (background) fetch failed
  */
-export function aggregateQueryStatus(statuses: QueryStatus[]): QueryStatus {
-  if (statuses.every((status) => status === 'pending')) {
+export function aggregateQueryStatus(queries: AggregatableQuery[]): QueryStatus {
+  const allSettled = queries.every((query) => query.status !== 'pending');
+  if (!allSettled) {
     return 'pending';
   }
-  if (statuses.every((status) => status === 'success')) {
-    return 'success';
-  }
-  if (statuses.some((status) => status === 'error')) {
+  if (queries.some((query) => query.isLoadingError)) {
     return 'error';
   }
-  return 'pending';
+  return 'success';
 }

e2e/tests/features/215-multi-edit.spec.ts

@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-
-test('Editing multiple events', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.goto('/editor');
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit' }).click();
-
-  // clear rundown
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Rundown menu' }).click();
-  await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Clear all' }).click();
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete all' }).click();
-
-  // create two events with distinct titles
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Event' }).click();
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Event', exact: true }).nth(1).click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('rundown-event')).toHaveCount(2);
-
-  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title').fill('first');
-  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title').press('Enter');
-  await page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title').fill('second');
-  await page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title').press('Enter');
-
-  const editor = page.getByTestId('editor-container');
-
-  // a single selection shows the full schedule and the event id
-  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('rundown-event').click();
-  await expect(editor.getByTestId('time-input-timeStart')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(editor.getByLabel('Title', { exact: true })).toHaveValue('first');
-
-  // selecting both events shows a merged view
-  await page
-    .getByTestId('entry-2')
-    .getByTestId('rundown-event')
-    .click({ modifiers: ['Shift'] });
-  await expect(editor.locator('#eventId')).toHaveValue('2 events selected');
-  await expect(editor.getByText('Automations are not available when editing multiple events')).toBeVisible();
-
-  // start and end times are unique to an event, only the duration can be batched
-  await expect(editor.getByTestId('time-input-timeStart')).toBeHidden();
-  await expect(editor.getByTestId('time-input-timeEnd')).toBeHidden();
-  await expect(editor.getByTestId('time-input-duration')).toBeVisible();
-
-  // fields which do not agree are shown as mixed
-  const title = editor.getByLabel('Title', { exact: true });
-  await expect(title).toHaveValue('');
-  await expect(title).toHaveAttribute('placeholder', 'Mixed');
-
-  // leaving a mixed field without editing it does not overwrite the events
-  await title.click();
-  await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title')).toHaveValue('first');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title')).toHaveValue('second');
-
-  // a mixed field cannot be cleared by emptying it, so an explicit action is offered
-  const clearTitle = editor.getByRole('button', { name: 'Clear', exact: true }).first();
-  await expect(clearTitle).toBeVisible();
-  await clearTitle.click();
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title')).toHaveValue('');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title')).toHaveValue('');
-
-  // the events now agree, so the field can be cleared by hand and the action is withdrawn
-  await expect(editor.getByLabel('Title', { exact: true })).not.toHaveAttribute('placeholder', 'Mixed');
-
-  // editing a field applies it to the whole selection
-  await title.fill('shared title');
-  await title.press('Enter');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('entry__title')).toHaveValue('shared title');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('entry__title')).toHaveValue('shared title');
-
-  // the value is no longer mixed
-  await expect(editor.getByLabel('Title', { exact: true })).toHaveValue('shared title');
-
-  // a batched duration is applied to every event and the rundown is recalculated once
-  const duration = editor.getByTestId('time-input-duration');
-  await duration.click();
-  await duration.fill('5m');
-  await duration.press('Enter');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('time-input-duration')).toHaveValue('00:05:00');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('time-input-duration')).toHaveValue('00:05:00');
-  // the second event is linked, so its start follows the new end of the first
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('time-input-timeStart')).toHaveValue('00:05:00');
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('entry-2').getByTestId('time-input-timeEnd')).toHaveValue('00:10:00');
-
-  // going back to a single selection restores the full editor
-  await page.getByTestId('entry-1').getByTestId('rundown-event').click();
-  await expect(editor.getByTestId('time-input-timeStart')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(editor.locator('#eventId')).not.toHaveValue('2 events selected');
-});

e2e/tests/features/301-spreadsheet-import.spec.ts

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test('imports spreadsheet and applies imported rundown to editor', async ({ page
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Preview import' }).click();
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Apply import' }).click();
   await expect(page.getByText('Import complete')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByText('Spreadsheet data applied.')).toBeVisible();
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reset flow' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Open editor' })).toBeVisible();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Import another' }).click();
 
   // verify the data in the rundown
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close settings' }).scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();