feat(timer): allow swapping the secondary source into the main timer slot

The timer view lets operators show an aux timer or the secondary message
as a smaller secondary timer under the main event timer. This adds a
placement control so that selected source can be promoted into the main
slot, swapping positions with the event timer.

The swap is deliberate: the event timer is demoted to the secondary slot
rather than removed, so the show-critical countdown (and its phase colour)
is never lost from screen.

- add `SecondaryPlacement` ('below' | 'main') to the timer message, with
  server validation and a store default
- expose the aux timer direction to the timer view and honour it when
  formatting a promoted aux (previously hard-coded to count-down)
- add a `getTimerSlots` helper that assigns the event timer and secondary
  content to the main/secondary slots, routing phase colour, paused/finished
  styling and font sizing to whichever slot holds the event timer
- add a Placement radio control to the timer view panel (disabled until a
  secondary source is active) and reflect the swap in the control preview

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MbgWVAXTJUX7E5pAmv6Rs7

.gitignore

@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ ontime-data/
 
 # temporary write files
 **.tmp
+
+# Claude Code metadata
+.claude/

.nvmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22.22.2
+v22.22.3

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/cli",
-  "version": "4.9.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/client/package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-ui",
-  "version": "4.9.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@base-ui/react": "1.3.0",
+    "@base-ui/react": "1.6.0",
     "@codemirror/commands": "^6.0.0",
     "@codemirror/lang-css": "^6.0.0",
     "@codemirror/state": "^6.0.0",
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@
     "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
-    "@fontsource/open-sans": "^5.2.6",
+    "@fontsource/open-sans": "^5.2.7",
     "@mantine/hooks": "^8.3.7",
-    "@sentry/react": "^10.2.0",
+    "@sentry/react": "^10.59.0",
     "@table-nav/react": "^0.0.7",
-    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.85.9",
-    "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.85.9",
+    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.101.0",
+    "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.101.0",
     "@tanstack/react-table": "^8.21.3",
-    "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.25.9",
+    "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.25.10",
     "autosize": "^6.0.1",
-    "axios": "^1.12.2",
+    "axios": "^1.18.0",
     "csv-stringify": "^6.6.0",
     "qrcode": "^1.5.4",
-    "react": "^19.2.3",
-    "react-colorful": "^5.6.1",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.3",
+    "react": "^19.2.7",
+    "react-colorful": "^5.7.0",
+    "react-dom": "^19.2.7",
     "react-fast-compare": "^3.2.2",
-    "react-hook-form": "^7.72.0",
-    "react-icons": "5.5.0",
-    "react-router": "^7.11.0",
-    "react-virtuoso": "^4.17.0",
-    "zustand": "^5.0.9"
+    "react-hook-form": "^7.80.0",
+    "react-icons": "5.6.0",
+    "react-router": "^8.0.1",
+    "react-virtuoso": "^4.18.7",
+    "zustand": "^5.0.14"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "addversion": "node -p \"'export const ONTIME_VERSION = ' + JSON.stringify(require('../../package.json').version) + ';'\" > src/ONTIME_VERSION.js",

apps/client/src/common/components/kbd/Kbd.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.kbd {
+  display: inline-block;
+  min-width: 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0.0625rem 0.375rem;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background-color: $gray-1100;
+  color: $ui-white;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  font-family: monospace;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 4px);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  text-align: center;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/kbd/Kbd.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+
+import style from './Kbd.module.scss';
+
+export default function Kbd({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
+  return <kbd className={style.kbd}>{children}</kbd>;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/multi-part-progress-bar/MultiPartProgressBar.scss

@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ $progress-bar-br: 3px;
 .multiprogress-bar__indicator-bar {
   background-color: var(--background-color-override, $ui-black);
   opacity: 0.8;
-  transition: 1s linear;
-  transition-property: width;
 
   .multiprogress-bar--ignore-css-override & {
     background-color: $ui-black;

apps/client/src/common/components/multi-part-progress-bar/MultiPartProgressBar.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { MaybeNumber } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { useAnimatedProgress } from '../../hooks/useAnimatedProgress';
 import { getProgress } from '../../utils/getProgress';
 import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export default function MultiPartProgressBar(props: MultiPartProgressBar) {
     className = '',
   } = props;
 
-  const percentRemaining = 100 - getProgress(now, complete);
+  const percentRemaining = 100 - useAnimatedProgress(now, complete);
   const dangerWidth = danger ? 100 - getProgress(danger, complete) : 0;
   const warningWidth = warning ? 100 - dangerWidth - getProgress(warning, complete) : 0;
   const isOvertime = now !== null && now < 0;

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useLocation } from 'react-router';
 import { isLocalhost, supportsFullscreen } from '../../../externals';
 import { canUseWakeLock, useKeepAwakeOptions } from '../../../features/keep-awake/useWakeLock';
 import { navigatorConstants } from '../../../viewerConfig';
+import useUrlPresets from '../../hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
 import { useIsSmallScreen } from '../../hooks/useIsSmallScreen';
 import { useClientStore } from '../../stores/clientStore';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../stores/viewOptions';
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ function NavigationMenu({ isOpen, onClose }: NavigationMenuProps) {
                 {route.label}
               </ClientLink>
             ))}
+
+            <PresetNavigation isSmallScreen={isSmallScreen} onClose={onClose} />
           </div>
 
           {isLocalhost && (
@@ -117,3 +120,27 @@ function NavigationMenu({ isOpen, onClose }: NavigationMenuProps) {
     </Dialog.Root>
   );
 }
+
+function PresetNavigation({ isSmallScreen, onClose }: { isSmallScreen: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const { data: urlPresets } = useUrlPresets();
+  const navPresets = urlPresets.filter((preset) => preset.enabled && preset.displayInNav);
+
+  if (navPresets.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <hr className={style.separator} />
+      {navPresets.map((preset) => (
+        <ClientLink
+          key={preset.alias}
+          to={`preset/${preset.alias}`}
+          current={location.pathname === `/preset/${preset.alias}`}
+          postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}
+        >
+          {preset.alias}
+        </ClientLink>
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { useDisclosure, useHotkeys } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { memo } from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
+import { hasCustomParams, useSavedViewParams } from '../../stores/savedViewParams';
 import { useViewParamsEditorStore } from '../view-params-editor/viewParamsEditor.store';
 import FloatingNavigation from './floating-navigation/FloatingNavigation';
 import NavigationMenu from './NavigationMenu';
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ export default memo(ViewNavigationMenu);
 function ViewNavigationMenu({ isNavigationLocked, suppressSettings }: ViewNavigationMenuProps) {
   const [isMenuOpen, menuHandler] = useDisclosure();
   const { open: showEditFormDrawer } = useViewParamsEditorStore();
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const savedParams = useSavedViewParams((store) => store.params);
+  const hasSavedChanges = hasCustomParams(searchParams) || Object.keys(savedParams).length > 0;
 
   useHotkeys([
     [
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ function ViewNavigationMenu({ isNavigationLocked, suppressSettings }: ViewNaviga
       <FloatingNavigation
         toggleMenu={isNavigationLocked ? undefined : menuHandler.toggle}
         toggleSettings={suppressSettings ? undefined : showEditFormDrawer}
+        hasSavedChanges={hasSavedChanges}
       />
       {!isNavigationLocked && <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />}
     </>

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/client-link/ClientLink.module.scss

@@ -1,4 +1,29 @@
-.linkIcon {
+.trailing {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
   margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.linkIcon {
   @include rotate-fourty-five;
 }
+
+.indicator {
+  width: 0.5rem;
+  height: 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: $active-indicator;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.clear {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  transition: opacity $transition-time-action;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus-visible {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/client-link/ClientLink.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { IoArrowUp } from 'react-icons/io5';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
+import { MouseEvent, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { IoArrowUp, IoCloseOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import { useElectronEvent } from '../../../hooks/useElectronEvent';
+import {
+  hasCustomParams,
+  reservedParams,
+  stripReservedParams,
+  useSavedViewParams,
+} from '../../../stores/savedViewParams';
 import { handleLinks } from '../../../utils/linkUtils';
+import IconButton from '../../buttons/IconButton';
 import NavigationMenuItem from '../navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuItem';
 
 import style from './ClientLink.module.scss';
@@ -16,32 +23,100 @@ interface ClientLinkProps {
 
 export default function ClientLink({ current, to, postAction, children }: PropsWithChildren<ClientLinkProps>) {
   const { isElectron } = useElectronEvent();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   if (isElectron) {
     return (
-      <NavigationMenuItem
-        active={current}
-        onClick={() => {
-          handleLinks(to);
-          postAction?.();
-        }}
-      >
+      <ElectronNavigationItem current={current} to={to} postAction={postAction}>
         {children}
-        <IoArrowUp className={style.linkIcon} />
-      </NavigationMenuItem>
+      </ElectronNavigationItem>
     );
   }
 
   return (
-    <NavigationMenuItem
-      active={current}
-      onClick={() => {
-        navigate(`/${to}`);
-        postAction?.();
-      }}
-    >
+    <BrowserNavigationItem current={current} to={to} postAction={postAction}>
       {children}
+    </BrowserNavigationItem>
+  );
+}
+
+function ElectronNavigationItem({ current, to, postAction, children }: PropsWithChildren<ClientLinkProps>) {
+  const navigateToLink = () => {
+    handleLinks(to);
+    postAction?.();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <NavigationMenuItem active={current} onClick={navigateToLink}>
+      {children}
+      <span className={style.trailing}>
+        <IoArrowUp className={style.linkIcon} />
+      </span>
+    </NavigationMenuItem>
+  );
+}
+
+function BrowserNavigationItem({ current, to, postAction, children }: PropsWithChildren<ClientLinkProps>) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const { params: savedParams, save, clear } = useSavedViewParams();
+
+  /**
+   * Save the params of the view we are leaving and resolve the destination,
+   * restoring any params previously saved for the target view.
+   */
+  const resolveDestination = () => {
+    const currentView = location.pathname.replace(/^\//, '');
+    save(currentView, stripReservedParams(location.search));
+    const restored = savedParams[to];
+    return `${to}${restored ? `?${restored}` : ''}`;
+  };
+
+  const isCustomised = current ? hasCustomParams(searchParams) : Boolean(savedParams[to]);
+
+  const navigateToLink = () => {
+    const destination = resolveDestination();
+    navigate(`/${destination}`);
+    postAction?.();
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Clear the saved settings for this route without navigating to it.
+   * When it is the current view, also reset the live URL to its defaults.
+   */
+  const clearViewSettings = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    clear(to);
+
+    // if mounted, clear the URL params
+    if (current) {
+      const preserved = new URLSearchParams();
+      reservedParams.forEach((key) => {
+        const value = searchParams.get(key);
+        if (value !== null) preserved.set(key, value);
+      });
+      setSearchParams(preserved);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <NavigationMenuItem active={current} onClick={navigateToLink}>
+      {children}
+      {isCustomised && (
+        <span className={style.trailing}>
+          <span className={style.indicator} aria-hidden data-testid='client-link__saved-indicator' />
+          <IconButton
+            variant='ghosted-white'
+            size='small'
+            className={style.clear}
+            aria-label='Clear saved view settings'
+            title='Clear saved view settings'
+            onClick={clearViewSettings}
+          >
+            <IoCloseOutline />
+          </IconButton>
+        </span>
+      )}
     </NavigationMenuItem>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/floating-navigation/FloatingNavigation.module.scss

@@ -22,3 +22,19 @@
   top: 0;
   z-index: $zindex-nav;
 }
+
+.buttonWithIndicator {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+}
+
+.indicator {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -0.15rem;
+  right: -0.15rem;
+  width: 0.6rem;
+  height: 0.6rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: $active-indicator;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/floating-navigation/FloatingNavigation.tsx

@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import style from './FloatingNavigation.module.scss';
 interface FloatingNavigationProps {
   toggleMenu?: () => void;
   toggleSettings?: () => void;
+  hasSavedChanges?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function FloatingNavigation({ toggleMenu, toggleSettings }: FloatingNavigationProps) {
+export default function FloatingNavigation({ toggleMenu, toggleSettings, hasSavedChanges }: FloatingNavigationProps) {
   const isButtonShown = useFadeOutOnInactivity(true);
 
   return (
@@ -20,15 +21,18 @@ export default function FloatingNavigation({ toggleMenu, toggleSettings }: Float
       className={cx([style.fadeable, style.buttonContainer, !isButtonShown && style.hidden])}
     >
       {toggleMenu && (
-        <IconButton
-          variant='subtle-white'
-          size='xlarge'
-          onClick={toggleMenu}
-          aria-label='toggle menu'
-          data-testid='navigation__toggle-menu'
-        >
-          <IoApps />
-        </IconButton>
+        <div className={style.buttonWithIndicator}>
+          <IconButton
+            variant='subtle-white'
+            size='xlarge'
+            onClick={toggleMenu}
+            aria-label='toggle menu'
+            data-testid='navigation__toggle-menu'
+          >
+            <IoApps />
+          </IconButton>
+          {hasSavedChanges && <span className={style.indicator} data-testid='navigation__saved-indicator' />}
+        </div>
       )}
       {toggleSettings && (
         <IconButton

apps/client/src/common/components/progress-bar/ProgressBar.scss

@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ $progress-bar-br: 3px;
 .progress-bar__indicator {
   height: $progress-bar-size;
   background-color: var(--timer-progress-override, $accent-color);
-  transition: 1s linear;
-  transition-property: width;
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/progress-bar/ProgressBar.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { MaybeNumber } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { getProgress } from '../../utils/getProgress';
+import { useAnimatedProgress } from '../../hooks/useAnimatedProgress';
 
 import './ProgressBar.scss';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface ProgressBarProps {
 
 export default function ProgressBar(props: ProgressBarProps) {
   const { current, duration, className } = props;
-  const progress = getProgress(current, duration);
+  const progress = useAnimatedProgress(current, duration);
 
   return (
     <div className={`progress-bar__bg ${className}`}>

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

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   color: $white-10;
 
   .empty {
-    width: 100%;
+    display: block;
+    width: min(100%, 24rem);
+    margin-inline: auto;
     opacity: 0.8;
   }
 
@@ -13,6 +15,6 @@
     margin-inline: auto;
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 2em;
-    max-width: 600px;
+    max-width: min(100%, 600px);
   }
 }

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

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
     padding-top: 10vh;
   }
 
-  .empty {
-    width: 100%;
-    opacity: 0.8;
+  .inline {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+    margin-top: 1em;
   }
 
   .text {

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

@@ -1,18 +1,33 @@
-import EmptyImage from '../../../assets/images/empty.svg?react';
+import { SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
+
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../translation/TranslationProvider';
+import Button from '../buttons/Button';
+import Empty from './Empty';
 
 import style from './EmptyTableBody.module.scss';
 
 interface EmptyTableBodyProps {
-  text: string;
+  handleAddNew?: (type: SupportedEntry) => void;
 }
 
-export default function EmptyTableBody({ text }: EmptyTableBodyProps) {
+export default function EmptyTableBody({ handleAddNew }: EmptyTableBodyProps) {
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
+  const text = getLocalizedString('common.no_data');
   return (
     <tbody className={style.emptyContainer}>
       <tr>
         <td colSpan={99} className={style.emptyCell}>
-          <EmptyImage className={style.empty} />
-          {text && <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>}
+          <Empty injectedStyles={{ marginTop: '5vh' }} />
+          <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>
+          {handleAddNew && (
+            <div className={style.inline}>
+              <Button onClick={() => handleAddNew(SupportedEntry.Event)} variant='primary' size='large'>
+                <IoAdd />
+                Create Event
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { MaybeNumber, Playback } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { getProgress } from '../utils/getProgress';
+import { usePlayback } from './useSocket';
+
+/**
+ * Returns the live completion percentage (0–100) of a countdown, interpolated locally.
+ */
+export function useAnimatedProgress(current: MaybeNumber, duration: MaybeNumber): number {
+  const playback = usePlayback();
+  const isRunning = playback === Playback.Play || playback === Playback.Roll;
+
+  const baseline = useRef({ current, at: performance.now() });
+  const [, setTick] = useState(0);
+
+  // there is only something to animate while a running timer is counting down towards 0
+  const shouldAnimate = isRunning && current !== null && current > 0 && duration !== null;
+
+  // re-anchor to the authoritative value whenever the server pushes a new timer update
+  useEffect(() => {
+    baseline.current = { current, at: performance.now() };
+  }, [current, duration, playback]);
+
+  // while counting down, re-render every animation frame so the derived progress stays smooth
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!shouldAnimate) {
+      return;
+    }
+    let frame = requestAnimationFrame(function tick() {
+      setTick((value) => value + 1);
+      frame = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    });
+    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
+  }, [shouldAnimate]);
+
+  // derive from the anchor plus elapsed time at render; frozen to the anchor when not running
+  const anchored = baseline.current.current;
+  const value = isRunning && anchored !== null ? anchored - (performance.now() - baseline.current.at) : anchored;
+  return getProgress(value, duration);
+}

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

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   TimeStrategy,
   isOntimeEvent,
   isOntimeGroup,
+  isOntimeMilestone,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import {
   MILLIS_PER_SECOND,
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
     defaultDangerTime,
     defaultTimerType,
     defaultEndAction,
+    inheritGroupColour,
   } = useEditorSettings();
 
   const resolveCurrentRundownQueryKey = useCallback(() => {
@@ -239,6 +241,14 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
         }
       }
 
+      if (inheritGroupColour && (isOntimeEvent(newEntry) || isOntimeMilestone(newEntry)) && !newEntry.colour) {
+        const parentId = resolveInsertParent(rundownData, newEntry);
+        const maybeParent = parentId ? rundownData.entries[parentId] : null;
+        if (maybeParent && isOntimeGroup(maybeParent)) {
+          newEntry.colour = maybeParent.colour;
+        }
+      }
+
       try {
         await addEntryMutation([rundownId, newEntry]);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -254,6 +264,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       defaultTimerType,
       defaultEndAction,
       defaultTimeStrategy,
+      inheritGroupColour,
       addEntryMutation,
     ],
   );

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

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const useTimerViewControl = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   blackout: state.message.timer.blackout,
   blink: state.message.timer.blink,
   secondarySource: state.message.timer.secondarySource,
+  secondaryPlacement: state.message.timer.secondaryPlacement,
 }));
 
 export const useTimerMessageInput = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export const useMessagePreview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   blackout: state.message.timer.blackout,
   phase: state.timer.phase,
   secondarySource: state.message.timer.secondarySource,
+  secondaryPlacement: state.message.timer.secondaryPlacement,
   showTimerMessage: state.message.timer.visible && Boolean(state.message.timer.text),
   timerType: state.eventNow?.timerType ?? null,
   countToEnd: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ export const setMessage = {
   timerBlackout: (payload: boolean) => sendSocket('message', { timer: { blackout: payload } }),
   timerSecondarySource: (payload: TimerMessage['secondarySource']) =>
     sendSocket('message', { timer: { secondarySource: payload } }),
+  timerSecondaryPlacement: (payload: TimerMessage['secondaryPlacement']) =>
+    sendSocket('message', { timer: { secondaryPlacement: payload } }),
 };
 
 export const usePlaybackControl = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
@@ -227,9 +231,9 @@ export const useTimerSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   timerTypeNow: state.eventNow?.timerType ?? TimerType.CountDown,
   countToEndNow: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
   auxTimer: {
-    aux1: state.auxtimer1.current,
-    aux2: state.auxtimer2.current,
-    aux3: state.auxtimer3.current,
+    aux1: { current: state.auxtimer1.current, direction: state.auxtimer1.direction },
+    aux2: { current: state.auxtimer2.current, direction: state.auxtimer2.direction },
+    aux3: { current: state.auxtimer3.current, direction: state.auxtimer3.direction },
   },
 }));
 

apps/client/src/common/stores/__tests__/savedViewParams.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { hasCustomParams, stripReservedParams, useSavedViewParams } from '../savedViewParams';
+
+describe('savedViewParams store', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clearAll();
+  });
+
+  it('saves and restores params per view', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('backstage', 'showProgress=false');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params.timer).toBe('hideSeconds=true');
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params.backstage).toBe('showProgress=false');
+  });
+
+  it('overwrites the saved params for a view on subsequent saves', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=false');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params.timer).toBe('hideSeconds=false');
+  });
+
+  it('does not store an entry for an empty search string', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', '');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('removes a previously saved entry when saved with an empty search string', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', '');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('ignores empty view keys', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('', 'hideSeconds=true');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('clears the saved params for a single view without touching others', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('backstage', 'showProgress=false');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clear('timer');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({ backstage: 'showProgress=false' });
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op when clearing a view without saved params', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('backstage', 'showProgress=false');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clear('timer');
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({ backstage: 'showProgress=false' });
+  });
+
+  it('clears all saved params', () => {
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().save('timer', 'hideSeconds=true');
+    useSavedViewParams.getState().clearAll();
+
+    expect(useSavedViewParams.getState().params).toEqual({});
+  });
+});
+
+describe('stripReservedParams', () => {
+  it('removes reserved auth/preset params while keeping view customisation', () => {
+    expect(stripReservedParams('hideSeconds=true&token=abc&n=1&alias=my')).toBe('hideSeconds=true');
+  });
+
+  it('returns an empty string when only reserved params are present', () => {
+    expect(stripReservedParams('token=abc&n=1&alias=my')).toBe('');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('hasCustomParams', () => {
+  it('is true when a non-reserved param is present', () => {
+    expect(hasCustomParams(new URLSearchParams('hideSeconds=true&token=abc'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('is false when only reserved params are present', () => {
+    expect(hasCustomParams(new URLSearchParams('token=abc&n=1&alias=my'))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('is false when there are no params', () => {
+    expect(hasCustomParams(new URLSearchParams(''))).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/stores/editorSettings.ts

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ type EditorSettingsStore = {
   defaultDangerTime: string;
   defaultTimerType: TimerType;
   defaultEndAction: EndAction;
+  inheritGroupColour: boolean;
   setDefaultDuration: (defaultDuration: string) => void;
   setLinkPrevious: (linkPrevious: boolean) => void;
+  setInheritGroupColour: (inheritGroupColour: boolean) => void;
   setTimeStrategy: (timeStrategy: TimeStrategy) => void;
   setWarnTime: (warnTime: string) => void;
   setDangerTime: (dangerTime: string) => void;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export const editorSettingsDefaults = {
   dangerTime: '00:01:00', // 60000 same as backend
   timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
   endAction: EndAction.None,
+  inheritGroupColour: false,
 };
 
 enum EditorSettingsKeys {
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ enum EditorSettingsKeys {
   DefaultDangerTime = 'ontime-default-danger-time',
   DefaultTimerType = 'ontime-default-timer-type',
   DefaultEndAction = 'ontime-default-end-action',
+  InheritGroupColour = 'ontime-inherit-group-colour',
 }
 
 export const useEditorSettings = create<EditorSettingsStore>((set) => {
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ export const useEditorSettings = create<EditorSettingsStore>((set) => {
       localStorage.getItem(EditorSettingsKeys.DefaultEndAction),
       editorSettingsDefaults.endAction,
     ),
+    inheritGroupColour: booleanFromLocalStorage(
+      EditorSettingsKeys.InheritGroupColour,
+      editorSettingsDefaults.inheritGroupColour,
+    ),
 
     setDefaultDuration: (defaultDuration) =>
       set(() => {
@@ -97,5 +105,10 @@ export const useEditorSettings = create<EditorSettingsStore>((set) => {
         localStorage.setItem(EditorSettingsKeys.DefaultEndAction, String(defaultEndAction));
         return { defaultEndAction };
       }),
+    setInheritGroupColour: (inheritGroupColour) =>
+      set(() => {
+        localStorage.setItem(EditorSettingsKeys.InheritGroupColour, String(inheritGroupColour));
+        return { inheritGroupColour };
+      }),
   };
 });

apps/client/src/common/stores/savedViewParams.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+
+// params that are auth/preset markers, not user view customisation (see common/utils/urlPresets.ts)
+export const reservedParams = new Set(['token', 'n', 'alias']);
+
+interface SavedViewParamsStore {
+  params: Record<string, string>; // view key (e.g. "timer") -> search string without leading "?"
+  save: (view: string, search: string) => void;
+  clear: (view: string) => void;
+  clearAll: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remembers the last view parameters used for each view so they can be
+ * restored when the user navigates back to that view through the menu.
+ * In-memory only: persists across SPA navigation, resets on a full page reload.
+ */
+export const useSavedViewParams = create<SavedViewParamsStore>((set) => ({
+  params: {},
+  save: (view, search) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      // ignore empty view keys and do not store empty entries, so the
+      // "saved changes" indicator only reflects genuine customisation
+      if (!view) return state;
+      const params = { ...state.params };
+      if (search) {
+        params[view] = search;
+      } else {
+        delete params[view];
+      }
+      return { params };
+    }),
+  clear: (view) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      if (!state.params[view]) return state;
+      const params = { ...state.params };
+      delete params[view];
+      return { params };
+    }),
+  clearAll: () => set({ params: {} }),
+}));
+
+/**
+ * Removes reserved (auth/preset) params from a search string, keeping only
+ * genuine view customisation.
+ */
+export function stripReservedParams(search: string): string {
+  const sp = new URLSearchParams(search);
+  reservedParams.forEach((key) => sp.delete(key));
+  return sp.toString();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether the search params contain any genuine view customisation,
+ * ignoring reserved params.
+ */
+export function hasCustomParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams): boolean {
+  for (const key of searchParams.keys()) {
+    if (!reservedParams.has(key)) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/linkUtils.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { linkToOtherHost } from '../linkUtils';
+import { hostToBaseUrl, linkToOtherHost } from '../linkUtils';
 
 describe('linkToOTherHost', () => {
   it('should handle electron links', () => {
@@ -22,3 +22,18 @@ describe('linkToOTherHost', () => {
     expect(destination).toBe('https://app.getontime.no/user-hash/path');
   });
 });
+
+describe('hostToBaseUrl', () => {
+  it('uses http when the page is plain http', () => {
+    expect(hostToBaseUrl('192.168.10.166', 4001, 'http://localhost:4001')).toBe('http://192.168.10.166:4001');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps https when the page reaches the server over TLS on the same port', () => {
+    expect(hostToBaseUrl('192.168.10.166', 4001, 'https://localhost:4001')).toBe('https://192.168.10.166:4001');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to http when the page is https on a different port (TLS proxy)', () => {
+    // the raw server port does not speak TLS, an https link to it would fail
+    expect(hostToBaseUrl('192.168.10.166', 4001, 'https://ontime.example.com')).toBe('http://192.168.10.166:4001');
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/urlPresets.test.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
       alias: 'demopage',
       target: OntimeView.Timer,
       search: 'user=guest',
+      displayInNav: false,
+      options: {},
+    },
+  ];
+  const disabledPresets: URLPreset[] = [
+    {
+      enabled: false,
+      alias: 'demopage',
+      target: OntimeView.Timer,
+      search: 'user=guest',
       options: {},
     },
   ];
@@ -47,6 +57,16 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
     expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toStrictEqual('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
   });
 
+  it('checks if the current location matches an enabled preset target', () => {
+    const location = resolvePath('/timer');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toStrictEqual('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage');
+  });
+
+  it('does not redirect disabled presets', () => {
+    const location = resolvePath('/demopage');
+    expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, disabledPresets)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('returns null when already on a preset path', () => {
     const location = resolvePath('/preset/demopage');
     expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBeNull();
@@ -86,6 +106,11 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
       const location = resolvePath('/demopage?n=1&token=123');
       expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&n=1&token=123');
     });
+
+    it('redirects stale unwrapped params back to the saved preset params while preserving feature params', () => {
+      const location = resolvePath('/timer?user=admin&alias=demopage&n=1&token=123');
+      expect(getRouteFromPreset(location, presets)).toBe('timer?user=guest&alias=demopage&n=1&token=123');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('cuesheet presets', () => {
@@ -95,6 +120,7 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
         alias: 'cuesheet-4685d6',
         target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
         search: '',
+        displayInNav: false,
         options: {
           read: 'full',
           write: '-',
@@ -107,6 +133,7 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
         alias: 'cuesheet-basic',
         target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
         search: '',
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ];
     const cuesheetPresetWithNavLock: URLPreset[] = [
@@ -115,6 +142,7 @@ describe('getRouteFromPreset()', () => {
         alias: 'cuesheet-locked',
         target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
         search: 'n=1',
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ];
 
@@ -196,6 +224,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -207,6 +236,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -218,6 +248,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -229,6 +260,7 @@ describe('generateUrlPresetOptions', () => {
         target: 'timer',
         search: 'param1=value1&param2=value2',
         enabled: true,
+        displayInNav: false,
       },
     ],
   ])('should generate URL preset options for %s', (_description, alias, url, expected) => {

apps/client/src/common/utils/linkUtils.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export function handleLinks(
   event?.preventDefault();
 
   const destination = new URL(externalServerUrl);
-  destination.pathname = externalBaseURI ? `${externalBaseURI}/${location}` : location;
+  // split off any query string so it is not encoded into the pathname
+  const [pathname, search] = location.split('?');
+  destination.pathname = externalBaseURI ? `${externalBaseURI}/${pathname}` : pathname;
+  if (search) {
+    destination.search = search;
+  }
   openLink(destination.toString());
 }
 
@@ -54,3 +59,17 @@ export function linkToOtherHost(
   }
   return destination.toString();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Builds a base URL for reaching the Ontime server on a given network interface.
+ * The Ontime server itself only speaks HTTP, so we only keep https when the page
+ * already reaches the server over TLS on that same port (eg. a proxy in front of it);
+ * any other explicit server port gets http.
+ * externalServerUrl is used for testing
+ */
+export function hostToBaseUrl(host: string, port: number, externalServerUrl: string = serverURL): string {
+  const page = new URL(externalServerUrl);
+  const pagePort = page.port === '' ? (page.protocol === 'https:' ? 443 : 80) : Number(page.port);
+  const scheme = page.protocol === 'https:' && pagePort === port ? 'https' : 'http';
+  return `${scheme}://${host}:${port}`;
+}

apps/client/src/common/utils/urlPresets.ts

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export function generateUrlPresetOptions(alias: string, userUrl: string): URLPre
     target: path,
     search: url.searchParams.toString(),
     enabled: true,
+    displayInNav: false,
   };
 }
 

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils.module.scss

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $inner-padding: 1rem;
 .section {
   position: relative;
   margin-top: 2rem;
-  max-width: 850px;
+  max-width: 1024px;
 }
 
 .indent {

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-panel/URLPresets.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeView, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { IoAdd, IoOpenOutline, IoPencil, IoTrash } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
+import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../common/api/utils';
 import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
@@ -22,13 +23,23 @@ const urlPresetsDocs = 'https://docs.getontime.no/features/url-presets/';
 
 export default function URLPresets() {
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState<FormState>({ isOpen: false, preset: undefined });
+  const [actionError, setActionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const { data, status } = useUrlPresets();
-  const { deletePreset, isMutating } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
+  const { updatePreset, deletePreset, isMutating } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
 
   const openNewForm = () => setFormState({ isOpen: true });
   const openEditForm = (preset: URLPreset) => setFormState({ isOpen: true, preset });
   const closeForm = () => setFormState({ isOpen: false, preset: undefined });
 
+  const persistPreset = async (preset: URLPreset) => {
+    setActionError(null);
+    try {
+      await updatePreset(preset.alias, preset);
+    } catch (error) {
+      setActionError(maybeAxiosError(error));
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Panel.Section>
       <Panel.Card>
@@ -53,10 +64,12 @@ export default function URLPresets() {
         <Panel.Section>
           <Panel.Loader isLoading={status === 'pending'} />
           {formState.isOpen && <URLPresetForm urlPreset={formState.preset} onClose={closeForm} />}
+          {actionError && <Panel.Error>{actionError}</Panel.Error>}
           <Panel.Table>
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th>Enabled</th>
+                <th>Show in nav</th>
                 <th>Target view</th>
                 <th>Alias</th>
                 <th />
@@ -65,10 +78,23 @@ export default function URLPresets() {
             <tbody>
               {data.length === 0 && <Panel.TableEmpty handleClick={openNewForm} />}
               {data.map((preset, index) => {
+                const isCuesheet = preset.target === OntimeView.Cuesheet;
                 return (
                   <tr key={preset.alias}>
                     <td>
-                      <Switch defaultChecked={preset.enabled} onCheckedChange={() => {}} />
+                      <Switch
+                        checked={preset.enabled}
+                        onCheckedChange={(enabled) => persistPreset({ ...preset, enabled })}
+                        disabled={isMutating}
+                        aria-label='Toggle preset enabled'
+                      />
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                      <Switch
+                        checked={preset.displayInNav}
+                        onCheckedChange={(checked) => persistPreset({ ...preset, displayInNav: checked })}
+                        disabled={isMutating || isCuesheet}
+                      />
                     </td>
                     <td>
                       <Tag>{preset.target}</Tag>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-panel/composite/URLPresetForm.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { OntimeView, OntimeViewPresettable, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { maybeAxiosError, unwrapError } from '../../../../../common/api/utils';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { preventEscape } from '../../../../../common/utils/keyEvent';
 import { isUrlSafe } from '../../../../../common/utils/regex';
 import { enDash } from '../../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { generateUrlPresetOptions } from '../../../../../common/utils/urlPresets';
+import CuesheetLinkOptions, { CuesheetPermissionValues } from '../../../../sharing/composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
 import style from './URLPresetForm.module.scss';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const defaultValues: URLPreset = {
   target: OntimeView.Timer,
   search: '',
   enabled: true,
+  displayInNav: false,
 };
 
 interface URLPresetFormProps {
@@ -61,12 +63,42 @@ export default function URLPresetForm({ urlPreset, onClose }: URLPresetFormProps
   });
   const urlRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
+  // Cuesheet read/write permissions live outside react-hook-form
+  const initialPermissions = useRef<CuesheetPermissionValues>({
+    read: urlPreset?.options?.read ?? 'full',
+    write: urlPreset?.options?.write ?? 'full',
+  });
+  const [cuesheetPermissions, setCuesheetPermissions] = useState<CuesheetPermissionValues>(initialPermissions.current);
+
+  // update initial permissions on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    initialPermissions.current = {
+      read: urlPreset?.options?.read ?? 'full',
+      write: urlPreset?.options?.write ?? 'full',
+    };
+    setCuesheetPermissions(initialPermissions.current);
+    // oxlint-disable-next-line eslint-plugin-react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- run on mount
+  }, []);
+
+  const isEditingCuesheet = urlPreset && urlPreset.target === OntimeView.Cuesheet;
+  const isCuesheet = watch('target') === OntimeView.Cuesheet;
+  const permissionsDirty =
+    isCuesheet &&
+    (cuesheetPermissions.read !== initialPermissions.current.read ||
+      cuesheetPermissions.write !== initialPermissions.current.write);
+  const noReadAccess = isCuesheet && cuesheetPermissions.read === '-';
+
   const setupSubmit = async (data: URLPreset) => {
     try {
+      // Preserve / apply cuesheet permissions, which are not part of the form fields
+      const payload: URLPreset =
+        data.target === OntimeView.Cuesheet
+          ? { ...data, target: OntimeView.Cuesheet, options: cuesheetPermissions }
+          : data;
       if (urlPreset) {
-        await updatePreset(urlPreset.alias, data);
+        await updatePreset(urlPreset.alias, payload);
       } else {
-        await addPreset(data);
+        await addPreset(payload);
       }
       onClose();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -74,6 +106,7 @@ export default function URLPresetForm({ urlPreset, onClose }: URLPresetFormProps
     }
   };
 
+  // focus on alias when the form opens
   useEffect(() => {
     setFocus('alias');
   }, [setFocus]);
@@ -126,44 +159,66 @@ export default function URLPresetForm({ urlPreset, onClose }: URLPresetFormProps
         <div className={style.expand}>
           <Panel.Description>Generate options (paste URL to generate options)</Panel.Description>
           <Panel.InlineElements>
-            <Input placeholder='Paste URL' fluid ref={urlRef} />
-            <Button onClick={generateOptions}>Generate</Button>
+            <Input placeholder='Paste URL' fluid ref={urlRef} disabled={isEditingCuesheet} />
+            <Button onClick={generateOptions} disabled={isEditingCuesheet}>
+              Generate
+            </Button>
           </Panel.InlineElements>
         </div>
       </Panel.InlineElements>
       {errors.alias?.message && <Panel.Error>{errors.alias.message}</Panel.Error>}
-      <div>
-        {enDash} or {enDash}
-      </div>
-      <div>2. Choose a view and its parameters</div>
-      <div>
-        <Panel.Description>Target</Panel.Description>
-        <Select
-          options={targetOptions}
-          {...register('target', { required: 'Target is required' })}
-          value={watch('target')}
-          onValueChange={(value: OntimeViewPresettable | null) => {
-            if (value === null) return;
-            setValue('target', value, { shouldDirty: true });
-          }}
-        />
-      </div>
-      <div>
-        <Panel.Description>Parameters</Panel.Description>
-        <Textarea
-          fluid
-          rows={3}
-          {...register('search', {
-            validate: validateParams,
-          })}
-        />
-        <Panel.Error>{errors.search?.message}</Panel.Error>
-      </div>
+      {!isEditingCuesheet && (
+        <>
+          <div>
+            {enDash} or {enDash}
+          </div>
+          <div>2. Choose a view and its parameters</div>
+          <div>
+            <Panel.Description>Target</Panel.Description>
+            <Select
+              options={targetOptions}
+              {...register('target', { required: 'Target is required' })}
+              value={watch('target')}
+              onValueChange={(value: OntimeViewPresettable | null) => {
+                if (value === null) return;
+                setValue('target', value, { shouldDirty: true });
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <Panel.Description>Parameters</Panel.Description>
+            <Textarea
+              fluid
+              rows={3}
+              {...register('search', {
+                validate: validateParams,
+              })}
+            />
+            <Panel.Error>{errors.search?.message}</Panel.Error>
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+
+      {isCuesheet && (
+        <div>
+          <Panel.Description>Permissions</Panel.Description>
+          <CuesheetLinkOptions
+            initialRead={initialPermissions.current.read}
+            initialWrite={initialPermissions.current.write}
+            onChange={setCuesheetPermissions}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div>
         <Panel.Error>{errors.root?.message}</Panel.Error>
         <Panel.InlineElements align='end'>
           <Button onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
-          <Button variant='primary' type='submit' disabled={!isValid || !isDirty} loading={isSubmitting || isMutating}>
+          <Button
+            variant='primary'
+            type='submit'
+            disabled={!isValid || (!isDirty && !permissionsDirty) || noReadAccess}
+            loading={isSubmitting || isMutating}
+          >
             Save
           </Button>
         </Panel.InlineElements>

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

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export default function ManageRundowns() {
                       </td>
                       <td>
                         <DropdownMenu
-                          render={<IconButton variant='ghosted-white' />}
+                          render={<IconButton variant='ghosted-white' data-testId='rundown_menu' />}
                           items={[
                             {
                               type: 'item',

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

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function RundownDefaultSettings() {
     defaultDangerTime,
     defaultTimerType,
     defaultEndAction,
+    inheritGroupColour,
     setDefaultDuration,
     setLinkPrevious,
     setTimeStrategy,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default function RundownDefaultSettings() {
     setDangerTime,
     setDefaultTimerType,
     setDefaultEndAction,
+    setInheritGroupColour,
   } = useEditorSettings((state) => state);
 
   const durationInMs = parseUserTime(defaultDuration);
@@ -44,6 +46,13 @@ export default function RundownDefaultSettings() {
               />
               <Switch size='large' checked={linkPrevious} onCheckedChange={setLinkPrevious} />
             </Panel.ListItem>
+            <Panel.ListItem>
+              <Panel.Field
+                title='Inherit group colour'
+                description='Whether new events and milestones inherit the colour of their parent group'
+              />
+              <Switch size='large' checked={inheritGroupColour} onCheckedChange={setInheritGroupColour} />
+            </Panel.ListItem>
             <Panel.ListItem>
               <Panel.Field
                 title='Timer strategy'

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/McpSection.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { generateUrl } from '../../../../common/api/session';
+import CopyTag from '../../../../common/components/copy-tag/CopyTag';
+import { serverURL } from '../../../../externals';
+import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+
+export default function McpSection() {
+  const [mcpEndpointUrl, setMcpEndpointUrl] = useState('');
+
+  // generate url
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // the page origin is reachable wherever the user is browsing from,
+    // and follows the deployment (cloud, reverse proxy, port mappings)
+    // we are reusing the endpoint, so locking config and nav have no effect
+    generateUrl({ baseUrl: serverURL, path: 'mcp', authenticate: true, lockConfig: false, lockNav: false })
+      .then(setMcpEndpointUrl)
+      .catch(() => {
+        setMcpEndpointUrl('');
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  const mcpClientConfig = mcpEndpointUrl
+    ? JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { ontime: { url: mcpEndpointUrl } } }, null, 2)
+    : '';
+
+  return (
+    <Panel.Section>
+      <Panel.Card>
+        <Panel.SubHeader>MCP Server</Panel.SubHeader>
+        <Panel.Paragraph>Connect any MCP-compatible AI agent to Ontime using the endpoint below.</Panel.Paragraph>
+        <Panel.Divider />
+        <Panel.ListGroup>
+          <Panel.ListItem>
+            <Panel.Field title='Endpoint URL' description='Add this URL to your MCP client settings' />
+            {mcpEndpointUrl && <CopyTag copyValue={mcpEndpointUrl}>{mcpEndpointUrl}</CopyTag>}
+          </Panel.ListItem>
+          <Panel.ListItem>
+            <Panel.Field
+              title='Client configuration snippet'
+              description='Paste this into your AI agent settings under "mcpServers"'
+            />
+            {mcpEndpointUrl && <CopyTag copyValue={mcpClientConfig}>{mcpClientConfig}</CopyTag>}
+          </Panel.ListItem>
+        </Panel.ListGroup>
+      </Panel.Card>
+    </Panel.Section>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/SettingsPanel.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { PanelBaseProps } from '../../panel-list/PanelList';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import CustomViews from '../manage-panel/CustomViews';
 import GeneralSettings from './GeneralSettings';
+import McpSection from './McpSection';
 import ProjectData from './ProjectData';
 import ServerPortSettings from './ServerPortSettings';
 import ViewSettings from './ViewSettings';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export default function SettingsPanel({ location }: PanelBaseProps) {
   const generalRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('general', location);
   const viewRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('view', location);
   const customViewsRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('custom-views', location);
+  const mcpRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('mcp', location);
   const portRef = useScrollIntoView<HTMLDivElement>('port', location);
 
   return (
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ export default function SettingsPanel({ location }: PanelBaseProps) {
       <div ref={customViewsRef}>
         <CustomViews />
       </div>
+      <div ref={mcpRef}>
+        <McpSection />
+      </div>
       {!isDocker && (
         <div ref={portRef}>
           <ServerPortSettings />

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/composite/CustomTranslationModal.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.footer {
+  width: 100%;
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/composite/CustomTranslationModal.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TranslationObject, langEn } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../../common/api/utils';
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import Modal from '../../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import { useTranslation } from '../../../../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
+import style from './CustomTranslationModal.module.scss';
+
 interface CustomTranslationModalProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -17,14 +19,7 @@ interface CustomTranslationModalProps {
 
 export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTranslationModalProps) {
   const { userTranslation, postUserTranslation } = useTranslation();
-
-  const defaultValues = useMemo(() => {
-    const values: Record<string, string> = {};
-    Object.keys(langEn).forEach((key) => {
-      values[toFormKey(key)] = userTranslation[key as keyof TranslationObject] || '';
-    });
-    return values;
-  }, [userTranslation]);
+  const customTranslationFormValues = useMemo(() => toFormValues(userTranslation), [userTranslation]);
 
   const {
     handleSubmit,
@@ -33,13 +28,17 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
     formState: { isSubmitting, isDirty, errors, isValid },
     setError,
   } = useForm({
-    defaultValues,
-    resetOptions: {
-      keepDirtyValues: true,
-    },
+    defaultValues: customTranslationFormValues,
     mode: 'onChange',
   });
 
+  // keep data up to date
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen) {
+      reset(customTranslationFormValues);
+    }
+  }, [customTranslationFormValues, isOpen, reset]);
+
   const onSubmit = async (formData: Record<string, string>) => {
     try {
       const translationData: Record<string, string> = {};
@@ -54,6 +53,10 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
     }
   };
 
+  const resetToEnglish = () => {
+    reset(toFormValues(langEn), { keepDefaultValues: true });
+  };
+
   return (
     <Modal
       title='Edit custom translations'
@@ -84,9 +87,12 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
         </Panel.Section>
       }
       footerElements={
-        <div>
+        <div className={style.footer}>
           {errors?.root && <Panel.Error>{errors.root.message}</Panel.Error>}
           <Panel.InlineElements align='apart'>
+            <Button variant='ghosted' size='large' onClick={resetToEnglish} disabled={isSubmitting}>
+              Reset to English
+            </Button>
             <Panel.InlineElements>
               <Button size='large' onClick={onClose}>
                 Cancel
@@ -109,6 +115,14 @@ export default function CustomTranslationModal({ isOpen, onClose }: CustomTransl
   );
 }
 
+function toFormValues(translation: Partial<TranslationObject>) {
+  const values: Record<string, string> = {};
+  Object.keys(langEn).forEach((key) => {
+    values[toFormKey(key)] = translation[key as keyof TranslationObject] || '';
+  });
+  return values;
+}
+
 function toFormKey(key: string) {
   return key.replace('.', '_');
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/useAppSettingsMenu.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const staticOptions = [
       { id: 'settings__general', label: 'General settings' },
       { id: 'settings__view', label: 'View settings' },
       { id: 'settings__custom-views', label: 'Custom views' },
-      { id: 'settings__port', label: 'Server port' },
+      { id: 'settings__mcp', label: 'MCP Server' },
+      ...(isDocker ? [] : [{ id: 'settings__port', label: 'Server port' }]),
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -96,18 +97,12 @@ export function useAppSettingsMenu() {
 
   const options: Readonly<SettingsOption[]> = useMemo(
     () =>
-      staticOptions.map((option) => ({
-        ...option,
-        // if we are in docker don't show the port option
-        secondary:
-          'secondary' in option
-            ? isDocker && option.id === 'settings'
-              ? [...option.secondary.filter(({ id }) => id !== 'settings__port')]
-              : [...option.secondary]
-            : undefined,
+      staticOptions.map((option) =>
         // if there is an update then highlight the about setting
-        highlight: option.id === 'about' && data.hasUpdates ? 'New version available' : undefined,
-      })),
+        option.id === 'about' && data.hasUpdates
+          ? Object.assign({}, option, { highlight: 'New version available' })
+          : option,
+      ),
     [data],
   );
 

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerPreview.module.scss

@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
 
 .secondaryContent {
   border-top: 1px solid $white-7;
+  // when the event timer is demoted here (secondary swapped to main) it keeps its colour treatment
+  color: var(--override-colour, inherit);
+
+  &[data-phase='pending'] {
+    color: $ontime-roll;
+  }
+  &[data-phase='overtime'] {
+    color: $playback-negative;
+  }
 }
 
 .blackout {

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerPreview.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
-import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoTime } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoSwapVertical, IoTime } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuArrowDownToLine } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
 import { CornerWithPip } from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ const secondarySourceLabels: Record<string, string> = {
 };
 
 export default function TimerPreview() {
-  const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, showTimerMessage, timerType } = useMessagePreview();
+  const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, secondaryPlacement, showTimerMessage, timerType } =
+    useMessagePreview();
   const { data } = useViewSettings();
 
-  const main = (() => {
+  const eventLabel = (() => {
     if (showTimerMessage) return 'Message';
     if (timerType === TimerType.None) return timerPlaceholder;
     if (phase === TimerPhase.Pending) return 'Standby to start';
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
     return 'Timer';
   })();
 
-  const secondary = (() => {
+  const secondaryLabel = (() => {
     // message is a fullscreen overlay or secondary is not active
     if (showTimerMessage || !secondarySource) return null;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
     return secondarySourceLabels[secondarySource];
   })();
 
+  // when the secondary is promoted to the main slot the two labels swap; the event timer is demoted
+  const isSwapped = secondaryPlacement === 'main' && secondaryLabel !== null && !showTimerMessage;
+  const mainDisplay = isSwapped ? secondaryLabel : eventLabel;
+  const secondaryDisplay = isSwapped ? eventLabel : secondaryLabel;
+
   const overrideColour = (() => {
     // override fallback colours from starter project
     if (phase === TimerPhase.Warning) return data.warningColor ?? '#ffa528';
@@ -48,7 +54,9 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
     return data.normalColor ?? '#FFFC';
   })();
 
-  const showColourOverride = main == 'Timer';
+  // the event timer keeps its colour treatment in whichever slot it now occupies
+  const eventInMain = !isSwapped;
+  const showColourOverride = eventLabel == 'Timer';
   const contentClasses = cx([blink && style.blink, blackout && style.blackout]);
 
   return (
@@ -57,12 +65,20 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
       <div className={contentClasses}>
         <div
           className={style.mainContent}
-          data-phase={showColourOverride && phase}
-          style={showColourOverride ? { '--override-colour': overrideColour } : {}}
+          data-phase={eventInMain && showColourOverride && phase}
+          style={eventInMain && showColourOverride ? { '--override-colour': overrideColour } : {}}
         >
-          {main}
+          {mainDisplay}
         </div>
-        {secondary !== null && <div className={style.secondaryContent}>{secondary}</div>}
+        {secondaryDisplay !== null && (
+          <div
+            className={style.secondaryContent}
+            data-phase={!eventInMain && showColourOverride && phase}
+            style={!eventInMain && showColourOverride ? { '--override-colour': overrideColour } : {}}
+          >
+            {secondaryDisplay}
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <div className={style.eventStatus}>
         <Tooltip
@@ -105,6 +121,14 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
         >
           <LuArrowDownToLine />
         </Tooltip>
+        <Tooltip
+          text='Secondary swapped into main slot'
+          render={<span />}
+          className={style.statusIcon}
+          data-active={isSwapped}
+        >
+          <IoSwapVertical />
+        </Tooltip>
       </div>
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerViewControl.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { SecondarySource } from 'ontime-types';
+import { SecondaryPlacement, SecondarySource } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import Button from '../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import * as Editor from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
+import RadioGroup from '../../../common/components/radio-group/RadioGroup';
 import Select from '../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import { setMessage, useTimerViewControl } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import TimerPreview from './TimerPreview';
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default function TimerControlsPreview() {
 }
 
 function SecondarySourceControl() {
-  const { secondarySource } = useTimerViewControl();
+  const { secondarySource, secondaryPlacement } = useTimerViewControl();
   const [value, setValue] = useState<SecondarySource>('aux1');
 
   // sync secondary source with external changes
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ function SecondarySourceControl() {
     }
   }, [secondarySource]);
 
+  const isActive = secondarySource !== null;
+
   const toggleSecondary = () => {
     if (secondarySource === value) {
       setMessage.timerSecondarySource(null);
@@ -79,12 +82,19 @@ function SecondarySourceControl() {
           setValue(value);
         }}
       />
-      <Button
-        variant={secondarySource !== null ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
-        fluid
-        onClick={toggleSecondary}
-        data-testid='toggle secondary'
-      >
+      <Editor.Label htmlFor='secondary-placement'>Placement</Editor.Label>
+      <RadioGroup<SecondaryPlacement>
+        id='secondary-placement'
+        orientation='horizontal'
+        value={secondaryPlacement}
+        disabled={!isActive}
+        onValueChange={(placement) => setMessage.timerSecondaryPlacement(placement)}
+        items={[
+          { value: 'below', label: 'Below timer' },
+          { value: 'main', label: 'Swap with timer' },
+        ]}
+      />
+      <Button variant={isActive ? 'primary' : 'subtle'} fluid onClick={toggleSecondary} data-testid='toggle secondary'>
         Show secondary
       </Button>
     </>

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

@@ -180,7 +180,13 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
 
             return (
               <Fragment key={entry.id}>
-                <OperatorGroup key={entry.id} title={entry.title} />
+                <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)) {
@@ -217,6 +223,7 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
                       isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
                       isSelected={isLoaded}
                       isPast={isPast}
+                      groupColour={entry.colour}
                       selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
                       showStart={showStart}
                       subscribed={subscribedData}

apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.module.scss

@@ -22,17 +22,39 @@
     background-color: $gray-1250;
   }
 
+  &.grouped {
+    position: relative;
+    padding-left: 0.35rem;
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, transparent 88%, var(--group-colour, $gray-500) 12%), transparent 8rem),
+      $viewer-card-bg-color;
+  }
+
   &.running {
     border-top: 1px solid $gray-1300;
     background-color: var(--operator-running-bg-override, $active-green);
   }
 
+  &.grouped.running {
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, transparent 82%, var(--group-colour, $gray-500) 18%), transparent 8rem),
+      var(--operator-running-bg-override, $active-green);
+  }
+
   &.past {
     border-top: 1px solid transparent;
     opacity: 0.2;
   }
 }
 
+.groupRail {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset-block: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 0.35rem;
+  background-color: var(--group-colour, $gray-500);
+}
+
 .binder {
   grid-area: binder;
   color: $section-white;
@@ -74,6 +96,9 @@
 .plannedStart,
 .timeUntil,
 .runningTime {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
   border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
   line-height: 1;
@@ -95,6 +120,21 @@
   letter-spacing: 1px;
 }
 
+.live {
+  color: $ui-black;
+  background-color: $ui-white;
+}
+
+.due {
+  color: $ui-black;
+  background-color: $orange-500;
+}
+
+.done {
+  color: $white-60;
+  background-color: $white-7;
+}
+
 .runningTime {
   grid-area: running;
   font-size: 1.25rem;

apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface OperatorEventProps {
   isLinkedToLoaded: boolean;
   isSelected: boolean;
   isPast: boolean;
+  groupColour?: string;
   selectedRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
   showStart: boolean;
   subscribed: Subscribed;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ function OperatorEvent({
   isLinkedToLoaded,
   isSelected,
   isPast,
+  groupColour,
   selectedRef,
   showStart,
   subscribed,
@@ -68,7 +70,12 @@ function OperatorEvent({
   const mouseHandlers = useLongPress(handleLongPress);
   const cueColours = colour && getAccessibleColour(colour);
 
-  const operatorClasses = cx([style.event, isSelected && style.running, isPast && style.past]);
+  const operatorClasses = cx([
+    style.event,
+    groupColour && style.grouped,
+    isSelected && style.running,
+    isPast && style.past,
+  ]);
 
   const hasFields = subscribed.some((field) => field.value);
   const columnCount = subscribed.length ? Math.min(subscribed.length, 4) : 0;
@@ -85,8 +92,10 @@ function OperatorEvent({
       data-testid={cue}
       ref={selectedRef}
       onContextMenu={handleLongPress}
+      style={groupColour ? ({ '--group-colour': groupColour } as CSSProperties) : undefined}
       {...mouseHandlers}
     >
+      {groupColour && <div className={style.groupRail} />}
       <div className={style.binder} style={{ ...cueColours }}>
         <span className={style.cue}>{cue}</span>
       </div>
@@ -153,11 +162,11 @@ function OperatorEventSchedule({
   isLinkedToLoaded,
 }: OperatorEventScheduleProps) {
   if (isPast) {
-    return <span className={style.timeUntil}>DONE</span>;
+    return <span className={cx([style.timeUntil, style.done])}>DONE</span>;
   }
 
   if (isSelected) {
-    return <span className={style.timeUntil}>LIVE</span>;
+    return <span className={cx([style.timeUntil, style.live])}>LIVE</span>;
   }
 
   return (
@@ -186,7 +195,7 @@ function TimeUntil({ timeStart, delay, dayOffset, totalGap, isLinkedToLoaded }:
   const timeUntilString = isDue ? 'DUE' : `${formatDuration(Math.abs(timeUntil), timeUntil > 2 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE)}`;
 
   return (
-    <span className={style.timeUntil} data-testid='time-until'>
+    <span className={cx([style.timeUntil, isDue && style.due])} data-testid='time-until'>
       {timeUntilString}
     </span>
   );

apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-group/OperatorGroup.module.scss

@@ -1,13 +1,33 @@
 .group {
   width: 100%;
-  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  min-height: 2.5rem;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.75rem;
+  border-left: 0.35rem solid var(--group-colour, $gray-500);
   background-color: $gray-1350;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 88%, var(--group-colour, $gray-500) 12%);
   font-size: 1.25rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
 }
 
-// tablet
-@media (min-width: $min-tablet) {
-  .group {
-    padding: 0.25rem 1rem;
-  }
+.title {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.meta {
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 60%, transparent);
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
 }

apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-group/OperatorGroup.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,29 @@
-import { memo } from 'react';
+import { CSSProperties, memo } from 'react';
+
+import { getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { formatDuration } from '../../../common/utils/time';
 
 import style from './OperatorGroup.module.scss';
 
 interface OperatorGroup {
   title: string;
+  colour: string;
+  count: number;
+  duration: number;
 }
 
 export default memo(OperatorGroup);
-function OperatorGroup({ title }: OperatorGroup) {
-  return <div className={style.group}>{title}</div>;
+function OperatorGroup({ title, colour, count, duration }: OperatorGroup) {
+  const groupColour = colour || '#929292';
+  const groupColours = getAccessibleColour(groupColour);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={style.group} style={{ ...groupColours, '--group-colour': groupColour } as CSSProperties}>
+      <span className={style.title}>{title}</span>
+      <span className={style.meta}>
+        <span>{`${count} ${count === 1 ? 'event' : 'events'}`}</span>
+        <span>{formatDuration(duration)}</span>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
 }

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

@@ -3,58 +3,94 @@
   height: 100%;
   max-height: 100%;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
 
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
 .shortcutSection {
   flex: 1;
-  margin-top: 15vh;
+  width: min(100%, 48rem);
+  margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 8vh, 5rem);
   margin-inline: auto;
-  gap: 1rem;
 }
 
 .shortcuts {
-  font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
-  border-collapse: separate;
-  border-spacing: 4rem 0;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.875rem;
+  margin-top: 0.875rem;
+}
 
-  tr {
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    td:nth-child(odd) {
-      text-align: left;
-    }
-    td:nth-child(even) {
-      text-align: right;
-    }
+.shortcutGroup {
+  h3 {
+    margin: 0 0 0.375rem;
+    color: $ui-white;
+    font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 }
 
-.spacer {
-  height: 1rem;
+.shortcutList {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.shortcutRow {
+  min-height: 1.625rem;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(10rem, 1fr) minmax(0, auto);
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+}
+
+.shortcutLabel {
+  min-width: 0;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.shortcutKeys {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.keyCombo {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-wrap: nowrap;
+  gap: 0.25rem 0;
+}
+
+.separator {
+  color: $gray-500;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 5px);
 }
 
 .prompt {
-  margin-left: 4rem;
-}
-
-.divider {
-  display: inline-block;
-  text-align: center;
-  width: 1em;
-}
-
-.kbd {
-  font-family: monospace;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
-  padding: 0.125rem 0.5rem;
-  background-color: $gray-1200;
   color: $ui-white;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 680px) {
+  .entryEditor {
+    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .shortcutSection {
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .shortcutRow {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+  }
+
+  .shortcutKeys {
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+  }
 }

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { PropsWithChildren, memo } from 'react';
 
 import * as Editor from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
+import Kbd from '../../../common/components/kbd/Kbd';
 import { deviceAlt, deviceMod } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
 
 import style from './EventEditorEmpty.module.scss';
@@ -12,216 +13,124 @@ function EventEditorEmpty() {
     <div className={style.entryEditor} data-testid='editor-container'>
       <div className={style.shortcutSection}>
         <Editor.Title className={style.prompt}>Rundown shortcuts</Editor.Title>
-        <table className={style.shortcuts}>
-          <tbody>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Find in rundown</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>F</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Open Settings</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>,</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr className={style.spacer} />
-            <tr>
-              <td>Select entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>↑</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>/</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>↓</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Select group</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Shift</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>↑</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>/</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>↓</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Jump to top / bottom</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>Home</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>/</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>End</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Page up / down</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>PgUp</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>/</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>PgDn</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Deselect entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>Esc</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr className={style.spacer} />
-            <tr>
-              <td>Reorder selected entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>↑</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>/</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>↓</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Copy selected entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>C</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Cut selected entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>X</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Paste above</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Shift</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>V</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Paste below</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>V</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Clone selected entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceMod}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>D</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Delete selected entry</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Backspace</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr className={style.spacer} />
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add event below</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>E</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add event above</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Shift</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>E</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add group below</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>G</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add group above</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Shift</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>G</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add milestone below</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>M</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add milestone above</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Shift</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>M</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add delay below</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>D</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-            <tr>
-              <td>Add delay above</td>
-              <td>
-                <Kbd>{deviceAlt}</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>Shift</Kbd>
-                <AuxKey>+</AuxKey>
-                <Kbd>D</Kbd>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          </tbody>
-        </table>
+        <div className={style.shortcuts}>
+          <ShortcutGroup title='Search'>
+            <Shortcut label='Find in rundown'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, 'F']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Open settings'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, ',']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+          </ShortcutGroup>
+
+          <ShortcutGroup title='Navigation'>
+            <Shortcut label='Select entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, '↑']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, '↓']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Select group'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Shift', '↑']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Shift', '↓']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Jump to top / bottom'>
+              <Combo keys={['Home']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={['End']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Page up / down'>
+              <Combo keys={['PgUp']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={['PgDn']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Deselect entry'>
+              <Combo keys={['Esc']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+          </ShortcutGroup>
+
+          <ShortcutGroup title='Editing'>
+            <Shortcut label='Reorder selected entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, deviceMod, '↑']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, deviceMod, '↓']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Copy selected entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, 'C']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Cut selected entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, 'X']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Paste below'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, 'V']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Paste above'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, 'Shift', 'V']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Clone selected entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceMod, 'D']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Delete selected entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Backspace']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+          </ShortcutGroup>
+
+          <ShortcutGroup title='Insert'>
+            <Shortcut label='Add event below / above'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'E']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Shift', 'E']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Add group below / above'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'G']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Shift', 'G']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Add milestone below / above'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'M']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Shift', 'M']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+            <Shortcut label='Add delay below / above'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'D']} />
+              <Separator />
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'Shift', 'D']} />
+            </Shortcut>
+          </ShortcutGroup>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function AuxKey({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  return <span className={style.divider}>{children}</span>;
+function ShortcutGroup({ title, children }: PropsWithChildren<{ title: string }>) {
+  return (
+    <section className={style.shortcutGroup}>
+      <h3>{title}</h3>
+      <div className={style.shortcutList}>{children}</div>
+    </section>
+  );
 }
 
-function Kbd({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  return <span className={style.kbd}>{children}</span>;
+function Shortcut({ label, children }: PropsWithChildren<{ label: string }>) {
+  return (
+    <div className={style.shortcutRow}>
+      <span className={style.shortcutLabel}>{label}</span>
+      <span className={style.shortcutKeys}>{children}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Combo({ keys }: { keys: string[] }) {
+  return (
+    <span className={style.keyCombo}>
+      {keys.map((key) => (
+        <Kbd key={key}>{key}</Kbd>
+      ))}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function Separator() {
+  return <span className={style.separator}>/</span>;
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/RundownEvent.tsx

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { TbFlagFilled, TbListNumbers } from 'react-icons/tb';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { useEntryCopy } from '../../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
-import { deviceMod } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
+import { deviceAlt, deviceMod } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { useRenumberCuesDialogStore } from '../renumber-cues-dialog/RenumberCuesDialog';
 import { useEventIdSwapping } from '../useEventIdSwapping';
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default function RundownEvent({
             type: 'item',
             label: 'Delete',
             icon: IoTrash,
-            shortcut: `${deviceMod}+Del`,
+            shortcut: `${deviceAlt}+Backspace`,
             onClick: () => {
               clearSelectedEvents();
               deleteEntry(Array.from(selectedEvents));
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export default function RundownEvent({
             type: 'item',
             label: 'Delete',
             icon: IoTrash,
-            shortcut: `${deviceMod}+Del`,
+            shortcut: `${deviceAlt}+Backspace`,
             onClick: () => {
               deleteEntry([eventId]);
               unselect(eventId);

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/composite/RundownEventProgressBar.module.scss

@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
   width: 0;
   border-radius: 1px 0 0 1px;
 
-  transition: 1s linear;
-  transition-property: width;
   background-color: $gray-200;
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/composite/RundownEventProgressBar.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import { useAnimatedProgress } from '../../../../common/hooks/useAnimatedProgress';
 import { useTimer } from '../../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
-import { getProgress } from '../../../../common/utils/getProgress';
 
 import style from './RundownEventProgressBar.module.scss';
 
 export default function RundownEventProgressBar() {
   const timer = useTimer();
 
-  const progress = getProgress(timer.current, timer.duration);
+  const progress = useAnimatedProgress(timer.current, timer.duration);
 
   return <div className={style.progressBar} style={{ width: `${progress}%` }} />;
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-group/RundownGroup.module.scss

@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@
   margin-right: 0.25rem;
   color: $ui-white;
 }
+
+.duration {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.lockIcon {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
 .over {
   color: $playback-over;
   .strike {

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-group/RundownGroup.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   IoChevronUp,
   IoDuplicateOutline,
   IoFolderOpenOutline,
+  IoLockClosed,
   IoReorderTwo,
   IoTrash,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import Tag from '../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { useEntryCopy } from '../../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
-import { deviceMod } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
+import { deviceAlt, deviceMod } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
 import { getOffsetState } from '../../../common/utils/offset';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { formatDuration, formatTime } from '../../../common/utils/time';
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export default function RundownGroup({ data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse }:
       type: 'item',
       label: 'Delete Group',
       icon: IoTrash,
-      shortcut: `${deviceMod}+Del`,
+      shortcut: `${deviceAlt}+Backspace`,
       onClick: () => deleteEntry([data.id]),
     },
   ]);
@@ -176,14 +177,17 @@ export default function RundownGroup({ data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse }:
           </div>
           <div className={style.metaEntry}>
             <div className={style.metaLabel}>Duration</div>
-            {planOffset === null ? (
-              <div>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</div>
-            ) : (
-              <div className={cx([planOffsetLabel && style[planOffsetLabel]])}>
-                <span className={style.strike}>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</span>
-                <Tag className={style.offsetLabel}>{planOffset}</Tag>
-              </div>
-            )}
+            <div className={style.duration}>
+              {planOffset === null ? (
+                formatDuration(data.duration)
+              ) : (
+                <span className={cx([planOffsetLabel && style[planOffsetLabel]])}>
+                  <span className={style.strike}>{formatDuration(data.duration)}</span>
+                  <Tag className={style.offsetLabel}>{planOffset}</Tag>
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {data.targetDuration !== null && <IoLockClosed className={style.lockIcon} />}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-milestone/RundownMilestone.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import useReactiveTextInput from '../../../common/components/input/text-input/us
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import { useContextMenu } from '../../../common/hooks/useContextMenu';
 import { useEntryCopy } from '../../../common/stores/entryCopyStore';
-import { deviceMod } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
+import { deviceAlt } from '../../../common/utils/deviceUtils';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../useEventSelection';
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default function RundownMilestone({ colour, cue, entryId, hasCursor, titl
       type: 'item',
       label: 'Delete',
       icon: IoTrash,
-      shortcut: `${deviceMod}+Del`,
+      shortcut: `${deviceAlt}+Backspace`,
       onClick: () => deleteEntry([entryId]),
     },
   ]);

apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkForm.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { OntimeView, URLPreset } from 'ontime-types';
 import { generateId } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { FieldErrors, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { generateUrl } from '../../common/api/session';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { preventEscape } from '../../common/utils/keyEvent';
 import { isUrlSafe } from '../../common/utils/regex';
 import { isOntimeCloud, serverURL } from '../../externals';
 import * as Panel from '../app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils';
-import CuesheetLinkOptions from './composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
+import CuesheetLinkOptions, { CuesheetPermissionValues } from './composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
 
 import style from './GenerateLinkForm.module.scss';
 
@@ -53,12 +53,26 @@ type GenerateLinkState = 'pending' | 'loading' | 'success' | 'error';
 
 export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, isLockedToView }: GenerateLinkFormProps) {
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState<GenerateLinkState>('pending');
-  const [url, setUrl] = useState(serverURL);
-  const cuesheetReadRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
-  const cuesheetWriteRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const [url, setUrl] = useState('');
+  const [cuesheetPermissions, setCuesheetPermissions] = useState<CuesheetPermissionValues>({
+    read: 'full',
+    write: 'full',
+  });
   const generatedAlias = useRef<string>(`cuesheet-${generateId()}`);
 
-  const { addPreset } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
+  const { addPreset, updatePreset } = useUpdateUrlPreset();
+  // Tracks the alias we already created this session so re-generating updates rather than duplicates it
+  const createdAlias = useRef<string | null>(null);
+
+  /**
+   * Permissions live outside react-hook-form, so we reset a successful state manually
+   * whenever they change - this re-arms the "Create share link" button as the previous
+   * link no longer reflects the selected permissions.
+   */
+  const handlePermissionsChange = useCallback((permissions: CuesheetPermissionValues) => {
+    setCuesheetPermissions(permissions);
+    setFormState((current) => (current === 'success' ? 'pending' : current));
+  }, []);
 
   const {
     handleSubmit,
@@ -90,16 +104,20 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
     if (options.read === '-') {
       throw new Error('Cannot create a share with no read permissions');
     }
-    const presets = await addPreset({
+    const payload = {
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       enabled: true,
       alias,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: options.read,
         write: options.write,
       },
-    });
+    } as const;
+    // Re-generating with the same name updates the existing preset instead of failing on a duplicate alias
+    const presets = createdAlias.current === alias ? await updatePreset(alias, payload) : await addPreset(payload);
+    createdAlias.current = alias;
     return presets.find((preset) => preset.alias === alias);
   };
 
@@ -108,8 +126,8 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
       setFormState('loading');
       if (options.path === OntimeView.Cuesheet) {
         const urlPreset = await createPresetFromOptions((options as CuesheetLinkOptions).alias, {
-          read: cuesheetReadRef.current?.value ?? 'full',
-          write: cuesheetWriteRef.current?.value ?? 'full',
+          read: cuesheetPermissions.read,
+          write: cuesheetPermissions.write,
         });
 
         if (!urlPreset) {
@@ -157,6 +175,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
     }
   };
 
+  const noReadAccess = watch('path') === OntimeView.Cuesheet && cuesheetPermissions.read === '-';
   const canSubmit = isDirty || formState !== 'success';
 
   return (
@@ -220,7 +239,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
                     })}
                   />
                 </Panel.ListItem>
-                <CuesheetLinkOptions readRef={cuesheetReadRef} writeRef={cuesheetWriteRef} />
+                <CuesheetLinkOptions onChange={handlePermissionsChange} />
               </>
             )}
 
@@ -268,18 +287,29 @@ export default function GenerateLinkForm({ hostOptions, pathOptions, presets, is
           </Panel.ListGroup>
           <Panel.Error>{errors.root?.message}</Panel.Error>
           <Panel.InlineElements align='end' className={style.end}>
-            <Button type='submit' variant={canSubmit ? 'primary' : 'subtle'} loading={formState === 'loading'}>
+            <Button
+              type='submit'
+              variant={canSubmit ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+              loading={formState === 'loading'}
+              disabled={noReadAccess}
+            >
               {canSubmit ? 'Create share link' : 'Link copied to clipboard!'}
             </Button>
           </Panel.InlineElements>
         </div>
         <Panel.Section className={style.column}>
           <Panel.Description>Share this link</Panel.Description>
-          <QRCode size={172} value={url} />
-          <div className={style.copiableLink} data-testid='copy-link'>
-            {url}
-          </div>
-          <CopyTag copyValue={url}>Copy link</CopyTag>
+          {url ? (
+            <>
+              <QRCode size={172} value={url} />
+              <div className={style.copiableLink} data-testid='copy-link'>
+                {url}
+              </div>
+              <CopyTag copyValue={url}>Copy link</CopyTag>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <Panel.Description>Your link will appear here once you create it.</Panel.Description>
+          )}
         </Panel.Section>
       </div>
     </form>

apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkFormExport.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import useInfo from '../../common/hooks-query/useInfo';
 import useUrlPresets from '../../common/hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
+import { hostToBaseUrl } from '../../common/utils/linkUtils';
 import GenerateLinkForm from './GenerateLinkForm';
 
 interface GenerateLinkFormExportProps {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkFormExport({ lockedPath }: GenerateLinkFormE
    */
   const hostOptions = useMemo(() => {
     return infoData.networkInterfaces.map((nif) => ({
-      value: `http://${nif.address}:${infoData.serverPort}`,
+      value: hostToBaseUrl(nif.address, infoData.serverPort),
       label: `${nif.name} - ${nif.address}`,
     }));
   }, [infoData.networkInterfaces, infoData.serverPort]);

apps/client/src/features/sharing/composite/CuesheetLinkOptions.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Fragment, RefObject, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Fragment, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import RadioGroup from '../../../common/components/radio-group/RadioGroup';
 import Switch from '../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
@@ -10,118 +10,141 @@ import style from './CuesheetLinkOptions.module.scss';
 
 type AccessMode = 'full' | 'custom';
 
-interface CuesheetLinkOptionsProps {
-  readRef?: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>;
-  writeRef?: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>;
+export interface CuesheetPermissionValues {
+  read: string;
+  write: string;
 }
 
-export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkOptionsProps) {
+interface CuesheetLinkOptionsProps {
+  /** Existing read permission to seed the form with ('full' | '-' | comma separated keys) */
+  initialRead?: string;
+  /** Existing write permission to seed the form with ('full' | '-' | comma separated keys) */
+  initialWrite?: string;
+  /** Notifies the parent whenever the resolved read/write permissions change */
+  onChange: (permissions: CuesheetPermissionValues) => void;
+}
+
+/** A null result means "full or unset" - there is no explicit per-column selection to seed */
+function parseKeys(permission: string | undefined): Set<string> | null {
+  if (permission == null || permission === 'full') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (permission === '-') {
+    return new Set();
+  }
+  return new Set(permission.split(','));
+}
+
+function modeFromPermission(permission: string | undefined): AccessMode {
+  return permission == null || permission === 'full' ? 'full' : 'custom';
+}
+
+export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ initialRead, initialWrite, onChange }: CuesheetLinkOptionsProps) {
   const { data } = useCustomFields();
   const customFieldColumns = useMemo(() => makeCuesheetCustomColumns(data), [data]);
+  const allColumns = useMemo(() => [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns], [customFieldColumns]);
 
-  const [readPermissions, setReadPermissions] = useState<AccessMode>('full');
-  const [writePermissions, setWritePermissions] = useState<AccessMode>('full');
+  // Parsed seed values - stable for the lifetime of a given preset
+  const initialReadKeys = useMemo(() => parseKeys(initialRead), [initialRead]);
+  const initialWriteKeys = useMemo(() => parseKeys(initialWrite), [initialWrite]);
 
-  const [readSwitches, setReadSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>(() => {
-    const initialState: Record<string, boolean> = {};
-    [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns].forEach((column) => {
-      initialState[column.value] = true;
+  const [readPermissions, setReadPermissions] = useState<AccessMode>(() => modeFromPermission(initialRead));
+  const [writePermissions, setWritePermissions] = useState<AccessMode>(() => modeFromPermission(initialWrite));
+
+  // Default for a column we have not seen yet: honour the seed in custom mode, otherwise grant access
+  const defaultRead = useCallback(
+    (key: string) => (initialReadKeys ? initialReadKeys.has(key) : true),
+    [initialReadKeys],
+  );
+  const defaultWrite = useCallback(
+    (key: string) => (initialWriteKeys ? initialWriteKeys.has(key) : true),
+    [initialWriteKeys],
+  );
+
+  const [readSwitches, setReadSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [writeSwitches, setWriteSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+
+  // Custom fields load asynchronously, so reconcile the switch maps whenever the column list grows.
+  // Newly seen columns are seeded from the initial values (or default to on for a fresh link).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setReadSwitches((prev) => {
+      const next = { ...prev };
+      for (const column of allColumns) {
+        if (!(column.value in next)) next[column.value] = defaultRead(column.value);
+      }
+      return next;
     });
-    return initialState;
-  });
-
-  const [writeSwitches, setWriteSwitches] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>(() => {
-    const initialState: Record<string, boolean> = {};
-    [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns].forEach((column) => {
-      initialState[column.value] = true;
+    setWriteSwitches((prev) => {
+      const next = { ...prev };
+      for (const column of allColumns) {
+        if (!(column.value in next)) next[column.value] = defaultWrite(column.value);
+      }
+      return next;
     });
-    return initialState;
-  });
+  }, [allColumns, defaultRead, defaultWrite]);
+
+  const isReadOn = (key: string) => readSwitches[key] ?? defaultRead(key);
+  const isWriteOn = (key: string) => writeSwitches[key] ?? defaultWrite(key);
 
   const handleReadModeChange = (value: AccessMode) => {
     setReadPermissions(value);
-
-    setReadSwitches((prevReadSwitches) => {
-      const updatedReadSwitches = { ...prevReadSwitches };
-      Object.keys(updatedReadSwitches).forEach((key) => {
-        updatedReadSwitches[key] = true;
-      });
-      return updatedReadSwitches;
-    });
   };
 
   const handleWriteModeChange = (value: AccessMode) => {
+    setWritePermissions(value);
+    // Full write implies full read
     if (value === 'full') {
       setReadPermissions('full');
     }
-    setWritePermissions(value);
-
-    setReadSwitches((prevReadSwitches) => {
-      const updatedReadSwitches = { ...prevReadSwitches };
-      setWriteSwitches((prevWriteSwitches) => {
-        const updatedWriteSwitches = { ...prevWriteSwitches };
-        [...cuesheetDefaultColumns, ...customFieldColumns].forEach((column) => {
-          updatedReadSwitches[column.value] = true;
-          updatedWriteSwitches[column.value] = true;
-        });
-        return updatedWriteSwitches;
-      });
-      return updatedReadSwitches;
-    });
   };
 
-  const handleSwitchChange = (key: string, type: 'read' | 'write', value: boolean) => {
-    if (type === 'read') {
-      setReadSwitches((prevReadSwitches) => {
-        const updatedReadSwitches = { ...prevReadSwitches, [key]: value };
-        return updatedReadSwitches;
-      });
-    } else {
-      setWriteSwitches((prevWriteSwitches) => {
-        const updatedWriteSwitches = { ...prevWriteSwitches, [key]: value };
-        return updatedWriteSwitches;
-      });
+  const handleReadSwitch = (key: string, value: boolean) => {
+    setReadSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
+    // A column the recipient cannot read cannot be written either
+    if (!value) {
+      setWriteSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: false }));
     }
   };
 
-  const getReadPermissions = () => {
+  const handleWriteSwitch = (key: string, value: boolean) => {
+    setWriteSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
+    // Granting write access requires read access
+    if (value) {
+      setReadSwitches((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: true }));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const resolvedRead = useMemo(() => {
     if (readPermissions === 'full' || writePermissions === 'full') {
       return 'full';
     }
+    const keys = allColumns.filter((column) => isReadOn(column.value)).map((column) => column.value);
+    return keys.length ? keys.join(',') : '-';
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [readPermissions, writePermissions, readSwitches, allColumns]);
 
-    return Object.entries(readSwitches)
-      .filter(([_, value]) => value)
-      .map(([key]) => key)
-      .join(',');
-  };
-
-  const getWritePermissions = () => {
+  const resolvedWrite = useMemo(() => {
     if (writePermissions === 'full') {
       return 'full';
     }
+    const keys = allColumns.filter((column) => isWriteOn(column.value)).map((column) => column.value);
+    return keys.length ? keys.join(',') : '-';
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [writePermissions, writeSwitches, allColumns]);
 
-    return Object.entries(writeSwitches)
-      .filter(([_, value]) => value)
-      .map(([key]) => key)
-      .join(',');
-  };
+  // Notify the parent of the resolved permissions. onChange is expected to be stable.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onChange({ read: resolvedRead, write: resolvedWrite });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [resolvedRead, resolvedWrite]);
+
+  const noReadAccess = resolvedRead === '-';
 
   return (
     <Panel.Indent>
-      <input name='read' hidden readOnly ref={readRef} value={getReadPermissions() || '-'} />
-      <input name='write' hidden readOnly ref={writeRef} value={getWritePermissions() || '-'} />
       <div>
-        <Panel.Field title='Access mode' description='Which parts of the data will the link give access to' />
+        <Panel.Field title='Access mode' description='Which parts of the data the link gives access to' />
         <div>
-          <RadioGroup
-            value={writePermissions}
-            onValueChange={handleWriteModeChange}
-            orientation='horizontal'
-            items={[
-              { value: 'full', label: 'Full write (edit all existing and future columns)' },
-              { value: 'custom', label: 'Custom write' },
-            ]}
-          />
           <RadioGroup
             value={readPermissions}
             onValueChange={handleReadModeChange}
@@ -132,8 +155,18 @@ export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkO
               { value: 'custom', label: 'Custom read' },
             ]}
           />
+          <RadioGroup
+            value={writePermissions}
+            onValueChange={handleWriteModeChange}
+            orientation='horizontal'
+            items={[
+              { value: 'full', label: 'Full write (edit all existing and future columns)' },
+              { value: 'custom', label: 'Custom write' },
+            ]}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
+      {noReadAccess && <Panel.Error>Links must contain at least one readable column.</Panel.Error>}
       <div className={style.twoCols}>
         <div className={style.grid}>
           <Panel.Description>Ontime columns</Panel.Description>
@@ -143,14 +176,14 @@ export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkO
             <Fragment key={column.value}>
               <div>{column.label}</div>
               <Switch
-                checked={Boolean(readSwitches[column.value])}
-                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'read', value)}
+                checked={isReadOn(column.value)}
+                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleReadSwitch(column.value, value)}
                 disabled={readPermissions === 'full' || writePermissions === 'full'}
                 data-testid={`read-${column.value}`}
               />
               <Switch
-                checked={Boolean(writeSwitches[column.value])}
-                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'write', value)}
+                checked={isWriteOn(column.value)}
+                onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleWriteSwitch(column.value, value)}
                 disabled={writePermissions === 'full'}
                 data-testid={`write-${column.value}`}
               />
@@ -164,16 +197,16 @@ export default function CuesheetLinkOptions({ readRef, writeRef }: CuesheetLinkO
             <Panel.Description>Write</Panel.Description>
             {customFieldColumns.map((column) => (
               <Fragment key={column.value}>
-                {column.label}
+                <div>{column.label}</div>
                 <Switch
-                  checked={Boolean(readSwitches[column.value])}
-                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'read', value)}
+                  checked={isReadOn(column.value)}
+                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleReadSwitch(column.value, value)}
                   disabled={readPermissions === 'full' || writePermissions === 'full'}
                   data-testid={`read-${column.value}`}
                 />
                 <Switch
-                  checked={Boolean(writeSwitches[column.value])}
-                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleSwitchChange(column.value, 'write', value)}
+                  checked={isWriteOn(column.value)}
+                  onCheckedChange={(value: boolean) => handleWriteSwitch(column.value, value)}
                   disabled={writePermissions === 'full'}
                   data-testid={`write-${column.value}`}
                 />

apps/client/src/sentry.config.ts

@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ export const initializeSentry = () => {
     },
   });
 
-  return Sentry.withSentryReactRouterV6Routing(Routes);
+  return Sentry.withSentryReactRouterV7Routing(Routes);
 };

apps/client/src/translation/languages/de.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langDe: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Keine Daten',
   'countdown.ended': 'Veranstaltung endete um',
   'countdown.running': 'Veranstaltung läuft',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Veranstaltung in Gruppe läuft',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Veranstaltung geladen',
   'countdown.select_event': 'Wählen Sie eine Veranstaltung aus, um sie zu verfolgen',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Zeit bis zum Start',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langDe: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Beendet',
   'timeline.due': 'fällig',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Gefolgt von',
+  'timeline.standby': 'Bereitschaft',
   'project.title': 'Titel',
   'project.description': 'Beschreibung',
   'project.info': 'Projektinfo',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/es.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langEs: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Sin datos',
   'countdown.ended': 'Evento finalizado a las',
   'countdown.running': 'Evento en curso',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Evento en grupo en curso',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Evento está cargado', //TODO: check translation
   'countdown.select_event': 'Seleccionar un evento para seguir',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Tiempo para comenzar',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langEs: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Terminado',
   'timeline.due': 'pendiente',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Seguido por',
+  'timeline.standby': 'En espera',
   'project.title': 'Título',
   'project.description': 'Descripción',
   'project.info': 'Información del proyecto',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/fr.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langFr: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Aucune donnée',
   'countdown.ended': 'Évènement terminé à',
   'countdown.running': 'Évènement en cours',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Évènement du groupe en cours',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Évènement chargé',
   'countdown.select_event': 'Sélectionnez un évènement à suivre',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Évènement commence dans',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langFr: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Terminé',
   'timeline.due': 'dû',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Suivi de',
+  'timeline.standby': 'En attente',
   'project.title': 'Titre',
   'project.description': 'Description',
   'project.info': 'Informations du projet',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/it.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langIt: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Nessun dato disponibile',
   'countdown.ended': 'Evento finito alle',
   'countdown.running': 'Evento in corso',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Evento nel gruppo in corso',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Evento caricato', //TODO: check translation
   'countdown.select_event': 'Seleziona un evento da seguire',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Tempo alla partenza',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langIt: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Terminato',
   'timeline.due': 'previsto',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Seguito da',
+  'timeline.standby': 'In attesa',
   'project.title': 'Titolo',
   'project.description': 'Descrizione',
   'project.info': 'Informazioni sul progetto',

apps/client/src/translation/languages/pt.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const langPt: TranslationObject = {
   'common.no_data': 'Sem dados',
   'countdown.ended': 'Evento encerrado às',
   'countdown.running': 'Evento em andamento',
+  'countdown.group_running': 'Evento em grupo em andamento',
   'countdown.loaded': 'Evento carregado', //TODO: check translation
   'countdown.select_event': 'Selecione um evento para acompanhar',
   'countdown.to_start': 'Tempo para iniciar',
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const langPt: TranslationObject = {
   'timeline.done': 'Concluído',
   'timeline.due': 'Pendente',
   'timeline.followedby': 'Seguido por',
+  'timeline.standby': 'Em espera',
   'project.title': 'Título',
   'project.description': 'Descrição',
   'project.info': 'Informações do projeto',

apps/client/src/views/common/schedule/ScheduleContext.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
   useLayoutEffect,
+  useMemo,
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
@@ -140,25 +141,23 @@ export const ScheduleProvider = ({ children, selectedEventId }: PropsWithChildre
     return () => clearInterval(paginator.current);
   }, [cycleInterval, numPages, stopCycle, visiblePage]);
 
-  let selectedEventIndex = events.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
-
   // we want to show the event after the current
-  const viewEvents = events.slice(selectedEventIndex + 1);
-  selectedEventIndex = 0;
+  const viewEvents = useMemo(() => {
+    const selectedEventIndex = events.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
+    return (events as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[]).slice(selectedEventIndex + 1);
+  }, [events, selectedEventId]);
 
-  return (
-    <ScheduleContext
-      value={{
-        events: viewEvents as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[],
-        selectedEventId,
-        numPages,
-        visiblePage,
-        containerRef,
-      }}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </ScheduleContext>
-  );
+  const value = useMemo(() => {
+    return {
+      events: viewEvents,
+      selectedEventId,
+      numPages,
+      visiblePage,
+      containerRef,
+    };
+  }, [viewEvents, selectedEventId, numPages, visiblePage, containerRef]);
+
+  return <ScheduleContext value={value}>{children}</ScheduleContext>;
 };
 
 export const useSchedule = () => {

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

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     right: $view-inline-padding;
 
     display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
     justify-content: end;
     gap: 2rem;
 
@@ -72,14 +73,27 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
   }
 
   /* ========================= LIST ========================*/
-  .empty-container {
+  .empty-state {
+    min-height: min(56vh, 36rem);
+    padding-top: clamp(4rem, 14vh, 9rem);
     text-align: center;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
 
     button {
-      margin-top: 2rem;
+      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;
     }
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     flex-direction: column;
     overflow-y: auto;
 
-    padding-bottom: 60vh;
+    padding-bottom: max(8rem, calc(5rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)));
   }
 
   /* ====================== LIST-ITEM ======================*/
@@ -104,6 +118,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     column-gap: 1rem;
     background-color: var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
     padding-right: 1rem;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
     border-radius: $element-border-radius;
 
     &:hover {
@@ -115,18 +130,41 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
 
   .sub--selected {
     background: $blue-700;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px $blue-500;
   }
 
   .sub--live {
     background-color: $active-green;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, $active-green 75%, $ui-white);
   }
 
   .sub--armed {
     background-color: $gray-1325;
   }
 
+  .sub--in-group {
+    position: relative;
+    margin-left: 1rem;
+
+    &::before {
+      content: '';
+      position: absolute;
+      left: -0.5rem;
+      top: -0.25rem;
+      bottom: -0.25rem;
+      width: 2px;
+      border-radius: 1px;
+      background: var(--group-color, transparent);
+    }
+
+    .sub__binder {
+      box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--group-color, transparent);
+    }
+  }
+
   .sub__binder {
     background: var(--user-color, var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color));
+    border-radius: $element-border-radius 0 0 $element-border-radius;
     grid-area: binder;
   }
 
@@ -138,6 +176,8 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     gap: 0.25em;
     font-size: $timer-label-size;
     color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   }
 
   .sub__schedule--delayed {
@@ -156,22 +196,73 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     color: $playback-under;
   }
 
+  .sub--group {
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--user-color, $gray-1325);
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-color, transparent) 18%, transparent), transparent 42%),
+      var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+
+    .sub__binder {
+      background: var(--user-color, var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color));
+      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    .sub__title {
+      font-weight: 700;
+    }
+
+    .sub__schedule,
+    .sub__status,
+    .sub__label {
+      color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .sub--group.sub--selected {
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px $blue-500;
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--user-color, transparent) 22%, transparent), transparent 42%),
+      $blue-700;
+
+    .sub__schedule,
+    .sub__status,
+    .sub__label,
+    .sub__eyebrow {
+      color: $ui-white;
+    }
+  }
+
   .sub__title {
     grid-area: title;
     padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    min-width: 0;
 
     font-size: $title-font-size;
     line-height: 1.1em;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  }
+
+  .sub__eyebrow {
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
+    color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
   .sub__secondary {
     grid-area: secondary;
     padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    min-width: 0;
 
     font-size: $base-font-size;
     line-height: 1.1em;
+    color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
     // allow multi-line text but trim before
     white-space: pre-line;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
   }
 
   .sub__status {
@@ -181,6 +272,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     font-size: $timer-label-size;
     text-align: right;
     text-transform: uppercase;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   .sub__label {
@@ -190,6 +282,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     font-size: $timer-label-size;
     color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
     text-align: right;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   .sub__timer {
@@ -199,6 +292,16 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     line-height: 1.1em;
     font-weight: 600;
     text-align: right;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+
+  .selection-count {
+    color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   /* ====================== MODIFIERS ======================*/

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

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-import { EntryId, OntimeEvent, OntimeView, PlayableEvent, isOntimeEvent, isPlayableEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EntryId,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  OntimeView,
+  PlayableEvent,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeGroup,
+  isPlayableEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoAdd } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
@@ -15,7 +25,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Loader from '../common/loader/Loader';
 import SuperscriptTime from '../common/superscript-time/SuperscriptTime';
 import { getCountdownOptions, useCountdownOptions } from './countdown.options';
-import { getOrderedSubscriptions } from './countdown.utils';
+import { getOrderedSubscriptions, resolveSubscriptionTarget } from './countdown.utils';
 import CountdownSelect from './CountdownSelect';
 import CountdownSubscriptions from './CountdownSubscriptions';
 import SingleEventCountdown from './SingleEventCountdown';
@@ -45,13 +55,19 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
 
   const [editMode, setEditMode] = useState(false);
 
-  // gather rundown data
-  const playableEvents = rundownData.filter((entry): entry is ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> => {
-    return isOntimeEvent(entry) && isPlayableEvent(entry);
+  // gather subscribable items: playable events and groups that contain at least one playable child
+  const candidates = rundownData.filter((entry): entry is ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent | OntimeGroup> => {
+    if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+      return isPlayableEvent(entry);
+    }
+    if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+      return rundownData.some((item) => isOntimeEvent(item) && isPlayableEvent(item) && item.parent === entry.id);
+    }
+    return false;
   });
 
   // gather presentation data
-  const hasEvents = playableEvents.length > 0;
+  const hasEvents = candidates.length > 0;
 
   // gather option data
   const defaultFormat = getDefaultFormat(settings?.timeFormat);
@@ -69,15 +85,20 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
         <CountdownClock />
       </div>
 
-      {!hasEvents && <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className='empty-container' />}
+      {!hasEvents && (
+        <div className='empty-state'>
+          <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        </div>
+      )}
 
       {hasEvents && editMode && (
-        <CountdownSelect events={playableEvents} subscriptions={subscriptions} disableEdit={() => setEditMode(false)} />
+        <CountdownSelect events={candidates} subscriptions={subscriptions} disableEdit={() => setEditMode(false)} />
       )}
 
       {hasEvents && !editMode && (
         <CountdownContents
-          playableEvents={playableEvents}
+          candidates={candidates}
+          rundownData={rundownData}
           subscriptions={subscriptions}
           goToEditMode={() => setEditMode(true)}
         />
@@ -87,19 +108,20 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
 }
 
 interface CountdownContentsProps {
-  playableEvents: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
+  candidates: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup>[];
+  rundownData: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[];
   subscriptions: EntryId[];
   goToEditMode: () => void;
 }
 
-function CountdownContents({ playableEvents, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: CountdownContentsProps) {
+function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: CountdownContentsProps) {
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const { hidePast } = useCountdownOptions();
 
   if (subscriptions.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className='empty-container'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-container' />
+      <div className='empty-state'>
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -107,13 +129,15 @@ function CountdownContents({ playableEvents, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: Coun
     );
   }
 
-  const subscribedEvents = getOrderedSubscriptions(subscriptions, playableEvents);
+  const subscribedEvents = getOrderedSubscriptions(subscriptions, candidates)
+    .map((entry) => resolveSubscriptionTarget(entry, rundownData))
+    .filter((target): target is NonNullable<typeof target> => target !== null);
   const eventsToShow = !hidePast ? subscribedEvents : subscribedEvents.filter((event) => !event.isPast);
 
   if (subscribedEvents.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className='empty-container'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-container' />
+      <div className='empty-state'>
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -129,8 +153,8 @@ function CountdownContents({ playableEvents, subscriptions, goToEditMode }: Coun
 
   if (eventsToShow.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <div className='empty-container'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} className='empty-container' />
+      <div className='empty-state'>
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} className='empty-state__content' />
       </div>
     );
   }

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EntryId, PlayableEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, isOntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { IoArrowBack, IoClose, IoSaveOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { makeSubscriptionsUrl } from './countdown.utils';
 import './Countdown.scss';
 
 interface CountdownSelectProps {
-  events: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent>[];
+  events: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup>[];
   subscriptions: EntryId[];
   disableEdit: () => void;
 }
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ export default function CountdownSelect({ events, subscriptions, disableEdit }:
 
   return (
     <div className='list-container'>
-      {events.map((event, index) => {
+      {events.map((event) => {
         const title = event.title || '{no title}';
         const isSelected = selectedIds.has(event.id);
+        const isGroup = isOntimeGroup(event);
+        const isGroupedEvent = !isGroup && Boolean(event.parent);
 
         return (
           <div
-            key={index}
+            key={event.id}
             role='button'
             tabIndex={0}
             onClick={() => toggleSelect(event.id)}
@@ -68,21 +70,33 @@ export default function CountdownSelect({ events, subscriptions, disableEdit }:
                 e.stopPropagation();
               }
             }}
-            className={cx(['sub', isSelected && 'sub--selected'])}
+            className={cx([
+              'sub',
+              isSelected && 'sub--selected',
+              isGroup && 'sub--group',
+              isGroupedEvent && 'sub--in-group',
+            ])}
           >
-            <div className='sub__binder' style={{ '--user-color': event?.colour ?? '' }} />
+            <div
+              className='sub__binder'
+              style={{ '--user-color': event?.colour ?? '', '--group-color': event.groupColour ?? 'transparent' }}
+            />
             <div className='sub__schedule'>
               <ClockTime value={event.timeStart} preferredFormat12='h:mm a' preferredFormat24='HH:mm' />
               →
               <ClockTime value={event.timeEnd} preferredFormat12='h:mm a' preferredFormat24='HH:mm' />
             </div>
             <div className='sub__label'>{isSelected ? 'Click to remove' : 'Click to add'}</div>
-            <div className='sub__title'>{title}</div>
+            <div className='sub__title'>
+              {isGroup && <span className='sub__eyebrow'>Group</span>}
+              {title}
+            </div>
           </div>
         );
       })}
 
       <div className='fab-container'>
+        <div className='selection-count'>{selected.length} selected</div>
         <Button variant='subtle' size='xlarge' onClick={disableEdit}>
           <IoArrowBack /> Go back
         </Button>

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

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
 import { useCountdownOptions } from './countdown.options';
 import {
   CountdownEvent,
+  CountdownTarget,
   extendEventData,
   getIsLive,
   isOutsideRange,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import {
 import './Countdown.scss';
 
 interface CountdownSubscriptionsProps {
-  subscribedEvents: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
+  subscribedEvents: CountdownTarget[];
   goToEditMode: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -98,22 +99,39 @@ export default function CountdownSubscriptions({ subscribedEvents, goToEditMode
   return (
     <div className='list-container' onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
       {subscribedEvents.map((event) => {
-        const secondaryData = getPropertyValue(event, secondarySource);
-        const isLive = getIsLive(event.id, selectedEventId, playback);
-        const isArmed = !isLive && event.id === selectedEventId;
+        // while a group is live, surface the running event's title as the secondary line
+        const liveTitle = event.isGroup && event.liveEntry ? event.liveEntry.title : undefined;
+        const secondaryData = liveTitle ?? getPropertyValue(event, secondarySource);
+        const isGroupedEvent = !event.isGroup && Boolean(event.parent);
+        const activeEntryId = event.isGroup ? (event.liveEntry?.id ?? event.targetId) : event.id;
+        // a subscribed group is live when any of its children is the selected/running event
+        const isLive = activeEntryId ? getIsLive(activeEntryId, selectedEventId, playback) : false;
+        const isArmed = !isLive && activeEntryId === selectedEventId;
         const countdownEvent = extendEventData(event, currentDay, actualStart, plannedStart, offset, mode, reportData);
         const displayTitle = getPropertyValue(event, mainSource ?? 'title');
         return (
           <div
             key={event.id}
             ref={isLive ? selectedRef : undefined}
-            className={cx(['sub', isLive && 'sub--live', isArmed && 'sub--armed'])}
+            className={cx([
+              'sub',
+              isLive && 'sub--live',
+              isArmed && 'sub--armed',
+              event.isGroup && 'sub--group',
+              isGroupedEvent && 'sub--in-group',
+            ])}
             data-testid={event.cue}
           >
-            <div className='sub__binder' style={{ '--user-color': event.colour }} />
+            <div
+              className='sub__binder'
+              style={{ '--user-color': event.colour, '--group-color': event.groupColour ?? 'transparent' }}
+            />
             <ScheduleTime event={countdownEvent} showExpected={showExpected} />
             <SubscriptionStatus event={countdownEvent} />
-            <div className={cx(['sub__title', !displayTitle && 'subdued'])}>{displayTitle}</div>
+            <div className={cx(['sub__title', !displayTitle && 'subdued'])}>
+              {event.isGroup && <span className='sub__eyebrow'>Group</span>}
+              {displayTitle}
+            </div>
             {secondaryData && <div className='sub__secondary'>{secondaryData}</div>}
           </div>
         );

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

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import SuperscriptTime from '../common/superscript-time/SuperscriptTime';
 import { getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
 import { useCountdownOptions } from './countdown.options';
-import { useSubscriptionDisplayData } from './countdown.utils';
+import { CountdownTarget, useSubscriptionDisplayData } from './countdown.utils';
 import { ScheduleTime } from './CountdownSubscriptions';
 
 import './SingleEventCountdown.scss';
 
 interface SingleEventCountdownProps {
-  subscribedEvent: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>;
+  subscribedEvent: CountdownTarget;
   goToEditMode: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ export default function SingleEventCountdown({ subscribedEvent, goToEditMode }:
     mode,
   });
 
-  const { endedAt } = reportData[subscribedEvent.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
+  const { endedAt } = reportData[subscribedEvent.reportId ?? subscribedEvent.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
   const countdownEvent = { ...subscribedEvent, expectedStart, endedAt };
   const titleTmp = getPropertyValue(subscribedEvent, mainSource ?? 'title');
   const title = titleTmp?.length ? titleTmp : ' '; // insert utf-8 empty space to avoid the line collapsing;
-  const secondaryData = getPropertyValue(subscribedEvent, secondarySource);
+  // while a group is live, surface the running event's title as the secondary line
+  const liveTitle = subscribedEvent.isGroup && subscribedEvent.liveEntry ? subscribedEvent.liveEntry.title : undefined;
+  const secondaryData = liveTitle ?? getPropertyValue(subscribedEvent, secondarySource);
 
   return (
     <div className='single-container' data-testid='countdown-event'>

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

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const getCountdownOptions = (
         {
           id: 'sub',
           title: 'Event subscription',
-          description: 'The events to follow',
+          description: 'The events and groups to follow',
           values: persistedSubscriptions,
           type: 'persist',
         },

apps/client/src/views/countdown/countdown.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { OntimeEntry, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { ExtendedEntry } from '../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { resolveSubscriptionTarget } from './countdown.utils';
+
+/**
+ * Minimal builders for the extended (metadata enriched) entries the countdown view consumes.
+ * Only the fields exercised by resolveSubscriptionTarget are provided; the rest are cast away.
+ */
+function makeEvent(patch: Partial<ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>>): ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> {
+  return {
+    id: 'event',
+    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+    title: 'event title',
+    cue: '1',
+    colour: '',
+    skip: false,
+    parent: null,
+    timeStart: 0,
+    timeEnd: 0,
+    duration: 0,
+    delay: 0,
+    dayOffset: 0,
+    gap: 0,
+    countToEnd: false,
+    custom: {},
+    note: '',
+    // metadata
+    totalGap: 0,
+    isLinkedToLoaded: false,
+    isLoaded: false,
+    isPast: false,
+    ...patch,
+  } as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>;
+}
+
+function makeGroup(patch: Partial<ExtendedEntry<OntimeGroup>>): ExtendedEntry<OntimeGroup> {
+  return {
+    id: 'group',
+    type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+    title: 'group title',
+    colour: '#abcdef',
+    note: 'group note',
+    entries: [],
+    duration: 0,
+    custom: {},
+    timeStart: 0,
+    timeEnd: 0,
+    isPast: false,
+    isLoaded: false,
+    ...patch,
+  } as ExtendedEntry<OntimeGroup>;
+}
+
+describe('resolveSubscriptionTarget()', () => {
+  it('returns events unchanged', () => {
+    const event = makeEvent({ id: 'e1' });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(event, [event]);
+    expect(result).toBe(event);
+  });
+
+  it('derives group timing from the first playable child while keeping the group identity', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1', title: 'Session A', colour: '#123456', duration: 5000 });
+    const child1 = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 1000, delay: 100, dayOffset: 0, title: 'Pres 1' });
+    const child2 = makeEvent({ id: 'c2', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 3000, title: 'Pres 2' });
+    const flat: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[] = [group, child1, child2];
+
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, flat);
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    // group identity and display
+    expect(result?.id).toBe('g1');
+    expect(result?.title).toBe('Session A');
+    expect(result?.colour).toBe('#123456');
+    expect(result?.isGroup).toBe(true);
+    // timing comes from the first child, duration from the group
+    expect(result?.timeStart).toBe(1000);
+    expect(result?.delay).toBe(100);
+    expect(result?.duration).toBe(5000);
+    expect(result?.countToEnd).toBe(false);
+    // state checks target the first child before any child is loaded
+    expect(result?.targetId).toBe('c1');
+    // report lookup targets the last child (session end)
+    expect(result?.reportId).toBe('c2');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for a group with no playable children', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group]);
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('skips skipped children when picking the first child', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const skipped = {
+      ...makeEvent({ id: 'c0', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 500 }),
+      skip: true,
+    } as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>;
+    const playable = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', timeStart: 1500 });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group, skipped, playable]);
+    expect(result?.timeStart).toBe(1500);
+    expect(result?.reportId).toBe('c1');
+  });
+
+  it('is live while any child is loaded and not past', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const child1 = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', isPast: true });
+    const child2 = makeEvent({ id: 'c2', parent: 'g1', isLoaded: true });
+    const child3 = makeEvent({ id: 'c3', parent: 'g1' });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group, child1, child2, child3]);
+
+    expect(result?.isLoaded).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.isPast).toBe(false);
+    expect(result?.liveEntry?.id).toBe('c2');
+  });
+
+  it('is past only once the last child is past and nothing is loaded', () => {
+    const group = makeGroup({ id: 'g1' });
+    const child1 = makeEvent({ id: 'c1', parent: 'g1', isPast: true });
+    const child2 = makeEvent({ id: 'c2', parent: 'g1', isPast: true });
+    const result = resolveSubscriptionTarget(group, [group, child1, child2]);
+
+    expect(result?.isLoaded).toBe(false);
+    expect(result?.isPast).toBe(true);
+    expect(result?.targetId).toBe('c1');
+    expect(result?.liveEntry).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
-import { EntryId, MaybeNumber, OffsetMode, OntimeEntry, OntimeEvent, OntimeReport, Playback } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
+  EntryId,
+  MaybeNumber,
+  OffsetMode,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  OntimeReport,
+  Playback,
+  PlayableEvent,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeGroup,
+  isPlayableEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, getExpectedStart, millisToString, removeLeadingZero } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { useCountdownSocket } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
@@ -40,7 +53,7 @@ export const timerProgress: TimerMessage = {
  * Handles events in different days but disregards whether an event has actually played
  */
 export function useSubscriptionDisplayData(
-  subscribedEvent: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> & { endedAt: MaybeNumber; expectedStart: number },
+  subscribedEvent: CountdownTarget & { endedAt: MaybeNumber; expectedStart: number },
 ): { status: ProgressStatus; statusDisplay: string; timeDisplay: string } {
   const { playback, current, clock } = useCountdownSocket();
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
@@ -67,7 +80,11 @@ export function useSubscriptionDisplayData(
 
     return {
       status: 'live',
-      statusDisplay: getLocalizedString(timerProgress['live']),
+      statusDisplay: getLocalizedString(
+        subscribedEvent.parent || (subscribedEvent.isGroup && subscribedEvent.liveEntry)
+          ? 'countdown.group_running'
+          : timerProgress['live'],
+      ),
       timeDisplay: bigDuration(current ?? 0),
     };
   }
@@ -168,10 +185,75 @@ export function isOutsideRange(a: number, b: number): boolean {
   return Math.abs(a - b) > MILLIS_PER_MINUTE;
 }
 
-export type CountdownEvent = ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> & { expectedStart: number; endedAt: MaybeNumber };
+/**
+ * A subscription target normalised to the event-shaped object the countdown display consumes.
+ * For events this is a pass-through; for groups it carries the group identity and display data
+ * while deriving timing from the group's first playable child (see resolveSubscriptionTarget).
+ */
+export type CountdownTarget = ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> & {
+  isGroup?: boolean;
+  targetId?: EntryId; // child entry used for countdown/live/armed state checks
+  reportId?: EntryId; // entry used for the report lookup (e.g. last child of a group)
+  liveEntry?: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> | null; // the running child while a group is live
+};
+
+export type CountdownEvent = CountdownTarget & { expectedStart: number; endedAt: MaybeNumber };
+
+/**
+ * Resolves a subscription (event or group) into an event-shaped countdown target.
+ * - Events are returned unchanged.
+ * - Groups count down to their first playable child while displaying the group identity.
+ *   Status is group-aware: live while any child is loaded, past only once the whole group has finished.
+ * Returns null when a group has no playable children (nothing to count down to).
+ */
+export function resolveSubscriptionTarget(
+  entry: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup>,
+  flatRundown: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[],
+): CountdownTarget | null {
+  if (!isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  const children = flatRundown.filter(
+    (item): item is ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> =>
+      isOntimeEvent(item) && isPlayableEvent(item) && item.parent === entry.id,
+  );
+
+  if (children.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const firstChild = children[0];
+  const lastChild = children[children.length - 1];
+  const liveEntry = children.find((child) => child.isLoaded) ?? null;
+  const isLoaded = liveEntry !== null;
+  const isPast = !isLoaded && lastChild.isPast;
+
+  return {
+    // timing derives from the first playable child
+    ...firstChild,
+    // group identity and display data
+    id: entry.id,
+    parent: null,
+    title: entry.title,
+    colour: entry.colour,
+    note: entry.note,
+    custom: entry.custom,
+    duration: entry.duration,
+    countToEnd: false,
+    // group-aware status
+    isLoaded,
+    isPast,
+    // group markers
+    isGroup: true,
+    targetId: firstChild.id,
+    reportId: lastChild.id,
+    liveEntry,
+  };
+}
 
 export function extendEventData(
-  event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>,
+  event: CountdownTarget,
   currentDay: number,
   actualStart: MaybeNumber,
   plannedStart: MaybeNumber,
@@ -189,6 +271,6 @@ export function extendEventData(
     offset,
     mode,
   });
-  const { endedAt } = reportData[event.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
+  const { endedAt } = reportData[event.reportId ?? event.id] ?? { endedAt: null };
   return { ...event, expectedStart, endedAt };
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/__tests__/cuesheet.policies.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-read-only',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: 'full',
         write: '-',
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-flag',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: 'full',
         write: 'flag',
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-default',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
     };
 
     const policy = getCuesheetColumnAccessPolicy(preset, AppMode.Edit);
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ describe('getCuesheetPermissionsPolicy()', () => {
       alias: 'cuesheet-granular',
       target: OntimeView.Cuesheet,
       search: '',
+      displayInNav: false,
       options: {
         read: 'cue,title',
         write: 'title',

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/__tests__/cuesheet.utils.test.ts

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import { parseField } from '../cuesheet.utils';
-
-describe('parseField()', () => {
-  it('returns a string from given millis on timeStart, TimeEnd and duration', () => {
-    const testData1 = 1000;
-    const testData2 = 60000;
-    const testData3 = 600000;
-    expect(parseField('timeStart', testData1)).toBe('00:00:01');
-    expect(parseField('timeEnd', testData2)).toBe('00:01:00');
-    expect(parseField('duration', testData3)).toBe('00:10:00');
-  });
-
-  it('returns an empty string on undefined fields', () => {
-    // @ts-expect-error -- testing user data with missing fields
-    expect(parseField('title')).toBe('');
-  });
-
-  describe('simply returns any other value in any other field', () => {
-    const testFields = [
-      { field: 'nothing', value: '123' },
-      { field: 'title', value: 'test' },
-      { field: 'note', value: 'test' },
-      { field: 'colour', value: 'test' },
-    ];
-
-    testFields.forEach((testCase) => {
-      test(`${testCase.field}:${testCase.value}`, () => {
-        expect(parseField(testCase.field, testCase.value)).toBe(testCase.value);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});

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

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useTableNav } from '@table-nav/react';
 import { ColumnDef, Table, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
-import { OntimeEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeEntry, SupportedEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ComponentProps, ReactNode, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
   ContextProp,
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../../../features/rundown/rundown.op
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { usePersistedCuesheetOptions } from '../cuesheet.options';
+import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../useTablePermissions';
 import { CuesheetHeader, SortableCuesheetHeader } from './cuesheet-table-elements/CuesheetHeader';
 import DelayRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/DelayRow';
 import EventRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/EventRow';
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
   insertElement,
 }: CuesheetTableProps) {
   const { flatRundown, status, selectedEventId } = source;
-  const { updateEntry, updateTimer } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;
 
   const useOptions = tableRoot === 'editor' ? usePersistedRundownOptions : usePersistedCuesheetOptions;
   const optionsStore = useOptions();
@@ -202,8 +204,9 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
       listeners,
       rows,
       table,
+      handleAddNew: canCreateEntries ? (type: SupportedEntry) => addEntry({ type }) : undefined,
     }),
-    [columnSizeVars, cursor, listeners, rows, table],
+    [columnSizeVars, cursor, listeners, rows, table, addEntry, canCreateEntries],
   );
 
   const computeItemKey = useCallback((_: number, item: ExtendedEntry) => item.id, []);
@@ -273,10 +276,13 @@ interface CuesheetVirtuosoContext {
   listeners: ReturnType<typeof useTableNav>['listeners'];
   rows: ReturnType<Table<ExtendedEntry>['getRowModel']>['rows'];
   table: Table<ExtendedEntry>;
+  handleAddNew?: (type: SupportedEntry) => void;
 }
 
-const EmptyPlaceholder = memo(function EmptyPlaceholder() {
-  return <EmptyTableBody text='No data in rundown' />;
+const EmptyPlaceholder = memo(function EmptyPlaceholder({
+  context,
+}: TableProps & ContextProp<CuesheetVirtuosoContext>) {
+  return <EmptyTableBody handleAddNew={context.handleAddNew} />;
 });
 
 const CuesheetTableElement = memo(function CuesheetTableElement({

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

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { CustomFields, MaybeNumber, OntimeEntryCommonKeys } from 'ontime-types';
-import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
-
-type CsvHeaderKey = OntimeEntryCommonKeys | keyof CustomFields;
-
-/**
- * @description parses a field for export
- * @param {string} field
- * @param {*} data
- * @return {string}
- */
-
-export const parseField = (field: CsvHeaderKey, data: unknown): string => {
-  if (field === 'timeStart' || field === 'timeEnd' || field === 'duration') {
-    return millisToString(data as MaybeNumber, { fallback: '' });
-  }
-
-  if (field === 'skip') {
-    return data ? 'x' : '';
-  }
-
-  return String(data ?? '');
-};

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/Finder.module.scss

@@ -54,17 +54,51 @@
 }
 
 .footer {
+  width: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
   font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
   color: $label-gray;
 }
 
+.filterHint {
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
 .em {
   color: $ui-white;
   margin-inline: 0.25rem;
 }
 
+.hints {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  color: $label-gray;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+}
+
+.hintItem {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
 .scrollContainer {
   max-height: 70vh;
   overflow: auto;
   padding-top: 1rem;
 }
+
+@media (max-width: 680px) {
+  .footer {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  .filterHint {
+    text-align: left;
+  }
+}

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/Finder.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 import { KeyboardEvent, useState } from 'react';
 
 import Input from '../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
+import Kbd from '../../../common/components/kbd/Kbd';
 import Modal from '../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import useFinder from './useFinder';
 
@@ -96,8 +97,25 @@ export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
       }
       footerElements={
         <div className={style.footer}>
-          Use the keywords <span className={style.em}>cue</span>, <span className={style.em}>index</span> or
-          <span className={style.em}>title</span> to filter search.
+          <div className={style.hints}>
+            <span className={style.hintItem}>
+              <Kbd>↑</Kbd>
+              <Kbd>↓</Kbd>
+              Navigate
+            </span>
+            <span className={style.hintItem}>
+              <Kbd>Enter</Kbd>
+              Go
+            </span>
+            <span className={style.hintItem}>
+              <Kbd>Esc</Kbd>
+              Close
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <div className={style.filterHint}>
+            Filter by <span className={style.em}>cue</span>, <span className={style.em}>index</span>, or
+            <span className={style.em}>title</span>
+          </div>
         </div>
       }
     />

apps/client/src/views/timeline/Timeline.module.scss

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @use '@/theme/viewerDefs' as *;
 
 $timeline-height: 1rem;
+$group-band-height: 0.5rem;
+$group-band-gap: 0.25rem;
 $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color));
 
 .timelineContainer {
@@ -17,7 +19,21 @@ $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-over
   position: relative;
   font-weight: 600;
   height: 100%;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 1rem 0 0 var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+  // reserve the top region (progress bar + gap + group band) with the card background
+  box-shadow: inset 0 calc(#{$timeline-height} + #{$group-band-gap} + #{$group-band-height}) 0 0
+    var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+}
+
+.groupBand {
+  height: $group-band-height;
+  margin-top: $group-band-gap;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: var(--group-colour, transparent);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+  overflow: visible;
 }
 
 .column {
@@ -92,7 +108,6 @@ $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-over
   border-top: 2px solid var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color);
   box-shadow: 0 0.25rem 0 0 var(--color, $gray-300);
 
-  text-transform: capitalize;
   white-space: normal;
 
   &[data-status='done'] {
@@ -119,6 +134,7 @@ $timeline-color: color-mix(in srgb, transparent 60%, var(--background-color-over
 
   .status {
     width: fit-content;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
   .status.due {

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

@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ function Timeline({ firstStart, rundown, selectedEventId, totalDuration }: Timel
     return calculateTimelineLayout(playableEvents, scheduleStart, scheduleEnd, screenWidth, !fixedSize);
   }, [rundown, scheduleStart, scheduleEnd, screenWidth, fixedSize]);
 
-  if (totalDuration === 0) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   // Pre-calculate event statuses
   let currentStatus: ProgressStatus = selectedEventId ? 'done' : 'future';
   const statusMap: Record<string, ProgressStatus> = {};
@@ -105,6 +101,7 @@ function Timeline({ firstStart, rundown, selectedEventId, totalDuration }: Timel
               title={displayTitle}
               cue={event.cue}
               width={position.width}
+              groupColour={event.groupColour}
             />
           );
         })}

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

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Day } from 'ontime-types';
 import { CSSProperties, RefObject } from 'react';
 
+import { useAnimatedProgress } from '../../common/hooks/useAnimatedProgress';
 import { useExpectedStartData, useTimer } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
-import { getProgress } from '../../common/utils/getProgress';
 import { alpha, cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { formatDuration, formatTime, getExpectedTimesFromExtendedEvent } from '../../common/utils/time';
 import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ interface TimelineEntryProps {
   title: string;
   width: number;
   cue: string;
+  groupColour?: string;
   ref?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export function TimelineEntry({
   title,
   width,
   cue,
+  groupColour,
   ref,
 }: TimelineEntryProps) {
   const formattedStartTime = formatTime(start, formatOptions);
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ export function TimelineEntry({
         {
           '--color': colour,
           '--lighter': lighterColour ?? '',
+          '--group-colour': groupColour ?? 'transparent',
           left: `${left}px`,
           width: `${width}px`,
         } as CSSProperties
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ export function TimelineEntry({
       data-testid={cue}
     >
       {status === 'live' ? <ActiveBlock /> : <div data-status={status} className={style.timelineBlock} />}
+      <div className={style.groupBand} />
       <div
         className={cx([style.content, width < 20 && style.hide, !hasLink && style.separeLeft])}
         data-status={status}
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ function TimelineEntryStatus({
     statusText = getLocalizedString('timeline.live');
   } else if (statusText === 'pending') {
     statusText = getLocalizedString('timeline.due');
+  } else if (statusText === 'done') {
+    statusText = getLocalizedString('timeline.done');
   }
 
   const isDue = status === 'future' && timeToStart <= 0;
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ function TimelineEntryStatus({
 /** Generates a block level progress bar */
 function ActiveBlock() {
   const { current, duration } = useTimer();
-  const progress = getProgress(current, duration);
+  const progress = useAnimatedProgress(current, duration);
   return (
     <div data-status='live' className={style.timelineBlock} style={{ '--progress': `${progress}%` } as CSSProperties} />
   );

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

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export default function TimelinePageLoader() {
 function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineData) {
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const { mainSource, timeformat } = useTimelineOptions();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
+
   // holds copy of the rundown with only relevant events
   const { scopedRundown, firstStart, totalDuration } = useScopedRundown(events, selectedEventId);
 
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineD
   const defaultFormat = getDefaultFormat(settings?.timeFormat);
   const progressOptions = useMemo(() => getTimelineOptions(defaultFormat, customFields), [defaultFormat, customFields]);
 
+  const hasContent = totalDuration > 0;
+
   return (
     <div className='timeline' data-testid='timeline-view'>
       <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.Timeline} viewOptions={progressOptions} />
@@ -61,12 +65,16 @@ function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineD
 
       <TimelineSections now={now} next={next} followedBy={followedBy} mainSource={mainSource} />
 
-      <Timeline
-        firstStart={firstStart}
-        rundown={scopedRundown}
-        selectedEventId={selectedEventId}
-        totalDuration={totalDuration}
-      />
+      {hasContent ? (
+        <Timeline
+          firstStart={firstStart}
+          rundown={scopedRundown}
+          selectedEventId={selectedEventId}
+          totalDuration={totalDuration}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

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

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function TimelineSections({ now, next, followedBy, mainSource }:
   const state = useExpectedStartData();
 
   // gather card data
-  const titleNow = getPropertyValue(now, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-';
+  const titleNow = now ? (getPropertyValue(now, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-') : getLocalizedString('timeline.standby');
   const dueText = getLocalizedString('timeline.due').toUpperCase();
   const nextText = getPropertyValue(next, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-';
   const followedByText = getPropertyValue(followedBy, mainSource ?? 'title') ?? '-';

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

@@ -96,63 +96,77 @@ export function useScopedRundown(
 ): ScopedRundownData {
   const { hidePast } = useTimelineOptions();
 
-  const data = useMemo(() => {
-    if (rundown.length === 0) {
-      return { scopedRundown: [], firstStart: 0, totalDuration: 0 };
-    }
-
-    const scopedRundown: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent>[] = [];
-    let selectedIndex = selectedEventId ? Infinity : -1;
-    let firstStart = null;
-    let totalDuration = 0;
-    let lastEntry: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> | null = null;
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < rundown.length; i++) {
-      const currentEntry = rundown[i];
-      // we only deal with playableEvents
-      if (isOntimeEvent(currentEntry) && isPlayableEvent(currentEntry)) {
-        if (currentEntry.id === selectedEventId) {
-          selectedIndex = i;
-        }
-
-        // maybe filter past
-        if (hidePast && i < selectedIndex) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        // add to scopedRundown
-        scopedRundown.push(currentEntry);
-
-        /**
-         * Derive timers
-         * This logic is partially from rundownCache.generate
-         * With the addition of deriving the current day offset
-         */
-        if (firstStart === null) {
-          firstStart = currentEntry.timeStart;
-        }
-
-        const timeFromPrevious: number = getTimeFrom(currentEntry, lastEntry);
-
-        if (timeFromPrevious === 0) {
-          totalDuration += currentEntry.duration;
-        } else if (timeFromPrevious > 0) {
-          totalDuration += timeFromPrevious + currentEntry.duration;
-        } else if (timeFromPrevious < 0) {
-          totalDuration += Math.max(currentEntry.duration + timeFromPrevious, 0);
-        }
-        if (isNewLatest(currentEntry, lastEntry)) {
-          lastEntry = currentEntry;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return { scopedRundown, firstStart: firstStart ?? 0, totalDuration };
-  }, [hidePast, rundown, selectedEventId]);
+  const data = useMemo(
+    () => computeScopedRundown(rundown, selectedEventId, hidePast),
+    [hidePast, rundown, selectedEventId],
+  );
 
   return data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Pure computation behind useScopedRundown: filters to playable events and derives timers
+ */
+export function computeScopedRundown(
+  rundown: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>[],
+  selectedEventId: MaybeString,
+  hidePast: boolean,
+): ScopedRundownData {
+  if (rundown.length === 0) {
+    return { scopedRundown: [], firstStart: 0, totalDuration: 0 };
+  }
+
+  const scopedRundown: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent>[] = [];
+  let selectedIndex = selectedEventId ? Infinity : -1;
+  let firstStart: number | null = null;
+  let totalDuration = 0;
+  let lastEntry: ExtendedEntry<PlayableEvent> | null = null;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < rundown.length; i++) {
+    // we only deal with playableEvents
+    const currentEntry = rundown[i];
+    if (!isOntimeEvent(currentEntry) || !isPlayableEvent(currentEntry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (currentEntry.id === selectedEventId) {
+      selectedIndex = i;
+    }
+
+    // maybe filter past
+    if (hidePast && i < selectedIndex) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // add to scopedRundown
+    scopedRundown.push(currentEntry);
+
+    /**
+     * Derive timers
+     * This logic is partially from rundownCache.generate
+     * With the addition of deriving the current day offset
+     */
+    if (firstStart === null) {
+      firstStart = currentEntry.timeStart;
+    }
+
+    const timeFromPrevious: number = getTimeFrom(currentEntry, lastEntry);
+
+    if (timeFromPrevious === 0) {
+      totalDuration += currentEntry.duration;
+    } else if (timeFromPrevious > 0) {
+      totalDuration += timeFromPrevious + currentEntry.duration;
+    } else if (timeFromPrevious < 0) {
+      totalDuration += Math.max(currentEntry.duration + timeFromPrevious, 0);
+    }
+    if (isNewLatest(currentEntry, lastEntry)) {
+      lastEntry = currentEntry;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { scopedRundown, firstStart: firstStart ?? 0, totalDuration };
+}
+
 type UpcomingEvents = {
   now: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> | null;
   next: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent> | null;

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

@@ -154,6 +154,28 @@
       opacity: 0;
       height: 0;
     }
+
+    // when the event timer is demoted into the secondary slot it keeps its (phase-aware) colour
+    &--as-timer {
+      color: var(--timer-colour, var(--timer-color-override, $ui-white));
+      border-top-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--timer-colour, $external-color) 10%, transparent);
+
+      &.secondary--paused {
+        opacity: $viewer-opacity-disabled;
+        transition: $viewer-transition-time;
+      }
+
+      &.secondary--finished {
+        color: var(--timer-overtime-color-override, $timer-finished-color);
+      }
+
+      &[data-phase='warning'] {
+        color: var(--timer-colour, var(--timer-warning-color-override));
+      }
+      &[data-phase='danger'] {
+        color: var(--timer-colour, var(--timer-danger-color-override));
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   .progress-container {

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

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   getShowMessage,
   getShowModifiers,
   getShowProgressBar,
+  getTimerSlots,
   getTotalTime,
 } from './timer.utils';
 import { TimerData, useTimerData } from './useTimerData';
@@ -132,15 +133,25 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
     hideSecondary,
   );
 
+  // when the operator promotes the secondary source to the main slot, swap the two so the event
+  // timer is demoted (never removed). Frozen overtime end-messages keep the event timer prominent.
+  const isSwapped = message.timer.secondaryPlacement === 'main' && Boolean(secondaryContent) && !showEndMessage;
+  const { main: mainSlot, secondary: secondarySlot } = getTimerSlots(
+    isSwapped,
+    { content: display, timerType: viewTimerType, phase: time.phase },
+    secondaryContent,
+  );
+
   // gather presentation styles
   const resolvedTimerColour = getTimerColour(viewSettings, timerColour, showWarning, showDanger);
-  const timerFontSize = getEstimatedFontSize(display, secondaryContent);
+  const timerFontSize = getEstimatedFontSize(mainSlot.content ?? display, secondarySlot.content);
   const subduePaused = !isPlaying && viewTimerType !== TimerType.Clock;
   const userStyles = {
     ...(keyColour && { '--timer-bg': keyColour }),
-    ...(resolvedTimerColour && { '--timer-colour': resolvedTimerColour }),
     ...(font && { '--timer-font': font }),
   };
+  // the event timer keeps its (phase-aware) colour in whichever slot it occupies
+  const eventTimerColour = resolvedTimerColour ? { '--timer-colour': resolvedTimerColour } : undefined;
 
   // gather option data
   const defaultFormat = getDefaultFormat(settings?.timeFormat);
@@ -175,17 +186,32 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
           </FitText>
         ) : (
           <div
-            className={cx(['timer', subduePaused && 'timer--paused', showFinished && 'timer--finished'])}
-            style={{ fontSize: `${timerFontSize}vw` }}
-            data-type={viewTimerType}
-            data-phase={time.phase}
+            className={cx([
+              'timer',
+              mainSlot.isEventTimer && subduePaused && 'timer--paused',
+              mainSlot.isEventTimer && showFinished && 'timer--finished',
+            ])}
+            style={{ fontSize: `${timerFontSize}vw`, ...(mainSlot.isEventTimer ? eventTimerColour : {}) }}
+            data-type={mainSlot.timerType}
+            data-phase={mainSlot.phase}
           >
-            {display}
+            {mainSlot.content}
           </div>
         )}
-        <div className={cx(['secondary', !secondaryContent && 'secondary--hidden'])}>
+        <div
+          className={cx([
+            'secondary',
+            !secondarySlot.content && 'secondary--hidden',
+            secondarySlot.isEventTimer && 'secondary--as-timer',
+            secondarySlot.isEventTimer && subduePaused && 'secondary--paused',
+            secondarySlot.isEventTimer && showFinished && 'secondary--finished',
+          ])}
+          style={secondarySlot.isEventTimer ? eventTimerColour : undefined}
+          data-type={secondarySlot.timerType}
+          data-phase={secondarySlot.phase}
+        >
           <FitText mode='multi' min={64} max={256}>
-            {secondaryContent}
+            {secondarySlot.content}
           </FitText>
         </div>
       </div>

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { MessageState, SimpleDirection, TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { getSecondaryDisplay, getTimerSlots } from './timer.utils';
+
+function makeMessage(partial: Partial<MessageState['timer']> = {}, secondary = ''): MessageState {
+  return {
+    timer: {
+      text: '',
+      visible: false,
+      blink: false,
+      blackout: false,
+      secondarySource: null,
+      secondaryPlacement: 'below',
+      ...partial,
+    },
+    secondary,
+  };
+}
+
+const eventTimer = { content: '00:10:00', timerType: TimerType.CountDown, phase: TimerPhase.Warning };
+
+describe('getTimerSlots()', () => {
+  it('keeps the event timer in the main slot when not swapped', () => {
+    const { main, secondary } = getTimerSlots(false, eventTimer, 'AUX');
+
+    expect(main).toMatchObject({ content: '00:10:00', phase: TimerPhase.Warning, isEventTimer: true });
+    expect(secondary).toMatchObject({ content: 'AUX', phase: undefined, isEventTimer: false });
+  });
+
+  it('swaps the secondary into the main slot and demotes the event timer', () => {
+    const { main, secondary } = getTimerSlots(true, eventTimer, 'AUX');
+
+    expect(main).toMatchObject({ content: 'AUX', isEventTimer: false, phase: undefined });
+    // the event timer is never removed, only demoted, and keeps its phase
+    expect(secondary).toMatchObject({ content: '00:10:00', isEventTimer: true, phase: TimerPhase.Warning });
+  });
+
+  it('does not swap when there is no secondary content to promote', () => {
+    const { main, secondary } = getTimerSlots(true, eventTimer, undefined);
+
+    expect(main.isEventTimer).toBe(true);
+    expect(secondary.isEventTimer).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getSecondaryDisplay()', () => {
+  it('returns nothing when the secondary is hidden', () => {
+    const message = makeMessage({ secondarySource: 'aux1' });
+    expect(
+      getSecondaryDisplay(message, { current: 5000, direction: SimpleDirection.CountDown }, 'min', false, false, true),
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns the secondary message text for the secondary source', () => {
+    const message = makeMessage({ secondarySource: 'secondary' }, 'hello');
+    expect(getSecondaryDisplay(message, null, 'min', false, false, false)).toBe('hello');
+  });
+
+  it('formats an aux source as a timer honouring its direction', () => {
+    const message = makeMessage({ secondarySource: 'aux1' });
+
+    // a running count-up aux shows elapsed time without a negative sign
+    const countUp = getSecondaryDisplay(
+      message,
+      { current: 5000, direction: SimpleDirection.CountUp },
+      'min',
+      false,
+      false,
+      false,
+    );
+    expect(countUp).toBe('00:00:05');
+
+    // a count-down aux past zero shows overtime as a negative value
+    const countDown = getSecondaryDisplay(
+      message,
+      { current: -5000, direction: SimpleDirection.CountDown },
+      'min',
+      false,
+      false,
+      false,
+    );
+    expect(countDown).toBe('-00:00:05');
+  });
+
+  it('returns nothing when no secondary source is selected', () => {
+    const message = makeMessage({ secondarySource: null });
+    expect(getSecondaryDisplay(message, null, 'min', false, false, false)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});

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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   OntimeEvent,
   Playback,
   RundownEntries,
+  SimpleDirection,
   TimerMessage,
   TimerPhase,
   TimerType,
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ import { isPlaybackActive } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { getFormattedTimer, getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
 
+/**
+ * The current value and direction of the aux timer feeding the secondary slot
+ */
+export type AuxTimerValue = { current: MaybeNumber; direction: SimpleDirection };
+
 /**
  * Whether a message should be shown
  */
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ export function getShowModifiers(
  */
 export function getSecondaryDisplay(
   message: MessageState,
-  currentAux: MaybeNumber,
+  currentAux: AuxTimerValue | null,
   localisedMinutes: string,
   removeSeconds: boolean,
   removeLeadingZero: boolean,
@@ -133,7 +139,9 @@ export function getSecondaryDisplay(
     message.timer.secondarySource === 'aux2' ||
     message.timer.secondarySource === 'aux3'
   ) {
-    return getFormattedTimer(currentAux, TimerType.CountDown, localisedMinutes, {
+    // honour the aux timer's own direction so a promoted aux reads correctly
+    const timerType = currentAux?.direction === SimpleDirection.CountUp ? TimerType.CountUp : TimerType.CountDown;
+    return getFormattedTimer(currentAux?.current ?? null, timerType, localisedMinutes, {
       removeSeconds,
       removeLeadingZero,
     });
@@ -144,6 +152,45 @@ export function getSecondaryDisplay(
   return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Describes what a timer slot (main or secondary) renders and how it should be styled
+ */
+export type TimerSlot = {
+  content: string | undefined;
+  timerType: TimerType | undefined;
+  phase: TimerPhase | undefined;
+  isEventTimer: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Assigns the event timer and the secondary content to the main (large) and secondary (small) slots.
+ * When the operator promotes the secondary source to the main slot, the two are swapped so the event
+ * timer is never removed from screen — it is only demoted to the smaller slot.
+ */
+export function getTimerSlots(
+  isSwapped: boolean,
+  eventTimer: { content: string; timerType: TimerType; phase: TimerPhase },
+  secondaryContent: string | undefined,
+): { main: TimerSlot; secondary: TimerSlot } {
+  const eventSlot: TimerSlot = {
+    content: eventTimer.content,
+    timerType: eventTimer.timerType,
+    phase: eventTimer.phase,
+    isEventTimer: true,
+  };
+  const secondarySlot: TimerSlot = {
+    content: secondaryContent,
+    timerType: undefined,
+    phase: undefined,
+    isEventTimer: false,
+  };
+
+  if (isSwapped && secondaryContent) {
+    return { main: secondarySlot, secondary: eventSlot };
+  }
+  return { main: eventSlot, secondary: secondarySlot };
+}
+
 /**
  * What should we be showing in the cards?
  */

apps/client/vite.config.js

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
         changeOrigin: true,
         configure: logProxyRequests,
       },
+      '^/mcp': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:4001/',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        configure: logProxyRequests,
+      },
       '^/ws*': {
         target: 'http://localhost:4001/',
         changeOrigin: true,

apps/electron/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-electron",
-  "version": "4.9.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/resolver/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/resolver",
-  "version": "4.9.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",
   "types": "./dist/main.d.ts",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "devDependencies": {
     "ontime-types": "workspace:^4.2.1",
-    "tsdown": "^0.21.5",
+    "tsdown": "^0.22.4",
     "typescript": "catalog:"
   },
   "files": [

apps/resolver/tsconfig.dts.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"
+    "isolatedDeclarations": true,
+    "allowJs": false
   }
 }

apps/server/package.json

@@ -2,21 +2,22 @@
   "name": "ontime-server",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "version": "4.9.0",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "exports": "./src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@googleapis/sheets": "^5.0.5",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.15.0",
     "cookie": "1.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",
-    "cors": "2.8.5",
+    "cors": "2.8.6",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
-    "express": "5.1.0",
-    "express-static-gzip": "3.0.0",
-    "express-validator": "7.2.1",
-    "fast-equals": "^5.0.1",
+    "express": "5.2.1",
+    "express-static-gzip": "3.0.1",
+    "express-validator": "7.3.2",
+    "fast-equals": "^6.0.0",
     "google-auth-library": "^9.4.2",
     "lowdb": "^7.0.1",
-    "multer": "2.1.0",
+    "multer": "2.2.0",
     "ontime-utils": "workspace:*",
     "osc-min": "2.1.2",
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@
     "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/cookie-parser": "1.4.9",
+    "@types/cookie-parser": "1.4.10",
     "@types/cors": "2.8.19",
-    "@types/express": "5.0.3",
+    "@types/express": "5.0.6",
     "@types/multer": "2.1.0",
     "@types/node": "catalog:",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.10",

apps/server/src/api-data/db/migration/db.migration.v3.ts

@@ -110,14 +110,13 @@ type old_URLPreset = {
 /**
  * migrates a url presets from v3 to v4
  * - pathAndParams split into a target and search
- *
  */
 export function migrateURLPresets(jsonData: object): URLPreset[] | undefined {
   if (is.objectWithKeys(jsonData, ['urlPresets']) && is.array(jsonData.urlPresets)) {
     const oldURLPresets = structuredClone(jsonData.urlPresets) as old_URLPreset;
     const newURLPreset: URLPreset[] = oldURLPresets.map(({ enabled, alias, pathAndParams }) => {
       const [target, search] = pathAndParams.split('?');
-      return { enabled, alias, target, search, options: {} } as URLPreset;
+      return { enabled, alias, target, search, displayInNav: false, options: {} } as URLPreset;
     });
     return newURLPreset;
   }

apps/server/src/api-data/db/migration/migration.test.ts

@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ describe('v3 to v4', () => {
         target: OntimeView.Timer,
         search:
           'showLeadingZeros=true&timerType=clock&hideClock=true&hideCards=true&hideProgress=true&hideMessage=true&hideSecondary=true&hideLogo=true',
+        displayInNav: false,
         options: {},
       },
       {
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ describe('v3 to v4', () => {
         target: OntimeView.Timer,
         search:
           'showLeadingZeros=true&hideClock=true&hideCards=true&hideProgress=true&hideMessage=true&hideSecondary=true&hideLogo=true',
+        displayInNav: false,
         options: {},
       },
     ];

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/__tests__/rundown.utils.test.ts

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, createEvent } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { assertType } from 'vitest';
 
-import { demoDb } from '../../../models/demoProject.js';
 import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeRundown } from '../__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
 import {
   calculateDayOffset,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
-  duplicateRundown,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
   hasChanges,
   makeDeepClone,
@@ -223,25 +221,6 @@ describe('calculateDayOffset()', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('duplicateRundown', () => {
-  it('duplicates a given rundown', () => {
-    const demoRundown = demoDb.rundowns['default'];
-    const title = 'Duplicated Rundown';
-    const duplicatedRundown = duplicateRundown(demoRundown, title);
-
-    expect(duplicatedRundown).toMatchObject({
-      title: title,
-      entries: expect.any(Object),
-      order: expect.any(Array),
-      flatOrder: expect.any(Array),
-    });
-    expect(demoRundown.id).not.toEqual(duplicatedRundown.id);
-    expect(duplicatedRundown.order.length).toEqual(demoRundown.order.length);
-    expect(duplicatedRundown.flatOrder.length).toEqual(demoRundown.flatOrder.length);
-    expect(Object.keys(duplicatedRundown.entries).length).toEqual(Object.keys(demoRundown.entries).length);
-  });
-});
-
 describe('makeDeepClone()', () => {
   it('deep clones a group along with its nested entries', () => {
     const group1 = makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'group1', title: 'Group 1', entries: ['event1', 'event2'] });

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.router.ts

@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@ import {
   createNewRundown,
   deleteAllEntries,
   deleteEntries,
+  deleteRundown,
+  duplicateExistingRundown,
   editEntry,
   groupEntries,
-  initRundown,
   loadRundown,
+  renameRundown,
   renumberEntries,
   reorderEntry,
   swapEvents,
   ungroupEntries,
 } from './rundown.service.js';
-import { duplicateRundown, normalisedToRundownArray } from './rundown.utils.js';
+import { normalisedToRundownArray } from './rundown.utils.js';
 import {
   clonePostValidator,
   entryBatchPutValidator,
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   entryReorderValidator,
   entrySwapValidator,
   rundownArrayOfIds,
+  rundownPatchValidator,
   rundownPostValidator,
 } from './rundown.validation.js';
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ export const router: Router = express.Router();
 /**
  * Returns all rundowns in the project
  */
-router.get('/', async (_req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList>) => {
+router.get('/', (_req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList>) => {
   const projectRundowns = getDataProvider().getProjectRundowns();
   res.json({ loaded: getCurrentRundown().id, rundowns: normalisedToRundownArray(projectRundowns) });
 });
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ router.get('/', async (_req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList>) => {
 /**
  * Returns the current rundown
  */
-router.get('/current', async (_req: Request, res: Response<Rundown>) => {
+router.get('/current', (_req: Request, res: Response<Rundown>) => {
   const rundown = getCurrentRundown();
   res.json(rundown);
 });
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ router.get('/current', async (_req: Request, res: Response<Rundown>) => {
 /**
  * Returns a given rundown in its normalised client shape
  */
-router.get('/:id', paramsWithId, async (req: Request, res: Response<Rundown | ErrorResponse>) => {
+router.get('/:id', paramsWithId, (req: Request, res: Response<Rundown | ErrorResponse>) => {
   try {
     const rundown = getProcessedRundown(req.params.id);
     res.json(rundown);
@@ -104,13 +107,7 @@ router.post(
   paramsWithId,
   async (req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList | ErrorResponse>) => {
     try {
-      const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
-      const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(req.params.id);
-
-      const duplicatedRundown: Rundown = duplicateRundown(rundown, `Copy of ${rundown.title}`);
-      await dataProvider.setRundown(duplicatedRundown.id, duplicatedRundown);
-
-      const projectRundowns = getDataProvider().getProjectRundowns();
+      const projectRundowns = await duplicateExistingRundown(req.params.id);
       res.status(201).json({ loaded: getCurrentRundown().id, rundowns: normalisedToRundownArray(projectRundowns) });
     } catch (error) {
       const message = getErrorMessage(error);
@@ -123,54 +120,26 @@ router.post(
  * Patches the data of an existing rundown
  * Currently only the title can be changed
  */
-router.patch('/:id', paramsWithId, async (req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList | ErrorResponse>) => {
-  try {
-    const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
-    const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(req.params.id);
-    if (!rundown) throw new Error(`Rundown with ID ${req.params.id} not found`);
-    if (!req.body.title) throw new Error('No title provided');
-
-    await dataProvider.setRundown(rundown.id, { ...rundown, title: req.body.title });
-
-    /**
-     * If loaded we re-init the rundown
-     * This is likely over-kill but the simplest way to ensure state consistency
-     */
-    if (req.params.id === getCurrentRundown().id) {
-      const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(req.params.id);
-      const customField = dataProvider.getCustomFields();
-      await initRundown(rundown, customField);
+router.patch(
+  '/:id',
+  rundownPatchValidator,
+  async (req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList | ErrorResponse>) => {
+    try {
+      const projectRundowns = await renameRundown(req.params.id, req.body.title);
+      res.status(200).json({ loaded: getCurrentRundown().id, rundowns: normalisedToRundownArray(projectRundowns) });
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = getErrorMessage(error);
+      res.status(400).send({ message });
     }
-
-    const projectRundowns = getDataProvider().getProjectRundowns();
-    res.status(201).json({ loaded: getCurrentRundown().id, rundowns: normalisedToRundownArray(projectRundowns) });
-  } catch (error) {
-    const message = getErrorMessage(error);
-    res.status(400).send({ message });
-  }
-});
+  },
+);
 
 /**
  * Deletes a rundown if not loaded
  */
 router.delete('/:id', paramsWithId, async (req: Request, res: Response<ProjectRundownsList | ErrorResponse>) => {
   try {
-    if (req.params.id === getCurrentRundown().id) {
-      res.status(400).send({ message: 'Cannot delete loaded rundown' });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
-    const projectRundowns = dataProvider.getProjectRundowns();
-
-    if (Object.keys(projectRundowns).length <= 1) {
-      // might never hit this as it is likely covered by the case of trying to delete the loaded rundown
-      res.status(400).send({ message: 'Cannot delete the last rundown' });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    await dataProvider.deleteRundown(req.params.id);
-    const newProjectRundowns = getDataProvider().getProjectRundowns();
+    const newProjectRundowns = await deleteRundown(req.params.id);
     res.status(200).json({ loaded: getCurrentRundown().id, rundowns: normalisedToRundownArray(newProjectRundowns) });
   } catch (error) {
     const message = getErrorMessage(error);

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.service.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   isOntimeEvent,
   isOntimeGroup,
 } from 'ontime-types';
-import { customFieldLabelToKey, getInsertAfterId, resolveInsertParent } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { customFieldLabelToKey, generateId, getInsertAfterId, resolveInsertParent } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { sendRefetch } from '../../adapters/WebsocketAdapter.js';
 import { getDataProvider } from '../../classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';
@@ -692,3 +692,76 @@ export async function createNewRundown(title: string) {
 
   return projectRundowns;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Renames an existing rundown
+ * @throws if the provided id does not exist
+ */
+export async function renameRundown(id: string, title: string) {
+  const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
+  const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
+
+  await dataProvider.setRundown(id, { ...rundown, title });
+
+  /**
+   * If we are modifying the loaded rundown we re-init it
+   * This is likely over-kill but the simplest way to ensure state consistency
+   */
+  if (isCurrentRundown(id)) {
+    const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
+    const customField = dataProvider.getCustomFields();
+    // init rundown does its own refetch
+    await initRundown(rundown, customField);
+  } else {
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns);
+    });
+  }
+
+  return dataProvider.getProjectRundowns();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Duplicates an existing rundown without making it the loaded one
+ * @throws if the provided id does not exist
+ */
+export async function duplicateExistingRundown(id: string) {
+  const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
+  const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
+
+  const duplicatedRundown: Rundown = structuredClone(rundown);
+  duplicatedRundown.id = generateId();
+  duplicatedRundown.title = `Copy of ${rundown.title}`;
+  duplicatedRundown.revision = 0;
+
+  await dataProvider.setRundown(duplicatedRundown.id, duplicatedRundown);
+
+  setImmediate(() => {
+    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns);
+  });
+
+  return dataProvider.getProjectRundowns();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deletes a rundown
+ * @throws if attempting to delete the loaded rundown or the last rundown in the project
+ */
+export async function deleteRundown(id: string) {
+  if (isCurrentRundown(id)) {
+    throw new Error('Cannot delete loaded rundown');
+  }
+
+  const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
+  if (Object.keys(dataProvider.getProjectRundowns()).length <= 1) {
+    throw new Error('Cannot delete the last rundown');
+  }
+
+  const projectRundowns = await dataProvider.deleteRundown(id);
+
+  setImmediate(() => {
+    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns);
+  });
+
+  return projectRundowns;
+}

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.utils.ts

@@ -34,43 +34,34 @@ import {
 
 import { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 
-type CompleteEntry<T> =
-  T extends Partial<OntimeEvent>
-    ? OntimeEvent
-    : T extends Partial<OntimeDelay>
-      ? OntimeDelay
-      : T extends Partial<OntimeGroup>
-        ? OntimeGroup
-        : T extends Partial<OntimeMilestone>
-          ? OntimeMilestone
-          : never;
-
 /**
  * Generates a fully formed RundownEntry of the patch type
  */
-export function generateEvent<
-  T extends Partial<OntimeEvent> | Partial<OntimeDelay> | Partial<OntimeGroup> | Partial<OntimeMilestone>,
->(rundown: Rundown, eventData: T, afterId: EntryId | null, parent?: EntryId): CompleteEntry<T> {
+export function generateEvent(
+  rundown: Rundown,
+  eventData: Partial<OntimeEvent> | Partial<OntimeDelay> | Partial<OntimeGroup> | Partial<OntimeMilestone>,
+  afterId: EntryId | null,
+  parent?: EntryId,
+): OntimeEntry {
   if (isOntimeEvent(eventData)) {
-    return createEvent(
-      eventData,
-      getCueCandidate(rundown.entries, rundown.flatOrder, afterId, parent),
-    ) as CompleteEntry<T>;
+    const event = createEvent(eventData, getCueCandidate(rundown.entries, rundown.flatOrder, afterId, parent));
+    if (!event) throw new Error('Invalid event type');
+    return event;
   }
 
   const id = eventData.id || getUniqueId(rundown);
 
   if (isOntimeDelay(eventData)) {
-    return createDelay({ duration: eventData.duration ?? 0, id }) as CompleteEntry<T>;
+    return createDelay({ duration: eventData.duration ?? 0, id });
   }
 
   // TODO(v4): allow user to provide a larger patch of the group entry
   if (isOntimeGroup(eventData)) {
-    return createGroup({ id, title: eventData.title ?? '' }) as CompleteEntry<T>;
+    return createGroup({ id, title: eventData.title ?? '' });
   }
 
   if (isOntimeMilestone(eventData)) {
-    return createMilestone({ ...eventData, id }) as CompleteEntry<T>;
+    return createMilestone({ ...eventData, id });
   }
 
   throw new Error('Invalid event type');
@@ -460,20 +451,6 @@ export function normalisedToRundownArray(rundowns: ProjectRundowns): ProjectRund
   });
 }
 
-/**
- * Duplicates an existing rundown ensuring all IDs are unique
- */
-export function duplicateRundown(rundown: Rundown, newTitle: string): Rundown {
-  const newRundownId = generateId();
-
-  const newRundown = structuredClone(rundown);
-  newRundown.id = newRundownId;
-  newRundown.title = newTitle;
-  newRundown.revision = 0;
-
-  return newRundown;
-}
-
 export type IncrementNumber = {
   integer: number;
   faction: number;