refactor(rundown): new entries are appended to rundown

The server serves html/timer-legacy.html and html/login.html from disk
at runtime, relative to the bundled server. The Docker image copies
these files but the electron packaging did not, so the view 404ed in
all desktop distributions.

Additionally, AppImages mount at /tmp/.mount_*, a hidden directory.
Express sendFile refuses paths containing dot-segments by default
(returns 404 without touching disk), so the view failed on Linux even
with the file packaged. Allow dotfiles for this route; the request
path is fixed so no user input is affected.

.codegraph/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# CodeGraph data files — local to each machine, not for committing.
+# Ignore everything in .codegraph/ except this file itself, so transient
+# files (the database, daemon.pid, sockets, logs) never show up in git.
+*
+!.gitignore

.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": "4.11.0",
   "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": "4.11.0",
   "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/api/rundown.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   ProjectRundownsList,
   RenumberCues,
   Rundown,
+  RundownImportPayload,
   TransientEventPayload,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 
@@ -82,6 +83,15 @@ export async function deleteRundown(rundownId: RundownId): Promise<AxiosResponse
   return axios.delete(`${rundownPath}/${rundownId}`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * HTTP request to apply an imported rundown using a merge strategy or into a new rundown
+ */
+export async function importRundownWithOptions(
+  payload: RundownImportPayload,
+): Promise<AxiosResponse<ProjectRundownsList>> {
+  return axios.post(`${rundownPath}/import`, payload);
+}
+
 // #endregion operations on project rundowns ======================
 // #region operations on rundown entries ==========================
 

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 +1,17 @@
-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 Tooltip from '../../tooltip/Tooltip';
 import NavigationMenuItem from '../navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuItem';
 
 import style from './ClientLink.module.scss';
@@ -16,32 +24,104 @@ 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' />
+          <Tooltip
+            text='Reset to default'
+            render={
+              <IconButton
+                variant='ghosted-white'
+                size='small'
+                className={style.clear}
+                aria-label='Reset to default'
+                onClick={clearViewSettings}
+              />
+            }
+          >
+            <IoCloseOutline />
+          </Tooltip>
+        </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/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import useViewSettings from '../../hooks-query/useViewSettings';
 import { useIsSmallScreen } from '../../hooks/useIsSmallScreen';
+import { useSavedViewParams } from '../../stores/savedViewParams';
 import Button from '../buttons/Button';
 import IconButton from '../buttons/IconButton';
 import Info from '../info/Info';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ function ViewParamsEditor({ target, viewOptions }: EditFormDrawerProps) {
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const { data: viewSettings } = useViewSettings();
   const { isOpen, close } = useViewParamsEditorStore();
+  const clearSavedParams = useSavedViewParams((store) => store.clear);
   const isSmallScreen = useIsSmallScreen();
 
   const getPreservedParams = () => getPreservedSearchParams(searchParams, viewOptions);
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ function ViewParamsEditor({ target, viewOptions }: EditFormDrawerProps) {
   };
 
   const resetParams = () => {
+    clearSavedParams(target);
     setSearchParams(getPreservedParams());
   };
 

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

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import {
   EntryId,
-  InsertOptions,
   MaybeString,
   OntimeDelay,
   OntimeEntry,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   TimeStrategy,
   isOntimeEvent,
   isOntimeGroup,
+  isOntimeMilestone,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import {
   MILLIS_PER_SECOND,
@@ -59,9 +59,15 @@ export type EventOptions = Partial<{
   before: MaybeString;
   // options of entries of type OntimeEvent
   linkPrevious: boolean;
+  /** the timing reference for the new entry, usually the same as after */
   lastEventId: MaybeString;
 }>;
 
+type ClientInsertOptions = {
+  after?: EntryId;
+  before?: EntryId;
+};
+
 /**
  * Gather utilities for actions on entries in the loaded rundown.
  */
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
     defaultDangerTime,
     defaultTimerType,
     defaultEndAction,
+    inheritGroupColour,
   } = useEditorSettings();
 
   const resolveCurrentRundownQueryKey = useCallback(() => {
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
    * @private
    */
   const { mutateAsync: addEntryMutation } = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: ([rundownId, entry]: [string, PatchWithId & InsertOptions]) => postAddEntry(rundownId, entry),
+    mutationFn: ([rundownId, entry]: [string, PatchWithId & ClientInsertOptions]) => postAddEntry(rundownId, entry),
     onMutate: async ([_rundownId, entry]) => {
       const queryKey = resolveCurrentRundownQueryKey();
       await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey });
@@ -147,8 +154,9 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
         addToRundown(
           newRundown,
           optimisticEntry,
-          afterId,
           parent ? (newRundown.entries[parent.id] as OntimeGroup) : null,
+          afterId,
+          entry.before ?? null,
         );
 
         queryClient.setQueryData<Rundown>(queryKey, newRundown);
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
         throw new Error('Rundown not initialised');
       }
 
-      const newEntry: PatchWithId & InsertOptions = { ...entry, id: generateId() };
+      const newEntry: PatchWithId & ClientInsertOptions = { ...entry, id: generateId() };
 
       // handle adding options that concern all event types
       if (options?.after) {
@@ -203,8 +211,8 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
 
       // ************* CHECK OPTIONS specific to events
       if (isOntimeEvent(newEntry)) {
+        // last event id is the timing reference of the previous OntimeEvent in rundown
         if (options?.lastEventId) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion -- we know this is a value
           const previousEvent = rundownData.entries[options?.lastEventId];
           if (isOntimeEvent(previousEvent)) {
             newEntry.timeStart = previousEvent.timeEnd;
@@ -239,6 +247,14 @@ 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 +270,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
       defaultTimerType,
       defaultEndAction,
       defaultTimeStrategy,
+      inheritGroupColour,
       addEntryMutation,
     ],
   );
@@ -273,7 +290,7 @@ function useEntryActionsForRundown(scopedRundownId: string | undefined) {
    * Clone an entry
    */
   const clone = useCallback(
-    async (entryId: EntryId, options?: InsertOptions) => {
+    async (entryId: EntryId, options?: ClientInsertOptions) => {
       try {
         const rundownId = getCurrentRundownData()?.id;
         if (!rundownId) {
@@ -1046,7 +1063,7 @@ function optimisticDeleteEntries(entryIds: EntryId[], rundown: Rundown) {
 /**
  * Utility to create an optimistic entry for immediate cache insertion
  */
-function createOptimisticEntry(payload: PatchWithId & InsertOptions): OntimeEntry {
+function createOptimisticEntry(payload: PatchWithId & ClientInsertOptions): OntimeEntry {
   const { after: _after, before: _before, ...entryData } = payload;
   const id = entryData.id;
   let parent: EntryId | null = null;

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

@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ export const setEventPlayback = {
   pause: () => sendSocket('pause', undefined),
 };
 
+export const useTimerProgress = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
+  playback: state.timer.playback,
+  phase: state.timer.phase,
+  addedTime: state.timer.addedTime,
+  secondaryTimer: state.timer.secondaryTimer,
+  current: state.timer.current,
+  expectedFinish: state.timer.expectedFinish,
+  startedAt: state.timer.startedAt,
+  isCountToEnd: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
+}));
+
 export const useTimer = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   ...state.timer,
 }));

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__/uploadUtils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { removeFileExtension } from '../uploadUtils';
+
+describe('removeFileExtension()', () => {
+  it('removes a trailing extension', () => {
+    expect(removeFileExtension('show.xlsx')).toBe('show');
+  });
+
+  it('only removes the last extension', () => {
+    expect(removeFileExtension('my.show.xlsx')).toBe('my.show');
+  });
+
+  it('returns the name unchanged when there is no extension', () => {
+    expect(removeFileExtension('rundown')).toBe('rundown');
+  });
+
+  it('does not treat a leading dot as an extension', () => {
+    expect(removeFileExtension('.gitignore')).toBe('.gitignore');
+  });
+
+  it('handles an empty string', () => {
+    expect(removeFileExtension('')).toBe('');
+  });
+});

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/time.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
   MILLIS_PER_MINUTE,
   MILLIS_PER_SECOND,
+  dayInMs,
   formatFromMillis,
   getExpectedStart,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ export function nowInMillis(): number {
   return elapsed;
 }
 
+export function normaliseWallClock(time: number): number {
+  const timeOfDay = time % dayInMs;
+  return timeOfDay < 0 ? timeOfDay + dayInMs : timeOfDay;
+}
+
 /**
  * @description Resolves format from url and store
  * @return {string|null} A format string like "hh:mm:ss a" or null

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

@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ export function validateProjectFile(file: File) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Removes a trailing file extension from a file name (e.g. "show.xlsx" -> "show")
+ * A leading dot (dotfiles like ".gitignore") is not treated as an extension
+ */
+export function removeFileExtension(fileName: string): string {
+  const lastDot = fileName.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (lastDot <= 0) {
+    return fileName;
+  }
+  return fileName.slice(0, lastDot);
+}
+
 export function isExcelFile(file: File | null) {
   return file?.name.endsWith('.xlsx');
 }

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/automations-panel/AutomationForm.tsx

@@ -293,8 +293,9 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
         <h3>Outputs</h3>
         <Info>
           Automation outputs can be used to send data from Ontime to external software <br />
-          or to change properties of Ontime itself.
-          <ExternalLink href={integrationsDocsUrl}>See the documentation for templates</ExternalLink>
+          or to change properties of Ontime itself. <br /> <br />
+          Use Ontime runtime data in these fields with template strings. Type {'{{'} to see autocomplete, or{' '}
+          <ExternalLink href={integrationsDocsUrl}>read the docs</ExternalLink>
         </Info>
 
         {fieldOutputs.map((output, index) => {
@@ -341,12 +342,17 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                   </label>
                   <label>
                     Address
-                    <Input {...register(`outputs.${index}.address`)} fluid placeholder='/cue/start' />
+                    <TemplateInput
+                      {...register(`outputs.${index}.address`)}
+                      value={output.address}
+                      fluid
+                      placeholder='/cue/start'
+                    />
                     <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.address?.message}</Panel.Error>
                   </label>
                   <label>
                     Arguments
-                    <TemplateInput {...register(`outputs.${index}.args`)} value={output.args} placeholder='1' />
+                    <TemplateInput {...register(`outputs.${index}.args`)} value={output.args} fluid placeholder='1' />
                     <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.args?.message}</Panel.Error>
                   </label>
                   <div>
@@ -376,7 +382,7 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                 <div className={style.httpSection}>
                   <label>
                     Target URL
-                    <Input
+                    <TemplateInput
                       {...register(`outputs.${index}.url`, {
                         required: { value: true, message: 'Required field' },
                         pattern: {
@@ -384,6 +390,7 @@ export default function AutomationForm({ automation, onClose }: AutomationFormPr
                           message: 'HTTP messages should target http:// or https://',
                         },
                       })}
+                      value={output.url}
                       fluid
                       placeholder='http://127.0.0.1/start/1'
                     />

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/OntimeActionForm.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { UseFormRegister, UseFormSetValue, UseFormWatch } from 'react-hook-form'
 import Input from '../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import Select from '../../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+import TemplateInput from './template-input/TemplateInput';
 
 import style from './AutomationForm.module.scss';
 
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
             { value: 'playback-pause', label: 'Playback: pause' },
             { value: 'playback-roll', label: 'Playback: roll' },
 
-            { value: 'message-set', label: 'Primary Message: set' },
-            { value: 'message-secondary', label: 'Secondary Message: source' },
+            { value: 'message-set', label: 'Primary Message' },
+            { value: 'message-secondary', label: 'Secondary Message' },
           ]}
         />
         <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.action?.message}</Panel.Error>
@@ -96,7 +97,12 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
         <>
           <label>
             Text (leave empty for no change)
-            <Input {...register(`outputs.${index}.text`)} fluid placeholder='eg: Timer is finished' />
+            <TemplateInput
+              {...register(`outputs.${index}.text`)}
+              value={watch(`outputs.${index}.text`) ?? ''}
+              fluid
+              placeholder='eg: Timer is finished'
+            />
             <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.text?.message}</Panel.Error>
           </label>
           <label>
@@ -120,31 +126,48 @@ export default function OntimeActionForm({
       )}
 
       {selectedAction === 'message-secondary' && (
-        <label>
-          Timer secondary source
-          <Select<SecondarySource | 'null' | null>
-            onValueChange={(value) => {
-              // null -> no selection
-              if (value === null) return;
-              // 'null' -> clear the secondary source
-              if (value === 'null') {
-                setValue(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`, null, { shouldDirty: true });
-                return;
-              }
-              setValue(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`, value, { shouldDirty: true });
-            }}
-            value={watch(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`)}
-            options={[
-              { value: null, label: 'Select secondary source' },
-              { value: 'aux1', label: 'Auxiliary timer 1' },
-              { value: 'aux2', label: 'Auxiliary timer 2' },
-              { value: 'aux3', label: 'Auxiliary timer 3' },
-              { value: 'secondary', label: 'Secondary' },
-              { value: 'null', label: 'None' }, // allow the user to clear the secondary source
-            ]}
-          />
-          <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.secondarySource?.message}</Panel.Error>
-        </label>
+        <>
+          <label>
+            Text (leave empty for no change)
+            <TemplateInput
+              {...register(`outputs.${index}.text`)}
+              value={watch(`outputs.${index}.text`) ?? ''}
+              fluid
+              placeholder='eg: Next up: keynote'
+            />
+            <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.text?.message}</Panel.Error>
+          </label>
+          <label>
+            Timer secondary source
+            <Select<SecondarySource | 'no-change' | 'null' | null>
+              onValueChange={(value) => {
+                // null -> no selection
+                if (value === null) return;
+                // no-change -> leave the current secondary source untouched
+                if (value === 'no-change') {
+                  setValue(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`, undefined, { shouldDirty: true });
+                  return;
+                }
+                // 'null' -> clear the secondary source
+                if (value === 'null') {
+                  setValue(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`, null, { shouldDirty: true });
+                  return;
+                }
+                setValue(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`, value, { shouldDirty: true });
+              }}
+              value={watch(`outputs.${index}.secondarySource`) ?? 'no-change'}
+              options={[
+                { value: 'no-change', label: 'No change' },
+                { value: 'aux1', label: 'Auxiliary timer 1' },
+                { value: 'aux2', label: 'Auxiliary timer 2' },
+                { value: 'aux3', label: 'Auxiliary timer 3' },
+                { value: 'secondary', label: 'Secondary' },
+                { value: 'null', label: 'None' }, // allow the user to clear the secondary source
+              ]}
+            />
+            <Panel.Error>{rowErrors?.secondarySource?.message}</Panel.Error>
+          </label>
+        </>
       )}
 
       <div className={style.test}>{children}</div>

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/TriggersList.tsx

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function TriggersList(props: TriggersListProps) {
           <tbody>
             {!showForm && triggers.length === 0 && (
               <Panel.TableEmpty
-                label='Create an automation to attach triggers to'
+                label='Create a trigger to run an automation'
                 handleClick={canAdd ? () => setShowForm(true) : undefined}
               />
             )}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/template-input/TemplateInput.module.scss

@@ -1,29 +1,67 @@
-.wrapper {
+.inputShell {
   position: relative;
 }
 
-.suggestions {
-  background: $gray-1250;
-  color: $ui-white;
-
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 100%;
-  left: 0;
+.fluid {
   width: 100%;
-  margin: 0;
-  z-index: $zindex-floating;
-  padding-block: 0.25rem;
+}
 
-  max-height: 200px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
+.input {
+  padding-right: 2rem;
+}
+
+.expandButton {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  right: 0.25rem;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+}
+
+.positioner {
+  outline: 0;
+}
+
+.popup {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  min-width: var(--anchor-width);
+  max-width: var(--available-width);
+  border: 1px solid $gray-1000;
+  border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
+  background: $gray-1250;
   color: $label-gray;
+}
 
-  li {
-    padding: 0.25rem;
-  }
+.list {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  max-height: min(20rem, var(--available-height));
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  overscroll-behavior: contain;
+  padding-block: 0.25rem;
+  outline: 0;
+}
 
-  li:hover {
+.item {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  outline: 0;
+  cursor: default;
+  user-select: none;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+
+  &[data-highlighted] {
     color: $ui-white;
     background: $blue-700;
   }
 }
+
+.expandedEditor {
+  min-height: min(18rem, 45vh);
+  font-family: monospace;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
+.footerHint {
+  margin-right: auto;
+  color: $label-gray;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/template-input/TemplateInput.tsx

@@ -1,69 +1,258 @@
-import { mergeRefs, useClickOutside } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { forwardRef, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Autocomplete as BaseAutocomplete } from '@base-ui/react/autocomplete';
+import type { ChangeEvent, ReactNode, Ref } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { IoExpandOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
-import Input, { type InputProps } from '../../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
+import Button from '../../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import IconButton from '../../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
+import { type InputProps } from '../../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
+import Textarea from '../../../../../common/components/input/textarea/Textarea';
+import Modal from '../../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
-import { makeAutoCompleteList, matchRemaining, selectFromLastTemplate } from './templateInput.utils';
+import { cx } from '../../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { makeAutoCompleteList } from './templateInput.utils';
+import { useTemplateAutocomplete } from './useTemplateAutocomplete';
 
+import inputStyle from '../../../../../common/components/input/input/Input.module.scss';
 import style from './TemplateInput.module.scss';
 
-interface TemplateInputProps extends InputProps {}
+interface TemplateInputProps extends Omit<InputProps, 'value'> {
+  ref?: Ref<HTMLInputElement>;
+  value?: string;
+}
 
-const TemplateInput = forwardRef(function TemplateInput(props: TemplateInputProps, ref) {
-  const { value, onChange, ...rest } = props;
+interface TemplateEditorModalProps {
+  autocompleteList: string[];
+  isOpen: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onSave: (value: string) => void;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+type TemplateAutocompleteState = ReturnType<typeof useTemplateAutocomplete<HTMLInputElement>>;
+
+interface TemplateAutocompleteRootProps {
+  autocomplete: TemplateAutocompleteState;
+  children: ReactNode;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+function assignRef<T>(ref: Ref<T> | undefined, value: T | null) {
+  if (typeof ref === 'function') {
+    ref(value);
+  } else if (ref) {
+    ref.current = value;
+  }
+}
+
+function emitInputChange(name: string | undefined, value: string, onChange: InputProps['onChange']) {
+  onChange?.({
+    target: { name, value },
+    currentTarget: { name, value },
+  } as ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
+}
+
+export default function TemplateInput({
+  className,
+  disabled,
+  fluid,
+  height = 'medium',
+  onChange,
+  readOnly,
+  ref,
+  value,
+  variant = 'subtle',
+  ...rest
+}: TemplateInputProps) {
   const { data } = useCustomFields();
-  const localRef = useClickOutside(() => setShowSuggestions(false));
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+  const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(value || '');
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false);
 
   const autocompleteList = useMemo(() => {
     return makeAutoCompleteList(data);
   }, [data]);
 
-  const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(value || '');
-  const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState<string[]>([]);
-  const [showSuggestions, setShowSuggestions] = useState(false);
+  const updateInputValue = useCallback(
+    (nextValue: string) => {
+      setInputValue(nextValue);
+      emitInputChange(rest.name, nextValue, onChange);
+    },
+    [onChange, rest.name],
+  );
 
-  const updateSuggestions = (value: string) => {
-    const template = selectFromLastTemplate(value);
-    return autocompleteList.filter((suggestion) => suggestion.startsWith(template));
+  const autocomplete = useTemplateAutocomplete(inputValue, autocompleteList, inputRef, updateInputValue);
+  const { setCursorForValue } = autocomplete;
+
+  // Keep the local autocomplete input in sync when react-hook-form resets or swaps field-array values.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const nextValue = value || '';
+    setInputValue(nextValue);
+    setCursorForValue(nextValue, nextValue.length);
+  }, [setCursorForValue, value]);
+
+  const setInputRef = useCallback(
+    (element: HTMLInputElement | null) => {
+      inputRef.current = element;
+      assignRef(ref, element);
+    },
+    [ref],
+  );
+
+  const openExpandedEditor = () => {
+    autocomplete.setShowSuggestions(false);
+    setIsExpanded(true);
   };
 
-  const handleInputChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setInputValue(event.target.value);
-
-    if (event.target.value.endsWith('{')) {
-      setShowSuggestions(true);
-      setSuggestions(updateSuggestions(event.target.value));
-    } else if (event.target.value === '' || event.target.value.endsWith('}}')) {
-      setShowSuggestions(false);
-    } else if (showSuggestions) {
-      setSuggestions(updateSuggestions(event.target.value));
-    }
-
-    onChange?.(event);
+  const closeExpandedEditor = () => {
+    setIsExpanded(false);
   };
 
-  const handleSuggestion = (value: string) => {
-    setInputValue((prev) => {
-      const remaining = matchRemaining(prev as string, value);
-      return prev + remaining;
-    });
-    setShowSuggestions(false);
+  const saveExpandedEditor = (nextValue: string) => {
+    updateInputValue(nextValue);
+    autocomplete.setCursorForValue(nextValue, nextValue.length);
+    setIsExpanded(false);
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className={style.wrapper} ref={mergeRefs(localRef, ref)}>
-      <Input value={inputValue} {...rest} onChange={handleInputChange} fluid />
-      {showSuggestions && suggestions.length > 0 && (
-        <ul className={style.suggestions}>
-          {suggestions.map((suggestion) => (
-            <li key={suggestion} onClick={() => handleSuggestion(suggestion)}>
-              {suggestion}
-            </li>
-          ))}
-        </ul>
-      )}
-    </div>
+    <>
+      <TemplateAutocompleteRoot autocomplete={autocomplete} value={inputValue}>
+        <div className={cx([style.inputShell, fluid && style.fluid])}>
+          <BaseAutocomplete.Input
+            ref={setInputRef}
+            className={cx([
+              inputStyle.input,
+              inputStyle[variant],
+              inputStyle[height],
+              fluid && inputStyle.fluid,
+              style.input,
+              className,
+            ])}
+            {...rest}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            onClick={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            onFocus={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            onKeyUp={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            onSelect={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            readOnly={readOnly}
+          />
+          <IconButton
+            aria-label='Expand template editor'
+            className={style.expandButton}
+            disabled={disabled || readOnly}
+            onClick={openExpandedEditor}
+            size='small'
+            title='Expand template editor'
+            variant='ghosted-white'
+          >
+            <IoExpandOutline />
+          </IconButton>
+        </div>
+      </TemplateAutocompleteRoot>
+      <TemplateEditorModal
+        autocompleteList={autocompleteList}
+        isOpen={isExpanded}
+        onClose={closeExpandedEditor}
+        onSave={saveExpandedEditor}
+        value={inputValue}
+      />
+    </>
   );
-});
+}
 
-export default TemplateInput;
+function TemplateAutocompleteRoot({ autocomplete, children, value }: TemplateAutocompleteRootProps) {
+  return (
+    <BaseAutocomplete.Root
+      items={autocomplete.suggestions}
+      autoHighlight
+      highlightItemOnHover
+      mode='none'
+      open={autocomplete.open}
+      value={value}
+      onOpenChange={autocomplete.setShowSuggestions}
+      onValueChange={autocomplete.handleValueChange}
+    >
+      {children}
+      <TemplateSuggestionPopup />
+    </BaseAutocomplete.Root>
+  );
+}
+
+function TemplateEditorModal({ autocompleteList, isOpen, onClose, onSave, value }: TemplateEditorModalProps) {
+  const expandedInputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null);
+  const [draftValue, setDraftValue] = useState(value);
+  const autocomplete = useTemplateAutocomplete(draftValue, autocompleteList, expandedInputRef, setDraftValue);
+  const { setShowSuggestions } = autocomplete;
+
+  // Reset the draft whenever the modal opens so cancel never leaks unsaved changes.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setDraftValue(value);
+    setShowSuggestions(false);
+  }, [isOpen, setShowSuggestions, value]);
+
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    setShowSuggestions(false);
+    onClose();
+  };
+
+  const handleSave = () => {
+    setShowSuggestions(false);
+    onSave(draftValue);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      isOpen={isOpen}
+      onClose={handleClose}
+      showBackdrop
+      showCloseButton
+      title='Edit template'
+      bodyElements={
+        <TemplateAutocompleteRoot autocomplete={autocomplete} value={draftValue}>
+          <BaseAutocomplete.Input
+            autoFocus
+            className={style.expandedEditor}
+            onClick={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            onFocus={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            onKeyUp={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            onSelect={autocomplete.updateCursor}
+            render={<Textarea ref={expandedInputRef} fluid resize='none' rows={8} />}
+          />
+        </TemplateAutocompleteRoot>
+      }
+      footerElements={
+        <>
+          <span className={style.footerHint}>Start a template with {'{{'} to see autocomplete.</span>
+          <Button onClick={handleClose}>Cancel</Button>
+          <Button onClick={handleSave} variant='primary'>
+            Save
+          </Button>
+        </>
+      }
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function TemplateSuggestionPopup() {
+  return (
+    <BaseAutocomplete.Portal>
+      <BaseAutocomplete.Positioner side='bottom' align='start' className={style.positioner}>
+        <BaseAutocomplete.Popup className={style.popup}>
+          <BaseAutocomplete.List className={style.list}>
+            <BaseAutocomplete.Collection>
+              {(suggestion: string) => (
+                <BaseAutocomplete.Item key={suggestion} value={suggestion} className={style.item}>
+                  {suggestion}
+                </BaseAutocomplete.Item>
+              )}
+            </BaseAutocomplete.Collection>
+          </BaseAutocomplete.List>
+        </BaseAutocomplete.Popup>
+      </BaseAutocomplete.Positioner>
+    </BaseAutocomplete.Portal>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/template-input/__tests__/templateInput.utils.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { matchRemaining } from '../templateInput.utils';
+import { completeTemplateAtCursor, matchRemaining, selectActiveTemplate } from '../templateInput.utils';
 
 describe('matchRemaining()', () => {
   it('should return a partial string needed for autocomplete', () => {
@@ -15,3 +15,54 @@ describe('matchRemaining()', () => {
     expect(matchRemaining('test', 'test')).toBe('');
   });
 });
+
+describe('selectActiveTemplate()', () => {
+  it('returns the last unclosed template fragment', () => {
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {{event')).toBe('{{event');
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {{eventNow.title}} and {{event')).toBe('{{event');
+  });
+
+  it('ignores single braces and closed templates', () => {
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {')).toBe('');
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {{eventNow.title}}')).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('only considers templates before the cursor', () => {
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {{event}} then {{timer', 14)).toBe('');
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {{event}} then {{timer', 27)).toBe('{{timer');
+  });
+
+  it('selects a partial template when the cursor is inside a completed template', () => {
+    expect(selectActiveTemplate('send {{timer.current}} after', 12)).toBe('{{timer');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('completeTemplateAtCursor()', () => {
+  it('completes the active template before the cursor', () => {
+    expect(completeTemplateAtCursor('send {{timer after', '{{timer.current}}', 12)).toEqual({
+      value: 'send {{timer.current}} after',
+      cursorIndex: 22,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('preserves text before and after the cursor', () => {
+    expect(completeTemplateAtCursor('before {{event after', '{{eventNow.title}}', 14)).toEqual({
+      value: 'before {{eventNow.title}} after',
+      cursorIndex: 25,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('preserves a following template when completing between templates', () => {
+    expect(completeTemplateAtCursor('{{clock}} and {{timer then {{eventNow.title}}', '{{timer.current}}', 21)).toEqual({
+      value: '{{clock}} and {{timer.current}} then {{eventNow.title}}',
+      cursorIndex: 31,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('replaces the whole template when the cursor is inside a completed template', () => {
+    expect(completeTemplateAtCursor('before {{timer.current}} after', '{{timer.duration}}', 15)).toEqual({
+      value: 'before {{timer.duration}} after',
+      cursorIndex: 25,
+    });
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/template-input/templateInput.utils.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ const eventStaticPropertiesNext = [
   '{{eventNext.delay}}',
 ];
 
+const groupStaticPropertiesNow = [
+  '{{groupNow.id}}',
+  '{{groupNow.title}}',
+  '{{groupNow.note}}',
+  '{{groupNow.colour}}',
+  '{{groupNow.timeStart}}',
+  '{{groupNow.timeEnd}}',
+  '{{groupNow.duration}}',
+];
+
 const staticAuxProperties = (index: 1 | 2 | 3) => [
   `{{auxtimer${index}.current}}`,
   `{{auxtimer${index}.duration}}`,
@@ -75,12 +85,19 @@ export function makeAutoCompleteList(customFields: CustomFields): string[] {
     ...Object.entries(customFields).map(([key]) => `{{eventNow.custom.${key}}}`),
     ...eventStaticPropertiesNext,
     ...Object.entries(customFields).map(([key]) => `{{eventNext.custom.${key}}}`),
+    ...groupStaticPropertiesNow,
+    ...Object.entries(customFields).map(([key]) => `{{groupNow.custom.${key}}}`),
     ...staticAuxProperties(1),
     ...staticAuxProperties(2),
     ...staticAuxProperties(3),
   ];
 }
 
+interface TemplateCompletion {
+  cursorIndex: number;
+  value: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the partial string b needed to autocomplete string a
  * @example matchRemaining('te', 'test') -> 'st'
@@ -111,13 +128,54 @@ export function matchRemaining(a: string, b: string) {
   return '';
 }
 
-/**
- * Selects the last starting template in a string
- */
-export function selectFromLastTemplate(text: string) {
-  const lastBraceIndex = text.lastIndexOf('{{');
-  if (lastBraceIndex !== -1) {
-    return text.slice(lastBraceIndex);
+function getActiveTemplateRange(text: string, cursorIndex = text.length) {
+  const textBeforeCursor = text.slice(0, cursorIndex);
+  const start = textBeforeCursor.lastIndexOf('{{');
+  if (start === -1) {
+    return null;
   }
-  return '';
+
+  const closeBeforeCursor = textBeforeCursor.lastIndexOf('}}');
+  if (closeBeforeCursor > start) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const closeAfterStart = text.indexOf('}}', start);
+  const nextStartAfterCursor = text.indexOf('{{', cursorIndex);
+  const closesBeforeNextTemplate = nextStartAfterCursor === -1 || closeAfterStart < nextStartAfterCursor;
+  const end = closeAfterStart !== -1 && closesBeforeNextTemplate ? closeAfterStart + 2 : cursorIndex;
+
+  return {
+    end,
+    start,
+    template: text.slice(start, cursorIndex),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Selects the last unclosed starting template before the cursor.
+ */
+export function selectActiveTemplate(text: string, cursorIndex = text.length) {
+  return getActiveTemplateRange(text, cursorIndex)?.template ?? '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Replaces the active template fragment before the cursor with the selected suggestion.
+ */
+export function completeTemplateAtCursor(
+  text: string,
+  suggestion: string,
+  cursorIndex = text.length,
+): TemplateCompletion {
+  const activeTemplateRange = getActiveTemplateRange(text, cursorIndex);
+  if (!activeTemplateRange) {
+    const value = text + matchRemaining(text, suggestion);
+    return { value, cursorIndex: value.length };
+  }
+
+  const value = `${text.slice(0, activeTemplateRange.start)}${suggestion}${text.slice(activeTemplateRange.end)}`;
+  return {
+    value,
+    cursorIndex: activeTemplateRange.start + suggestion.length,
+  };
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/automations-panel/template-input/useTemplateAutocomplete.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { Autocomplete as BaseAutocomplete } from '@base-ui/react/autocomplete';
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useState, type RefObject } from 'react';
+
+import { completeTemplateAtCursor, selectActiveTemplate } from './templateInput.utils';
+
+type TemplateElement = HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement;
+
+function getCursorIndex(element: TemplateElement | null, fallback: string) {
+  return element?.selectionStart ?? fallback.length;
+}
+
+function focusCursor(element: TemplateElement | null, cursorIndex: number) {
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    element?.focus();
+    element?.setSelectionRange(cursorIndex, cursorIndex);
+  });
+}
+
+export function useTemplateAutocomplete<T extends TemplateElement>(
+  value: string,
+  autocompleteList: string[],
+  elementRef: RefObject<T | null>,
+  onValueChange: (value: string) => void,
+) {
+  const [showSuggestions, setShowSuggestions] = useState(false);
+  const [cursor, setCursor] = useState(value.length);
+
+  const activeTemplate = selectActiveTemplate(value, cursor);
+  const suggestions = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!activeTemplate) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    return autocompleteList.filter((suggestion) => suggestion.startsWith(activeTemplate));
+  }, [activeTemplate, autocompleteList]);
+
+  const setCursorForValue = useCallback((nextValue: string, cursorIndex: number) => {
+    setCursor(cursorIndex);
+    setShowSuggestions(Boolean(selectActiveTemplate(nextValue, cursorIndex)));
+  }, []);
+
+  const updateCursor = useCallback(() => {
+    const cursorIndex = getCursorIndex(elementRef.current, value);
+    setCursorForValue(value, cursorIndex);
+  }, [elementRef, setCursorForValue, value]);
+
+  const handleValueChange = useCallback(
+    (nextValue: string, eventDetails: BaseAutocomplete.Root.ChangeEventDetails) => {
+      if (eventDetails.reason === 'item-press') {
+        eventDetails.cancel();
+        const completed = completeTemplateAtCursor(value, nextValue, cursor);
+        setCursorForValue(completed.value, completed.cursorIndex);
+        onValueChange(completed.value);
+        focusCursor(elementRef.current, completed.cursorIndex);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const cursorIndex = getCursorIndex(elementRef.current, nextValue);
+      setCursorForValue(nextValue, cursorIndex);
+      onValueChange(nextValue);
+    },
+    [cursor, elementRef, onValueChange, setCursorForValue, value],
+  );
+
+  return {
+    handleValueChange,
+    open: showSuggestions && suggestions.length > 0,
+    setCursorForValue,
+    setShowSuggestions,
+    suggestions,
+    updateCursor,
+  };
+}

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/manage-panel/sources-panel/SourcesPanel.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import type {
+  ImportedFields,
+  RundownImportMode,
   SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
   SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata,
   SpreadsheetWorksheetOptions,
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ import Info from '../../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import ExternalLink from '../../../../../common/components/link/external-link/ExternalLink';
 import Modal from '../../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
 import useRundown from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
-import { validateExcelImport } from '../../../../../common/utils/uploadUtils';
+import { removeFileExtension, validateExcelImport } from '../../../../../common/utils/uploadUtils';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import GSheetSetup from './GSheetSetup';
 import SheetImportEditor from './sheet-import/SheetImportEditor';
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ const googleSheetDocsUrl = 'https://docs.getontime.no/features/import-spreadshee
 type ActiveSource =
   | {
       kind: 'excel';
+      fileName: string;
       worksheetNames: string[];
       initialWorksheetMetadata: SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata | null;
       closedByUser: boolean;
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
   const [activeSource, setActiveSource] = useState<ActiveSource | null>(null);
 
   const { data: currentRundown } = useRundown();
-  const { importRundown } = useSpreadsheetImport();
+  const { applyImport } = useSpreadsheetImport();
 
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
       const worksheetOptions = await uploadExcel(fileToUpload);
       setActiveSource({
         kind: 'excel',
+        fileName: fileToUpload.name,
         worksheetNames: worksheetOptions.worksheets,
         initialWorksheetMetadata: worksheetOptions.metadata,
         closedByUser: false,
@@ -126,21 +130,32 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
     setError('');
   };
 
-  const handleApplyImport = async (preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse) => {
+  const handleApplyImport = async (
+    preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
+    mode: RundownImportMode,
+    newRundownTitle: string,
+    providedFields: ImportedFields,
+  ) => {
+    if (mode === 'new') {
+      const title = newRundownTitle.trim() || preview.rundown.title;
+      await applyImport({ mode: 'new', rundown: { ...preview.rundown, title }, customFields: preview.customFields });
+      handleFinished();
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (!currentRundown) {
       throw new Error('No current rundown loaded');
     }
 
-    await importRundown(
-      {
-        [currentRundown.id]: {
-          ...preview.rundown,
-          id: currentRundown.id,
-          title: currentRundown.title,
-        },
-      },
-      preview.customFields,
-    );
+    // override or merge into the current rundown; merge uses providedFields to know which columns
+    // the sheet supplied so matched events keep the rest (e.g. automations)
+    await applyImport({
+      mode,
+      targetRundownId: currentRundown.id,
+      rundown: preview.rundown,
+      customFields: preview.customFields,
+      providedFields,
+    });
     handleFinished();
   };
 
@@ -208,6 +223,13 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
     if (activeSource.kind === 'excel') return 'excel';
     return `gsheet:${activeSource.sheetId}`;
   })();
+  // suggested name when importing into a new rundown: the spreadsheet file name (without extension)
+  // for Excel, or the document title for Google Sheets
+  const spreadsheetName = (() => {
+    if (!activeSource) return '';
+    if (activeSource.kind === 'excel') return removeFileExtension(activeSource.fileName);
+    return activeSource.title;
+  })();
 
   return (
     <Panel.Section>
@@ -287,6 +309,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
           bodyElements={
             <SheetImportEditor
               sourceKey={sourceKey ?? 'spreadsheet'}
+              defaultRundownName={spreadsheetName}
               worksheetNames={activeSource?.worksheetNames ?? []}
               initialMetadata={activeSource?.initialWorksheetMetadata ?? null}
               loadMetadata={loadWorksheetMetadata}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { RundownImportMode, SpreadsheetPreviewResponse } from 'ontime-types';
+import { isOntimeEvent, isPlayableEvent, Playback } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import Button from '../../../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import { usePlayback, useSelectedEventId } from '../../../../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+
+interface ApplyImportButtonProps {
+  preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse | null;
+  mode: RundownImportMode;
+  disabled: boolean;
+  loading: boolean;
+  onApply: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply action for the spreadsheet import.
+ * Subscribes to playback state on its own so playback updates do not re-render the whole editor.
+ * Requires a second click to confirm when applying would stop a running playback.
+ */
+export default function ApplyImportButton({ preview, mode, disabled, loading, onApply }: ApplyImportButtonProps) {
+  const playback = usePlayback();
+  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+
+  // the loaded (playing) event loses its playback unless it still exists as a playable event after the import
+  const loadedEntry = loadedEventId ? preview?.rundown.entries[loadedEventId] : undefined;
+  const willLoadedEventBeOverriden = !(
+    loadedEntry !== undefined &&
+    isOntimeEvent(loadedEntry) &&
+    isPlayableEvent(loadedEntry)
+  );
+
+  // applying stops playback when creating a new rundown, or when the playing event does not survive
+  const willStopPlayback = playback !== Playback.Stop && (mode === 'new' || willLoadedEventBeOverriden);
+
+  // two-step confirmation before applying an import that stops playback
+  const [confirmStop, setConfirmStop] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setConfirmStop(false);
+  }, [mode, preview]);
+
+  const handleClick = () => {
+    if (willStopPlayback && !confirmStop) {
+      setConfirmStop(true);
+      return;
+    }
+    onApply();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Button variant='primary' onClick={handleClick} disabled={disabled} loading={loading}>
+      {willStopPlayback && confirmStop ? 'Confirm — stop playback & apply import' : 'Apply import'}
+    </Button>
+  );
+}

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

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.importModeTrigger {
+  min-width: 12rem;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+}
+
 .addColumnTrigger {
   justify-content: center;
   white-space: nowrap;

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

@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
-import type { SpreadsheetPreviewResponse, SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata } from 'ontime-types';
+import type {
+  ImportedFields,
+  RundownImportMode,
+  SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
+  SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import type { ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { IoArrowUpOutline, IoEye } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { IoArrowUpOutline, IoCheckmark, IoChevronDown, IoEye, IoWarningOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import Button from '../../../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuOption } from '../../../../../../common/components/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu';
+import Input from '../../../../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import Select from '../../../../../../common/components/select/Select';
 import * as Panel from '../../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
+import ApplyImportButton from './ApplyImportButton';
+import { isIdColumnMapped } from './importMapUtils';
 import PreviewTable from './preview/PreviewTable';
 import SheetImportMappingPane from './SheetImportMappingPane';
 import { useSheetImportForm } from './useSheetImportForm';
@@ -13,17 +23,46 @@ import style from './SheetImportEditor.module.scss';
 
 interface SheetImportEditorProps {
   sourceKey: string;
+  defaultRundownName: string;
   worksheetNames: string[];
   initialMetadata: SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata | null;
   loadMetadata: (worksheet: string) => Promise<SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata>;
   previewImport: (importMap: ImportMap) => Promise<SpreadsheetPreviewResponse>;
-  onApply: (preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse) => Promise<void>;
+  onApply: (
+    preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
+    mode: RundownImportMode,
+    newRundownTitle: string,
+    providedFields: ImportedFields,
+  ) => Promise<void>;
   onCancel: () => void;
   onExport?: (importMap: ImportMap) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
+const importModeOptions: Array<{
+  value: RundownImportMode;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+}> = [
+  {
+    value: 'override',
+    label: 'Replace current rundown',
+    description: 'Spreadsheet data completely replaces current rundown',
+  },
+  {
+    value: 'merge',
+    label: 'Merge with current rundown',
+    description: 'Merge entries referencing their IDs, entries not present in spreadsheet rundown are deleted',
+  },
+  {
+    value: 'new',
+    label: 'New rundown',
+    description: 'Create a new rundown to import the data into. Loads the new rundown',
+  },
+];
+
 export default function SheetImportEditor({
   sourceKey,
+  defaultRundownName,
   worksheetNames,
   initialMetadata,
   loadMetadata,
@@ -49,11 +88,16 @@ export default function SheetImportEditor({
     isBusy,
     canPreview,
     displayError,
+    importMode,
+    setImportMode,
+    newRundownTitle,
+    setNewRundownTitle,
     handlePreviewSubmit,
     handleExportSubmit,
     handleApply,
   } = useSheetImportForm({
     sourceKey,
+    defaultRundownName,
     worksheetNames,
     initialMetadata,
     loadMetadata,
@@ -62,6 +106,19 @@ export default function SheetImportEditor({
     onExport,
   });
 
+  const selectedImportMode = importModeOptions.find((option) => option.value === importMode) ?? importModeOptions[0];
+  const importModeItems = useMemo<DropdownMenuOption[]>(
+    () =>
+      importModeOptions.map((option) => ({
+        type: 'item',
+        label: option.label,
+        description: option.description,
+        icon: importMode === option.value ? IoCheckmark : undefined,
+        onClick: () => setImportMode(option.value),
+      })),
+    [importMode, setImportMode],
+  );
+
   return (
     <Panel.Section as='form' id='spreadsheet-import-workspace' className={style.editor} onSubmit={handlePreviewSubmit}>
       <Panel.InlineElements align='apart' wrap='wrap' className={style.editorToolbar}>
@@ -107,33 +164,63 @@ export default function SheetImportEditor({
       </div>
 
       {displayError && <Panel.Error>{displayError}</Panel.Error>}
-      <Panel.InlineElements align='end' wrap='wrap' className={style.editorFooter}>
-        <Button onClick={onCancel} disabled={isBusy}>
-          Cancel
-        </Button>
-        {onExport && (
-          <Button onClick={handleExportSubmit} disabled={!canPreview} loading={state.loading === 'export'}>
-            <IoArrowUpOutline />
-            Export
+      {importMode === 'merge' && !isIdColumnMapped(values) && (
+        <Panel.Description tone='warning'>
+          <IoWarningOutline /> No ID column mapped — merge matches entries by ID, so it will behave like Replace. Export
+          your rundown to a spreadsheet first to keep its IDs.
+        </Panel.Description>
+      )}
+      <Panel.InlineElements align='apart' wrap='wrap' className={style.editorFooter}>
+        <Panel.InlineElements wrap='wrap'>
+          <label className={style.worksheetControl}>
+            <span className={style.worksheetLabel}>Import mode</span>
+            <DropdownMenu
+              render={<Button className={style.importModeTrigger} variant='subtle-white' />}
+              items={importModeItems}
+            >
+              {selectedImportMode.label}
+              <IoChevronDown />
+            </DropdownMenu>
+          </label>
+          {importMode === 'new' && (
+            <label className={style.worksheetControl}>
+              <span className={style.worksheetLabel}>New rundown name</span>
+              <Input
+                value={newRundownTitle}
+                onChange={(event) => setNewRundownTitle(event.target.value)}
+                placeholder={state.preview?.rundown.title || 'Imported rundown'}
+                aria-label='New rundown name'
+              />
+            </label>
+          )}
+        </Panel.InlineElements>
+        <Panel.InlineElements wrap='wrap'>
+          <Button onClick={onCancel} disabled={isBusy}>
+            Cancel
           </Button>
-        )}
-        <Button
-          variant={state.preview ? undefined : 'primary'}
-          onClick={handlePreviewSubmit}
-          disabled={!canPreview}
-          loading={state.loading === 'preview'}
-        >
-          <IoEye />
-          Preview import
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          variant='primary'
-          onClick={handleApply}
-          disabled={!state.preview || isBusy}
-          loading={state.loading === 'apply'}
-        >
-          Apply import
-        </Button>
+          {onExport && (
+            <Button onClick={handleExportSubmit} disabled={!canPreview} loading={state.loading === 'export'}>
+              <IoArrowUpOutline />
+              Export
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          <Button
+            variant={state.preview ? undefined : 'primary'}
+            onClick={handlePreviewSubmit}
+            disabled={!canPreview}
+            loading={state.loading === 'preview'}
+          >
+            <IoEye />
+            Preview import
+          </Button>
+          <ApplyImportButton
+            preview={state.preview}
+            mode={importMode}
+            disabled={!state.preview || isBusy}
+            loading={state.loading === 'apply'}
+            onApply={handleApply}
+          />
+        </Panel.InlineElements>
       </Panel.InlineElements>
     </Panel.Section>
   );

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/sheet-import/__tests__/importMapUtils.test.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
   builtInFieldDefs,
   convertToImportMap,
   createDefaultFormValues,
+  defaultImportMode,
   getImportWarnings,
+  getPersistedImportMode,
+  getProvidedImportFields,
   getResolvedCustomFields,
+  isIdColumnMapped,
+  persistImportMode,
 } from '../importMapUtils';
 
 const cueIndex = builtInFieldDefs.findIndex((field) => field.label === 'Cue');
 const titleIndex = builtInFieldDefs.findIndex((field) => field.label === 'Title');
+const idIndex = builtInFieldDefs.findIndex((field) => field.importKey === 'id');
 
 describe('getImportWarnings()', () => {
   it('warns when two mappings target the same spreadsheet column', () => {
@@ -128,3 +134,64 @@ describe('convertToImportMap()', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getProvidedImportFields()', () => {
+  it('reports the mapped built-in and custom fields the sheet supplies', () => {
+    const values = createDefaultFormValues();
+    values.builtIn[titleIndex] = { header: 'title', enabled: true };
+    values.builtIn[cueIndex] = { header: '', enabled: false };
+    values.custom = [{ ontimeName: 'ignored', importName: 'FOH/Monitor' }];
+
+    const provided = getProvidedImportFields(convertToImportMap(values));
+
+    // enabled built-in mappings are reported as event fields, disabled ones are not
+    expect(provided.event).toContain('title');
+    expect(provided.event).not.toContain('cue');
+    // the id column is only used for matching, never overwritten
+    expect(provided.event).not.toContain('id');
+    // custom fields are reported symmetrically by their resolved Ontime name
+    expect(provided.custom).toStrictEqual(['FOH Monitor']);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isIdColumnMapped()', () => {
+  it('is true when the ID field is enabled with a header', () => {
+    // the default form maps the ID column
+    expect(isIdColumnMapped(createDefaultFormValues())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('is false when the ID field is disabled', () => {
+    const values = createDefaultFormValues();
+    values.builtIn[idIndex] = { header: 'id', enabled: false };
+    expect(isIdColumnMapped(values)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('is false when the ID field header is blank', () => {
+    const values = createDefaultFormValues();
+    values.builtIn[idIndex] = { header: '   ', enabled: true };
+    expect(isIdColumnMapped(values)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('import mode persistence', () => {
+  const sourceKey = 'excel-test';
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to override when nothing is persisted', () => {
+    expect(getPersistedImportMode(sourceKey)).toBe('override');
+    expect(defaultImportMode).toBe('override');
+  });
+
+  it('round-trips a persisted value', () => {
+    persistImportMode(sourceKey, 'merge');
+    expect(getPersistedImportMode(sourceKey)).toBe('merge');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the default when the persisted value is invalid', () => {
+    persistImportMode(sourceKey, 'nonsense' as never);
+    expect(getPersistedImportMode(sourceKey)).toBe('override');
+  });
+});

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

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { ImportedFields, RundownImportMode } from 'ontime-types';
 import type { ImportMap } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { makeStageKey } from '../../../../../../common/utils/localStorage';
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ export function createDefaultFormValues(): ImportFormValues {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether the mapping supplies an ID column. Merge matches entries by ID, so without one every
+ * imported entry gets a fresh id and nothing can reconcile with the current rundown.
+ */
+export function isIdColumnMapped(values: ImportFormValues): boolean {
+  const idIndex = builtInFieldDefs.findIndex((def) => def.importKey === 'id');
+  const field = values.builtIn[idIndex];
+  return Boolean(field?.enabled && field.header.trim());
+}
+
 function sanitiseOntimeCustomFieldLabel(importName: string): string {
   // Replace punctuation with spaces, then collapse repeated whitespace into single spaces.
   const sanitised = importName
@@ -81,6 +92,24 @@ export function getResolvedCustomFields(customFields: ImportFormValues['custom']
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the fields the import map supplies — the complete description of what the incoming data
+ * provides, for both built-in and custom fields. A merge uses this to patch exactly these fields
+ * onto a matched event and keep everything else (e.g. automations) untouched.
+ * Import-map keys are OntimeEvent field names; `worksheet`/`custom` are meta and `id` is only used
+ * for matching, not overwritten.
+ */
+export function getProvidedImportFields(importMap: ImportMap): ImportedFields {
+  const event: string[] = [];
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(importMap)) {
+    if (key === 'worksheet' || key === 'custom' || key === 'id') continue;
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && value.trim() !== '') {
+      event.push(key);
+    }
+  }
+  return { event, custom: Object.keys(importMap.custom) };
+}
+
 export function convertToImportMap(values: ImportFormValues): ImportMap {
   const custom = getResolvedCustomFields(values.custom).reduce<Record<string, string>>(
     (accumulator, { ontimeName, importName }) => {
@@ -130,12 +159,12 @@ function isPersistedFormValues(obj: unknown): obj is ImportFormValues {
 export function getPersistedImportState(sourceKey: string): { values: ImportFormValues; isPersisted: boolean } {
   const storageKey = getImportMapKey(sourceKey);
   try {
-    const raw = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
-    if (!raw) {
+    const persistedData = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+    if (!persistedData) {
       return { values: createDefaultFormValues(), isPersisted: false };
     }
 
-    const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(raw);
+    const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(persistedData);
     if (isPersistedFormValues(parsed)) {
       return { values: parsed, isPersisted: true };
     }
@@ -150,6 +179,32 @@ export function getPersistedImportState(sourceKey: string): { values: ImportForm
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * The import mode (new / merge / override) is persisted separately from the field mapping
+ * so the mapping schema guard stays untouched.
+ */
+
+/** Default import mode: replace matched elements in the current rundown */
+export const defaultImportMode: RundownImportMode = 'override';
+
+function getImportModeKey(sourceKey: string) {
+  return makeStageKey(`import-mode:${sourceKey}`);
+}
+
+/** Persists the import mode for a given source */
+export function persistImportMode(sourceKey: string, mode: RundownImportMode) {
+  localStorage.setItem(getImportModeKey(sourceKey), mode);
+}
+
+/** Reads the persisted import mode for a source, falling back to the default when absent or invalid */
+export function getPersistedImportMode(sourceKey: string): RundownImportMode {
+  const persisted = localStorage.getItem(getImportModeKey(sourceKey));
+  if (persisted === 'new' || persisted === 'merge' || persisted === 'override') {
+    return persisted;
+  }
+  return defaultImportMode;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates import mappings and generates warnings for duplicate or missing spreadsheet columns.
  */

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

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import type { SpreadsheetPreviewResponse, SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata } from 'ontime-types';
+import type {
+  ImportedFields,
+  RundownImportMode,
+  SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
+  SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useReducer, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useReducer, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useFieldArray, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { maybeAxiosError } from '../../../../../../common/api/utils';
@@ -11,8 +16,11 @@ import {
   builtInFieldDefs,
   convertToImportMap,
   getImportWarnings,
+  getPersistedImportMode,
   getPersistedImportState,
+  getProvidedImportFields,
   getResolvedCustomFields,
+  persistImportMode,
   persistImportState,
 } from './importMapUtils';
 import { deriveHeaderOptionsState } from './spreadsheetImportUtils';
@@ -100,16 +108,23 @@ function buildColumnLabels(values: ImportFormValues): string[] {
 
 interface UseSheetImportFormProps {
   sourceKey: string;
+  defaultRundownName: string;
   worksheetNames: string[];
   initialMetadata: SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata | null;
   loadMetadata: (worksheet: string) => Promise<SpreadsheetWorksheetMetadata>;
   previewImport: (importMap: ReturnType<typeof convertToImportMap>) => Promise<SpreadsheetPreviewResponse>;
-  onApply: (preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse) => Promise<void>;
+  onApply: (
+    preview: SpreadsheetPreviewResponse,
+    mode: RundownImportMode,
+    newRundownTitle: string,
+    providedFields: ImportedFields,
+  ) => Promise<void>;
   onExport?: (importMap: ReturnType<typeof convertToImportMap>) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export function useSheetImportForm({
   sourceKey,
+  defaultRundownName,
   worksheetNames,
   initialMetadata,
   loadMetadata,
@@ -170,6 +185,8 @@ export function useSheetImportForm({
   const columnLabels = buildColumnLabels(values);
 
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(importReducer, initialImportState);
+  const [importMode, setImportMode] = useState<RundownImportMode>(() => getPersistedImportMode(sourceKey));
+  const [newRundownTitle, setNewRundownTitle] = useState(defaultRundownName);
   const warnings = getImportWarnings(values, headers);
   const warningCount = Object.values(warnings).filter(Boolean).length;
   const previewRef = useRef<SpreadsheetPreviewResponse | null>(null);
@@ -182,6 +199,12 @@ export function useSheetImportForm({
     dispatch({ type: 'reset' });
   }, [initialFormValues, reset]);
 
+  // Update import mode and rundown name if the source changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setImportMode(getPersistedImportMode(sourceKey));
+    setNewRundownTitle(defaultRundownName);
+  }, [sourceKey, defaultRundownName]);
+
   // Keep the worksheet selection valid if the available worksheets change underneath the form.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (worksheetNames.length === 0) return;
@@ -241,13 +264,15 @@ export function useSheetImportForm({
 
     try {
       dispatch({ type: 'startApply' });
-      await onApply(state.preview);
+      const providedFields = getProvidedImportFields(convertToImportMap(getValues()));
+      await onApply(state.preview, importMode, newRundownTitle, providedFields);
       persistImportState(sourceKey, getValues());
+      persistImportMode(sourceKey, importMode);
       dispatch({ type: 'applySuccess' });
     } catch (error) {
       dispatch({ type: 'failure', error: maybeAxiosError(error) });
     }
-  }, [getValues, onApply, sourceKey, state.preview]);
+  }, [getValues, importMode, newRundownTitle, onApply, sourceKey, state.preview]);
 
   const handleExport = useCallback(
     async (formValues: ImportFormValues) => {
@@ -300,6 +325,10 @@ export function useSheetImportForm({
     isBusy,
     canPreview,
     displayError,
+    importMode,
+    setImportMode,
+    newRundownTitle,
+    setNewRundownTitle,
     handlePreviewSubmit: handleSubmit(handlePreview),
     handleExportSubmit: handleSubmit(handleExport),
     handleApply,

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/useSpreadsheetImport.ts

@@ -1,30 +1,17 @@
-import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { CustomFields, ProjectRundowns } from 'ontime-types';
+import { RundownImportPayload } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
-import { CUSTOM_FIELDS, RUNDOWN } from '../../../../../common/api/constants';
-import { patchData } from '../../../../../common/api/db';
+import { importRundownWithOptions } from '../../../../../common/api/rundown';
 
 export default function useSpreadsheetImport() {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-
-  /** applies rundown and customFields to current project */
-  const importRundown = useCallback(
-    async (rundowns: ProjectRundowns, customFields: CustomFields) => {
-      await patchData({ rundowns, customFields });
-      // we are unable to optimistically set the rundown since we need
-      // it to be normalised
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-        queryKey: RUNDOWN,
-      });
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-        queryKey: CUSTOM_FIELDS,
-      });
-    },
-    [queryClient],
-  );
+  /** applies a spreadsheet import: override or merge into the current rundown, or create a new one */
+  const applyImport = useCallback(async (payload: RundownImportPayload) => {
+    // the backend broadcasts a refetch once the rundown is parsed and applied, so the caches update
+    // through that single path rather than racing it with an optimistic write from here
+    await importRundownWithOptions(payload);
+  }, []);
 
   return {
-    importRundown,
+    applyImport,
   };
 }

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/playback/playback-timer/PlaybackTimer.module.scss

@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
   margin-right: 0.25rem;
 }
 
+.tagOvertime {
+  color: $playback-over;
+}
+
 .time {
   color: $section-white;
   font-size: $text-body-size;

apps/client/src/features/control/playback/playback-timer/PlaybackTimer.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { MaybeNumber, Playback, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
-import { dayInMs, millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 
 import AppLink from '../../../../common/components/link/app-link/AppLink';
 import Tooltip from '../../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import useReport from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useReport';
-import { useTimer } from '../../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
-import { formatDuration } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
+import { useTimerProgress } from '../../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { formatDuration, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import TimerDisplay from '../timer-display/TimerDisplay';
 
 import style from './PlaybackTimer.module.scss';
@@ -24,15 +25,14 @@ function resolveAddedTimeLabel(addedTime: number) {
 }
 
 export default function PlaybackTimer({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  const timer = useTimer();
+  'use memo';
+  const timer = useTimerProgress();
 
   const isRolling = timer.playback === Playback.Roll;
   const isWaiting = timer.phase === TimerPhase.Pending;
   const isOvertime = timer.phase === TimerPhase.Overtime;
   const hasAddedTime = Boolean(timer.addedTime);
-
   const rollLabel = isRolling ? 'Roll mode active' : '';
-
   const addedTimeLabel = resolveAddedTimeLabel(timer.addedTime);
 
   return (
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ export default function PlaybackTimer({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
         {isWaiting ? (
           <span className={style.rolltag}>Roll: Countdown to start</span>
         ) : (
-          <RunningStatus startedAt={timer.startedAt} expectedFinish={timer.expectedFinish} playback={timer.playback} />
+          <RunningStatus
+            startedAt={timer.startedAt}
+            expectedFinish={timer.expectedFinish}
+            isStopped={timer.playback === Playback.Stop}
+            isCountToEnd={timer.isCountToEnd}
+            isOvertime={isOvertime}
+          />
         )}
       </div>
       {children}
@@ -62,16 +68,18 @@ export default function PlaybackTimer({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
 interface RunningStatusProps {
   startedAt: MaybeNumber;
   expectedFinish: MaybeNumber;
-  playback: Playback;
+  isStopped: boolean;
+  isCountToEnd: boolean;
+  isOvertime: boolean;
 }
-function RunningStatus({ startedAt, expectedFinish, playback }: RunningStatusProps) {
-  if (playback === Playback.Stop) {
+
+function RunningStatus({ startedAt, expectedFinish, isStopped, isCountToEnd, isOvertime }: RunningStatusProps) {
+  if (isStopped) {
     return <StoppedStatus />;
   }
 
   const started = millisToString(startedAt);
-  const finishedMs = expectedFinish !== null ? expectedFinish % dayInMs : null;
-  const finish = millisToString(finishedMs);
+  const finish = millisToString(expectedFinish === null ? null : normaliseWallClock(expectedFinish));
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -80,7 +88,9 @@ function RunningStatus({ startedAt, expectedFinish, playback }: RunningStatusPro
         <span className={style.time}>{started}</span>
       </span>
       <span className={style.finish}>
-        <span className={style.tag}>Expect end</span>
+        <span className={cx([style.tag, isOvertime && style.tagOvertime])}>
+          {isCountToEnd ? 'Scheduled end' : 'Expected end'}
+        </span>
         <span className={style.time}>{finish}</span>
       </span>
     </>

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/Rundown.tsx

@@ -105,12 +105,29 @@ export default function Rundown({ order, flatOrder, entries, id, rundownMetadata
     handleCollapseGroup,
   });
 
+  // Jump to the current element on demand: the running event in Run mode, the edit cursor otherwise.
+  // Scrolls only (no selection change) so jumping to the running event does not hijack the edit cursor.
+  const jumpToCurrent = useCallback(() => {
+    const targetId = editorMode === AppMode.Run ? featureData?.selectedEventId : cursor;
+    if (!targetId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Open parent group if the target is inside a collapsed group
+    const entry = entries[targetId];
+    if (entry && 'parent' in entry) {
+      expandGroup(entry.parent);
+    }
+    scrollToEntry(targetId);
+  }, [editorMode, featureData?.selectedEventId, cursor, entries, expandGroup, scrollToEntry]);
+
   // Keyboard shortcuts
   useRundownKeyboard({
     cursor,
     commands,
     clearSelectedEvents,
     setEntryCopyId,
+    jumpToCurrent,
   });
 
   // DND handlers
@@ -322,7 +339,9 @@ export default function Rundown({ order, flatOrder, entries, id, rundownMetadata
             increaseViewportBy={{ top: 200, bottom: 400 }}
             style={{ height: '100%' }}
             components={{
-              Header: isEditMode ? () => <QuickAddButtons previousEventId={null} parentGroup={null} /> : undefined,
+              Header: isEditMode
+                ? () => <QuickAddButtons previousEventId={null} nextEventId={order[0]} parentGroup={null} />
+                : undefined,
               Footer: () => (
                 <>
                   {isEditMode && (

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 +13,127 @@ 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='Jump to current entry'>
+              <Combo keys={[deviceAlt, 'L']} />
+            </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/entry-editor/composite/EventEditorTimes.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Switch from '../../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
 import Tooltip from '../../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import { millisToDelayString } from '../../../../common/utils/dateConfig';
-import { formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
+import { formatTime, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import TimeInputFlow from '../../time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow';
 
 import style from '../EntryEditor.module.scss';
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
   };
 
   const hasDelay = delay !== 0;
+  const delayedStart = normaliseWallClock(timeStart + delay);
+  const delayedEnd = normaliseWallClock(timeEnd + delay);
   const delayLabel = hasDelay
-    ? `Event is ${millisToDelayString(delay, 'expanded')}. New schedule ${formatTime(timeStart + delay)} → ${formatTime(timeEnd + delay)}`
+    ? `Event is ${millisToDelayString(delay, 'expanded')}. New schedule ${formatTime(delayedStart)} → ${formatTime(delayedEnd)}`
     : '';
 
   return (
@@ -86,7 +88,6 @@ function EventEditorTimes({
               timeStrategy={timeStrategy}
               linkStart={linkStart}
               delay={delay}
-              countToEnd={countToEnd}
               showLabels
             />
           </div>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/quick-add-buttons/QuickAddButtons.tsx

@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@ import style from './QuickAddButtons.module.scss';
 
 interface QuickAddButtonsProps {
   previousEventId: MaybeString;
+  nextEventId?: MaybeString;
   parentGroup: MaybeString;
   backgroundColor?: string;
 }
 
 export default memo(QuickAddButtons);
-function QuickAddButtons({ previousEventId, parentGroup, backgroundColor }: QuickAddButtonsProps) {
+function QuickAddButtons({ previousEventId, nextEventId, parentGroup, backgroundColor }: QuickAddButtonsProps) {
   const { addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const appendOptions = previousEventId ? { after: previousEventId, lastEventId: previousEventId } : undefined;
+  const prependOptions = nextEventId ? { before: nextEventId } : undefined;
+  const insertionOptions = appendOptions ?? prependOptions;
 
   const addEvent = () => {
     addEntry(
@@ -25,44 +29,23 @@ function QuickAddButtons({ previousEventId, parentGroup, backgroundColor }: Quic
         type: SupportedEntry.Event,
         parent: parentGroup,
       },
-      {
-        after: previousEventId,
-        lastEventId: previousEventId,
-      },
+      insertionOptions,
     );
   };
 
   const addDelay = () => {
-    addEntry(
-      { type: SupportedEntry.Delay, parent: parentGroup },
-      {
-        lastEventId: previousEventId,
-        after: previousEventId,
-      },
-    );
+    addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Delay, parent: parentGroup }, insertionOptions);
   };
 
   const addMilestone = () => {
-    addEntry(
-      { type: SupportedEntry.Milestone, parent: parentGroup },
-      {
-        lastEventId: previousEventId,
-        after: previousEventId,
-      },
-    );
+    addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Milestone, parent: parentGroup }, insertionOptions);
   };
 
   const addGroup = () => {
     if (parentGroup !== null) {
       return;
     }
-    addEntry(
-      { type: SupportedEntry.Group },
-      {
-        lastEventId: previousEventId,
-        after: previousEventId,
-      },
-    );
+    addEntry({ type: SupportedEntry.Group }, insertionOptions);
   };
 
   /**

apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownCommands.ts

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function useRundownCommands({
       addEntry(patch, {
         after: id && !above ? id : undefined,
         before: id && above ? id : undefined,
-        lastEventId: !above && id ? id : undefined,
+        lastEventId: id && !above ? id : undefined,
       });
     },
     [addEntry],

apps/client/src/features/rundown/hooks/useRundownKeyboard.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ interface UseRundownKeyboardOptions {
   };
   clearSelectedEvents: () => void;
   setEntryCopyId: (id: EntryId | null, mode?: 'copy' | 'cut') => void;
+  jumpToCurrent: () => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export function useRundownKeyboard({
   commands,
   clearSelectedEvents,
   setEntryCopyId,
+  jumpToCurrent,
 }: UseRundownKeyboardOptions) {
   const scrollToEntry = useEventSelection((state) => state.scrollToEntry);
 
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ export function useRundownKeyboard({
       { preventDefault: true, usePhysicalKeys: true },
     ],
 
+    ['alt + L', () => jumpToCurrent(), { preventDefault: true, usePhysicalKeys: true }],
+
     [
       'alt + mod + ArrowDown',
       () => commands.moveEntry(cursor, 'down'),

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/RundownEvent.module.scss

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ $skip-opacity: 0.2;
   background-color: $block-bg;
   margin-block: 0.25rem;
   overflow: initial;
+  position: relative;
 
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas:
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ $skip-opacity: 0.2;
     'binder pb-actions estatus estatus'
     'binder ...        ...     ...';
 
-  grid-template-columns: $block-binder-width 3rem 1fr 3rem;
+  grid-template-columns: $block-binder-width 3rem minmax(0, 1fr) 3rem;
   grid-template-rows: 0.125rem 2rem 2rem auto 0.125rem;
   align-items: center;
   padding-right: $block-clearance;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ $skip-opacity: 0.2;
   align-items: center;
   gap: $block-clearance;
   height: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .eventTimers.editMode:hover {
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ $skip-opacity: 0.2;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
 
-  .nextTag {
+  .warningMeta {
     font-size: 1rem;
     color: $orange-500;
     letter-spacing: 0.03px;
@@ -231,6 +233,10 @@ $skip-opacity: 0.2;
     color: var(--status-color-active-override, $active-indicator);
   }
 
+  .statusIcon.countToEndStatus {
+    color: $orange-400;
+  }
+
   .statusIcon.warning {
     color: $orange-500;
   }

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/RundownEventInner.tsx

@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ function RundownEventInner({
           delay={delay}
           timeStrategy={timeStrategy}
           linkStart={linkStart}
-          countToEnd={countToEnd}
         />
       </div>
       <div className={style.titleSection}>
         <TitleEditor title={title} entryId={eventId} placeholder='Event title' className={style.eventTitle} />
-        {isNext && <span className={style.nextTag}>UP NEXT</span>}
+        {isNext && <span className={style.warningMeta}>UP NEXT</span>}
+        {!isNext && countToEnd && <span className={style.warningMeta}>COUNT TO END</span>}
       </div>
       <EventBlockPlayback
         eventId={eventId}
@@ -157,7 +157,13 @@ function RundownEventInner({
             <EndActionIcon action={endAction} className={style.statusIcon} />
           </Tooltip>
           <Tooltip text={`${countToEnd ? 'Count to End' : 'Count duration'}`} render={<span />}>
-            <LuArrowDownToLine className={`${style.statusIcon} ${countToEnd ? style.active : style.disabled}`} />
+            <LuArrowDownToLine
+              className={cx([
+                style.statusIcon,
+                countToEnd ? style.active : style.disabled,
+                countToEnd && style.countToEndStatus,
+              ])}
+            />
           </Tooltip>
           <Tooltip text={automationTooltip} render={<span />}>
             <IoFlash className={automationIconClasses} />

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/__tests__/rundownEvent.utils.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
+import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
+
 import { formatDelay } from '../rundownEvent.utils';
 
 describe('formatDelay()', () => {
   it('adds a given delay to the start time', () => {
-    const timeStart = 60000; // 1 min
-    const delay = 60000; // 1 min
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:01
+    const delay = 1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:01
     const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
     expect(result).toEqual('New start 00:02');
   });
+
+  it('wraps negative delayed starts under midnight', () => {
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 00:01
+    const delay = -2 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // -00:02
+    const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
+    expect(result).toEqual('New start 23:59');
+  });
+
+  it('wraps later-day negative delays using delay as the source of truth', () => {
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR; // 01:00
+    const delay = -(1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE); // -01:30
+    const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
+    expect(result).toEqual('New start 23:30');
+  });
+
+  it('displays positive delays as wall-clock time', () => {
+    const timeStart = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR; // 01:00
+    const delay = 1 * MILLIS_PER_HOUR + 30 * MILLIS_PER_MINUTE; // 01:30
+    const result = formatDelay(timeStart, delay);
+    expect(result).toEqual('New start 02:30');
+  });
 });

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-event/rundownEvent.utils.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import { millisToString, removeTrailingZero } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { formatDuration } from '../../../common/utils/time';
+import { formatDuration, normaliseWallClock } from '../../../common/utils/time';
 
 export function formatDelay(timeStart: number, delay: number): string | undefined {
   if (!delay) return;
 
-  const delayedStart = Math.max(0, timeStart + delay);
+  const delayedStart = normaliseWallClock(timeStart + delay);
 
   const timeTag = removeTrailingZero(millisToString(delayedStart));
   return `New start ${timeTag}`;
 }
+
 export function formatGap(gap: number, isNextDay: boolean) {
   if (gap === 0) {
     if (isNextDay) {

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/rundown/time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow.module.scss

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 
 .timerNote {
   width: 1.25em;
+  flex: 0 0 1.25em;
   color: $blue-500;
   font-size: 1.5em;
 }
 
+.timerNotePlaceholder {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
+
 .inactive {
   color: $muted-gray;
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/time-input-flow/TimeInputFlow.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import style from './TimeInputFlow.module.scss';
 
 interface TimeInputFlowProps {
   eventId: string;
-  countToEnd: boolean;
   timeStart: number;
   timeEnd: number;
   duration: number;
@@ -22,12 +21,12 @@ interface TimeInputFlowProps {
   linkStart: boolean;
   delay: number;
   showLabels?: boolean;
+  showWarnings?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default memo(TimeInputFlow);
 function TimeInputFlow({
   eventId,
-  countToEnd,
   timeStart,
   timeEnd,
   duration,
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ function TimeInputFlow({
   linkStart,
   delay,
   showLabels,
+  showWarnings = true,
 }: TimeInputFlowProps) {
   const { updateEntry, updateTimer } = useEntryActionsContext();
 
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ function TimeInputFlow({
     warnings.push('Over midnight');
   }
 
-  if (countToEnd) {
-    warnings.push('Count to End');
-  }
-
   const hasDelay = delay !== 0;
   const isLockedEnd = timeStrategy === TimeStrategy.LockEnd;
   const isLockedDuration = timeStrategy === TimeStrategy.LockDuration;
@@ -136,11 +132,19 @@ function TimeInputFlow({
         </TimeInputGroup>
       </div>
 
-      {warnings.length > 0 && (
-        <Tooltip text={warnings.join(' - ')} className={style.timerNote} data-testid='event-warning' render={<span />}>
-          <IoAlertCircleOutline />
-        </Tooltip>
-      )}
+      {showWarnings &&
+        (warnings.length > 0 ? (
+          <Tooltip
+            text={warnings.join(' - ')}
+            className={style.timerNote}
+            data-testid='event-warning'
+            render={<span />}
+          >
+            <IoAlertCircleOutline />
+          </Tooltip>
+        ) : (
+          <span className={`${style.timerNote} ${style.timerNotePlaceholder}`} aria-hidden='true' />
+        ))}
     </>
   );
 }

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>