# \#ui **URL:** https://talk.openmrs.org/tag/ui/279.md [Latest](https://talk.openmrs.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://talk.openmrs.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://talk.openmrs.org/tags.md) --- ## [Exploring TailwindCSS + Shadcn for UI in OpenMRS 3.x — thoughts?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/exploring-tailwindcss-shadcn-for-ui-in-openmrs-3-x-thoughts/47222)
**Author:** [@kavinduudhara](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/kavinduudhara)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/exploring-tailwindcss-shadcn-for-ui-in-openmrs-3-x-thoughts/47222 "2025-10-10T09:39:27Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been exploring ways to modernize the OpenMRS 3.x frontend. Right now, some of the UI feels a bit rigid or dull, and I’m curious about experimenting with TailwindCSS and Shadcn/ui to give components (li… --- ## [O3 Design libraries for UI customisation](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/o3-design-libraries-for-ui-customisation/43920)
**Author:** [@horaira](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/horaira)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/o3-design-libraries-for-ui-customisation/43920 "2025-04-06T05:14:39Z")
Dear OpenMRS O3 Team, I am new to front-end design, specifically wireframing and prototyping, but I have some requirements to add additional components and possibly customize the existing flow based on local needs. I w… --- ## [OpenMRS 3: App Persistence on Login/Logout - A Thought and Question](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-3-app-persistence-on-login-logout-a-thought-and-question/44914)
**Author:** [@suubi7](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/suubi7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-3-app-persistence-on-login-logout-a-thought-and-question/44914 "2025-02-17T12:23:51Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve noticed something in OpenMRS 3 that I wanted to discuss and get your thoughts on. It seems that whenever I switch from the Home app to another app (e.g., Laboratory, Ward, etc. or even looking at a pa… --- ## [Icons in O3 RefApp epic](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/icons-in-o3-refapp-epic/41778)
**Author:** [@grace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/grace)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/icons-in-o3-refapp-epic/41778 "2024-04-04T10:35:04Z")
Just a friendly announcement in case you missed me sharing this in recent O3 squad calls: It’s painfully obvious that we need some beautification of the O3 RefApp, and the simplest way to do that is via Icons. We are alr… --- ## [Issues extending ui validators](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/issues-extending-ui-validators/38653)
**Author:** [@k4pran](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/k4pran)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/issues-extending-ui-validators/38653 "2023-10-23T17:19:01Z")
I have been working on this task and ran into some constraints and need some advise before moving forward. I am new to the project so might be overlooking something. I have added more detail and screenshots on the jira t… --- ## [UX Tools x Zeplin: The State of Design Delivery. Sign up now](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ux-tools-x-zeplin-the-state-of-design-delivery-sign-up-now/39840)
**Author:** [@thembo42](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/thembo42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ux-tools-x-zeplin-the-state-of-design-delivery-sign-up-now/39840 "2023-06-06T15:59:02Z")
hi if you have time you can join UX Tools — the research group behind the annual Design Tools Survey — recently published the first study on how product teams build from design to code. Join Taylor Palmer, co-creat… --- ## [Cannot able to create Relatives for Patients](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/cannot-able-to-create-relatives-for-patients/39207)
**Author:** [@aravindh](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/aravindh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/cannot-able-to-create-relatives-for-patients/39207 "2023-04-07T05:34:40Z")
Hey All, I am trying to create relative details for the Patient, After entering all the details finally it is sowing me successfully saved. But the entered details are not found under the Relationships profile of the pa… --- ## [UI-Commons - What binds an element to a FieldModel](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-commons-what-binds-an-element-to-a-fieldmodel/38258)
**Author:** [@k4pran](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/k4pran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-commons-what-binds-an-element-to-a-fieldmodel/38258 "2023-01-08T15:21:05Z")
What is it in UI-Commons that binds an html element to a FieldModel? The reason I ask is because in the RegistrationApp when registering a patient all the elements are bound to the inputs as expected, so when the input v… --- ## [Rename Order Drug](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/rename-order-drug/35136)
**Author:** [@vesakelmendi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/vesakelmendi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/rename-order-drug/35136 "2021-11-19T07:42:05Z")
Hi everyone, Currently, I am working on Medications Tab and I need to rename Order Drug and Drug Name. Does anyone know in which file can I modify these two: --- ## [How to rename abnormal button to another string](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-to-rename-abnormal-button-to-another-string/34922)
**Author:** [@triumf](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/triumf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-to-rename-abnormal-button-to-another-string/34922 "2021-10-25T12:09:58Z")
Hi, I want to rename the button Abnormal at Observation form e.g. at Vitals. I have checked the concept class “Abnormal” and I have renamed the concept class to something else but after that, the button wasn’t in the fo… --- ## [UgandaEMR Form Design Review](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ugandaemr-form-design-review/33769)
**Author:** [@ssmusoke](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ssmusoke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ugandaemr-form-design-review/33769 "2021-06-16T20:14:56Z")
This is a video of a review of UgandaEMR form which is consistent with the design approaches for OpenMRS 3.x based micro-frontends but which can be used to improve the overall flow of existing implementations Do leave y… --- ## [Bahmni EMR Discharge Summary Print Issue](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-emr-discharge-summary-print-issue/32801)
**Author:** [@jarerasika](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/jarerasika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-emr-discharge-summary-print-issue/32801 "2021-04-05T06:15:42Z")
Hello Team, I am facing an issue with Discharge Summary Print on dashboard in bahmni. I am trying to configure some prints under the Print button as a dropdown on the Patient Dashboard page. For that I have added configu… --- ## [Adding drug order UI to the patient dashboard(SOLVED)](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/adding-drug-order-ui-to-the-patient-dashboard-solved/32160)
**Author:** [@greenshellit](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/greenshellit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/adding-drug-order-ui-to-the-patient-dashboard-solved/32160 "2021-02-12T07:41:07Z")
OpenMRS reference application: 2.10, platform 2.3.2: Hello Everyone, I’m trying to use the drug order entry UI but I’m a little bit confused, these are the reasons why: I see in addons that Order Entry UI is meant for… --- ## [Enabling WebPack server to reload during Ui Framework Hot Reloading](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/enabling-webpack-server-to-reload-during-ui-framework-hot-reloading/25413)
**Author:** [@mozzy](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mozzy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/enabling-webpack-server-to-reload-during-ui-framework-hot-reloading/25413 "2020-11-25T01:48:18Z")
I have realized , when doing Hot Reloading with Ui framework (Module watch) , files that are compiled by the web pack server (e.g the dashboard widgets files) do not get updated until i first recompile the entire module … --- ## [Bahmni Usability Improvements](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-usability-improvements/28792)
**Author:** [@apaule](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/apaule)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-usability-improvements/28792 "2020-08-13T10:33:38Z")
As part of 2020 product goals finalised by Bahmni coalition, Nuchange is working on the goal: improving usability of Bahmni UI. To kickstart the discussions, I am sharing a list of usability improvements that we are pla… --- ## [GSOC 2020 - Android Client UI Improvements](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2020-android-client-ui-improvements/27583)
**Author:** [@aryanganotra07](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/aryanganotra07)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/gsoc-2020-android-client-ui-improvements/27583 "2020-03-28T08:26:42Z")
Hi everyone, As in this year’s GSOC, the focus is mainly on UI and performance of the OpenMRS android client. The current app’s UI is not uniform and not based on latest material design guidelines. So improvement in U… --- ## [Core Apps patient page look and feel different on desktop browsers](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/core-apps-patient-page-look-and-feel-different-on-desktop-browsers/24578)
**Author:** [@ruhanga](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ruhanga)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/core-apps-patient-page-look-and-feel-different-on-desktop-browsers/24578 "2020-02-21T06:57:54Z")
Hi all, There is a difference in the way that coreapps display some views as of the latest SNAPSHOT. An example is the patient page that displays as below in a full-sized browser window. It is possible that this could b… --- ## [Reference application 2.10-SNAPHOT UI testing](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/reference-application-2-10-snaphot-ui-testing/25198)
**Author:** [@mozzy](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mozzy)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/reference-application-2-10-snaphot-ui-testing/25198 "2019-11-10T19:22:45Z")
Hi All , as we come closer to having our Alpha-Release for Reff App 2.10 , because of some UI upgrade work that has been done during the previous time , that is Bootstrap project Upgrading to FontAwesome5 We came up … --- ## [How do I upload and view a patient image in OpenMRS 2?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-do-i-upload-and-view-a-patient-image-in-openmrs-2/3183)
**Author:** [@arjuncec](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/arjuncec)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-do-i-upload-and-view-a-patient-image-in-openmrs-2/3183 "2019-04-22T10:28:18Z")
I checked the link http://demo.openmrs.org/, but i couldnt find anywhere the option to upload/ vew the patient image. Can somebody help me to find the same? --- ## [UI Framework Error while attempting to access registration app](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-while-attempting-to-access-registration-app/8734)
**Author:** [@isears](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/isears)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-while-attempting-to-access-registration-app/8734 "2019-01-23T10:54:35Z")
I have started a local instance of openmrs with the reference application as per instructions outlined here: https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/Setting+Up+a+Development+Environment+for+OpenMRS+2.x#SettingUpaDevelo… --- ## [Getting Javascript Components to obey Globally Defined Date Formats](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-javascript-components-to-obey-globally-defined-date-formats/20820)
**Author:** [@ssmusoke](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ssmusoke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-javascript-components-to-obey-globally-defined-date-formats/20820 "2019-01-11T14:29:46Z")
As we move towards using Javascript components, I would like to kickstart a discussion on getting the components do obey globally defined date formats, in the global properties uiframework.formatter.dateFormat and uifram… --- ## [Bahmni: enforce short name as the default display name](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-enforce-short-name-as-the-default-display-name/20398)
**Author:** [@mksd](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mksd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/bahmni-enforce-short-name-as-the-default-display-name/20398 "2018-10-31T18:40:46Z")
Hi Bahmni team, I’m posting this ahead of PAT calls as we keep running into issues with the FSN vs short name conundrum. Two facts: Bahmni Config uses concepts fully specified names (FSN) as keys to unequivocally fet… --- ## [UI Framework Fragement Docs](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-fragement-docs/20166)
**Author:** [@tomtom5152](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/tomtom5152)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-fragement-docs/20166 "2018-10-17T18:17:16Z")
I’m currently trying to build a very simple UI for a module I’ve been toying with, but I’m hitting a dead end trying to find all the fragments available to me in the uicommons module, as well as any form of documentation… --- ## [Consolidated Order Entry Design](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/consolidated-order-entry-design/18350)
**Author:** [@ddesimone](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ddesimone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/consolidated-order-entry-design/18350 "2018-08-08T20:52:17Z")
While the Andela team is doing great work starting to build Order Entry functionality into the reference app, we have been thinking about coming up with a design for a consolidated order entry flow for all order types. … --- ## [Twitter Bootstrap implementation progress / Styling OpenMRS?](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/twitter-bootstrap-implementation-progress-styling-openmrs/19183)
**Author:** [@biancajembi](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/biancajembi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/twitter-bootstrap-implementation-progress-styling-openmrs/19183 "2018-07-31T15:27:14Z")
Howdy folks! UX/UI designer here looking to find out what the latest update is on implementing Twitter Bootstrap? Also, with the advent of Bootstrap being implemented, would it be possible to theme it with something lik… --- ## [Reference Application Reusable UI Components](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/reference-application-reusable-ui-components/17846)
**Author:** [@mogoodrich](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mogoodrich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/reference-application-reusable-ui-components/17846 "2018-05-07T18:41:42Z")
We’ve have some discussions about building reusuable UI widgets that can be shared across multiple OWAs so that each OWA doesn’t need to create it’s own header, patient header, breadcrumbs, etc, see: To start us movin… --- ## [UI Framework Error when following the basic tutorial](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-when-following-the-basic-tutorial/14442)
**Author:** [@krishnanspace](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/krishnanspace)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-when-following-the-basic-tutorial/14442 "2017-12-12T11:04:21Z")
So I was following the following tutorial:UI Framework Step By Step Tutorial - Documentation - OpenMRS Wiki and i created the pages and edited the pom.xml and other files as specified,but unfortunately I am getting the… --- ## [Kickstarting Integration of Twitter Bootstrap for Ref App UI for 2.6](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/kickstarting-integration-of-twitter-bootstrap-for-ref-app-ui-for-2-6/9545)
**Author:** [@ssmusoke](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ssmusoke)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/kickstarting-integration-of-twitter-bootstrap-for-ref-app-ui-for-2-6/9545 "2017-11-12T14:56:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Ideas: Look and Feel Framework for Reference Application and the Design Call Notes https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/RES/2016-12-19+Design+Forum My understanding is that there is no general… --- ## [OpenMRS Existing UI Fragments Docs](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-existing-ui-fragments-docs/12614)
**Author:** [@merovingienne](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/merovingienne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openmrs-existing-ui-fragments-docs/12614 "2017-08-10T04:54:58Z")
One problem that I had while developing UI was that I couldn't find a guide on what fragments are already there, what the fragments are that I see on different pages, and how to reuse them in my module. eg: \<%=ui.in… --- ## [JSON help - varibles and changes](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/json-help-varibles-and-changes/12463)
**Author:** [@oliebolz](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/oliebolz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/json-help-varibles-and-changes/12463 "2017-07-19T15:16:30Z")
Hello all, Sorry if this is a simple question, I am trying to get in to editing JSON UI attributes as i am trying to do some major language changes to labels. I have looked through the help on the wiki to do with t… [Next page](https://talk.openmrs.org/tag/ui/279.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=ui)