# Override empty placeholders

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/override-empty-placeholders/2100>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 18, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/override-empty-placeholders/2100 "2019-11-18T06:08:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/michael/32/1517_2.png) [@Michael](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/override-empty-placeholders/2100/1 "2019-11-18T06:08:33Z")

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There are all kinds of places in Glide where something is written in absence of data, like for example “No incoming events” in an empty calendar view, or “New item” when adding a new list item. These strings are not configurable, which is a problem for controlling the semantics of one’s app, or to use a different language.  
There needs to be a field for configuring these strings.

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**Author:** ![Paddy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/paddy/32/8417_2.png) [@Paddy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Paddy)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/override-empty-placeholders/2100/2 "2020-09-03T19:35:16Z")

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Yes I agree this is important  
My use for calendar is logging journeys. They are not events and they are not incoming so it’s completely confusing to users when it is empty