# Lens Improvements

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-improvements/211044>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** lens\
**Created:** [December 9, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-improvements/211044 "2019-12-09T04:02:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aklys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@aklys](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aklys)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-improvements/211044/1 "2019-12-09T04:02:46Z")

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I'm guessing it is only early days. But a few added features that would be useful would be:

- More aggregations that already exist in standard visualizations such as cumulative counts
- The ability to convert a lens result into another visualization so more advanced features can be applied to it
- The ability to remove a layer if no longer desired.
- Have layers able to overlay each other with maybe an opacity controller for each layer
- Suggestions adjust to the size of the window or at least are scrollable

Like the direction though.

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**Author:** ![wylie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wylie/32/81794_2.png) [@wylie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wylie)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-improvements/211044/2 "2019-12-09T15:01:41Z")

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Hi, I'm one of the engineers who works on Lens. Thanks for the feedback on our beta!

> More aggregations that already exist in standard visualizations such as cumulative counts

We're trying to do this the right way and not rush it, but it's a high priority.

> The ability to convert a lens result into another visualization so more advanced features can be applied to it

Thanks for the feedback

> The ability to remove a layer if no longer desired.

This is possible, but not easy. [[Lens] add removing a layer to a visible location · Issue #47728 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/47728)

> Have layers able to overlay each other with maybe an opacity controller for each layer

Thanks for the suggestion

> Suggestions adjust to the size of the window or at least are scrollable

They are scrollable

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**Author:** ![aklys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@aklys](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aklys)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-improvements/211044/3 "2019-12-09T21:56:17Z")

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You guys are awesome at interacting with your customers by the way. Has to be one of the most active companies that I've seen engage so often.

> This is possible, but not easy. [[Lens] add removing a layer to a visible location · Issue #47728 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/47728)

Ahhh thanks just wasn't obvious where it was, since it is a little different to where I"m used to removing something in visualizations.

> They are scrollable

You are right. I didn't see the small scroll bar at the bottom. 🙂 and I was hoping the vertical scrolling on the mouse wheel might scroll too (some applications do this some don't) but worked out you need a mouse with the left right scroll option currently 🙂 my bad on that one.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lens-improvements/211044/4 "2020-01-06T21:56:20Z")

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