https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/have-the-sketch-component-labels-persist/idi-p/1713276 <P>When drawing a shape using the sketch component, the lines are labelled with their length. However, once the shape has been drawn, the labels disappear. It is such a cool feature but it seems like the best part has been left out. Why can't they just stay and get resized as the shape is changed?</P> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:43:22 GMT EricNagel 2026-07-08T15:43:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/have-the-sketch-component-labels-persist/idi-p/1713276 <P>When drawing a shape using the sketch component, the lines are labelled with their length. However, once the shape has been drawn, the labels disappear. It is such a cool feature but it seems like the best part has been left out. Why can't they just stay and get resized as the shape is changed?</P> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:43:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/have-the-sketch-component-labels-persist/idi-p/1713276 EricNagel 2026-07-08T15:43:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/have-the-sketch-component-labels-persist/idc-p/1714368#M546 <P>I fully agree t<SPAN>he current public API for&nbsp;</SPAN>SketchViewModel<SPAN>&nbsp;is really restrictive around sketch labels and tooltips. It would be great to have more control over both the&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="">appearance</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;of the labels and their&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="">internal measurement formatting. For example,</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;right now&nbsp;</SPAN>labelOptions<SPAN>/</SPAN>tooltipOptions<SPAN>&nbsp;derive units from the portal (metric/imperial only), so there's no supported way to show project-specific units like nautical miles or to restyle the labels.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>With some help from a coding copilot I got the behaviour I wanted, but only by co-opting internals...&nbsp;</SPAN>SegmentLabels2D<SPAN>,&nbsp;</SPAN>EditGeometryOperations.</P><P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6401104229112w986h540r196" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6401104229112" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6401104229112w986h540r196'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6401104229112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:08:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/have-the-sketch-component-labels-persist/idc-p/1714368#M546 JonathanDawe_BAS 2026-07-14T10:08:18Z