# Dashboard

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## [Theme dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/theme-dashboard/43172)

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**Author:** [@Lucabo69](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lucabo69)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 March 2021 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/theme-dashboard/43172 "2021-03-25T09:05:29Z")

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Hello, I would like to know how to modify the theme of my dashboard directly on the dashboard without going through the classic change of theme with Node RED

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## [Ui\_template css help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-css-help/43131)

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**Author:** [@achrefnajjar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/achrefnajjar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [24 March 2021 17:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-css-help/43131 "2021-03-24T17:48:28Z")

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is there any documentation on how to write a css code into ui\_template

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## [Buttons don't work from other tab?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/buttons-dont-work-from-other-tab/43127)

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**Author:** [@Myslikko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Myslikko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 March 2021 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/buttons-dont-work-from-other-tab/43127 "2021-03-24T14:57:06Z")

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Hello! i'm trying to control ui\_media node from other tab but for some unknown reason it doesn't react to cliks. with inject nodes it works fine. heres the code \[{"id":"fd48e304.074d7","type":"tab","label":"video","di…

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## [How to pass msg value to switch topic field](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-msg-value-to-switch-topic-field/43061)

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**Author:** [@ddk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ddk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 March 2021 01:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-msg-value-to-switch-topic-field/43061 "2021-03-24T01:16:22Z")

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Hi I want to set Topic filed with special expression: {{{msg.prex}}}\_test in the switch node, but it not work. How can I fix it? Thanks!!! \[{"id":"992e19b1.96722","type":"ui\_switch","z":"7c707aa7.c06c4c","name":"loo…

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## [Multiple Selection Pop Up Box](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-selection-pop-up-box/43038)

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**Author:** [@psalibe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/psalibe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 March 2021 19:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-selection-pop-up-box/43038 "2021-03-22T19:44:05Z")

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Hi All, I am wondering if there is anything out there / any way to create a pop up box similar to the OK/Cancel notifications but instead to have a few buttons on there of options for the user to select. I want this pop…

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## [MYSQL database to chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-database-to-chart/42973)

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**Author:** [@victorramos99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/victorramos99)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 March 2021 16:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-database-to-chart/42973 "2021-03-22T16:11:21Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm tryign to make a chart with the data in a mysql database. The database name is "prueba" and the table name is "prueba" too. When I deploy the flow the chart is blank and I don't know whats wrong. This …

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## [Ui\_control parameters for a line plot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-parameters-for-a-line-plot/42989)

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**Author:** [@haegar33](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/haegar33)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 March 2021 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-parameters-for-a-line-plot/42989 "2021-03-22T13:44:18Z")

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I am trying to modify a simple line plot with the msg.ui\_control variable. However I am not sure which parameters are allowed. If I follow the table here I got basically the same parameters as in the ui\_chart widget i…

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## [Beginner--Icon issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beginner-icon-issue/42904)

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**Author:** [@Barkdad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Barkdad)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [20 March 2021 00:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beginner-icon-issue/42904 "2021-03-20T00:05:04Z")

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When I use the following tag in a text node I get a carriage return before and after the icon. "i class="material-icons"\>water-percent" I do have the beginning bracket removed it so it would post in message. Can some …

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## [Lower spaces to compress output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lower-spaces-to-compress-output/42877)

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**Author:** [@Moosbueffel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Moosbueffel)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2021 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/lower-spaces-to-compress-output/42877 "2021-03-19T16:40:15Z")

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Searching for a possibilty to compress my output, I found this thread with an example to reduce space between text lines. But it's not really satisfying, because the space to the next widget will be than greater. So the…

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## [How to access your mobile phone camera in node-red dashboard without opening your LAN to the internet?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-your-mobile-phone-camera-in-node-red-dashboard-without-opening-your-lan-to-the-internet/42253)

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**Author:** [@janvda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/janvda)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2021 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-access-your-mobile-phone-camera-in-node-red-dashboard-without-opening-your-lan-to-the-internet/42253 "2021-03-19T14:56:49Z")

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Hi, I have created a node-red dashboard using a template node that is able to scan a QR code. When I access the dashboard in chrome from my iphone (connected to the same LAN) and clicking on button "Request Camera Perm…

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## [Dowloading a CSV-file via dashboard button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dowloading-a-csv-file-via-dashboard-button/10173)

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**Author:** [@Bjarne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bjarne)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2021 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dowloading-a-csv-file-via-dashboard-button/10173 "2021-03-19T14:27:09Z")

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Hello I'm pretty new to Node-red. I've already made a program that writes a CSV-file. My aim with this project is to display a link to download the file via the dashboard so the end user can download it. I've been se…

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## [Syntax Uibuilder](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-uibuilder/42875)

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**Author:** [@David2608](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/David2608)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2021 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syntax-uibuilder/42875 "2021-03-19T13:19:31Z")

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Hello together, im trying to get familiar with Uibuilder and I need some advice. I want to display the data in a simple bootstrap table but the vuejs code i used didnt worked. The data are already loaded and displa…

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## [Reducing the gap between text nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reducing-the-gap-between-text-nodes/937)

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**Author:** [@Unpuertomex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Unpuertomex)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2021 10:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reducing-the-gap-between-text-nodes/937 "2021-03-19T10:26:17Z")

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I seem to be totally missing how to do this. I want to remove the spacing between text nodes on the dashboard, this . I’ve adjusted the different settings under Site --\> Sizes but none of them seem to make a difference. …

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## [Insert SVG Image](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-svg-image/42789)

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**Author:** [@gerribaldi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerribaldi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2021 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-svg-image/42789 "2021-03-18T20:01:45Z")

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Hi, i try to insert a image to my dashboard via node-red-contrib-ui-svg. Basicly it´s working and the image is shown in my dashboard. But i can not fit the image in my goup layout - as you can see in the screenshot. Ca…

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## [Dashboard options for an old iPad](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-options-for-an-old-ipad/42638)

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**Author:** [@haegar33](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/haegar33)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2021 17:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-options-for-an-old-ipad/42638 "2021-03-18T17:16:41Z")

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Hello, I want to use my old iPad2 as a wall mounted permanent display showing my node-red dashboard. The expected problem is that not all widget elements are displayed correctly on such an old device (actually I am surp…

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## [Effect of the formatted display of date / time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/effect-of-the-formatted-display-of-date-time/42831)

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**Author:** [@franzda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/franzda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2021 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/effect-of-the-formatted-display-of-date-time/42831 "2021-03-18T17:09:36Z")

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sorry, I actually did not post my question correctly a few days ago (copy error) Here is the question in detail and correctly: It seems that the date / time is output differently if a format is given in the output: Th…

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## [Dashboard node-red-contrib-ui-led problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-node-red-contrib-ui-led-problem/41723)

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**Author:** [@smithy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smithy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2021 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-node-red-contrib-ui-led-problem/41723 "2021-03-18T13:53:25Z")

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Hi I wonder if you can help me. Both Android and IOS mobile devices seem not to be rendering the node-red-contrib-ui-led dashboard node correctly and hence not displayed entirely appearing cut off as per attachments. T…

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## [How to get the socketid inside of an Dashboard template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-the-socketid-inside-of-an-dashboard-template/42405)

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**Author:** [@mogmedia](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mogmedia)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2021 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-the-socketid-inside-of-an-dashboard-template/42405 "2021-03-18T10:53:02Z")

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Hey is it possible to get the socketid inside of an Dashboard template node via javascript? I want to get the id for a multiuser environment to display user specific content with a XMLHttpRequest inside of template node…

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## [Notify on Click](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/notify-on-click/42754)

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**Author:** [@vkuehn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vkuehn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2021 15:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/notify-on-click/42754 "2021-03-17T15:45:29Z")

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Dashboard Buttons work fine. I just have some slow things reacting on the click. Would it be Possibly to add some flash/color change reaction to the Dashboard Button for the onClick Event ? Also disabling buttons for a…

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## [Template node and chartjs data problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-and-chartjs-data-problem/42772)

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**Author:** [@umtksa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/umtksa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2021 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-and-chartjs-data-problem/42772 "2021-03-17T13:53:59Z")

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I read a lot of forum post about this topic like I am trying to get an array of data to my primitive line chart expecting a data like this \[1, 2, 3, 4, 5\] I don't have any problem unless I try to use real data on my c…

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## [Array of Object Manipulation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-of-object-manipulation/42763)

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**Author:** [@Chorum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chorum)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2021 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/array-of-object-manipulation/42763 "2021-03-17T13:54:15Z")

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Hello, i would like to take Values of Objects in an array (orr), manipulate them and put them with new added Values in a new array(urr) of Objects. The Code: let orr = \[\] let urr = \[\] let uobj let obj var k = 10 orr …

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## [Any way to display a payload in the title bar?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/any-way-to-display-a-payload-in-the-title-bar/42723)

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**Author:** [@zbyrd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zbyrd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [17 March 2021 00:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/any-way-to-display-a-payload-in-the-title-bar/42723 "2021-03-17T00:48:17Z")

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I have a dashboard that displays industrial sensor data. Each machine gets its own tab and I use a ui\_control node to change tabs every 30 seconds so all the data can be seen. However, I would like to make the system-wid…

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## [Add Iconify icons to text node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-iconify-icons-to-text-node/42657)

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**Author:** [@rguita](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rguita)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 March 2021 10:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-iconify-icons-to-text-node/42657 "2021-03-16T10:22:39Z")

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Hi all, I would like very much to add an Icon from the Iconify library to my Dashboard. After reading one article of the forum (node-red-dashboard (node) - Node-RED), I understood that this would be possible without dow…

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## [Horizontal color slider](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/horizontal-color-slider/40538)

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**Author:** [@ceysa75](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ceysa75)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [15 March 2021 01:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/horizontal-color-slider/40538 "2021-03-15T01:15:49Z")

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Hi all, I do not really like the look (or appearance) of the dashboard color picker. I just wondered if it is possible to make use of a horizontal color slider (hue slider) as shown below. Thus, I can easily choose t…

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## [Ui\_form scroll bar on the right side](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-scroll-bar-on-the-right-side/42631)

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**Author:** [@Eberhard](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Eberhard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 March 2021 22:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-scroll-bar-on-the-right-side/42631 "2021-03-14T22:09:03Z")

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The height of an ui\_form ist too low, therefore i have a scroll bar on the right side, that i want to get rid off. The actual height is 78px and it should be 100px fo loosen the scroll bar. Is there any help outside? E…

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## [Changing line thickness in ui\_chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-line-thickness-in-ui-chart/42626)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 March 2021 18:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-line-thickness-in-ui-chart/42626 "2021-03-14T18:13:26Z")

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What is the correct way to use msg.ui\_control to change the line thickness in a ui\_chart? I've seen this post, and example by @hotNipi - and I'm adding msg.ui\_control in the function which formats the chart data, a si…

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## [MySQL node not returning anything on database error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-node-not-returning-anything-on-database-error/42617)

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**Author:** [@CreativeWarlock](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CreativeWarlock)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [14 March 2021 15:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-node-not-returning-anything-on-database-error/42617 "2021-03-14T15:33:11Z")

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Hi guys, I have a for loop here which basically iterates over an array of insert strings. As you can see, one of the inserts resulted in a DUPLICATE entry error. Ofc I could check beforehand if the data already exi…

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## [Dashboard, ui\_media problem, with node code](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-ui-media-problem-with-node-code/42567)

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**Author:** [@magnusso](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/magnusso)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2021 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-ui-media-problem-with-node-code/42567 "2021-03-13T17:24:22Z")

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An suggestions of how to fix the following. The problem is that ui\_media accepts https://http.cat/200.jpg but not https://picsum.photos/200, which returns a jpg. \[{"id":"20ddc3a5.ccea0c","type":"ui\_media","z":"e2675bf3.…

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## [Ui\_dropdown labels not displaying](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-labels-not-displaying/42585)

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**Author:** [@new\_farmer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/new_farmer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2021 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-labels-not-displaying/42585 "2021-03-13T17:24:07Z")

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I upgraded from version 2.22.1 to 2.28.1 of the dashboard, and the labels on my dropdowns stopped displaying. Is this a known issue, or is there a change in usage I am not aware of?

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## [Apply background/text colour and weight in ui\_table column cells](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/apply-background-text-colour-and-weight-in-ui-table-column-cells/42574)

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**Author:** [@notnice](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/notnice)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2021 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/apply-background-text-colour-and-weight-in-ui-table-column-cells/42574 "2021-03-13T14:43:29Z")

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I'm trying to add the same style to all cells in a particular column such as background and text colours and bold weight. Seems like it should be straightforward enough, but the examples I have found seem to deal with ad…

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