# Dashboard

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## [Tooltips are hidden when widget is disabled](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tooltips-are-hidden-when-widget-is-disabled/40033)

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**Author:** [@Robertotarga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Robertotarga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2021 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tooltips-are-hidden-when-widget-is-disabled/40033 "2021-01-30T08:26:53Z")

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Dashboard v. 2.23.3, NR v. 1.1.3 I noticed that a button or a switch tooltip is not shown when the widget is disabled, e.g. via msg.disabled = false. I think that the tooltip should always be visible regardless of the …

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## [CONNECTION LOST dashboard error every 30 seconds](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-dashboard-error-every-30-seconds/40009)

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**Author:** [@wa9mvz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wa9mvz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2021 21:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connection-lost-dashboard-error-every-30-seconds/40009 "2021-01-29T21:10:06Z")

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Running Node-Red on a Pi 3B and Chromium browser. I am receiving external serial data from a SERIAL IN node and doing some arithmetic on the payload. Everything works flawlessly according to the debug nodes in the flow …

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## [Save&Restore Chart Data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-restore-chart-data/39808)

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**Author:** [@pDR8iLQ4go](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pDR8iLQ4go)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2021 17:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-restore-chart-data/39808 "2021-01-29T17:31:30Z")

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I had the problem that my chart data was deleted when I deployed my workspace. I was able to solve this topic using this subflow: But I'm wondering if my file system will be damaged if there is a periodically (every mi…

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## [Where have my Sliders Gone?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-have-my-sliders-gone/39947)

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**Author:** [@SteveP](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveP)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2021 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-have-my-sliders-gone/39947 "2021-01-29T16:40:24Z")

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Help, I had set up 4 Sliders and had them working. Now they have disappeared. if I add a Slider it shows on the Work Bench but is not appearing on the Dash Board. v1.2.7 of Node Red and 2.…

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## [UI-Table timestamp with correct TZ](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-timestamp-with-correct-tz/39958)

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**Author:** [@comins58](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/comins58)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2021 15:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-timestamp-with-correct-tz/39958 "2021-01-29T15:49:18Z")

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Howdy, Loving Node-Red and that I have a dashboard table pulling from a DB using only 2 lines of code. I grab sensor data from various ESP32 nodes via MQTT and stick them in a MariaDB. I have Node Red running on a Ra…

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## [Dashboard Switch for status and control](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-switch-for-status-and-control/39703)

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**Author:** [@molt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/molt)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2021 08:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-switch-for-status-and-control/39703 "2021-01-29T08:00:11Z")

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Hi, this is my first try to implement sth. with node-red. I´ve installed node-red-contrib-deconz and node-red-dashboard - they´re both up and running. The switch should show me the actual state of the light (on or off…

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## [Figma in UIBuilder with this github project?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/figma-in-uibuilder-with-this-github-project/39668)

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**Author:** [@j2l](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/j2l)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2021 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/figma-in-uibuilder-with-this-github-project/39668 "2021-01-28T11:39:35Z")

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I stumbled on this Vue - Figma bridge: And wondered if/how it could be implemented into UIBuilder. Something like this could help, what do you think @TotallyInformation ?

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## [Node-RED Dashboard: Some simple questions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-some-simple-questions/14538)

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**Author:** [@Minz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Minz)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2021 09:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-some-simple-questions/14538 "2021-01-28T09:31:17Z")

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Dear Users, I´m very new to Node-RED, and also pretty new to programming also, so please excuse my simple questions. I wrote a script that charges or discharges batteries, the User can choose the End-Off-Charge voltage…

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## [Tabular plots representation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tabular-plots-representation/39337)

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**Author:** [@Munier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Munier)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2021 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tabular-plots-representation/39337 "2021-01-27T21:25:21Z")

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I would like to represent the following trend plots in a tabular format - meaning the dashboard displays two graphs besides each other instead of this representation:

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## [Set a time in the title bar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-a-time-in-the-title-bar/39819)

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**Author:** [@hederson2801](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hederson2801)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2021 14:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-a-time-in-the-title-bar/39819 "2021-01-27T14:45:46Z")

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Hello, I am trying to set a time in the titlebar and logo. I got it with this tutorial in this page But when conect in browser tv samsung, the clock gets wrong. Gets 01/31/1969 23:45 for example. Othe devices its very…

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## [Dashboard request for ui\_form to have type "time picker"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-request-for-ui-form-to-have-type-time-picker/39735)

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**Author:** [@Louis\_Swart](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Louis_Swart)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2021 11:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-request-for-ui-form-to-have-type-time-picker/39735 "2021-01-27T11:47:17Z")

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Hi @dceejay, Thanks for an easy to use dashboard, would like to ask the following: The ui\_text\_input has a mode "time picker" that allows a time to be selected. Would like to have this same "time picker" functionality …

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## [Preloader for POST HTTP Request node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/preloader-for-post-http-request-node/39856)

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**Author:** [@nadeemciit102](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nadeemciit102)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2021 11:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/preloader-for-post-http-request-node/39856 "2021-01-27T11:07:03Z")

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Hi, Do we have any option to show "Please Wait" on dashboard UI while Post request is completing and getting the return msg back. As if we are not letting end user know that request is in process he may think the appli…

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## [Resizing ui\_form in dashboard after 1x1 widget size change](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resizing-ui-form-in-dashboard-after-1x1-widget-size-change/39852)

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**Author:** [@JCLeuvennink](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JCLeuvennink)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2021 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resizing-ui-form-in-dashboard-after-1x1-widget-size-change/39852 "2021-01-27T09:57:13Z")

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Good day I am busy developing a node-red dashboard and I wanted to change the minimum 1x1 widget size for reasons I will not go into now. I changed the 1x1 widget size in the dashboard site settings from 48x48 px to 24x…

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## [An alternative to the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/an-alternative-to-the-dashboard/39768)

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**Author:** [@rosetom99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rosetom99)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2021 21:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/an-alternative-to-the-dashboard/39768 "2021-01-26T21:17:56Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm working with nodered recently and I really like the dashboard, but now I discovered uibuilder, so I decided to start studying the documentation. I don't have experience with web programming, but I am …

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## [Noob Node RED User Connecting dropdown item to html value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/noob-node-red-user-connecting-dropdown-item-to-html-value/39818)

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**Author:** [@Jamil100](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jamil100)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2021 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/noob-node-red-user-connecting-dropdown-item-to-html-value/39818 "2021-01-26T19:40:49Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm kinda new to NodeRED. The thing I want to implement is to select key/object that has a specific value in the Dropdown Node and connect it to text on image template. Basically when I choose an item in…

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## [Dashboard menu button disappeared](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-menu-button-disappeared/39792)

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**Author:** [@bltDefender](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bltDefender)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2021 15:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-menu-button-disappeared/39792 "2021-01-26T15:59:48Z")

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I lost my menu button, side menu and swipe between tabs function. In the site settings, it looks like this I do have three tabs. all enabled and visible. Why did these dashboard control functions disappear, any idea?

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## [Display of carplate scanned](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-of-carplate-scanned/39752)

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**Author:** [@jacquesAYX](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jacquesAYX)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2021 11:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-of-carplate-scanned/39752 "2021-01-26T11:03:53Z")

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Hi, I am currently facing a problem where I do not know how to display a car plate number that has been read by a Plate Recogniser. How do I only display the carplate number shown in this image on the text node?

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## [Configure Static ip](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configure-static-ip/12270)

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**Author:** [@sotiriszegiannis](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sotiriszegiannis)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [18 June 2019 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/configure-static-ip/12270 "2019-06-18T05:34:48Z")

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Hi everyone. I searched the forum looking for similar question but couldnt fine something. So my question is if i can configure node red to take a static ip instead of a dynamic one.An ip throught DHCP, might change if…

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## [Queue of the group position of a widget](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/queue-of-the-group-position-of-a-widget/39706)

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**Author:** [@Ino](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ino)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2021 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/queue-of-the-group-position-of-a-widget/39706 "2021-01-25T12:01:43Z")

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Since a short time I have problems with the queue of the group position of a widget. The last added group is at the end of the queue and the rest is unsorted. Is there a way to see the queue in a sequence as seen in the …

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## [Is there a way to display dash board on other devices?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-display-dash-board-on-other-devices/39701)

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**Author:** [@seahyihern](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/seahyihern)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2021 11:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-display-dash-board-on-other-devices/39701 "2021-01-25T11:42:56Z")

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I am using a raspberry pi 3b+ to run the node red server and i was wondering if i could display the dashboard on my laptop. All my devices are using the same network and my laptop has node red installed

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## [Multiple end users accessing the application developed through Node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-end-users-accessing-the-application-developed-through-node-red/39384)

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**Author:** [@likhil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/likhil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 January 2021 10:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-end-users-accessing-the-application-developed-through-node-red/39384 "2021-01-24T10:26:06Z")

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Hi All, Currently working on a project that uses node red and its dashboard as UI. As the nodered environment is a single user, we would like to make this available to many end users at one point of time. For this we ar…

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## [Problem with Sonoff Zigbee Tasmota Flash Device](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-sonoff-zigbee-tasmota-flash-device/39518)

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**Author:** [@Markus667](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Markus667)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [23 January 2021 22:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-sonoff-zigbee-tasmota-flash-device/39518 "2021-01-23T22:23:48Z")

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Hello to all. I have a little Problem with my Zigbee Devices. First I want to explain what I did. I am running a Raspi with Home Assistant and I am using Node Red for my Sensors. I flashed a Sonoff Zigbee device and …

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## [Display datas from influx in an UI-Chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-datas-from-influx-in-an-ui-chart/38579)

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**Author:** [@nicobauer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicobauer)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [23 January 2021 19:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-datas-from-influx-in-an-ui-chart/38579 "2021-01-23T19:04:44Z")

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I want to display data from an influxdb in a linechart. The data comes from the database as follows. I then attached a changenode and after that the data looks like this. I can't get the data to display in the linechart…

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## [UI Switch payload issues](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-switch-payload-issues/39534)

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**Author:** [@dwmead86](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dwmead86)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 January 2021 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-switch-payload-issues/39534 "2021-01-22T10:02:34Z")

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I am having a recurring issue on two different instances of Node Red where I will add a ui switch to my flows, configure the outputs to be strings of 1 for on, 0 for off, save and deploy, but more often than not, the swi…

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## [Sidemenu List Element Height](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidemenu-list-element-height/39537)

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**Author:** [@msmthng](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/msmthng)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 January 2021 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidemenu-list-element-height/39537 "2021-01-22T07:37:36Z")

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Does anybody know why i am not able to overwrite the md-list-item in an ui-template added to the side header i did: \<style type="text/css"\> body.nr-dashboard-theme { font-size: 14px; list-item .md-no-styl…

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## [External Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/external-dashboard/37065)

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**Author:** [@thepianocian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thepianocian)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2021 22:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/external-dashboard/37065 "2021-01-21T22:43:05Z")

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Is it possible to have a dashboard accessible though an external method? I was looking for it in the forums but only saw one question with a response of IBMCloud server. My specific scenario: Currently have a nodered …

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## [Detach block from other](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detach-block-from-other/39392)

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**Author:** [@mariulin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mariulin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2021 18:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/detach-block-from-other/39392 "2021-01-21T18:39:40Z")

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Hi. I have this question. My "utility page" is formed in this way. Is possible to have the Copyright block detached from other block like in this image? I've tryed to work on spacer, but the result is not ok. Tha…

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## [One button with 2 MQTT topics](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/one-button-with-2-mqtt-topics/39440)

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**Author:** [@khoihosi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/khoihosi)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2021 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/one-button-with-2-mqtt-topics/39440 "2021-01-21T12:41:18Z")

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Hi All, Im new with Node RED and i'm trying to create a dashboard to control my home. So far i have been able to do most with the information found on this forum. But i cant figure out how to create one button that send…

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## [\[Announce\] Dashboard version 2.27.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-27-0/39373)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2021 23:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-27-0/39373 "2021-01-20T23:30:55Z")

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Hi, a couple of enhancements and fixes. One to allow a chain of multiple middleware, and one to allow polar are chart to choose nicer colours. And an apology / fix for the button text colour that I broker last time rou…

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## [How to have the browser play a clicking noise when a button is pressed?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-have-the-browser-play-a-clicking-noise-when-a-button-is-pressed/39362)

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**Author:** [@kpc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kpc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2021 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-have-the-browser-play-a-clicking-noise-when-a-button-is-pressed/39362 "2021-01-20T20:14:56Z")

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I have my dashboard tablet mounted on a wall, and found that it's pretty easy to "mis-click" by accidentally dragging my finger when I'm trying to hit a button; in this case the button press is silently dropped. I'd lik…

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