# Dashboard

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## [LED 5050 GPIO Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/led-5050-gpio-dashboard/15268)

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**Author:** [@the\_captain](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/the_captain)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2019 23:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/led-5050-gpio-dashboard/15268 "2019-09-10T23:07:23Z")

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Hi Guys Ok I am trying to figure out how I can use Node-red to power my 5050 LED strip. I can create a button for each colour. but when I create a slider as well as have a button for each colour the slider wont work o…

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## [Should UI nodes create an empty msg.topic if it is left blank?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/should-ui-nodes-create-an-empty-msg-topic-if-it-is-left-blank/15234)

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**Author:** [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2019 11:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/should-ui-nodes-create-an-empty-msg-topic-if-it-is-left-blank/15234 "2019-09-10T11:51:50Z")

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This question comes up as a result of another thread where a ui-button sent a msg to a ui-text node and the ui-text node had the label set to {{msg.topic}}. The problem was that the topic in the ui-button was left empty.…

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## [Node UI Not Response](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-ui-not-response/15354)

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**Author:** [@hikmet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hikmet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2019 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-ui-not-response/15354 "2019-09-10T11:17:35Z")

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When I deployed an extremely simple page, the UI appears as follows. I'm trying to work on Rasbperry Pi

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## [Has anyone experience with Homematic and heater-controller?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/has-anyone-experience-with-homematic-and-heater-controller/15347)

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**Author:** [@FrankP](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FrankP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2019 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/has-anyone-experience-with-homematic-and-heater-controller/15347 "2019-09-10T08:41:25Z")

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Hi, i'm glad to see that someone has the same idea to visualize a heater's programming in the Node RED dashboard (node-red-contrib-heater). Now i want to bind it to a Homematic HM-CC-RT-DN heater valve. Has anyone done…

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## [Dashboard template: HTML form output without POST method](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-html-form-output-without-post-method/15318)

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**Author:** [@chandrashekar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chandrashekar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 September 2019 05:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-html-form-output-without-post-method/15318 "2019-09-10T05:18:00Z")

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I have a html form in dashboard template. iam trying to get payload containing form values without POST method. POST method works fine. i want form values in an array or an object format upon submitting the form. but …

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## [Spacer not working as expected in UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/spacer-not-working-as-expected-in-ui/15203)

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**Author:** [@scorbin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scorbin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [9 September 2019 17:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/spacer-not-working-as-expected-in-ui/15203 "2019-09-09T17:31:30Z")

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Hi I have a dashboard that I am trying to organize. I have 6 text nodes in a group populated by a flow. Between nodes 3 and 4 I wanted to add a spacer to ensure the last 3 nodes are displayed on a new line. I added a …

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## [In need of some help - Modal text input with cancel](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-need-of-some-help-modal-text-input-with-cancel/15125)

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**Author:** [@RaptorUK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RaptorUK)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [9 September 2019 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/in-need-of-some-help-modal-text-input-with-cancel/15125 "2019-09-09T11:57:05Z")

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Hi folks, I'm currently building a little test rig to test an assembled PCB, my manager suggested I use Code Red as I was planning on using a Raspberry pi to do all the control and UI. I had been planning on using .NET…

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## [Form Node with drop down](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-node-with-drop-down/15231)

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**Author:** [@Vishakha](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vishakha)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [9 September 2019 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-node-with-drop-down/15231 "2019-09-09T08:48:59Z")

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Hello , I am using a form node to create a form. I want the drop down in my form. But it is not available in form node.Is there any other form node which contains drop down ? If yes, then please let me know. Thanks

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## [Cant find the link for Dashboard chart samples](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-find-the-link-for-dashboard-chart-samples/15219)

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**Author:** [@johnlongo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/johnlongo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2019 22:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-find-the-link-for-dashboard-chart-samples/15219 "2019-09-08T22:27:48Z")

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Cant find the link for Dashboard chart samples. Anyone have it?

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## [Group name - spacing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-name-spacing/15230)

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**Author:** [@hklages](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hklages)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2019 14:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-name-spacing/15230 "2019-09-08T14:29:12Z")

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Hi, is there a possibility to change the spacing between the group name (if showed) and the rest of the gorup?

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## [File download from Raspberry Pi local file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-download-from-raspberry-pi-local-file/15242)

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**Author:** [@aisejin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aisejin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2019 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-download-from-raspberry-pi-local-file/15242 "2019-09-08T10:35:47Z")

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I installed node-red on my Raspberry Pi and saved the logs to pi's absolute path /home/pi/log\_k.csv. I want to download this file using the template node of the dashboard. But when I tried to download, I get a "cannot …

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## [Could someone sanity check the font awesome spinning icons for me?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/could-someone-sanity-check-the-font-awesome-spinning-icons-for-me/15261)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2019 10:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/could-someone-sanity-check-the-font-awesome-spinning-icons-for-me/15261 "2019-09-08T10:03:41Z")

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I have got one of them working. \<i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin fa-2x"\>\</i\> works. But if I try it with \<i class="fa fa-sync fa-spin fa-2x"\>\</i\> nothing. This is the site I am using: spinning icons And am I missi…

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## [Material design icon in \`button\` node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/material-design-icon-in-button-node/15257)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2019 00:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/material-design-icon-in-button-node/15257 "2019-09-08T00:03:10Z")

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Believe me when I say I am not doing this to annoy anyone. I want to put this on a button as the "icon". \<i class="material-icons"\> repeat\_one \</i\> Obviously I can't just put that in the icon field. My brain has fail…

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## [Buttons, messages, topics and weird things with messages](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/buttons-messages-topics-and-weird-things-with-messages/15220)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [7 September 2019 22:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/buttons-messages-topics-and-weird-things-with-messages/15220 "2019-09-07T22:20:49Z")

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I have been running around in circles for the last couple of hours with a flow I am/was trying to get working. This is the cut down version. It is a mess, because I slapped it together to show something I don't get. W…

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## [Show Image as icon on dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-image-as-icon-on-dashboard/806)

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**Author:** [@bk1989](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bk1989)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [6 September 2019 23:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-image-as-icon-on-dashboard/806 "2019-09-06T23:59:42Z")

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So I’m currently working on a flow using the opc ua and the dashboard nodes to send information form my windows pc to an opc server. Therefore I created an dashboard and use buttons to send int32 to my server. The next s…

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## [Always show Group Nodes among each other](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/always-show-group-nodes-among-each-other/15154)

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**Author:** [@Jochen1980](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jochen1980)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 September 2019 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/always-show-group-nodes-among-each-other/15154 "2019-09-05T14:25:20Z")

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Hi, one more question for today: Is it possible to always have group nodes on one tab among each other? E.g.: 3 group nodes will be displayed among each other on a smartphone but on a tablet or PC they will be diplaye…

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## [Problem accessing external website](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-accessing-external-website/14905)

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**Author:** [@menno](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/menno)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 September 2019 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-accessing-external-website/14905 "2019-09-05T10:54:09Z")

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Hi guys, i have a website that is accessable from the internet https://myuser:mypassword@www.XXXXXXX.nl/ws2/Reports-bad.htm this works great !! but if i running this config it still gets this message msg.payload : a…

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## [Hide/Show Flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-show-flows/15143)

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**Author:** [@rwiest](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rwiest)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 September 2019 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-show-flows/15143 "2019-09-05T09:55:57Z")

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Hi, I'm using dashboard-login to control user access to my dash. I defined two user groups and am controlling as follows. However, if I login to the system with the admin user, for example, even putting hide in a specifi…

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## [Requesting help with how to get the new NR dashboard working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/requesting-help-with-how-to-get-the-new-nr-dashboard-working/15136)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [5 September 2019 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/requesting-help-with-how-to-get-the-new-nr-dashboard-working/15136 "2019-09-05T09:49:42Z")

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One of my machines has been updated to a newer version of NR. This is what I know: pi@PIFACE:~/.node-red $ node -v v10.16.3 pi@PIFACE:~/.node-red $ npm -v 6.9.0 pi@PIFACE:~/.node-red $ On the web page it is 0.20.7 wi…

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## [iPad Camera to Raspberry Pi to Azure Blob](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ipad-camera-to-raspberry-pi-to-azure-blob/15120)

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**Author:** [@awsteve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/awsteve)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [4 September 2019 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ipad-camera-to-raspberry-pi-to-azure-blob/15120 "2019-09-04T18:54:03Z")

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I want to use a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ to send images taken from an iPad camera to an Azure blob. I have each individual piece working, but am struggling to get the HTML code to work inside the Node-Red dashboard. I created…

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## [Node configuration issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-configuration-issue/14880)

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**Author:** [@hwr7dd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hwr7dd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 September 2019 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-configuration-issue/14880 "2019-09-04T07:51:23Z")

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Hello, I'm a complete noob to node and I'm running into a few basic issues: Right now I am trying to recreate a simple DHT11 sensor flow. When I try to edit the gauge settings it only has limited options. This is what…

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## [Dashboard Domain Redirect](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-domain-redirect/15046)

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**Author:** [@widobsono](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/widobsono)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 September 2019 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-domain-redirect/15046 "2019-09-03T14:56:48Z")

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Dear Good People, Hi guys, so I am curious about a thing (actually a lot). Is it possible to redirect a sub-domain to Node-Red dashboard? Let's say io(dot)abc(dot)com to cover ipadress:1880/ui so people that access the i…

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## [Auto-Login System](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-login-system/15035)

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**Author:** [@rwiest](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rwiest)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 September 2019 00:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-login-system/15035 "2019-09-03T00:06:52Z")

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Hello, I have my monitoring system of three types of sensors that are generating dashboards every 10 seconds, and this system is running on a Raspberry Pi 3 and it is accessed in two ways, through a 10 "display and in At…

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## [Wrong label for custom theme](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wrong-label-for-custom-theme/14942)

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**Author:** [@Thierry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Thierry)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [2 September 2019 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wrong-label-for-custom-theme/14942 "2019-09-02T08:25:30Z")

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Hello, In widget settings section of dashboard custom theme sheet, I think there some confusions between labels: "Widget Colour" appears in front of color field input id "widget-backgroundColor", whereas the label sho…

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## [How to dispose my dashboard to the web /mobile](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-dispose-my-dashboard-to-the-web-mobile/14994)

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**Author:** [@HasseneKh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HasseneKh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [1 September 2019 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-dispose-my-dashboard-to-the-web-mobile/14994 "2019-09-01T10:00:05Z")

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hi , i have developed a dashboard and i want to host it to be able to acces to it form any place and with my phone , in office i can the office i can entre the ip and i can use the dashboard but in home or with mobile i…

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## [Problems with decimals](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-decimals/14990)

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**Author:** [@menno](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/menno)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 September 2019 08:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-with-decimals/14990 "2019-09-01T08:51:09Z")

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Hi guys i hope you can help me with this i followed this link : How to chart/graph from stored text files to the chart to make a chart from my stored data. The only thing is that i have 3 decimals. My data file con…

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## [Create groups and populate on the fly, possible?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-groups-and-populate-on-the-fly-possible/14664)

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**Author:** [@SeRiusRod](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SeRiusRod)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [31 August 2019 19:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-groups-and-populate-on-the-fly-possible/14664 "2019-08-31T19:08:27Z")

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I have all my sensors data grouped in rooms and stored in context. Could be possible to iterate through the rooms and creating a group for each one and then create widgets for the sensors values on them? I'm still learn…

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## [Colour and label size in contrib.worldmap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/colour-and-label-size-in-contrib-worldmap/14943)

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**Author:** [@Chinmay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chinmay)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [30 August 2019 14:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/colour-and-label-size-in-contrib-worldmap/14943 "2019-08-30T14:12:58Z")

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Hello, I have a question. How to change the label size(that shows Locust:Yes.......)?I would want that much bigger. The function code picture is shown below. Thank you in advance

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## [Plot a point on the line path (in node-red-contrib-web-worldmap)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plot-a-point-on-the-line-path-in-node-red-contrib-web-worldmap/14927)

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**Author:** [@Chinmay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chinmay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 August 2019 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plot-a-point-on-the-line-path-in-node-red-contrib-web-worldmap/14927 "2019-08-30T08:38:11Z")

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Hello, Here below is how my map looks. And this is the code for this. Now I would want a big size highlighted point on the line(path) there, maybe like \*,X . And also if possible I want a message to popup with big s…

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## [Basic question for html template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/basic-question-for-html-template-node/14887)

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**Author:** [@sysman83](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sysman83)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2019 11:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/basic-question-for-html-template-node/14887 "2019-08-29T11:44:59Z")

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Hey everybody! I have created a text input with html template node and I want to typing a message, which will be sending continiously to msg.payload. \[{"id":"b414e5f8.578f58","type":"ui\_template","z":"5087a524.121224",…

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