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## [Counter to syncronise Spotify track duration. Bit of an ask....!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/counter-to-syncronise-spotify-track-duration-bit-of-an-ask/33524)

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**Author:** [@Mobile\_NR\_Env](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mobile_NR_Env)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 21:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/counter-to-syncronise-spotify-track-duration-bit-of-an-ask/33524 "2020-09-30T21:07:42Z")

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Hello! I've integrated HA Spotify tracks (currently playing) into node red flows. Got some of my fav tracks colour matched to the lighting states on the RGB lights in the living room. What I am trying to find is a sec…

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## [Node-red-dashboard - Suggestion on how to implement dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-suggestion-on-how-to-implement-dashboard/33351)

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**Author:** [@hammeronthenet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hammeronthenet)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 20:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-suggestion-on-how-to-implement-dashboard/33351 "2020-09-30T20:04:15Z")

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Hi, I'm really new on node-red dashboard components, and I'm wondering how is better to do a specific task. At the moment I have an RPI with nodered that monitorize hardware and the helth of a series of services. Ever…

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## [MQTT garage door opener with Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-garage-door-opener-with-node-red/33162)

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**Author:** [@mandeepmails](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mandeepmails)\
**Replies:** 105\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 19:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-garage-door-opener-with-node-red/33162 "2020-09-30T19:42:40Z")

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Hi All, i'm trying to use ESP8266 NodeMCU (planning to use Tasmota for 2 reasons one HTTP as back up and more GUI, also able to use few relays and sonoffs so far with MQTT already) Does anyone have a basic similar buil…

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## [MySQL: Packets out of order error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-packets-out-of-order-error/33343)

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**Author:** [@antonio.ift](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/antonio.ift)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 19:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-packets-out-of-order-error/33343 "2020-09-30T19:28:37Z")

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Hi everyone, I have an issue when I'm creating a table via mysql. When I'm sending the query, the first time is ok but if I send the same query again I get this error: \[error\] \[mysql:268ef42f.aea6f4\] Error: Packets ou…

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## [Which files need version control?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-files-need-version-control/33201)

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**Author:** [@LosinIt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LosinIt)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 19:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/which-files-need-version-control/33201 "2020-09-30T19:15:07Z")

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I found only one topic that's close to my question but it's old and I'd rather not necro-bump. I have a local Subversion server that I want to use for versioning my changes/additions to my work. I read about Projects bu…

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## [Feature request: move "successfully deployed" banner](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-move-successfully-deployed-banner/33527)

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**Author:** [@dennishvo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dennishvo)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 18:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-move-successfully-deployed-banner/33527 "2020-09-30T18:26:32Z")

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Just a little pet peeve of mine, but, on a regular basis I must wait for the "Successfully Deployed" banner to disappear before I can click on the tab underneath it. There must be a better way to do this. There's a big …

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## [Pages not indexed in the cookbook](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pages-not-indexed-in-the-cookbook/33580)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 18:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pages-not-indexed-in-the-cookbook/33580 "2020-09-30T18:16:33Z")

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There appear to be pages missing from the node red cookbook index. For example the join streams page is not there. Unless I am going blind.

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## [Jittering slider when input and output are equal](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jittering-slider-when-input-and-output-are-equal/33561)

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**Author:** [@DLug](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DLug)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jittering-slider-when-input-and-output-are-equal/33561 "2020-09-30T18:08:27Z")

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Hello, when I feed the slider for my brightness with the current value and also set the same value when changing the slider I get the problem that the slider starts jittering and the brightness values are jumping around…

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## [WISE 4060 (advantech) to node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wise-4060-advantech-to-node-red/33547)

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**Author:** [@Ron10](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ron10)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 17:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wise-4060-advantech-to-node-red/33547 "2020-09-30T17:55:12Z")

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Hello, i'am using Node red to receive the massage from my wise 4060 using modbus tcp . it works wen i instal de modbus tcp with the wise 4060 as modbus server and link to a debug note. i get the following message Wise …

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## [Serialport Node Huge CPU usage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serialport-node-huge-cpu-usage/33532)

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**Author:** [@davidz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serialport-node-huge-cpu-usage/33532 "2020-09-30T17:23:12Z")

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I recently set up a new Raspberry Pi 3 with Node Red V1.1.3. The Raspberry Pi 3 uses Raspberry Pi OS lite 5.4. I copied the node red flows from one working system to this new system. Everything worked except that I noti…

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## [How to import vuedraggable in UI Builder](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-import-vuedraggable-in-ui-builder/33552)

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**Author:** [@witbankDeveloper](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/witbankDeveloper)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-import-vuedraggable-in-ui-builder/33552 "2020-09-30T17:01:22Z")

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I am trying to add a library, vuedraggable, into my uibuilder for the KanBan feature. The classic "import draggable from 'vuedraggable'" inside index.js is giving me the following error: Uncaught SyntaxError: Cannot us…

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## [Interacting with a website](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interacting-with-a-website/33521)

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**Author:** [@Luke](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 16:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interacting-with-a-website/33521 "2020-09-30T16:42:26Z")

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Hello, I would like to be able to write and read information from the EPAs Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator I'll start with just being able to …

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## [Set ALEXA REMINDER via NODE-RED once Daily / Weekly](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-alexa-reminder-via-node-red-once-daily-weekly/33347)

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**Author:** [@bilalinamdar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bilalinamdar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 16:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-alexa-reminder-via-node-red-once-daily-weekly/33347 "2020-09-30T16:06:28Z")

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Dear Team, First Of all i am new to node-red but i really loved it. I have raspberry pi 4b 4gb and i have configured the Node-red on it for always on. Also have Alexa echo. Project :- Want to make prayer reminder/aler…

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## [Hidden groups always visible when opening Dashboard in browser for the first time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hidden-groups-always-visible-when-opening-dashboard-in-browser-for-the-first-time/33456)

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**Author:** [@rucksman007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rucksman007)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hidden-groups-always-visible-when-opening-dashboard-in-browser-for-the-first-time/33456 "2020-09-30T15:09:32Z")

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I have several groups on my dashboard in one tab, some of which may or may not be visible depending on various parameters. This is possible via a function node and a payload like payload={"group":{"show":\["Group1"\], "hi…

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## [Load EcmaScript module](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/load-ecmascript-module/33559)

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**Author:** [@d0d04m3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/d0d04m3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 14:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/load-ecmascript-module/33559 "2020-09-30T14:59:54Z")

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hi i have some probleme when add EcmaScript module to node-red this module use import not require so how add it to functionGlobalContext in settings.js same CommonJS method or other way to add it!

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## [Json "nesting" - extracting key data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-nesting-extracting-key-data/33569)

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**Author:** [@haskle](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/haskle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 14:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-nesting-extracting-key-data/33569 "2020-09-30T14:33:06Z")

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A url containing my API for some solar panels returns the following: {"overview":{"lastUpdateTime":"2020-09-30 14:19:23","lifeTimeData":{"energy":1165545.0,"revenue":248.58372},"lastYearData":{"energy":1129885.0},"lastM…

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## [LED strips for dummies](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/led-strips-for-dummies/32230)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 123\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/led-strips-for-dummies/32230 "2020-09-30T14:00:13Z")

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Hi folks, Got a new feature request from the wife today: she wants multiple LED-strips in our house. Each LED strip needs to be controlled separately, which means ON/OFF and adjusting the colors (i.e. all LEDs the same…

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## [Conversion does not work for me?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/conversion-does-not-work-for-me/33558)

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**Author:** [@Gawan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gawan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/conversion-does-not-work-for-me/33558 "2020-09-30T13:32:52Z")

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Hi, i am reading several float values from Global and add them up in parameter payload: var v1 = global.get('V.S.Power')||0; var v2 = global.get('V.N.Power')||0; var v3 = global.get('V.O.Power')||0; msg.payload =…

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## [How to delete a branch with Nodered Projects](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-delete-a-branch-with-nodered-projects/33566)

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**Author:** [@Charlotte](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Charlotte)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 12:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-delete-a-branch-with-nodered-projects/33566 "2020-09-30T12:56:10Z")

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Hi, I'm starting using Projects and I can't find how to delete a local branch, do you know how ? I merged and deleted it on my Bitbucket repo but I would like it to be deleted also locally. Thank you

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## [Editor - project mode - package.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-project-mode-package-json/33556)

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**Author:** [@rogerjames99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rogerjames99)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 12:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-project-mode-package-json/33556 "2020-09-30T12:12:03Z")

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When running in projects mode a node-red object is added to package.json. "node-red": { "settings": { "flowFile": "mtr-dashboard-flow.json", "credentialsFile": "mtr-dashboard-flow\_cred.json" } } Wha…

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## [Has many \[unassigned\] ui-groups. How to remove them?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/has-many-unassigned-ui-groups-how-to-remove-them/33529)

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**Author:** [@Boja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boja)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 10:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/has-many-unassigned-ui-groups-how-to-remove-them/33529 "2020-09-30T10:28:57Z")

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By deleting and recreating ui-groups many times over, has left me with more then 200 unassigned groups displayed in the group selection list of ui-nodes. And the number is growing. How do I get rid of them ?

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## [Mitsubishi Q Series Node Red Help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mitsubishi-q-series-node-red-help/33337)

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**Author:** [@GlobalAutomation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GlobalAutomation)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mitsubishi-q-series-node-red-help/33337 "2020-09-30T10:00:22Z")

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Hello, trying to get some basic tags/data out of Mitsi Q series PLC. Im used to Siemens/Rockwell and have good success with Node Red and those nodes. Now trying to use node-red-contrib-mcprotocol. Theres maybe another wa…

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## [Can to create database using node-red?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-to-create-database-using-node-red/33528)

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**Author:** [@minhhn0205](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/minhhn0205)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-to-create-database-using-node-red/33528 "2020-09-30T08:46:42Z")

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Hi, I would like to create database of PostgreSQL using Node-RED, but when searching with "postgre" keyword, all nodes need to configure database name. I tried to use the exec node but don't know what the input command…

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## [Unable to show multiple locations on worldmap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-show-multiple-locations-on-worldmap/32652)

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**Author:** [@morry239](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/morry239)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-show-multiple-locations-on-worldmap/32652 "2020-09-30T08:19:08Z")

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Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times. I've tried to replicate the following node myself, but it didn't work out as I have expected. The source code that I pasted into my function node is here: https://flows.nod…

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## [Connecting Barcode Reader Machine](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connecting-barcode-reader-machine/33459)

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**Author:** [@Chetan\_001](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chetan_001)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 07:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connecting-barcode-reader-machine/33459 "2020-09-30T07:35:34Z")

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Hello Guys, I am tring to connect Barcode Reader Machine. I tried to use serial connection but i am not able to read the data. Please guide me how can i do that. Regards, Chetan

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## [Delay - wait in loop/function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-wait-in-loop-function/33508)

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**Author:** [@RogierQ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RogierQ)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 06:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-wait-in-loop-function/33508 "2020-09-30T06:28:35Z")

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Hi! I need to make a slot machine effect So a running light over 4 outputs the goes slower and slower I thought to do this in a loop but i cannot get the delay working. for example i did this: msg.payload = "test1" …

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## [Help with reading any context value and the "check not null" option](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-reading-any-context-value-and-the-check-not-null-option/33484)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 06:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-reading-any-context-value-and-the-check-not-null-option/33484 "2020-09-30T06:22:56Z")

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I just wasted about 45 minutes on a stupid mistake - again. So, I am reading a context value, and need it to be something rather than undefined. If it is a number, the option is something like: let x = context.get("bl…

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## [Modbus query SMA Inverter - the right way](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-query-sma-inverter-the-right-way/33400)

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**Author:** [@Becker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Becker)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 06:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-query-sma-inverter-the-right-way/33400 "2020-09-30T06:13:17Z")

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Hi, this is the continuation of https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-two-values/32784/70 thank you @Steve-Mcl and @UnborN for your help so far ! First a make a overview of my registers: I need help: How can I "D…

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## [Editing nodes - inconsistency where the NAME is](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editing-nodes-inconsistency-where-the-name-is/33481)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 05:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editing-nodes-inconsistency-where-the-name-is/33481 "2020-09-30T05:52:31Z")

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It isn't I want to complain for the sake of, and I am surprised I hadn't picked this one up sooner. When editing a node, there seems to a bit of inconsistency where the name is shown. Usually the NAME is at the top. B…

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## [Text wraps in Form node Checkbox element](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-wraps-in-form-node-checkbox-element/31392)

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**Author:** [@notnice](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/notnice)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [30 September 2020 05:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-wraps-in-form-node-checkbox-element/31392 "2020-09-30T05:44:43Z")

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When I add a Form node with a Switch element it looks normal on single line: However, when I change it to Checkbox it wraps the line after each word of text: I cleared the text and re-entered it, and tried moving t…

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