# Button State node - is something similar available for Dashboard 2?

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**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [13 September 2024 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-state-node-is-something-similar-available-for-dashboard-2/90933 "2024-09-13T08:57:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2024 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-state-node-is-something-similar-available-for-dashboard-2/90933/12 "2024-09-13T21:11:32Z")

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I did something similar when I had my flexdash dashboard, where the button status only changed when feedback had been received from the device.  
It worked consistently well, but I now need to re-create in DB2.

> [@sparkler FlexDash alpha release - round 2](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-alpha-release-round-2/67783/24):
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> I'm developing some logic for controlling garden lighting, which so far is working OK. The buttons toggle their state, and the button colour changes only occur when feedback from the hardware confirms it's actually changed it's state (that's why there is a slight delay). The only downside is that the buttons are not the same width because of their wordcount. Anyone any ideas how to create buttons of the same width. Also... noticed that the panel which contains the buttons reacts to mouseover,…

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