# Classic Gauge suggestions

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [5 May 2025 07:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890 "2025-05-05T07:59:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![selwynjackson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/selwynjackson/32/94976_2.png) [@selwynjackson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selwynjackson)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2025 07:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890/1 "2025-05-05T07:59:11Z")

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[`@colinl`](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin) The Classic Gauge is great, thank you. `@colinl/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-gauge-classic`

It would be nice to have a dynamic label that can be set with msg.ui\_update.label.

Also, the documentation for setting the sectors should be updated. The `start` and `color` keys must not be quoted.  
For example, the array might consist of `[{ start: 0, color: "green"}, { start: 5, color: "skyblue"}]`

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2025 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890/2 "2025-05-05T08:30:50Z")

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It is good to know that the node is useful to others.

> [@selwynjackson](#):
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> It would be nice to have a dynamic label that can be set with msg.ui\_update.label.

Yes, I do intend to add additional dynamic settings, but I have not got any free time at the moment. I have created [an issue](https://github.com/colinl/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-gauge-classic/issues/19) so it will not get forgotten.

> [@selwynjackson](#):
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> The `start` and `color` keys must not be quoted.

It should not matter whether they are quoted or not. That is just javascript, nothing to do with the gauge. If property names contain special characters then they must be quoted, otherwise it is optional. Are you saying that it does not work if they are quoted?

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**Author:** ![selwynjackson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/selwynjackson/32/94976_2.png) [@selwynjackson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selwynjackson)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2025 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890/3 "2025-05-05T08:38:05Z")

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> [@Colin](#):
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> It should not matter whether they are quoted or not. That is just javascript, nothing to do with the gauge. If property names contain special characters then they must be quoted, otherwise it is optional. Are you saying that it does not work if they are quoted?

I tried using "green-lighten-2" for a color, then eventually changed to '#81C784', and in the process thought that the keywords should not be quoted. My apologies, you are correct, they can be quoted.

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**Author:** ![selwynjackson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/selwynjackson/32/94976_2.png) [@selwynjackson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selwynjackson)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2025 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890/4 "2025-05-05T08:38:52Z")

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> [@Colin](#):
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> Yes, I do intend to add additional dynamic settings, but I have not got any free time at the moment. I have created [an issue](https://github.com/colinl/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-gauge-classic/issues/19) so it will not get forgotten.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [31 May 2025 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890/5 "2025-05-31T15:26:11Z")

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Version 1.4.0 (just released) includes the ability to update virtually everything via msg.ui\_update, including the label, and even adding or removing needles.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 June 2025 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/classic-gauge-suggestions/96890/6 "2025-06-30T15:26:39Z")

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