# Dashboard layouts and the \*spacer node\*

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layouts-and-the-spacer-node/20568>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [19 January 2020 11:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layouts-and-the-spacer-node/20568 "2020-01-19T11:09:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2020 11:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layouts-and-the-spacer-node/20568/1 "2020-01-19T11:09:52Z")

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I'm still not getting something with the dashboard.

There is a _new_ option for a _spacer_ which can be used to pad out the layout.

This is the layout I want.

Note the red arrow.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-01-19 22-07-22](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/6/f67db19daa9df37cfe2527495c7afc4bf95e827b.png)

If that is not there, the `LCD control` is there. Not wanted.  
So I made a `dummy` group and added a `spacer` node.

Yet when I hit `deploy`, it complains about an unused ~~node.~~ Group (Sorry)  
Guess which one.

That seems problematic.

Or is it just me?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2020 11:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layouts-and-the-spacer-node/20568/2 "2020-01-19T11:10:37Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> Yet when I hit `deploy` , it complains about an unused node.  
> Guess which one.

Which one?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2020 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layouts-and-the-spacer-node/20568/3 "2020-01-19T11:15:01Z")

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The one with the `spacer` node in it.

Details (which I forgot to include)  
NR 1.0.3  
Dashboard 2.19.3  
Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS  
Intel NUC 64 bit.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-01-19 22-11-44](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/1/51980020551256ecb5e33414410f42d289253a45.png)

 ![Screenshot from 2020-01-19 22-11-29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/5/65cb502f8406873aeb650f2aa7009f5846bab4a3.png)

 ![Screenshot from 2020-01-19 22-16-31](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/d/1dae3e5a0715bf2936c240da6166b2a7d32ea15d.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2020 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layouts-and-the-spacer-node/20568/4 "2020-01-19T11:28:05Z")

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Please forgive me stupidity saying `node` when I meant `group`.