# Debug filter options

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-filter-options/15510>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 September 2019 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-filter-options/15510 "2019-09-13T13:36:34Z")\
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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:** [13 September 2019 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-filter-options/15510/1 "2019-09-13T13:36:34Z")

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Ok there are three options with the `debug` listings on the right of the screen.

`ALL`  
`Selected nodes`  
`Current flow`.

But when I pick `Selected nodes` . . . . and only have one `debug` node, why is it when I take the time looking at the `selected nodes` list, there are others selected?

How is `selected nodes` defined?  
By picking them in the list, or CTL clicking on them in the edit window?

Just wanting to be sure.

Here's a couple of scree shots.

See how I have the ONE node selected - green.

Looking at the list, it starts way back at the first window/dashboad/what ever and has some/a node selected there.

Scrolling down a bit (but not to the tab shown) you see others _selected_ (ticked).

Sorry, what did I miss?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [13 September 2019 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-filter-options/15510/2 "2019-09-13T13:46:27Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> By picking them in the list,

> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> Sorry, what did I miss?

nothing - the list is a list of all your debug nodes - they are separated into tabs/flows so you can expand/shrink and enable/disable a whole page at a time of you wish. Up to you.

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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:** [13 September 2019 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-filter-options/15510/3 "2019-09-13T13:51:00Z")

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That's ok.

I just wondered if by _selecting_ them by _drag slecting_, _CTL clicking_ on the nodes, that would constitute selecting the nodes.

It seems silly to me, that (say)  
I am working on a bit of stuff.

I have to scroll through all the nodes selecting them.

Then next time I want to get the _selected nodes_ while working on another problem, I first have to deselect the previously selected ones.

Yeah, ok. If they are on different tabs. Fair enough. Just wanted to check.

Suggestion:  
Have a button to deselect all the selected nodes.  
(Though if you have to go through all the tab lists anyway.... But it may help deselecting previously selected ones quicker.)