# 📏 Edgewise Meter - yet another gauge

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [5 October 2024 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187 "2024-10-05T20:27:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2024 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187/1 "2024-10-05T20:27:58Z")

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0.0.1

> **[@hotnipi/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-edgewise-meter](https://flows.nodered.org/node/@hotnipi/node-red-dashboard-2-ui-edgewise-meter)**
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> A edgewise meter gauge node for @flowfuse/node-red-dashboard

Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe 🫡

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2024 16:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187/2 "2024-10-09T16:41:51Z")

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0.1.0

An option to show exact (well a little bit still rounded) value on hover or permanently visible.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/0/60203744f96c827ebcb7f650be18083c78ac6137.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/0/a082f74a294255e8999598bcf6400bdce63d2e6d.png)

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**Author:** ![vtgav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f0a364/32.png) [@vtgav](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vtgav)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2024 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187/3 "2024-10-10T14:07:47Z")

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I've got 0.0.3 installed ( using the palette ) and I must being dumb because I can't get it to appear on the dashboard and I've no idea how to figure what's happening.

any ideas to get me going appreciated !  
thx,  
Gav

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2024 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187/4 "2024-10-10T14:13:14Z")

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Current version is 0.1.2

It requires restarting node red after install. Not my fault.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2024 14:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187/5 "2024-10-10T14:23:07Z")

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> [@hotNipi](#):
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> It requires restarting node red after install. Not my fault.

No longer true as of Dashboard v1.18.0 🥳

> <https://github.com/FlowFuse/node-red-dashboard/pull/1316>
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> closes #938
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> \## Description
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> Load widget type info upon \`type-registered\` ev…ent to remove the need to restart node-red after a contrib node is installed at runtime.
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> \### Demo
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> https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/726907c6-c597-4de0-ad31-f3740b3f97b0
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> 
> \## Related Issue(s)
> \#938
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> \## Checklist
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> 
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> - \[x\] I have read the \[contribution guidelines\](https://github.com/FlowFuse/flowfuse/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
> - \[\] Suitable unit/system level tests have been added and they pass 
> - \[\] Documentation has been updated
> - \[\] Upgrade instructions
> - \[\] Configuration details
> - \[\] Concepts
> - \[\] Changes \`flowforge.yml\`?
> - \[\] Issue/PR raised on \`FlowFuse/helm\` to update ConfigMap Template
> - \[\] Issue/PR raised on \`FlowFuse/CloudProject\` to update values for Staging/Production
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> \## Labels
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> - \[\] Includes a DB migration? -\> add the \`area:migration\` label

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2024 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edgewise-meter-yet-another-gauge/92187/6 "2024-10-10T14:30:15Z")

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Happy news. Was quite annoying really.