# Feature request - selecting GUI group

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [16 March 2023 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612 "2023-03-16T06:24:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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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:** [16 March 2023 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/1 "2023-03-16T06:24:28Z")

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When you put a GUI node and have to select which _group_ it is in:  
It is not easy to enter the group name. Rather you have to scroll through a list.

It would be nicer if you could SEARCH for the name of he group into which you want to put the node.

(_I would include a picture but I don't have a way to take a screen shot with menus active._)

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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:** [16 March 2023 07:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/2 "2023-03-16T07:00:52Z")

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How many groups have you got?

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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:** [16 March 2023 07:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/3 "2023-03-16T07:13:10Z")

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quite a few.

It is painful going through the list.

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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:** [16 March 2023 07:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/4 "2023-03-16T07:17:21Z")

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This is an example.

[https://anonfiles.com/I9deH3edz5/kazam\_hukb2rou\_mp4](https://anonfiles.com/I9deH3edz5/kazam_hukb2rou_mp4)

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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:** [16 March 2023 07:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/5 "2023-03-16T07:38:57Z")

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Just tell me how many. You can see them all in the config nodes side panel.

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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:** [16 March 2023 07:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/6 "2023-03-16T07:41:05Z")

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Um where is the **number**?

All I see is a list.

It is big/long and I too don't really want to have to put a SPECIFIC number on them.

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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:** [16 March 2023 07:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/7 "2023-03-16T07:50:55Z")

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# How about:

# more than 50

# ?

(Probably more than 200 actually)

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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:** [16 March 2023 14:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/8 "2023-03-16T14:09:37Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> Probably more than 200 actually

Wow! More than 200 groups. I think my most complex dashboard has about 6.

I can't download your video, it says I need to install an extension to Chrome to download it.

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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:** [16 March 2023 14:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/9 "2023-03-16T14:33:37Z")

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Actually this is part of the dashboard nodes - and as such is no longer under active development - so unless someone wants to jump in and enhance with a pull request, it is unlikely to happen.

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2023 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/10 "2023-03-16T15:12:16Z")

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I too have 140 groups ! all groups are made since dashboard widgets keep moving if i change the screen from which i am viewing, (i have one small screen on desk and a large TV screen where i display. there may be a better way, but i have invested so much time in developing this, i am liking it a lot not to change anything. it would really be nice if i could 'search' as you said, currently i quickly type [ followed by first letter of group to go there fast.

> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> _I would include a picture but I don't have a way to take a screen shot with menus active._)

just curious, if i understood the statement correctly, do you mean you cannot take screenshot like this ?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/c/bcbcf1c71202b5fca89fd454905f1dc0fcc8de6d.png)

![screenshot](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/f/dfca412b31238d5ed4b8a14826f583ad798e45c4.gif)

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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2023 15:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/11 "2023-03-16T15:17:30Z")

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I raised this some time ago.....

> [@FR: Sort Group selection drop down list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-sort-group-selection-drop-down-list/56978/4):
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> This list -

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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:** [16 March 2023 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/12 "2023-03-16T19:47:40Z")

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Hi Colin.

Sorry.  
I recorded the clip with a program and it plays in VLC.  
The extension was `.movie` (yeah: cringe) and I changed it to `.mp4`.

I haven't read any of the other replies yet.

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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:** [16 March 2023 19:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/13 "2023-03-16T19:50:15Z")

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I'm taking it you are using windoze.?

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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:** [15 May 2023 19:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-selecting-gui-group/76612/14 "2023-05-15T19:50:45Z")

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