# Feature suggestion for dashboard. New widget
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [15 July 2020 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111 "2020-07-15T09:19:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/1 "2020-07-15T09:19:40Z")
Yes, the `dashboard` has some great things and with the library there are even more great _widgets_ to use.
_Widgets_ as in things to add to the GUI to make it look nicer.
Suggestion:
A scroll wheel.
When the mouse is over/on the _widget_ the scroll wheel on the mouse changes the value.
I know there may be a conflict with scrolling the screen and stuff like that.
But if it hasn't been considered before, this is my submission for the idea.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/2 "2020-07-15T10:46:48Z")
err - the slider already does that...
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 10:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/3 "2020-07-15T10:50:17Z")
# (oops!)
Honestly, I have never done that.
I click and slide the slider. Never thought of doing it that way.
But I think a _wheel_ would look nice to represent that input device rather than a _slider_.
Maybe have it as an option of how a slider looks: the slider or a wheel.
Also the wheel would allow _wrapping_ so once you get to the _max_, if you keep scrolling in the same direction it will wrap to the _min_ value.
Sorry, I'll shut up now.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/4 "2020-07-15T10:54:56Z")
Well - ui widgets can now be written and published by people if they so wish to contribute.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 10:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/5 "2020-07-15T10:57:31Z")
I think that _expectation_ is way beyond my skill set.
I just submitted the idea because I didn't know you could use the scroll wheel on the slider.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/6 "2020-07-15T10:58:42Z")
No problem - and we can leave it here if someone wishes to pick it up.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/7 "2020-07-15T10:59:17Z")
(Do I need to _close_ this then?)
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### Author:  [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/8 "2020-07-15T12:10:11Z")
Just mark one post as solution, then it closes in 2 weeks, otherwise in a month.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [15 July 2020 12:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/9 "2020-07-15T12:12:13Z")
But that would imply it **has** been resolved.
> [@dceejay](#):
>
> No problem - and we can leave it here if someone wishes to pick it up.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [19 July 2020 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/10 "2020-07-19T09:30:07Z")
(I'll stick it here because it is kind of related)
**IF** _you_ (who ever) are interested in exploring this idea: another one which would be neat is......
A **knob**
That you turn. Not so much like the old _variable resistors_ but more like a rotary encoder that turns forever.
It (both) would simply send one of two messages. For example: `up` and `down`.
That could be set in the node. (Maybe `topic` too)
but you just keep turning the wheel (original one) or knob (the second idea) and it just keeps spitting out the payload indicating the direction.
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### Author:  [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)
#### Post date: [19 July 2020 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/11 "2020-07-19T10:14:04Z")
The left and right arrow keys can also be used to control the slider.
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### Author:  [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)
#### Post date: [20 July 2020 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/12 "2020-07-20T07:26:01Z")
> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> A **knob**
Like these?
- [Mobile-friendly Dial Knob Plugin In Vanilla JS - JogDial.js | CSS Script](https://www.cssscript.com/dial-knob-jogdial/)
- [Touch-enabled Knob Input With JavaScript - knob-input | CSS Script](https://www.cssscript.com/touch-enabled-knob-input-javascript-knob-input/)
As for the wheel, I always had something like the "good old" date/time selection wheels from older Android versions in mind.
You could roll them up and down with a swipe quite easy and select the value. Would make a good alternative for the slider, since more users seem to use the Dashboards with a touchscreen (myself included 😇).
I had some hopes to find such a component in Angular Material (which Dashboard is based on), but couldn't find any. 🙄
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 July 2020 07:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/13 "2020-07-20T07:31:16Z")
Nice.
I shall look into them more.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 August 2020 07:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-suggestion-for-dashboard-new-widget/30111/14 "2020-08-19T07:31:21Z")
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