# Going through the new stuff in NR 3.1.x Question

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**Created:** [14 February 2024 20:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/going-through-the-new-stuff-in-nr-3-1-x-question/85539 "2024-02-14T20:43:07Z")\
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There are 12 things shown in the _tutorial_.

## Number 8: Locking flows.

Nice, but it begs the question:  
**ALL NODES**.... Including `debug`?

Yes, I get it: the flow is WORKING so it doesn't need changing.  
But _Sod's law_ will happen and one day you just want to check an output and so need to activate a `debug` node.

If the flow is LOCKED, you have to unlock it first.  
To me that is a bit of a concern as to do that you UNLOCK the flow.  
Then when finished, you have to LOCK it again.

That kind of discourages _me_ from wanting to LOCK a flow.

## Number 2: New ways to work with groups.

`They can be reordered using the Moving Forwards and Move Backwards actions`  
Sorry, I don't understand what that means.  
_(Yeah, I'm dumb)_

`Holding Alt when dragging a node will *remove* it from its group`  
Does that apply to multiple nodes too?

## Number 5: Finding help

But originally all I did was go to the right and click on the documents button.  
How is this _better_?  
(Side note: I'm using the dark theme.)  
This is what the bottom left corner of nodes looks like now.

 ![Screenshot from 2024-02-15 07-32-59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/0/80f6bb85f7069432c50a370916ce14bc985e71f0.png)

I'll stop here for everyone's sake - and maybe mine too.

A last thing though:  
Ok, the _Tour_ gives you an overview and unless you really know what you are doing, some things may not be of importance but that the window opened is small (on my monitor) it is hard to see things and appreciate the new additions.

My monitor is not super high res.  
For a long time I was only using a 16 x 9 TV as the monitor.  
Now I am using a proper monitor.

Is the size of the opened window defined or proportional to the display size?

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> `They can be reordered using the Moving Forwards and Move Backwards actions`  
> Sorry, I don't understand what that means.

Imagine the groups, nodes and wires made out of cardboard on a large mousemat. Bringing forwards means moving something so that it is over the top of anything it overlaps and visa versa for backwards. Same as any other drawing tool.

> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> `Holding Alt when dragging a node will *remove* it from its group`  
> Does that apply to multiple nodes too?

Play is the first rule of IT. Give it a go, experiment. Let us know the answer (because I don't know).

> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> But originally all I did was go to the right and click on the documents button.  
> How is this _better_?

Less clicks if you happen to have the edit panel open at the time.

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