Using the text node with Value format set to {{msg.Value}} is there a way to initialize the value format?
After starting dashboard it takes until the first message with msg.Value to show whatever msg.Value is. Until then it is just blank. I could use a inject node, but is not so nice having many text nodes.
What do you mean by 'starting dashboard'? It should only reset if you restart node-red or Deploy.
If it is just on node-red restart is it not better to leave it blank to indicate that it has not yet got a valid value?
starting means deploy or restarting node-red.
In my case it may take longer time until a message is received by the text node. Actually displaying a icon. In case of deploy it leaves this empty and I would like to have a initial value (in my case icon) after restarting or deploying.
Like with the chart node it has a field "blank label", that is kind of what I'm looking for. Admitting that it might me more useful on a chart node.
I think you will have to use an inject node in that case.
