# Messages from Node-Red, suggestion
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [11 August 2019 00:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209 "2019-08-11T00:46:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 00:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/1 "2019-08-11T00:46:28Z")
I know this could be seen as petty, but . . . . someone has to mention it.
Ok, I import nodes/flows, deploy, or many other things.
A nice message pops up. Fair enough.
But it is _fixed_ there for a _fixed_ time. Fair enough there as well.
But sometimes that time is a long time.
Could it be put in future releases that the message is there for _n_ seconds **or** until the mouse is clicked elsewhere on the screen?
I hope that isn't too much to ask.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/2 "2019-08-11T07:55:31Z")
I have to say this mildly frustrates me too. It would be nice if it went away if you click on the main window. The same applies to similar popups that appear at other times.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/3 "2019-08-11T08:30:29Z")
Clicking the message itself will clear it
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/4 "2019-08-11T08:32:17Z")
Yes, but that is unintuitive. Normally one clicks away from a window to hide it, not clicks on it.
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 09:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/5 "2019-08-11T09:00:57Z")
> [@dceejay](#):
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> Clicking the message itself will clear it
maybe worth adding a dummy button to such messages marked Dismiss (or something like that)
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/6 "2019-08-11T09:12:59Z")
+1
That sounds like a good idea.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 09:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/7 "2019-08-11T09:24:19Z")
I would prefer it just to go away if clicking elsewhere, or perhaps there are technical issues with that.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [11 August 2019 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/8 "2019-08-11T09:25:55Z")
Well, me too originally. But I am open to alternatives.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [12 August 2019 06:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/9 "2019-08-12T06:14:56Z")
> [@dceejay](#):
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> Clicking the message itself will clear it
I just got one of them and it didn't.
Granted it was one of these, but..... When I clicked on it, it didn't go away.
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [12 August 2019 07:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/10 "2019-08-12T07:24:16Z")
I would prefer messages that "actually" require actions to stay, especially the "unused nodes" one, that one "appears" to disappear quicker than others too (i have a wild imagination.).
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [12 August 2019 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/11 "2019-08-12T07:47:32Z")
not sure what is up with your version, but clicking that should def make it go away. Which version of Node-RED is that ?
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [12 August 2019 07:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/messages-from-node-red-suggestion/14209/12 "2019-08-12T07:59:09Z")
My NR version is:
0.20.5
Oh.
Hang on.
Are we saying clicking INSIDE the requester or OUTSIDE?
If I click INSIDE, it goes away.
(Got confused with where we were talking.)