Orphaned ui groups

[Paul-Reed]

Just looking through my ui groups in the config tab (because I'm bored!), and found a number of ui groups with unassigned tabs.

Checking the contents I see that the only node in the group is a spacer node

I realise that I can just delete these off, but don't know why they have been left??

Also.. whilst in the config tab, I've got lots of spacer nodes listed -

but clicking them to open their properties, and they do not seem assigned to a tab/group ??

Is this normal?

Node-RED version: v1.0.5
Dashboard: v2.21.0
Node.js version: v10.20.0
Linux 4.14.35-1902.300.11.el7uek.x86_64 x64 LE

[dceejay]

maybe - we don't delete them for you, so if they get left they will remain.

[Paul-Reed]

If spacer nodes are system created, shouldn't the system also remove them when they clearly serve no purpose?

[dceejay]

Depends.. If you use the layout tool they are. If you rearrange manually they arent

[Paul-Reed]

Despite being a relatively new installation, I seem to be acquiring a lot of dashboard unused items..
another example is that I see this info warning;

I click on it, and see that a Deploy is offered. If I deploy, then I still get the '1 widget not in a group' info warning.
The deploy appears to do nothing, and I go around in a circle.