# Very weird thing just happened in the \`edit\` screen

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [12 August 2020 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468 "2020-08-12T10:58:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [12 August 2020 10:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468/1 "2020-08-12T10:58:31Z")

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It happened, and I dismissed it, but then thought it should be something to mention.

It didn't take much effort to invoke the _problem_ again.

This is the screen as it was:

 ![Screenshot from 2020-08-12 20-55-33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/b/cb4d51adc8b3784e4fda9329d4a624491b3d160f.png)

I then drag a `function` node onto the screen. **NOTHING ELSE**

And this is what I see:

 ![Screenshot from 2020-08-12 20-51-44](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/d/fdd38df0e596c6c61a384086dd8669200a8a6b12.png)

How did those two _connections_ happen?

## weird!

Oh, details:  
NR 1.1.2  
Dashboard 2.23.0  
RasPi

```auto
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1

PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"
NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="9"
VERSION="9 (stretch)"
VERSION_CODENAME=stretch
ID=raspbian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"

Raspberry Pi reference 2017-09-07
Generated using pi-gen, https://github.com/RPi-Distro/pi-gen, 496e41575eeb9fa13f394ffb407b7bc1d00b21c2, stage5
Linux BedPi 4.19.66-v7+ #1253 SMP Thu Aug 15 11:49:46 BST 2019 armv7l GNU/Linux

```

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 10:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468/2 "2020-08-23T10:18:20Z")

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Update:

It is still happening.

Today again it has happened in TWO different times.  
Or, once, and I noticed it has two different places where the _rogue node_ is put.

Picture below is the part of the flow on which I am working.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-08-23 20-11-09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/1/1190e6698398fa611bdabc1bc535b7f5e7501768.png)

I drag a `function` node onto the flow.

Note where the node is put and where in the flow it connects.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-08-23 20-11-18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/4/e4a955fe98e537d24bd7bc1c1c147d7f7f054396.png)

Or if I moved the `function` node slightly see the other place where it connects.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-08-23 20-11-06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/9/59073de773e5f780fdab97b397cc1e17f6618326.png)

Originally it happened on 12 Aug  
Today is 23 Aug

I have been using NR in the mean time.  
(As others will agree.)

This isn't/wasn't just a once off.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 11:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468/3 "2020-08-23T11:24:20Z")

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It might be caused by the theme. Have you updated the theme as well ?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 21:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468/4 "2020-08-23T21:21:33Z")

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Yes I have.

Sorry, I can't remember the name.

It was mentioned here a while back.

Found it.

[This one](https://github.com/bonanitech/midnight-red)

After thought.

Ok, it **could** be the _theme_.

I have it installed on **four** machines.

To date it has only happened on the one machine.

That machine is a _remote_ machine and though it gets edited, it is not edited as much as **this** machine, and the other two get their fair share of editing as well.

None of them have shown this problem to date.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 21:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/very-weird-thing-just-happened-in-the-edit-screen/31468/5 "2020-10-22T21:21:38Z")

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