# Where's my sidebar nodes?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [12 November 2024 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091 "2024-11-12T10:30:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Ssyleric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ssyleric/32/91648_2.png) [@Ssyleric](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ssyleric)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/1 "2024-11-12T10:30:50Z")

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Hello,  
Several time, i have to move my mouse to the left side of the screen to know where is the vertical mark to show my node.

 ![Screenshot 2024-11-12 at 11.21.35](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/7/976222e0df5cdd2ab201b3fb8b61a644fef75ed7.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-11-12 at 11.22.25](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/a/fa8ce06f5377a508562b153f1df9547f56f1fe4d.png)  
Can you add the same vertical mark like the other side?  
 ![Screenshot 2024-11-12 at 11.27.54](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/4/b4ae444395764b948d3d3db8ae50411a6f9a124b.png)  
Thanks.  
Cheers.  
Syleric

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/2 "2024-11-12T10:44:15Z")

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Hi @Ssyleric welcome to the forum. Well spotted. The vertical mark is missing from the left hand sidebar.

If you could [raise an issue](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/new?assignees=&labels=needs-triage&projects=&template=bug_report.yml) on the Node-RED repository, we would appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 15:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/3 "2024-11-12T15:46:03Z")

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Am on my phone so can't easily share screenshots right now, but, for me, we do show the expand tab when you mouse over either edge of the workspace.

As far as I can see, the behaviour is the same on both sides.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 15:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/4 "2024-11-12T15:48:21Z")

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Its the vertical marker missing on the left when collapsed Nick

_NOTE: without mouse over either side_

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/a/7a44af8c14a28a6a9f3501b0046204f6fcccdeb2.png)

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 15:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/5 "2024-11-12T15:52:05Z")

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Like this?

 ![Capture d’écran 2024-11-12 à 16.51.08](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/e/7ef6e26038968ed1ae72e14107542c0132d038e8.png)

 ![Capture d’écran 2024-11-12 à 16.51.19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/c/9c3f8806a1b3bd6284a7a515d9b13f5ff3ef7882.png)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 16:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/6 "2024-11-12T16:01:25Z")

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Ah okay. The reason it isn't on the left hand side is because the left hand side isn't draggable to resize - it's either open or closed. The right hand side is resizable.

That's the reasoning for not showing a drag handle on the LHS. but I won't lose sleep if some wanted to add it as more of a visual cue that there's something there.

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/7 "2024-11-12T16:23:11Z")

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So, can I open a PR?

Steve, your status bar is interesting 😉

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/8 "2024-11-12T16:24:57Z")

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> [@GogoVega](#):
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> teve, your status bar is interesting 😉

you mean this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/d/5d97c8109144850a5f0ac90a1cd5ed6cc700a59a.png)

Wherever did that come from 🤔

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 16:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/9 "2024-11-12T16:26:03Z")

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Yep, this one 😁

New feature merged into dev yesterday

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 17:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/10 "2024-11-12T17:07:39Z")

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> <https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/4954>
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> \- \[\] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
> \- \[x\] New feature (non-…breaking change which adds functionality)
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> \## Proposed changes
> 
> Add the vertical marker to the palette hand.
> 
> See \[preview in the Forum\](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/5).
> 
> \## Checklist
> 
> \- \[x\] I have read the \[contribution guidelines\](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
> \- \[x\] For non-bugfix PRs, I have discussed this change on the forum/slack team.
> \- \[x\] I have run \`npm run test\` to verify the unit tests pass
> \- \[\] I have added suitable unit tests to cover the new/changed functionality

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**Author:** ![Ssyleric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ssyleric/32/91648_2.png) [@Ssyleric](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ssyleric)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 17:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/11 "2024-11-12T17:58:31Z")

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Wahoooooo!!  
I'm working from home today, just turned off my pro laptop to open my MB, and saw all these messages.  
Thanks for all the help, especially, @Steve-Mcl & @GogoVega  
So reactive \<3.

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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:** [11 January 2025 17:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wheres-my-sidebar-nodes/93091/12 "2025-01-11T17:58:32Z")

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