Node-RED 5.0.0-beta.5 release notes

What’s Changed

Allow theme plugin to override settings and add menu options by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5580
Allow Node-RED section of help sidebar to be hidden by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5581
Update tar dependency by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5582
TreeList: Fix arrow navigation through filtered TreeList by @piotrbogun in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5431
Fix “connected to …” log string in tcp in/out nodes using TLS by @marcows in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5484
Introduce show-first-tab and show-last-tab actions by @GogoVega in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5583
Encode branch name in delete request by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5584
Fix typo in French link node description by @LPe7 in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5530
Add badges to func node tabs with code in by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5585
Bump for 4.1.8 release by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5586
Sync 4.1.8 to dev branch by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5587
Update config sidebar id handling by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5597
Fix reinitializing server with custom node by @tobias47n9e in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5596
Allow a nodes defaults to be overridden by settings.js file by @dceejay in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5591
Handle invalid theme regex by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5598
Ensure custom subflow colors override theme overrides by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5599
Ensure edit dialog fills the tray by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5600
[3431] feature: Store sidebar width between editor sessions by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5605
[5374] UX: replace touch radial menu with standard context menu by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5614
[5602] UX: Unexpected tab border showing by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5607
[5603] UX: Header buttons shown whilst editor loading by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5606
[5617] Deploy Menu Redesign by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5619
Ensure tcp-request doesn’t reuse uncloned msg objects by @hardillb in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5612
Make scrollbar hitbox larger by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5576
Rework sidebars to be draggable by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5618
Ensure active tab is fully visible by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5624
Rework selected/hightlighted node appearance by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5623
[5621] UX: Fix styling of dragging sidebar panels by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5627
[5572] UX: Handle long instance title text by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5628
[5616] Add back in expand/collapse tabs for sidenavs by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5626
Fix node halo height calculation when status is shown by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5630
[5532] UX: Improve accessibility of default theme - colour palette by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5613
Pull master changes to dev by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5631
[5629] UX: Deploy menu: Restart Flows should not be faded by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5632
[5517] UX: Create default dark theme by @n-lark in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5625
Bump for 5-beta.5 release by @knolleary in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5633

New Contributors

@marcows made their first contribution in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5484
@LPe7 made their first contribution in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5530
@tobias47n9e made their first contribution in https://github.com/node-red/node-red/pull/5596

Full Changelog: https://github.com/node-red/node-red/compare/5.0.0-beta.4…5.0.0-beta.5