Dashboard view changed YAML without save

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Newbie, sorry if things are a little mixed.
Attempting to turn on lights before sunrise or after sunset
I used the automation dashboard to create the outline which created

conditions:
  - condition: sun
    before: sunrise
    before_offset:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    after_offset:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0

But as I needed either of these conditions i manually modified the code to

condition: or
conditions:
  - condition: sun
    before: sunrise
    before_offset:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    after_offset:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0

and saved within the YAML editor.
however still does not seem to work.
Question 1. How can I get straight into the YAML to check the conditions are still correct as going through the automations dashboard removes the OR statement and apparently saves the modification without requesting a save.
Question 2. Where do I post a request for the addition of the or functionality within the dashboard ?
Many thanks

2

Hi Bob

  1. you can use an editor (official app) to go straight into YAML
    or from the automation, right hand top 3 dots
  2. the OR function is available from the UI
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Many thanks, had not seen "blocks"

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Thanks so much , its all well and good reading, but those words are written by people in the know. Full to the brim of informatin, but so oftern the absolute basics are overlooked. Think thats what has happend here, as is often said the only stupid question is the one not asked !
Thank you for supporting the community.
Bob