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[zenblom]

@glenn

I still think the device tile label feature is missing or maybe I'm just missing something.

Lets say you have a device called the "Family Room Floor Lamp" but on the Dashboard you simply want the Tile Label to be, "Floor Lamp" because its on the Family Room Dashboard.

Actually you could use CSS to change the Tile Label, not as easy as a click 'Override name' option but doable with a copy paste code for each tile:

div[style^="grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2"] .tile-title {
	visibility: hidden;
}

div[style^="grid-area: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2"] .tile-title:after {
	content: 'NEW TILE LABEL';
	visibility: visible;
	display: block;
}

Where grid-area is: "row-start / column-start / row-end / column-end"

So if you want to target the third tile in the second row it would be: "2 / 3 / 3 / 4"
And for a tile with a 2 row width on the first row and column it would be: "1 / 1 / 2 / 3"

[glenn]

@zenblom

Actually you could use CSS to change the Tile Label, not as easy as a click 'Override name' option but doable with a copy paste code for each tile:

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

[wkparker06]

Is there a way to display a variable (either global or local to a control) on a tile? I've scanned all 420+ messages on this thread and don't think I seen this covered.

I found a way to show which button number was pushed, but would really like to display the time the button was pushed (after capturing it as a variable). Another "nice to have" would be showing the sunrise/sunset times on a tile. but I supposed I might be able to find an external link for that.

[patrick]

@wkparker06

Is there a way to display a variable (either global or local to a control) on a tile? I've scanned all 420+ messages on this thread and don't think I seen this covered.

Introduced in 2.1.4, you now have a global variable tile and a connector in RM to create the connector device.

[wkparker06]

Thanks. Can you point me to the documentation? I don't see a "global variable" tile on the list. I see one that lets me enter a variable, but not one that displays a variable.

[patrick]

Connect Global Variables to Dashboards

New Feature for Rule Machine Global Variables With Release 2.1.4 there is a new feature in Rule Machine that allows Global Variables to be displayed and set from Dashboards. It also allows them to be used to link with other apps, where previously one would create a Virtual Switch device to cause the connection. In the Global Variables setup section of Rule Machine, you will find a new column of information, Connector, and a new button, Create New Connector: [10%20PM] When you click Create N…

[wkparker06]

Excellent -thanks!

[daniel.john.edge]

swapped out my very slow zipatile with a fire 10 tablet and finally dropped actiontiles too! So much more responsive.

A few things I miss when transitioning from actiontiles..

Moving tile positioning around was a bit clunky, at one point I had filled my dashboard and wanted to swap two tiles around, I couldn’t easily do this without first adding a new row to give it a temporary new home. Actiontiles way of doing this was a bit better, the drag and drop nature of sharptools is paving the way!

I wish you could set the Color and state icons on a per tile basis, Ive got some switches where I want a “warn” Color indicator when off but others I want to fade into the background and only be highlighted when on.

It would also be great to be able to override the tile label. What I might want to label it on the dashboard is often different to what I want to label it in the Hubitat main interface.

Resizing images to fill the size of the tile as an option would be great

And being able to open urls in a model dialogue that overlays the dashboard

I also miss the new icon “effects” that were just introduced in to action tiles for example when it was bin day the bin icon on my dashboard would “bounce” which although a bit gimmicky acted as a good visual cue ... appreciate there are far bigger priorities through

I did encounter a few glitches with updating icons this often took 2/3 goes (same on iPad running ios13, chrome on windows 10).

Ability to use custom icons and to set icons for links buttons(I tried adding a background image but because the positioning of the image doesn’t match the other switches it looks aesthetically not quite right next to the other switches).

Looking forward to more developments .. great work Hubitat team!

With this and a couple of node red workflows to get rid of my dependency on disabling Arlo cameras, I’m now officially 100% independent on SmartThings !!

[roly]

Hi there @daniel.john.edge
Was wondering where you got your icons from i have been looking for some icons and can't seem to find any good ones i like yours

[daniel.john.edge]

These all came from the standard icon selection available in Hubitat dashboard. To my knowledge you can’t import any sort of custom icons can you?

Cheers

[roly]

thank you Daniel I'm only new at this only had my he for 3 weeks
but yes i have found it now

[teronl]

Newbie here. These are my first dashboard attempts. Go easy on me, please...

And, thanks for all the inspiration, all!

[stevebott123]

great job mate.

[aguileramekin]

I like it a lot!!

[evan.durgin]

Love the camera footage in the dashboard. Wish I could do that with my Arlo or Ring, but there's no simple web interface to pull into the dashboard.
What kind of cameras/software are you using? Are the pics of the latest refresh of the camera or updates on motion trigger or what?

[daniel.john.edge]

Mine are arlo a couple of posts up. I use a python script on a raspberry pi to grab the last still from each camera and then just display as a static image that’s updated every minute. It’s good enough as a quick glance ... google for pyarlo

[teronl]

@evan.durgin Thanks! If I can do it, I bet you can. I am using Hikvision cameras. The images are from the NVR via http, updating every 30 secs right now. No triggers, at this point. I am clueless on how to achieve that. I welcome any suggestions.

[teronl]

@daniel.john.edge You mentioned several of the things I also would like to do... custom images per individual tile (e.g. I want the patio screens image to show an image of the screens up or down, depending on current state. Right now, I use background color on the main dashboard - red means closed, green means open. That lets me know to raise the screens if it gets too windy or starts to rain! Of course, I ultimately want reliable weather to do that).

Resizing images... With my url for the Hikvision cameras, I appended "?videoResolutionWidth=1920&videoResolutionHeight=1080". Maybe, something similar exists for the Arlo images? Never owned an Arlo.

By the way... I want your window tiles that show open/closed state. That will be a good interim solution for my screen tiles.

[glenn]

Finally got around to trying the above CSS but nothing changed.

[glenn]

I take that back, it did work!