I have been looking for a way to display dynamically updated multiline text in Homey, but I haven’t been able to find any app or existing solution that can do this properly.
What I would like is actually quite simple: somewhere in Homey where I can easily access and display a block of dynamically generated multiline text.
My particular use case is a dynamically generated battery charging plan, for example:
The number of periods changes dynamically, so using a fixed number of separate capabilities isn’t really a good solution.
I’ve looked at Device Capabilities/Advanced Virtual Device, standard string capabilities, device settings and Dashboard Widgets, but I haven’t found a solution that provides both a good multiline presentation and quick access from Homey.
I don’t necessarily need this to be a device capability, device tile, widget or any particular type of Homey component. I’m mainly looking for a practical way to display several lines of dynamically updated text that is easy to access in everyday use.
Ideally it should:
Support multiple lines/newlines
Adjust to a varying number of lines
Be dynamically updateable from a Flow, HomeyScript or an app
Be quickly accessible without having to navigate through several screens
Use the available space efficiently rather than dedicating a large part of the view to an icon
I know custom Repair Views can provide much more freedom, but using Repair just to display information seems more like a workaround than the intended solution.
Am I overlooking an existing app or Homey feature that can do this?
If not, is this something other Homey users would find useful as well?
Just play around with it a bit, but if you use the “Improved set status card”, and for backgroundcolor use 8 digits for its hex-color #00000000, the background will be the default Homey color, bause the color is transparent (the lasts 2 digits of 8 hex-digits is its transparancy).
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