# \[REQUEST\] Additional: Make tile's display capability measure\_\* of type 'string' selectable

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/request-additional-make-tiles-display-capability-measure-of-type-string-selectable/49952>\
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\
**Created:** [July 31, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-additional-make-tiles-display-capability-measure-of-type-string-selectable/49952 "2021-07-31T16:35:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-additional-make-tiles-display-capability-measure-of-type-string-selectable/49952/1 "2021-07-31T16:35:23Z")

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> [@Ability to choose tile's capbility](https://community.homey.app/t/ability-to-choose-tiles-capbility/14544/1):
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> ### 4) Allow users to choose which capability is displayed upon the tile.
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> Finally, when a device has multiple capabilities which _can_ be shown on the title, the user should be able to change the ‘default’ capability to what ever makes the most sense for their home / setup. This could even be done with out adding new capabilities. For example, I don’t care about the motion alarm upon my ecobee sensors, I only care about the temperature (which sets my aircon

**Thanks a mil, Athom, for implementing this earlier request!**

From what I understand, all capabilities starting with `measure_`, `meter_` and `alarm_` are selectable to be displayed upon a tile.  
But, only the numeric values so it seems?

**My additional request would be:**  
There’s a compass wind direction capability `measure_wind_direction_string`  
which displays up to three characters like ‘NNW’.  
Few people understand a wind directions like 223°, so I don’t understand why f.i. NNW can’t be selected, except for a technical reason, it being a _string_ instead of a _numeric_ value.

Is it possible to make a `measure_` value, type ‘string’ available as well? With a cutoff at say 5 or 6 characters?

Example:  
All capabilities of a wheather device:

 ![Screenshot_20210731-172734_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/3/f310e2d3d2749e764477b9493ff093c16936cae7.jpeg)

Selectable capabilities of that device:

 ![Screenshot_20210731-164118_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/e/3e719b4b36e80c016dbab8d6e3c20db7e94818f9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Paxman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paxman/32/128050_2.png) [@Paxman](https://community.homey.app/u/Paxman)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-additional-make-tiles-display-capability-measure-of-type-string-selectable/49952/2 "2021-07-31T17:12:45Z")

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> [@Peter\_Kawa](#):
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> compass wind direction capability

I second Peters request regarding compass wind direction capability. 👍