Display item type for static strings

[oh2th]

Describe the solution you'd like Allow static String type of items for use as the display's button labels. Take input for this type as:

• Label (Optional)
• String (optional)
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Font size

As Label and String are optional either or both can be used as the display's button label. This would allow building menu hierarchies on the device.

Describe alternatives you've considered Use a homey string variables. However the more you have a menu hierarchy, the more variables are needed.

[AdyRock]

Sorry I don't understand where these items should appear? In the Display Configuration you can already set all these.

[oh2th]

I'm now settings string variable which will never change as they are only used as text on the display either as a title for the page, or the function name for the display's left/right button.

Homey Variables, the number of variables would increase, the more pages I create:

Display configuration for "Main Screen" I have a display item that goes at bottom of the screen next to the right button:

On the next "Energy Screen" again a variable configured next to the left button:

I'm not seeing a way to place directly a static string item, instead of variable/custom mqtt/device capability.

[AdyRock]

Ah, OK, I see now. Thank you for the suggestion. I will add that into the next update, so you will be able to set the Device to None and it will just show the provide text.

[oh2th]

I see you have added the "None" device type. The content for Text is not been pushed to mqtt. Everyhting else fine.

I tested also Top Label with a string and that works and Text is still not displayed.