So with the smartthings changes i’ve discovered Sharptools. I like it and now that I’ve spent 2 days building 2 dashboards for 2 hubs, will probably pay for the premium given that the ST classic app is gone soon. However I like to give feedback and here’s my findings:
Higher priority:
-New Template Feature:
Edit tile / Change Layout (or in Edit): Have an drop down that shows all your custom named and saved templates. These templates carry all the settings in edit page (color, attributes, sizes etc…). It also contains the custom color states if any.
Maybe this get saved from Edit page or elsewhere. Same saved templates available across all dashboards. Or at the very least have template in the color states menu so one doesnt need to rebuild the same color states ladder for every temperature or other device tile.
-Drop the “at” for the second attribute “last update” time. This would make it fit smaller tiles. Option for 24hr time? Maybe drop the space between the month and day also to compact it. So like this “Aug23 3:18pm”
-Voltage, Humidity and other capabilities does not have Color State available. Would be good if can change tile color based on Battery voltage(level). Can every tile with a value have option for color state feature? Could use template mentioned above
-New Icons request:
For contact devices they can be used for a ton of stuff like tank levels, motors, level sensors, etc… Right now the label of the states can be handled with a custom ST DTH’s which will be disappearing soon. Can we get some Icons that just have bold text like; ON, OFF, FULL, EMPTY, LOW, RUNNING, etc… That way they can be selected from the contacts “color states” menu.
Or make it possible to edit the “Default” and “Active” state display text.
-Edit / Tile: Can this be 2 columns of inputs so you dont have to scroll down to get to the rest of the settings?
-Edit Main Context Text: For long titles, the spacing between the title rows could be reduced so it doesnt occupy so much real estate in the title and run into the main. Could shrink tile size with this. Fit more tiles on same page.
Lower priority:
-Configuration: when shrinking tile size the main attribute stays in middle and runs into label/title. Theres enough room if the main value would drop down a bit. Wasted space. Add a y axis +/- for positioning main value, automate it?
-When Editing dashboard and hitting the “+” to add devices, you cant uncheck a device. Make it possible to uncheck a device as an alternative to editing and “Remove” on the tile itself.
-New Location Tile:
To use these tiles you need all of them and they all change at the same time but the tilte stays the same. So if I click Home, the Away tile still says Away even though the mode is Home. Yeah, I see the little 2nd attribute chnage. Maybe it would be best if there was an option for a generic location tile with title “Switch Location” The the main text would be “Home” or “Away” and would switch modes and main text when you click it. An all in one location tile, kind of like a Switch tile.
-New Graph request:
Is it possible in the “Add Item” list to add a new “Graph” feature. Would add a tile for graph with x axis history(time) and Y axis the plotted value of the selected device (temp, voltage, humidity, generic, etc…) Tile Edit would have the Axis settings, label, color, and tile size (default 3x).
-Is there a configurable global refresh rate for dashboard in Kiosk mode?
