VD icon disappear

[Igy 23]

Is it a known bug, or am I just doing something wrong? When I change the Icon of VD, after I click on the device the icon disappear and instead of it, standard VD icon is used. After I restart HC, custom icon is back, until the moment I click the device again.

 

[Sankotronic 2,370]

jimicr sorry for the late replay. I usually avoid to use main loop because I have already plenty VD and to many loops running causes delays and problems with blue screen with that famous number that it is forbidden to access. what I did is one scene in loop which then calls "Refresh" button on selected virtual devices.

 

But of course, I use only Fibaro to control everything in my house and no other app or device so I don't really need updating status with VD main loop.

 

You can move checking of what is selected with remote to main loop and do simple if then else to set VD icon like this:

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[boomx 43]

You have to change the icon of the button.

[Igy 23]

Thanks, that solved my issue.

[seiq 32]

Wish there was a way to disable this so the virtual device icon doesn't change from button clicks or slider changes.

Buttons I can handle setting the same icon for, but sliders!!  

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[Sankotronic 2,370]

For button and sliders I add code in LUA to immediately refresh VD icon:

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This way many of my VD does not need any code in main loop because icon is refreshed as soon as button is pressed or slider is changed.

[boerremk 84]

For button and sliders I add code in LUA to immediately refresh VD icon:

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This way many of my VD does not need any code in main loop because icon is refreshed as soon as button is pressed or slider is changed.

 

 

You miss one line:

 

local selfId = fibaro:getSelfId()

local iconID = fibaro:get(selfId, "deviceIcon");

 

-- your code

fibaro:call(selfId, "setProperty", "currentIcon", iconID)

 

[Sankotronic 2,370]

Remco, you are right. Thank you for correction.

[jimicr 90]

Thanks for this, just a question: what is the code to set the icon from a variable?

 

thanks in advance, Jim

[Sankotronic 2,370]

Above example actually uses variable 'IconID' which is taken for icon of that virtual device:

 

local selfId = fibaro:getSelfId() -- get the ID of virtual device itself

local iconID = fibaro:get(selfId, "deviceIcon"); -- put icon ID of virtual device in variable.

fibaro:call(selfId, "setProperty", "currentIcon", iconID) -- set icon for virtual device in the code.

 

There are many ways how to set icon in LUA code. For more complex code you must tell us what you want. Here is another example where you set icon depending on weather forecast code from www.openweather.org:

 

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Hope that this answers your question.

[jimicr 90]

Thanks will try as soon as possible!

[jimicr 90]

 

Above example actually uses variable 'IconID' which is taken for icon of that virtual device:

 

local selfId = fibaro:getSelfId() -- get the ID of virtual device itself

local iconID = fibaro:get(selfId, "deviceIcon"); -- put icon ID of virtual device in variable.

fibaro:call(selfId, "setProperty", "currentIcon", iconID) -- set icon for virtual device in the code.

 

There are many ways how to set icon in LUA code. For more complex code you must tell us what you want. Here is another example where you set icon depending on weather forecast code from www.openweather.org:

 

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Hope that this answers your question.

 

 

Hey Sankotronic, what I am trying to do is the following:

 

I use a mounted tablet as my main remote for the house, light multimedia ect. I have a Harmony remote but I dont like the original Fibaro plugin.

On the tablet I have Tasker running in combination with a harmony plugin.

 

I want the Fibaro to know what I have chosen as multimedia source on the tablet so I use another plugin to "put" the variable of the chosen activity in my harmony variable table on the Fibaro.

Now I just want to have the VD main Icon change according to the variable (e.g. Tv, Kodi, Radio, ect).

 

I have this in the VD buttons:

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I guess I need to move some of that to the main loop and maybe an if/ else statement?

 

Hope you can kick me in the right direction. I am no coder, but can copy and paste like the best

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[jimicr 90]

Thanks Sankotronic,

 

No worries bout being a little late, my wife has me painting the house

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As soon as I get the chance I'll try it and let you know the result!

 

Jim

[Sankotronic 2,370]

No problemo, have fun!

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[jimicr 90]

Thanks man, works perfect!!