My Need
First of all, I want to thank you for your fantastic work. I am a loyal user of your project. I have an IESS system at home and I connect to Metronet through the plugin ha-econnect-alarm.
Currently, I find myself limited in a few ways. The current version is already super useful, but I believe it could be improved further.
I talk with ha-econnect-alarm maintainer’s, and from the discussion (see here) I discovered that additional core software components are needed to create an even more immediate and engaging user experience.
Describe the solution I’d like
I would love to have the following additional degrees of freedom:
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The ability to choose icons and labels for the presets.
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The option to hide unused presets (e.g., “Vacation” in my case) or crete new ones if necessary.
- The ability to activate/deactivate alarm areas independently of the presets. This would allow me to further partition my areas, using presets for all sub-areas, but still activate only some if needed.
Describe alternatives you’ve considered
I have considered continuing to use the Metronet app for these functionalities, but it is less user-friendly for my family members. Home Assistant provides a more intuitive interface and better visualization of sensor locations.
Additional context
Area activation are features supported by the Metronet app, so I believe the IESS APIs should allow for these functionalities. So probabli the missing part is the capability to catch this need from the UI, open the numpad-key if the user are not autenticated (like now when Alarm Panel is selected) and send the necessary callback to the plugin,
I am available to assist with programming. You have created an amazing integration!
Note, this is the original request for more information.
Best Reguard 
@alfystar