Building from @slipx06 and @finity, I switched to a button, then copied out all the shadow dom css from mwc-button into this element. I haven’t tried, but I’m hoping it’ll pick up most theme changes this way.
class CustomFanCard extends Polymer.Element {
static get template() {
return Polymer.html`
<style is="custom-style" include="iron-flex iron-flex-alignment"></style>
<style>
.flex-container {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
@keyframes mdc-ripple-fg-radius-in{from{animation-timing-function:cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);transform:translate(var(--mdc-ripple-fg-translate-start, 0)) scale(1)}to{transform:translate(var(--mdc-ripple-fg-translate-end, 0)) scale(var(--mdc-ripple-fg-scale, 1))}}@keyframes mdc-ripple-fg-opacity-in{from{animation-timing-function:linear;opacity:0}to{opacity:var(--mdc-ripple-fg-opacity, 0)}}@keyframes mdc-ripple-fg-opacity-out{from{animation-timing-function:linear;opacity:var(--mdc-ripple-fg-opacity, 0)}to{opacity:0}}.mdc-ripple-surface--test-edge-var-bug{--mdc-ripple-surface-test-edge-var: 1px solid #000;visibility:hidden}.mdc-ripple-surface--test-edge-var-bug::before{border:var(--mdc-ripple-surface-test-edge-var)}.mdc-button{font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;-moz-osx-font-smoothing:grayscale;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-size:.875rem;line-height:2.25rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.0892857143em;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase;--mdc-ripple-fg-size: 0;--mdc-ripple-left: 0;--mdc-ripple-top: 0;--mdc-ripple-fg-scale: 1;--mdc-ripple-fg-translate-end: 0;--mdc-ripple-fg-translate-start: 0;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);will-change:transform,opacity;padding:0 8px 0 8px;display:inline-flex;position:relative;align-items:center;justify-content:center;box-sizing:border-box;min-width:64px;height:36px;border:none;outline:none;line-height:inherit;user-select:none;-webkit-appearance:none;overflow:hidden;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:4px}.mdc-button::before,.mdc-button::after{position:absolute;border-radius:50%;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;content:""}.mdc-button::before{transition:opacity 15ms linear,background-color 15ms linear;z-index:1}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded::before{transform:scale(var(--mdc-ripple-fg-scale, 1))}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded::after{top:0;left:0;transform:scale(0);transform-origin:center center}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded--unbounded::after{top:var(--mdc-ripple-top, 0);left:var(--mdc-ripple-left, 0)}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded--foreground-activation::after{animation:225ms mdc-ripple-fg-radius-in forwards,75ms mdc-ripple-fg-opacity-in forwards}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded--foreground-deactivation::after{animation:150ms mdc-ripple-fg-opacity-out;transform:translate(var(--mdc-ripple-fg-translate-end, 0)) scale(var(--mdc-ripple-fg-scale, 1))}.mdc-button::before,.mdc-button::after{top:calc(50% - 100%);left:calc(50% - 100%);width:200%;height:200%}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded::after{width:var(--mdc-ripple-fg-size, 100%);height:var(--mdc-ripple-fg-size, 100%)}.mdc-button::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;border:0}.mdc-button:active{outline:none}.mdc-button:hover{cursor:pointer}.mdc-button:disabled{background-color:transparent;color:rgba(0,0,0,.37);cursor:default;pointer-events:none}.mdc-button.mdc-button--dense{border-radius:4px}.mdc-button:not(:disabled){background-color:transparent}.mdc-button:not(:disabled){color:#6200ee;color:var(--mdc-theme-primary, #6200ee)}.mdc-button::before,.mdc-button::after{background-color:#6200ee}@supports not (-ms-ime-align: auto){.mdc-button::before,.mdc-button::after{background-color:var(--mdc-theme-primary, #6200ee)}}.mdc-button:hover::before{opacity:.04}.mdc-button:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded):focus::before,.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded--background-focused::before{transition-duration:75ms;opacity:.12}.mdc-button:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded)::after{transition:opacity 150ms linear}.mdc-button:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded):active::after{transition-duration:75ms;opacity:.16}.mdc-button.mdc-ripple-upgraded{--mdc-ripple-fg-opacity: 0.16}.mdc-button .mdc-button__icon{margin-left:0;margin-right:8px;display:inline-block;width:18px;height:18px;font-size:18px;vertical-align:top}[dir=rtl] .mdc-button .mdc-button__icon,.mdc-button .mdc-button__icon[dir=rtl]{margin-left:8px;margin-right:0}.mdc-button svg.mdc-button__icon{fill:currentColor}.mdc-button--raised .mdc-button__icon,.mdc-button--unelevated .mdc-button__icon,.mdc-button--outlined .mdc-button__icon{margin-left:-4px;margin-right:8px}[dir=rtl] .mdc-button--raised .mdc-button__icon,.mdc-button--raised .mdc-button__icon[dir=rtl],[dir=rtl] .mdc-button--unelevated .mdc-button__icon,.mdc-button--unelevated .mdc-button__icon[dir=rtl],[dir=rtl] .mdc-button--outlined .mdc-button__icon,.mdc-button--outlined .mdc-button__icon[dir=rtl]{margin-left:8px;margin-right:-4px}.mdc-button--raised,.mdc-button--unelevated{padding:0 16px 0 16px}.mdc-button--raised:disabled,.mdc-button--unelevated:disabled{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.12);color:rgba(0,0,0,.37)}.mdc-button--raised:not(:disabled),.mdc-button--unelevated:not(:disabled){background-color:#6200ee}@supports not (-ms-ime-align: auto){.mdc-button--raised:not(:disabled),.mdc-button--unelevated:not(:disabled){background-color:var(--mdc-theme-primary, #6200ee)}}.mdc-button--raised:not(:disabled),.mdc-button--unelevated:not(:disabled){color:#fff;color:var(--mdc-theme-on-primary, #fff)}.mdc-button--raised::before,.mdc-button--raised::after,.mdc-button--unelevated::before,.mdc-button--unelevated::after{background-color:#fff}@supports not (-ms-ime-align: auto){.mdc-button--raised::before,.mdc-button--raised::after,.mdc-button--unelevated::before,.mdc-button--unelevated::after{background-color:var(--mdc-theme-on-primary, #fff)}}.mdc-button--raised:hover::before,.mdc-button--unelevated:hover::before{opacity:.08}.mdc-button--raised:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded):focus::before,.mdc-button--raised.mdc-ripple-upgraded--background-focused::before,.mdc-button--unelevated:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded):focus::before,.mdc-button--unelevated.mdc-ripple-upgraded--background-focused::before{transition-duration:75ms;opacity:.24}.mdc-button--raised:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded)::after,.mdc-button--unelevated:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded)::after{transition:opacity 150ms linear}.mdc-button--raised:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded):active::after,.mdc-button--unelevated:not(.mdc-ripple-upgraded):active::after{transition-duration:75ms;opacity:.32}.mdc-button--raised.mdc-ripple-upgraded,.mdc-button--unelevated.mdc-ripple-upgraded{--mdc-ripple-fg-opacity: 0.32}.mdc-button--raised{box-shadow:0px 3px 1px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),0px 1px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.12);transition:box-shadow 280ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)}.mdc-button--raised:hover,.mdc-button--raised:focus{box-shadow:0px 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),0px 4px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),0px 1px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}.mdc-button--raised:active{box-shadow:0px 5px 5px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),0px 8px 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),0px 3px 14px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}.mdc-button--raised:disabled{box-shadow:0px 0px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),0px 0px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),0px 0px 0px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}.mdc-button--outlined{border-style:solid;padding:0 14px 0 14px;border-width:2px}.mdc-button--outlined:disabled{border-color:rgba(0,0,0,.37)}.mdc-button--outlined:not(:disabled){border-color:#6200ee;border-color:var(--mdc-theme-primary, #6200ee)}.mdc-button--dense{height:32px;font-size:.8125rem}.material-icons{font-family:var(--mdc-icon-font, "Material Icons");font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:var(--mdc-icon-size, 24px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;word-wrap:normal;direction:ltr;-webkit-font-feature-settings:"liga";-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}:host{display:inline-flex;outline:none}.mdc-button{flex:1}
:host {
display: inherit;
}
.speeds button:host {
display: inline-flex;
outline: none;
}
.speeds button {
min-width: 34px !important;
width: 34px;
}
/*ha-entity-toggle {
margin-left: 16px;
}*/
</style>
<hui-generic-entity-row hass="[[hass]]" config="[[_config]]">
<div class='flex-container' on-click="_stopPropagation">
<div class="speeds">
<button
class="mdc-button mdc-button--raised mdc-ripple-upgraded"
toggles name="off"
on-click='_setSpeed'
disabled='[[_isOff]]'>
<span class="mdc-button__label">OFF</span>
</button>
<button
class="mdc-button mdc-button--raised mdc-ripple-upgraded"
toggles name="low"
on-click='_setSpeed'
disabled='[[_isLowSpeed]]'>
<span class="mdc-button__label">LO</span>
</button>
<button
class="mdc-button mdc-button--raised mdc-ripple-upgraded"
toggles name="medium"
on-click='_setSpeed'
disabled='[[_isMedSpeed]]'>
<span class="mdc-button__label">MED</span>
</button>
<button
class="mdc-button mdc-button--raised mdc-ripple-upgraded"
toggles name="high"
on-click='_setSpeed'
disabled='[[_isHghSpeed]]'>
<span class="mdc-button__label">HI</span>
</button>
</div>
<!--<ha-entity-toggle hass="[[hass]]" state-obj="[[_stateObj]]"></ha-entity-toggle>-->
</div>
</hui-generic-entity-row>
`;
}
static get properties() {
return {
hass: {
type: Object,
observer: '_hassChanged'
},
_config: Object,
_stateObj: Object,
_isOff: Boolean,
_isLowSpeed: Boolean,
_isMedSpeed: Boolean,
_isHghSpeed: Boolean
}
}
setConfig(config) {
this._config = config;
}
_hassChanged(hass) {
const config = this._config;
const stateObj = hass.states[config.entity];
let speed;
if (stateObj && stateObj.attributes) {
speed = stateObj.attributes.speed || 'off';
}
this.setProperties({
_stateObj: stateObj,
_isOff: speed === 'off',
_isLowSpeed: speed == 'low',
_isMedSpeed: speed === 'medium',
_isHghSpeed: speed === 'high'
});
}
_stopPropagation(e) {
e.stopPropagation();
}
_setSpeed(e) {
const speed = e.currentTarget.getAttribute('name');
this.hass.callService('fan', 'set_speed', {
entity_id: this._config.entity, speed: speed
});
}
}
customElements.define('custom-fan-card', CustomFanCard);
and the result: