Ui Display help

Configuration
1

Hi all

Just getting started with HA and my rpi3. So far the basics are working pretty well. it autodiscovers devices etc. and sets up the basic layout. I ventured into groups as I’m trying to get a nicer card layour for device_tracker (from ubiquity controller) and darksky componet. They pull data just fine. My issue is i read that grouping them would make them use a card layout instead of the defaul icon layout across the top of the area (all the circles). Any hints. Group config below (partial).

device_tracker: !include device_tracker.yaml
sensor: !include sensors.yaml
group:
  default_view:
    view: yes
    entities:
      - group.family
      - group.weather
  weather:
    name: Weather
    entities:
      - sensor.dark_sky_summary
      - sensor.dark_sky_icon
      - sensor.dark_sky_nearest_storm_distance
      - sensor.dark_sky_nearest_storm_bearing
      - sensor.dark_sky_precip_type
      - sensor.dark_sky_precip_intensity
      - sensor.dark_sky_precip_probability
      - sensor.dark_sky_temperature
      - sensor.dark_sky_apparent_temperature
      - sensor.dark_sky_dew_point
      - sensor.dark_sky_wind_speed
      - sensor.dark_sky_wind_bearing
      - sensor.dark_sky_cloud_cover
      - sensor.dark_sky_humidity
      - sensor.dark_sky_pressure
      - sensor.dark_sky_visibility
      - sensor.dark_sky_minutely_summary
      - sensor.dark_sky_hourly_summary
      - sensor.dark_sky_daily_summary
      - sensor.dark_sky_temperature_max
      - sensor.dark_sky_temperature_min
  family:
    name: Family Status
    entities:
2

First off, see the first item in this thread. It really helps when posting your config to preserve the formatting. Allows it to be read easier and as spacing is very important in YAML it allows that to be checked.

Do you want your default view to have two cards? One Family and One Weather?

If so, remove the ‘view:yes’ from your weather group.

I have also found it helpful to break my group file into two parts. One with views and one with groups. I make my groups and then add them to a view. Below is a short example.

####################################################
#                                                  #
#                     VIEWS                        #
#                                                  #
####################################################  

  Default_view:
   view: yes
   entities:
     - updater.updater
     - camera.name_location
     - group.phone_status
     - group.weather

  Rooms:
   view: yes
   entities:
     - group.living_room
     - group.dining_room
     - group.bedroom
     - group.basement
     - group.exterior

####################################################
#                                                  #
#                  GROUPING                        #
#                                                  #
####################################################

  Phone Status:
    - sensor.battery_namesiphone
    - sensor.namewifi
    - sensor.charging_nameiphone
    - sensor.gps_namesiphone
    - sensor.interval_namesiphone
    - sensor.battery_iphone
    - sensor.name2wifi
    - sensor.battery_iwatch
    - sensor.applewatch
3

Thanks. Ill read about posting configs.

What I was trying to do is have tabs across the top. The default tab i was trying to show all the “discovered” devices, and weather and family groups to show their respective data as in the config. I took out the view yes in the config and that did as you stated i have two cards on home screen. But not of my other discovered devices. Thanks for the advice about splitting stuff up. Makes it a bit more clear

4

If you make a new default view it replaces the normal default view and only contains what you add.

If you name your default view ‘view’ something else it will become a tab at the top and have your two cards in it. I cannot recall a way to add the cards to the normal default view. Sorry. Maybe someone else will chime in.

Once you add more and more to your HA instance, creating a new default view becomes a nice thing to do. Without it that view becomes a mess with all the sensors and switches ect. When I break my group config and HA loads I see the mess and am glad I took the time to setup the groups/views I have.

5

For your weather grouping - which should be displaying as a card - add “view: yes” and it’ll become a tab.