Patch v4.2.6 addresses a mix of medium and minor bugs alongside UI enhancements, focusing on streamlining user experiences with the NSPanel Firmware. Key fixes include improving responsiveness in button pages for automation and scenes entities, correcting sensor display issues, and smoothing out TFT uploads. Notable improvements also include syncing with HA core 2024.2 and refining documentation for memory usage during customizations, reflecting a responsive and evolving approach to user feedback and system performance and reliability.
Overview of Changes:
| Change | Criticality | Affected Components |
|---|---|---|
Buttons pages slow when constructing automation and scene entities (#1746)
| Medium | Blueprint |
| Fix Sensors Displaying "None" as Units (#1792 and #1804) | Medium | Blueprint |
Fix compilation error when installing nspanel_esphome_core.yaml without Upload TFT add-on (#1803)
| Medium | ESPHome |
| Long Click Action Bug Fix for Hardware Button (#1637) | Minor | Blueprint |
Fix Nextion reported variable name invalid! when uploading TFT (#1794)
| Minor | ESPHome |
| Calendar/Schedule icon permanently displayed when using climate entity. #1265 | Minor | Blueprint |
| Sync icons with HA core 2024.2 (#1800) | Enhancement | Blueprint |
| Improved documentation about memory considerations when using customizations (#1801) | Enhancement | Documentation |
Key Improvements:
- Buttons pages slow when constructing
automationandsceneentities: Improved the load times and responsiveness of button pages when constructingautomationandsceneentities, enhancing the user interface's efficiency. - Fix Sensors Displaying "None" as Units: Corrected an issue where sensors improperly displayed "None" for units of measurement, ensuring accurate and meaningful data representation.
- Fix compilation error when installing
nspanel_esphome_core.yamlwithout Upload TFT add-on: Addressed a compilation error that occurred when the Upload TFT add-on was not included, streamlining the installation process for users. - Long Click Action Bug Fix for Hardware Button: Resolved a bug where long click actions weren't executing on hardware buttons if no entity was assigned. This fix ensures that custom actions linked to long presses will now run as intended, regardless of whether an entity is assigned to the button, offering greater flexibility and reliability in user interactions. This was supposed to be fixed with v4.2.5, however the bug was reintroduced before the release.
- Fix
Nextion reported variable name invalid!when uploading TFT: Resolved an error message logged during the TFT file upload process, where Nextion displays reported a variable name as invalid. This fix ensures a smoother and error-free update experience for TFT files, enhancing the reliability of display updates. - Calendar/Schedule icon permanently displayed when using climate entity: Resolved a bug where the calendar/schedule chip was shown when the climate is in
automode, now ensuring icons reflect the current status accurately. - Sync icons with HA core 2024.2: Updated the Blueprint icons to align with Home Assistant core 2024.2, refreshing the visual elements and ensuring consistency with the broader HA ecosystem. Thanks again to @illuzn.
- Improved documentation about memory considerations when using customizations: Updated the documentation to include detailed memory usage considerations, particularly focusing on
bluetooth_proxy. Special thanks to @illuzn for their contributions to this enhancement.
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