Custom Layout Questions

[gebjeff]

I've customized the Homatics Dune remote so that it controls both the Verizon FIOS TV+ QAM and the Sony Bravia TV. What I'd like to do is create a custom remote layout that essentially turns the remote landscape. I'd also like to remove some of the buttons that I don't use.

The layout I envision is, starting from the left, the following panels:

Panel 1: on/off button, the direction buttons with the enter button in the middle
Panel 2: Previous, Home, volume up/down, mute and guide, channel up/down
Panel 3: numeric pad, with optional buttons to the left and right of the "0" button.

I'm looking for suggestions or some sample yaml code,

Thanks in advance.

[m4milaad]

remote:
  name: "Custom Landscape Remote"
  orientation: landscape   # important: request landscape layout
  columns: 3               # three side-by-side panels
  devices:
    - id: tv
      name: "Sony Bravia"
    - id: stb
      name: "Verizon FIOS TV+ (QAM)"

panels:
  - id: panel1
    width: 33            # percent (optional) — set visual widths to taste
    name: "Nav & Power"
    buttons:
      - id: power
        label: "Power"
        key: POWER
        type: command
        devices: [tv, stb]   # send to both with single tap (or change as needed)
        long_press: none
      - id: up
        label: "▲"
        key: UP
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        repeat: true
      - id: left
        label: "◀"
        key: LEFT
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        repeat: true
      - id: enter
        label: "OK"
        key: ENTER
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: right
        label: "▶"
        key: RIGHT
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        repeat: true
      - id: down
        label: "▼"
        key: DOWN
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        repeat: true

  - id: panel2
    width: 34
    name: "Playback / Vol / Channel"
    buttons:
      - id: prev
        label: "Prev"
        key: PREVIOUS
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: home
        label: "Home"
        key: HOME
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: vol_up
        label: "Vol +"
        key: VOL_UP
        type: command
        devices: [tv]           # route volume to TV
        repeat: true
      - id: vol_down
        label: "Vol -"
        key: VOL_DOWN
        type: command
        devices: [tv]
        repeat: true
      - id: mute
        label: "Mute"
        key: MUTE
        type: command
        devices: [tv]
      - id: guide
        label: "Guide"
        key: GUIDE
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: ch_up
        label: "CH +"
        key: CH_UP
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        repeat: true
      - id: ch_down
        label: "CH -"
        key: CH_DOWN
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        repeat: true

  - id: panel3
    width: 33
    name: "Numeric Pad"
    layout: 
      rows: 4
      cols: 3
    # numeric pad layout: 1..9, optional left/right of 0
    buttons:
      - id: n1
        label: "1"
        key: "1"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n2
        label: "2"
        key: "2"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n3
        label: "3"
        key: "3"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n4
        label: "4"
        key: "4"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n5
        label: "5"
        key: "5"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n6
        label: "6"
        key: "6"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n7
        label: "7"
        key: "7"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n8
        label: "8"
        key: "8"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      - id: n9
        label: "9"
        key: "9"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      # optional left button next to 0
      - id: zero_left
        label: "A"
        key: CUSTOM_LEFT
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        optional: true
      - id: n0
        label: "0"
        key: "0"
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
      # optional right button next to 0
      - id: zero_right
        label: "B"
        key: CUSTOM_RIGHT
        type: command
        devices: [stb]
        optional: true

# Macros: examples for combined actions
macros:
  - id: power_both
    label: "Power Both"
    steps:
      - device: tv
        key: POWER
      - delay_ms: 300
      - device: stb
        key: POWER
  - id: tv_volume_up_then_unmute
    label: "VolUp & Unmute"
    steps:
      - device: tv
        key: VOL_UP
      - delay_ms: 50
      - device: tv
        key: MUTE
        action: ensure_unmuted  # pseudo-action: implement as your platform supports

# Visibility / remove buttons
# Mark any button with visible: false to hide it (or remove entirely)
# e.g. hide guide:
panels_overrides:
  panel2:
    buttons:
      - id: guide
        visible: false

Replace devices values (tv, stb) with the exact device identifiers used by your Homatics/Dune config.

Replace key names with the IR key names or raw codes your system expects (some remotes expect KEY_VOLUMEUP or raw hex).

Optional buttons: set optional: true or visible: false to remove them. Alternatively remove those YAML entries altogether.

Macros: many environments support sequences of commands + delays. Use them to power both devices, or to send a TV POWER then wait and send STB POWER.

[gebjeff]

Thanks for your quick response and sample code. Both the Verizon FIOS QAM and the Sony Bravia remotes are Bluetooth, not IR. Does that make a difference?