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Dropdown menu (like the standard entities card does with an input_select)
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I'd wish to use buttons that only show an icon (like this card does exactly) in conjunction with an input_select. In standard lovelace with the core entities card you will get a dropdown menu. However that card can not be modified and it doesn't use the great 1/1 aspect_ratio that this card can do.
Describe the solution you'd like I'd love to get a dropdown menu with the input_select options when I do a tap_action (or any other action that can trigger this)
Describe alternatives you've considered I have tried using the core card and style it, but I can't set a dynamic height. It looks bad on a smartphone. There are no other cards that are alike as far as I know but the core card.
Additional context As always your card is great thanks.
Hey, long time no see @RomRider I hope you are doing well.
Anyways, yes I believe I did try (long time ago though). But it makes the entire card show up inside a button card. What I had wished for was a button like any other button but when pressed instead of navigating or service call it would show an input_select dropdown menu.
Example: when pressing the menu icon (this is a button-card) it will show a dropdown menu.
I understand if you don’t feel this is a good addition or it might simply be not possible or too hard to implement. But seeing no other card does this except the core entities I think it might be nice to have. Also the official entities card with input_select is extremely hard to style. As I believe it wasn’t meant to be used like that.
Once again thanks for all your work! We have missed you haha!
Jimz011
I don't see how this would fall within the realm of the button-card. It sounds like you're wanting an element for input_select, more so, which could be a nice addition to core picture-elements or a custom element, but not the button-card itself
Yes and no, I wish for button-card as it is the best looking card out there. And yes I actually want the input_select element to be opened when pressing on the button.
Like I said I understand that this might seem to not be handy. But input_select dropdown menus can only be called with an entities card (not even with a core button) which is too bad. But it is alright, I have created a view which essentially does the same. But having a dropdown menu open on a button press would be amazing. It would remove the entire need for a separate view as I can automate the input select to open a view instead.
Anyways thanks for the answers. I wish I could show an actual example and usecase for it but my editing skills are not that great.
If I can find a way to create a screenshot showing this I will post it. In any other case you can simply close this issue if there is no interest. Srry for the inconvenience.
