#the 'light' state icon has changed in the most recent version and I don't like it. :)

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candid lynx
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Here is an example, on and off lights; Off until now, did not have the \ through it.. Can you change this default somewhere? Why was this changed? Feels like a very ugly change.

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hollow bronze
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I'm assuming you're talking about in the Picture Elements card. I don't use it so my suggestion may not be optimal but it works. I would use card_mod to make the change like you're asking. (I imagine this could probably be done with a theme but I don't know enough of them to make a recommendation.) The downside about this suggestion: it would have to be applied to every light individually...
Here's the full YAML: ```yaml
type: picture-elements
image: https://demo.home-assistant.io/stub_config/floorplan.png
elements:

  • type: state-icon
    style:
    left: 5%
    top: 5%
    entity: light.bed_light
    tap_action:
    action: toggle
    hold_action:
    action: none
    card_mod:
    style: |
    :host {
    {% set entity = 'light.bed_light' %}
    {% if is_state(entity,'off') %}
    --card-mod-icon: mdi:lightbulb-outline;
    {% elif is_state(entity,'on') %}
    --card-mod-icon: mdi:lightbulb;
    --icon-primary-color: dodgerblue
    {% elif is_state(entity,'unknown') %}
    --card-mod-icon: mdi:lightbulb-question-outline;
    --icon-primary-color: red
    {% else %}
    --card-mod-icon: mdi:lightbulb-alert-outline;
    --icon-primary-color: orange
    {% endif %}
    }
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candid lynx
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yeah, it is the picture elements card, man. I have not touched this in so long (literally did it years ago).

Yeah, that was the number one thing I was trying to avoid, but at the same time.. yaml anchors would work I suppose. Why is the picture elements card changing its MDI icon's?

young fog
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Can you just pick an updated icon for the entity? That should override state icons.

hollow bronze
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It's the default off icon for light entity. Can you just pick an updated icon for the entity? That should override state icons.
Didn't realize that is what it was doing. The entity in the example above is from the Demo integration. My normal entities are already set to custom icons but the card I use handles the state icons.
I set light.bed_light's icon to mdi:lightbulb and it no longer shows the light bulb with the slash through it when off. The downside is, since it overrides the state icons, it doesn't have a different on icon.
Can something like this be set at the theme level? Something like --ha-state-light-on or whatever?

young fog
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No, icons are not themable.

candid lynx
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Seeing as it is all in the too hard basket, in about 6 weeks or so i'll probably stop caring. 😉

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once I get used to it.

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at least now I understand the motivation and can mostly get on board with ti

hollow bronze
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yaml anchors would work I suppose.
It would definitely help, but I didn't mention it just in case you wouldn't be open to the idea. Unfortunately, I could not get a config.entity to work with the card_mod, hence the hard-coded entity. At least you'd be able to anchor the IF portion of the card_mod.

candid lynx
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because like, I have a lot; ..... just makes it so busy now. 🙂

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