From 4bdeadda47f4f51a323fde273abcec6fd13e9605 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dubh Ad Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:54:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Adding a note about states It's a regular thing on Discord to have to point this out to folks, so it's long past time we highlighted this somewhere IMO. --- source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown index 329ad28ea601..2bb9206ccacc 100644 --- a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown @@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ The `for` template(s) will be evaluated when an entity changes as specified. Triggers when the state of any of given entities changes. If only `entity_id` is given trigger will activate for all state changes, even if only state attributes change. +
+ +The values you see in your overview will often not be the same as the actual state of the entity. For instance, the overview may show `Connected` when the underlying entity is actually `on`. You should check the state of the entity by looking in the _States_ menu under _Developer tools_. + +
+ + + ```yaml automation: trigger: From 197ff192ad1b541d266c0f4096d4c617d3d1845f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:14:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] :pencil2: Tweak --- source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown index 2bb9206ccacc..8ea8b0098178 100644 --- a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown @@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ The values you see in your overview will often not be the same as the actual sta - - ```yaml automation: trigger: