v4.0.0-rc.3

💥 This release may require you to update your card configuration significantly 💥

• Visual/UI editor users: Visit the visual editor and click "Upgrade" for an automated upgrade procedure.
• YAML dashboard users: You'll need to manually update your configuration, see wiki page.

Caution: You must use integration version v3.0.0-rc.4 or later with this card version.

New native PTZ control

A new native PTZ controller:

Custom media layouts

Change the layout of the media within the card aspect ratio, for example to view a 16:9 camera in a 9:16 configuration focused on the right of the feed:

Before

After

Changes (since v4.0.0-rc.2)

💥 Breaking Changes

• Allow elements to be hidden when media is not yet loaded (#791) @dermotduffy

🚀 Features

• Add native PTZ element (#807) @dermotduffy
• Add ability to change media layout (#800) @dermotduffy
• Show still images during live camera load (#793) @dermotduffy
• Allow elements to be hidden when media is not yet loaded (#791) @dermotduffy
• Add Italian language translations (#784) @elax46
• Add support for fetching thumbnails separately (#779) @dermotduffy
• Allow custom action events (e.g. browser_mod) (#771) @dermotduffy
• Add missing pt-br translations (#757) @felipecrs
• Allow finer grained selection of thumbnail controls (#753) @dermotduffy

🐛 Fixes

• Fix drawer open bug in iOS Safari (#804) @dermotduffy
• Drawer handle shouldn't activate card actions (#803) @dermotduffy
• Fix issue with image timers being created recursively (#795) @dermotduffy
• Refactor media load events to add unload support (#794) @dermotduffy
• Fetch thumbnails for next/previous controls. (#787) @dermotduffy
• Fix carousel forgetting its position in certain circumstances. (#776) @dermotduffy
• Restore correct image after browser tab becomes visible (#774) @dermotduffy

🐎 Performance

• Update homeAssistantWSRequest to accept passthrough JSON (#796) @uvjustin
• Embed thumbnails to take advantage of cache (#785) @uvjustin

🚨 Testing

• Use a higher port number for devcontainer rollup (#768) @dermotduffy
• Refresh the devcontainer (#756) @felipecrs

📚 Documentation

• Add new screenshots for PTZ and media layout (#813) @dermotduffy
• Various documentation improvements (#769) @dermotduffy

🔨 Refactoring

• Refactor media load events to add unload support (#794) @dermotduffy
• Reduce boilerplate associated with lit tasks (#788) @dermotduffy
• Complete carousel code refactor (#767) @dermotduffy

💄 Style

• Rework the error message when entity is unavailable (#773) @dermotduffy
• Move scan mode pulsing border to the outer ha-card (#770) @dermotduffy
• Vertically center the progress indicator (#754) @dermotduffy

📦 Dependencies

• Bump version to v4.0.0-rc.3 . (#814) @dermotduffy