From 2797fd3f483a6d0d67336cb89d060eadbe21963e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Davidsaver <mdavidsaver@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:19:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] include display.description for NTScalar("s")

---
 src/p4p/nt/scalar.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/p4p/nt/scalar.py b/src/p4p/nt/scalar.py
index 1a0c2ea7..683cab8a 100644
--- a/src/p4p/nt/scalar.py
+++ b/src/p4p/nt/scalar.py
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ def _metaHelper(F, valtype, display=False, control=False, valueAlarm=False):
                 ('units', 's'),
             ])),
         ])
+    elif display and not isnumeric:
+        F.extend([
+            ('display', ('S', None, [
+                ('description', 's'),
+                ('units', 's'),
+            ])),
+        ])
     if control and isnumeric:
         F.extend([
             ('control', ('S', None, [