it is only possible to select host by hostid with http GET parameters in multiple pages. it would be useful to allow selecting host by host name, similar as with screens and network maps.

this would be needed for multiple pages, including monitoring->triggers, monitoring->hosts (for 2.0), dashboard and probably others

things to consider - saving last viewed host in the profile & loading of it (similar as with screens & maps), user specifying template name instead of a host name