Flic Twist easier selector mode
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I think an easier "selector" mode on the Flic Twist would be useful.
My idea is that the rotation action (without pushing the button) could be the selector: the light would indicate which angle has been selected, and the angle where the rotation is stopped would indicate which action you want to execute.
E.g. rotating right one step: action one; rotating right two steps: action two; ... rotating left would just go through the actions in reverse order.In combination with push+twist (for volume control), this would enable a lot of easy interactions with my home entertainment system (rotate right one step: next song; rotate left one step; previous song; rotate right two steps: source one; rotate right three steps: source two; other actions could be the selection of lighting scenes, ...)
Ideally these actions would also be available in the SDK.
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@rob-loosx @admin-flic Funny, before I bought the Flic Twist my expectations for how the selector was going to work was similar to how you describe it. My thought was that you turned the selector to a position and that then identified which virtual button you were using. All actions (push, double push, push/twist, hold, etc...) would continue to apply to the virtual button that you'd selected until you changed the selector to a different virtual button. In essence, you would have 12 buttons in one that didn't always reset to the main button after every use. So a little different from how you describe it. And a little different from how it works now where the selection is only temporary. Granted, if you wanted to know which selector was active you might burn battery life with a light on. Maybe you add a motion sensor so the selected button light comes on when you're in front of it. But again, more battery. Just thinking out loud.
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@rob-loosx This is an excellent idea, much more intuitive than "push and twist".
