Are you posting from the future? Firmware version 2.2.8 was just released 
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He's asking for clarification about the future retirement of Rule Machine Legacy. It is mentioned in the release notes that it goes away in 2.2.9.
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No. There has been discussion about how "Rule Machine Legacy" will work in and after 2.2.9.
That is what @Abhijeet_Ghosh was talking about, I believe.
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Ah of course, that’s what I get for not re-reading the OP when it was moved from the beta category after 2.2.8 release 
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Ha, except that it didn't change in that respect.
True, but it’s been a little while since I read the OP nonetheless. Could be covid brain, or I’m just getting older, hard to say 
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Yeah, becomes harder and harder to remember what you know and don't know, or when you stopped knowing it...
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Button Controller-5.0 --> Rule Machine 5.0
Is it possible to cancel a rule timed action in Rule Machine 5.0 from Button Controller-5.0?
Or do I still need to use the "button device" in Rule Machine 5.0 for this?
There is no "button device" in Rule 5.0. It is not possible to Cancel Rule Timers in a Rule (4.1 or 5.0) from a Button Rule 5.0, at least not using that action.
Perhaps if you describe what you're trying to do, there may be another way to accomplish it.
How about another rule using a Button trigger for that button? You can have stand-alone button triggered rules. You don't need to do that in Button Controller.
Well, I use more than one function on a button, for example
push: put a speech device on pauze
double tapped: stop some rules
held: turn off some specifiek lights
I would be nice all the actions of the button are in one app
Sorry, "button device" added too much complexity to Rule-4.1, and had to go.
There may be another way to do it though, that I am investigating...
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a suggestion 
Add a choice in Button Controller-5.0 what rule in a specific app you like like to run, cancel or pauze, similar like this:
Yeah, it's not quite that simple.
Actually, it may be that simple. I will look into it further.
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Possible bug... When I use a hub variable as a trigger I can only evaluate it like a String. I've tried both type Number and Decimal; I can only evaluate with =, !=, changed, contains. I was expecting =, !=, <, >, >=, <=. Is this just the new system or a bug?
Thanks
How are you using a hub variable as a trigger? There is no such thing as a Variable trigger. Please explain what you are actually doing.
I have variables that I use to track occupancy states in each room. Such as Vacant, Active, Occupied, Camped, and modes like Cleaning, Movie, and Party. I was using Global Variables previously to trigger different rules. Works pretty well, but a smidge laggy. I was attempting to recreate these in RM5. I found the Hub Variables under "Custom Attribute" on the Trigger Events menu. But it treats them all as Strings.
Yup more tools in the tool chest!
