RM5 - Button Device missing?

[GrumpyTeddy]

Has anyone else found that "Button Device" is missing from Rule Machine V?

It seems to be there in Rule Machine Legacy.

Is it going to be necessary to run both for different rules.... what are others finding?

[damianm]

Removal of embedded Button Controller functionality from Rule

The previous trigger type of ‘Button device’ has been removed from Rule 5.0. This trigger selection opened a page allowing basically the same functionality as Button Controller within a rule. This embedded form of Button Controller allowed for the full advanced action functionality of Rule-4.1, far exceeding the functionality of Button Controller 3.1. In its place there is a new version of Button Controller that has this functionality (see below).

Taken from

New App Features in 2.2.8

Release 2.2.8 introduces a number of new features, new apps, and new app features. These include Hub Variables, a new version of Rule Machine, Rule 5.0, Button Controller 5.0, and Button Rule 5.0. Hub Variables We have added Hub Variables as a Setting for the hub. Hub Variables are quite similar to Global Variables in Rule Machine, but implemented in the hub rather than in the RM parent app. This provides for the use of Hub Variables in other apps, not just in RM. Hub Variables are very eff…

[GrumpyTeddy]

Thanks, @damianm!!

I couldn't find Variable options for Button Controller, so assumed RMV must still have to be used.... but reading the linked info I see that there are now Hub Variables that can be picked up. That's great.