Wanting a Virtual Button with SINGLE COMMAND (not wanting four button options)

[dms789]

I wish to be able to change the state of a switch or activator without Toggling (on/off) or invoking with multiple Button commands (push, hold, release).

For example, the wife wants one tile on her dashboard to turn all lights off.
As close as I can get is with using a Virtual Button together with Button Controller.
But, she does not want the selection for multiple commands.

(additional background......the Room Lighting Activator is my best control for turning all lights off. But, there are circumstances when you will want to turn off the activator when it was never previously turned on. Therefore, if simply using a switch, you must turn ON the activator in order be able to toggle back to turn off. The goal is to have one dashboard tile that runs the Activator Off)

Is there a SINGLE COMMAND (ie Push) driver for a virtual button that would not require the subsequent selection.

Thanks........

[bertabcd1234]

What dasbhoard are you using? If you're using Hubitat Dashboard, you can just select the specific command (e.g., "push") and button number (e.g,. 1). Easy Dashboard currently presents all button commands, regardless of whether it's one the device actually implements, so a different virtual driver won't help here if that's what you're asking. The app you're using to create the actual automation, whether Button Controller or anything else, won't affect dashboard behavior, either (except, of course, that any events triggered by something you do on dashboard will make any subscribed apps do their thing); the dashboard is just another app and only knows about the device itself, not other apps that might be using it.

With either dashboard, a virtual switch with the "auto-off" option enabled so it's effectively momentary might be another option -- something else to consider, particularly if you prefer Easy Dashboard and haven't already thought about this.

[garyjmilne]

You might find this interesting. Remote Builder lets you build custom remotes where you designate what commands to execute on each button press.

[RELEASE] Remote Builder – A New Way to Control Devices - 7 Remotes Available

Remote Builder allows you to create rich virtual remotes for controlling devices around the house. In the initial release there are 3 unique remotes as shown below. Remotes are the virtual equivalent of a physical button remote you might have around the house. Just like most physical remotes, these virtual remotes do not display the state of a device. They are intended to be used in proximity with the device being controlled, so the state is directly observed by the user. [image] Remote Build…

[dms789]

Robert,
Thanks for your response. I was using the EZ Dashboard. As you said, I was therefore limited to device options with all their capabilities which is not what I wanted.

So, I began to develop my first Classic Dashboard and found the tile parameters to specify the specific action I wanted. This was exactly what I wanted. I will have to get acquainted with using the Classic Dashboard and the formatting tools but, I think this is where I belong.

I cannot suggest a better way to accomplish my goal. I thought it would be easier to somehow just create a tile to ............. SET ACTIVATOR TO OFF. In the end, it required the Virtual Button and then the Classic Dashboard to specify the PUSH.

I am very pleased with the result and thank you for your help.........
Dave

[dms789]

Robert,
I guess there would be one suggestion from this......

I think it would be helpful if SWITCH template allowed you to specify one of three capabilities........TOGGLE, ON, OFF.

With this, I could easily create one tile for ON and one tile for OFF in situations that require it. It would have eliminated the need for the VIRTUAL BUTTON which was really only used so that I could specify this (SWITCH) action.....