I don’t know if my opinions are mainstream, but here’s what I want from an e-switch UI:
A short-press from off should turn the light on in a reasonable mode. This could be last-used, a decent medium, or high.
A short-press from on should turn it off.
There should be a shortcut from off to the lowest mode without turning on in a higher mode first.
There should be a shortcut from off to the highest mode if that’s not what’s used for the short-press.
If there are blinky modes, it should be very difficult to access them by accident. Things like short-press to change modes with double-click to strobe are incredibly obnoxious.
It would be nice to be able to cycle through modes in both directions.
Sounds like you are describing Narsil ramping. Maybe could have blinkies a little more difficult to access. Right now if at max, dbl click goes to an intense strobe, but if you don't want strobes at all, they can be disabled in the configuration.
Weird, sounds like some kind of hybrid UI... Some of A6, some Manker style in there with breathing mode, etc. Plus USB charging.
I don’t mind if strobe exists. I just want it to be hard to get by accident, and I don’t want it to take up a convenient action that could be used for something I’ll actually use. I’ve only ever used strobe to annoy people (all three of them deserved it), and that’s just not an important use case for me.
Strobe is big with law enforcement, even special ops guys use it. I've gotten that from direct sources, two different sources from seals. They prefer a dedicated switch, even dedicated light, so there's no mistakes.
Sure, it makes sense for that, but most e-switch lights aren’t really meant for LE/military/self-defense. Things like the Klarus XT series with a dedicated strobe button are great designs for that, but it seems to me that a lot of manufacturers don’t have a clue who they’re designing for.
The more of your posts I read the more you remind me of another member of an ad&d group I was with in the 80s. Intended as a compliment - it brings back fond memories.