This all sounds great to me. Any interface becomes more cluttered over time. Smart designers know when to bite-the-bullet (byte-the-bullet?) and rethink them.
I do recommend coming up with a new name for the new interface. If you just add a 2 or Pro after Andruil it will be “abbreviated” out of existence in too many cases.
The LITE mode is an excellent approach, but I would like to see it kept really simple. Most people get into trouble by accidentally clicking an extra time or two and then they don’t know where they are or how to get back. In LITE mode nothing under four clicks should affect anything beyond on/off and brightness. I would be okay with a plain full-range ramp and nothing else, plus an 8H or 10H to get to the full-feature mode. If strobe or beacon needs to be available from LITE mode start those options at 4C or more.
I would put all of the configuration options outside of LITE mode. If a novice wants to customize they can toggle into the full mode, make the changes, and toggle back out, using the manual for guidance.
Put the change from ramping to steps into the configuration menus so that it’s harder to toggle by accident.
I would love to see a configurable timeout-to-lock option.
I like the current two-stage options when in lock mode, but I guess I wouldn’t object to always going through the lowest mode first.
Making the auxiliary controls consistent would be nice. Having the option to separately configure button lights would also be great, for lights that can support it.
Thank you for asking us for input on this! I look forward to using whatever you come up with.
Now I want someone on the hardware side to make an equivalent to Hank’s reflashing kit for the lights that have 8-pad connectors.