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@Haterade

Sounds like everyone wants high PWM. So mode order seems to be the big sticking point. I can see the merit to both arguments… For large lights, starting in high usually makes the most sense. BUT… Having superlow “firefly” mode makes starting low and progressing up make more sense. Mode memory is a key consideration in this as well… I think if there is NO mode memory Firefly>Low>Med>High order might be the way to go. Switching down to firefly from high could be totally useless in scenarios that require superlow light. You’ve already blinded yourself! If there IS mode memory H>M>L>FF could work OK. If you want super low light just leave it in that mode. Easy. Only a quick on-off scenario would mess that up. Would definitely want a short amount of time until memory kicks in. I’d say no more than 1 sec. What do you guys think?

I'm stuck with picking a preferred mode order and memory or no memory. I kind of like the idea of having no memory and starting in firefly and progressing to high. That way you never blind yourself turning the light on. I don't think it's a big deal to toggle modes to get to high when you want high. I'm picturing in my mind walking into a room to check on a sleeping baby or out camping and grabbing the light inside the tent to get prepared when nature calls. In these situations having memory or starting in high mode won't work too well (well memory mode would work if you had remembered ahead of time to set the light in firefly or low).

Then there's that driver program that Dr. Jones came up with which has been touted as being the best of both worlds. I'd have to look it up again. Is it ok/legal to use it?

EDIT - looks like I'm right there with JohnnyMac! Seems I'm in good company!

EDIT #2 - here's what I was thinking (copied two posts from here and here):

@DrJones

luxdrv, for usual flashlights with a clicky. Key features: Ramping; programmable (i.e. modes are configurable by the user, by a number of taps), the number of modes can be changed, too; battery indicator. Special UI that allows to have many modes without the need to cycle through all of them (short-cycle memory). See luxdrv.

luxdrv doesn't really have a main and an extended mode group, they are all in a row, but the UI (actually sixty454's idea) starts from the 1st mode like the no-memory flashlights, but actually combines that with memory: After using a mode (for >1.5s) the next time you switch it on it will use the same mode (memory), and the next mode after that is the 1st mode again. No need to cycle through all the modes. This effectively hides every mode behind it's predecessors, without making reaching it too troublesome.
It's pretty effective if you have your favourite modes at the start of list.

I found sixty454's idea very expedient.

-Garry