How to create an floating menu toggle button

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I'm using MWM as starting point / template for a floating menu.
How do I create a floating menu button that can be toggled between two or more states using action keyboard shortcuts. I have the menu options now as two separate buttons.
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Your shortcut can update the menu item using the predefined action "Update Menu-ITEM Properties":

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And you could also set a variable in your shortcut:

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Such a variable can be checked in an if condition (it needs to have been set at least once to show up in the variables):

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But it probably depends a lot on what you want to achieve, does it need to be controlled via keyboard shortcuts?

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Hey Andreas, I use Hue in the menu app in which I've set Alt O for Light on and Alt F for light off. I like to toggle these states via one button in a floating menu (using MWM now as startingpoint). Recreated your example which turns the light off if already on but not the other way around.
afbeelding

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you'd need to change the logic a bit. Move the "Set Value: On" into the else section and add another "Set Value: Off" to the if branch. That way it will toggle between the two.

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changed it like this, but MenultemState is On keeps being true:
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After restarting BTT I can turn the light on and then off only one time via the toggle button. Trying to turn on the light on again does not respond

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is the type of the variable maybe set to number? In that case set it to 0 or 1 instead. However I think an even easier way might be to use the “cycle between multiple actions” action!

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Variable type is set as default "Variable Type: Text".
Cycle through multiple actions (on repeated trigger) works like a charm :+1:. Any chance to also toggle the menu button icon for the different states (light on/off)? Solved it with Update Floating Menu-ITEM Properties action for every state. Not sure if this is the best/advised way?
Still strange that the MenuItemState not changes from On to Off as expected going through the IF-condition.

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sure you can update the icon using the predefined action “update menu-item properties”. You can add it in your cycle action sequences

I’m not on my computer today, I can post a screenshot tomorrow if necessary.

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Thanks for your reply this late in the weekend :slight_smile:
Curious to get it working via the IF-condition. If you can send me a small working example which I can examine at your convinience it would be appreciated.

Have a great weekend (whats left of it)!