State assignment to increase button functionality

[maxdd]

Hello,
Taking a Zwift ride as an example, would it be possible to add a sort of functional state to a button so when it is pressed the other buttons will behave differently? (like a state machine)
For example, say i press arrow down, then button A will press coordinate X,Y but if you press arrow up, then button A will press coordinate X1,Y1.

An idea would be that one could write a custom mapping so that with arrow up you open a menu and assign the state Menu. When in state Menu then A, B, Y, Z will press coordinates related with that menu.
If you then press back arrow, while in the state Menu, then the menu closes and you are back to the initial state.
If you then press A, B, Y, Z in the default state you do something related to the main visible UI

The main goal is to open allow for a sort of navigation in the menu (like forward, backward in a menu).
Given we only have a limited number of things i was wondering whether the arrows could provide a bare level of menu navigation so that we are not stuck to the number of physical buttons

[jonasbark]

Interesting idea, thanks for sharing.

Do you have an actual use case in mind? Is it for MyWhoosh?

Another fairly easy way is to add double tap functionality: if pressed twice in a very short order, another action could happen. So far haven't I haven't implemented it as Zwift Ride and the Click v2 already have quite a large number of buttons

[maxdd]

Well that is another good way to use them although for me the main goal was to simply follow a paradigm of navigation vs interaction.
Arrows (or the left joystic) are mainly meant to navigate in a menu while A,B,Y,Z (or the right joystick) are mainly meant to interact.
MyWhoosh is definitely my use case scenario where Menu/End Ride and the extended UI Interface (Skip, FreeRide, ERG on/off when sprinting hard) are close to the physical limit.
One can also extend the interaction to potentially navigate completly the whole game if a full key map is implemented and i dont exclude the possibility to use graphical overlays to show where the "cursor" is.
Ofc that might feel too much

[jonasbark]

I definitely agree that "in game" menu navigation should be possible and there may be some good news quite soon on that front!

I'll keep your suggestions in mind

[maxdd]

As long as i don't need a phone but it can run locally i will be more than happy to try it :p