Control 'SwitchLinc' is not switched off

[KMan]

I was trying to trigger on a switchlinc being pressed with anything other than off (on, fast on, fade up, fade down, fast off, etc), and thought the following would work:

 

If
            Control 'Kitchen Lights' is not switched Off

...

 

However, this only triggered (and ran the "then" clause) when the 'Kitchen Lights' switchlinc was pressed 'off'. It did not trigger when any other press was done on the switchlinc.

 

What does the "is not" switched off clause do?

 

Thanks,

Kyle

[oberkc]

it does exactly as you describe: triggers from an OFF command, and evaluates false when triggered. When evaluated at other times (from other conditions/triggers) it evaluates as true.

[KMan]

it does exactly as you describe: triggers from an OFF command, and evaluates false when triggered. When evaluated at other times (from other conditions/triggers) it evaluates as true.

 

Thanks, that makes sense, for some reason I was thinking it was triggering true.

[apostolakisl]

In my mind, I think of the "not switched off" as a double negative. .. so it just does the opposite of what it would do if the "not" were absent.