light.turn_on is extremely complicated if you just want to set the brightness [new user observation 4 of 7]

[davidbbs]

I observed a new user creating simple light automations for three hours this weekend.
Observation 4 of 7:

Problem 4: light.turn_on is extremely complicated if you just want to set the brightness
Proposal 4: Hide most of the advanced functions unless the user chooses to show them
(The new users got lost in the list of options for light.turn_on each time and was never clear on which of the four brightness options should be used.)

Most new users just want to use light.turn_on to set the brightness or color, so those should be the most visible options. But right now we have 6 color options and 4 brightness options to choose from.

This can be simplified by showing only the common options first, and having the others shown only if the user chooses to show them:

• Target
• Transition
• Color
• Color temperature
• Brightness
• Effect
  • Advanced color/brightness (these are hidden by default)
  • RGBW-color
  • RGBWW-color
  • Color name
  • Hue/Sat color
  • XY-color
  • Color temp (Kelvin)
  • Brightness value
  • =======
  • Brightness step value
  • Brightness step
  • Profile
  • Flash