Okay. I am starting to understand a few things.
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The sim itself “knows” what a “General controls” and an “Airplanes controls” is. You do not assign a control to a category — it already exists in a category
For example, if you change a control that pauses the sim, that will be stored in a “General controls” profile. Likewise, if you change a control that affects the elevator it will be stored in an “Airplanes controls” -
This number in a circle (1960’s racing car style graphics!) indicates how many unique control mappings a specific control is assigned to.
For example, Reset Cockpit View and Reset External View are two separate control mappings that I have assigned to the same button on my yoke, therefore the “meatball” has a “2” in it.
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I do not see a means to create a new blank profile, but modifying the default will immediately prompt you to name and create a new profile.
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Each peripheral will have a “General controls” and an “Airplanes controls” profile
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Specific controls are not what I thought they were. My initial assumption was these are where you setup aircraft profiles that follow the aircraft. No, those are what you set under the “Airplanes controls”. The specific ones would be for specialized controls that only a specific aircraft would have. I can’t think of what these might be (as I haven’t tried configuring controls for specialty aircraft like search and rescue, etc.), but I’m sure they will be revealed in time. See: 2024 Controls Interface Discussion - #68 by NixonRedgrave