If you are just pressing the button, short is a press, long is a press, and hold.
The activated/deactivated options allow you change the behaviour of the lights.
So if you look at the autopilot config:
If you press the AP button “short”, or just tap it, it will set AUTOPILOT MASTER to 1. If you then look at the third option down, “IF” that variable is on, then switch the shortmode to ON.
This is an LVAR. To access these you need to turn on the Beta option:
Then enable LVAR support:
In the “Data Monitor” you should then see the option to view LVARs:
You can then search for it:
Data Monitor is useful as it allows you to monitor a variable as you flip switches, to confirm you are looking at the right thing.
Then assign it to the appropriate switch:
