2022.2.0: Scene states

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## Scenes now have a state
Scenes never had a state, well that is not entirely true, it would always
say: "scening". That is not really helpful with anything.
say: "scening".
To make the state of a scene more useful, it will now have the last timestamp of when the scene was activated. This has a couple of advantages:
To make the state of a scene more valuable, it will now have the last timestamp
of when the scene was activated. This has a couple of advantages:
- The timestamp in the state of the scene tells you when the scene was last used.
- You can now see history of when a scene was activated in the logbook,
and who did that.
- You can see when a scene was last activated.
- History of when a scene was activated in the logbook, and who did that.
- You can now automate on a scene being activated.
The last one is pretty useful as a scene can now be used to trigger even more
actions via automations. For example, you could start playing media or send
a TTS announcement when a scene is used.
a TTS announcement when a scene activated.
<p class='img'>
<img class="no-shadow" src='/images/blog/2022-02/scenes.png' alt='Screenshot of the logbook of a scene'>
Now the scene has a state; it also got logbook entries.
</p>
## Streamlining experiences
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- Search in top right of configuration dashboard (needs screenshot)
- Scenes now have a state, last activated timestamp (like a button entity, last pressed)
## More Advanced things
Short hand condition notion is now supported in conditions actions as well.

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