Load control device responsive to non-contact actuations

A method performed by a control device to control a lighting load external to the control device, the method comprising:

• turning the lighting load on in response to a non-contact actuation proximate to a front surface of an actuation member of the control device, the front surface defining a touch sensitive surface along at least a portion of the front surface;
• reducing an amount of power delivered to the lighting load to fade an intensity level of the lighting load according to a fade rate in response to a determination that the non-contact actuation persists for a predetermined amount of time;
• and
• stopping the reduction of the amount of power delivered to the lighting load and maintaining the intensity level of the lighting load in response to the touch sensitive device no longer detecting the non-contact actuation.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions configured to cause at least one processor of a control device to:

• turn the lighting load on in response to a non-contact actuation proximate to a front surface of an actuation member of the control device, the front surface defining a touch sensitive surface along at least a portion of the front surface;
• reduce an amount of power delivered to the lighting load to fade an intensity level of the lighting load according to a fade rate in response to a determination that the non-contact actuation persists for a predetermined amount of time after the lighting load was turned on;
• and
• stop the reduction of the amount of power delivered to the lighting load and maintaining the intensity level of the lighting load in response to the touch sensitive device no longer detecting the non-contact actuation.