This Arduino libary is improving the usage of a singe button for input. It shows how to use an digital input pin with a single pushbutton attached for detecting some of the typical button press events like single clicks, double clicks, triple clicks and long-time pressing. This enables you to reuse the same button for multiple functions and lowers the hardware invests.
This is also a sample for implementing simple finite-state machines by using the simple pattern above.
You can find more detail on this library at http://www.mathertel.de/Arduino/OneButtonLibrary.aspx