Igor,
Glad you like it. I was facing the same porblem with menu and user interface before I decided to write those libraries, which led to the backpacks. I am using a lot of these backpacks for consulting projects. Clients found me through using the bqckpacks and I made complete projects out of such opportunities. Been busy doing builds and school projects. Shields dont solder themselves and students dont teach themselves 
I just bagged a Few rotary encoder kits for inmojo store.
floreata, it’s been a while