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Trevor.H

Add "..." at end of a truncated shared variable indicator in a probe

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If a probe window has to shorten a string due to window size constraints, it should add a "..." at the end to help ensure users are aware this is not the full string. 

 

For example, the full line of one of the items in the array below should be something like: ni.var.psp://localhost/Untitled Library 1/Variable1.

The probe window should show "ni.var.psp://..." for clarity, rather than just "ni.var.psp://".

 

This probe shows a reference to a network published shared variable. It is retrieved by uncovering all the variables within a shared variable library. The code yielding that array is as follows: (the screenshot of the block diagram code for clarity)

 

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Trevor H.
Technical Support Engineer
National Instruments
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crossrulz
Knight of NI

Supposedly in 2019 (assuming since the current status says "In Beta" and I don't have a copy of 2019 yet) is this idea that might bring this one along for the ride: Some indication that a string control isn't showing the entire string


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Trevor.H
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As a clarification, this should be for the "string" in a Shared variable indicator.

Trevor H.
Technical Support Engineer
National Instruments
cy...
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2019 seemed to have an arrow pointing diagonally downwards to show there is truncated value, and a mouse hover will show the value but in the case for variables, i would prefer being shown the start and end of the variable text, due to host and variable name, and hovering over every variable in an array is not really feasible, some improvement perhaps, as an option?
CY (expired CLAD)