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Ken_Brey

Attached Label option for Shift Registers.

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Putting a comment next to a shift register item is something that I frequently do, and is frequently done in NI sample code.  (See Quadrature Decoder with Position & Velocity - NI 9505 (FPGA).vi as an example of this.)  The trouble is that when you move the shift register, the label doesn't go with it.  I would like a right-click option to add a label to a shift register.  The label should have a default position on the inside of the loop above the shift register, but options to locate it on the left or right, and inside or outside the loop.  It should also be able to be moved around like any label in labVIEW.  But is should stay in the same relative position to the shift register when the shift register is moved.  And if a labeled shift register is duplilcated, the label should also duplicate with an added extension number to make them distinct, just like duplicating a control or indicator.
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I felt it might be useful to mention this "temporary" workaround, because I discovered it by chance, due to the fact that it is a little tricky to attach a label to a shift register, therefore you might easily get to think that it is impossible.

It is possible. It is just a bit finicky.

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Edit: Similarly, it is possible to attach a label to a tunnel, a case selector, etc...