Close Current FP/BD window when open SubVI

[VolodymyrM]

When you navigate through Labview code and go deeper in VIs hierarchy you end up with dozens windows open on your monitor.
Lets create special action for opening subVI (like existent Ctrl+RightDoubleClick) which will close FronPanel BlockDiagram of VI from which you open new one ?

[wiebe@CARYA]

I actually spend a lot of time closing that "opened front panel" trace...

Not sure about ctrl + right double click (I use a Wacom tablet). I'd prefer ctrl+shift+double click.

I think I would use it quite a lot. +1

[crossrulz]

Ctrl+Shift+W opens a "All Windows" dialog.  You can use that to close the VIs you want.

[GuenterMueller]

I have never missed this and I hope that - in case it comes to LabVIEW - it will be on option that is turned off by default.

My way of working when lots of VIs are open:  Select Windows >> All Windows (or press <Ctrl+Shift+W> if you are used to have your fingers on the KB),  select what to close in the list and apply "Close Windows". 

Enjoy.

[wiebe@CARYA]

What if I have 40 windows open, and I want them to be open? Then I have to trace 5 levels into some code. I don't want to use ctrl+shift+w afterwards to search in 45 VIs which 41 I want open, and which 4 I want closed.

This idea doesn't stop you from using ctrl+shift+w. How would that hurt you? I doubt you'd ctrl+shift+double click or ctrl+right double click a lot by accident?

[GuenterMueller]

40 open windows is definitely not what I had in mind, Wiebe.  It is quite unusual for me to have more than a dozen VIs open.  40 probes - maybe.  In your scenario the requested feature might be useful.

[VolodymyrM]

I'm Agree with Wiebe, that feature don't touch any other possibilities to manage your windows but lets you to not waste your screen space by windows that you don't want to keep opened at all. You can have 40 or 2 open FPs that you need but in process of navigation through projects with 1500+ VIs in each which have high modulation index and when some part of code is not yours... you will keep opening new and new windows so why don't close them by simple combination of buttons from the start ?

[wiebe@CARYA]

For me, it adds up very quickly. A project window (1), a main VI (FP+BD) (3). One or two Untitled Vis, used as scrapbook (7). Then some (say 4) VIs that I'm working on (15)… Pretty normal situation for me. With OO (also usually non-OO), VIs should be small and many, so sometimes I'm all over the place.

It gets worse when comparing two projects (old vs new). Then you get double impact...

At 40, it's definitely time to close some windows. I forgot all about ctrl+shift+w, thanks for the reminder. But even at 20, I'd prefer the proposed feature. It doesn't do any harm, AFAIK. Just don't use it if you don't want to.

(OT: I hope someone involved in NXG reads this. Working with 40 open windows will be hell in NXG.)

[tst]

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@ wiebe@CARYA wrote:

(OT: I hope someone involved in NXG reads this. Working with 40 open windows will be hell in NXG.)

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NXG has a single editor window with tabs. You should be able to pop specific tabs out if you want, but I haven't played with it in a while.

[wiebe@CARYA]

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@tst wrote:

@ wiebe@CARYA wrote:

(OT: I hope someone involved in NXG reads this. Working with 40 open windows will be hell in NXG.)

NXG has a single editor window with tabs. You should be able to pop specific tabs out if you want, but I haven't played with it in a while.

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That's true, that is possible. But there's soo much boilerplate screen recourses, that even one VI fills the screen almost completely. It's those property panes etc., that needs to be floating as well. (It's been a while for me too.)