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Keith_Ward

LabVIEW Open Dialog With Preview

Status: New

I have a suggestion for a new LabVIEW open dialog that allows a preview of the VI/control/etc.  Similar to many CAD packages that let you see the drawing or block before actually committing to the open, this dialog would allow a view of the connector pane and any available info similar (if not exact) to the help window before placing it on a diagram or opening it directly.  This would be helpful when looking through various libraries that have a less-than-descriptive name or similar names with different input/outputs.  I have mocked it up with the attachment below.

 

5 Comments
Manzolli
Active Participant

Looks to me a great idea: simple, useful, feasible and clever.

André Manzolli

Mechanical Engineer
Certified LabVIEW Developer - CLD
LabVIEW Champion
Curitiba - PR - Brazil
altenbach
Knight of NI

I would love to also see thumbnail images of the front panel and block diagram.

Manzolli
Active Participant

I agree with altenbach, but some image scale issues should be addressed.

 

The three options (icon help, FP and BD) should be configurable in the open file dialog window (on the fly) and options dialog.

André Manzolli

Mechanical Engineer
Certified LabVIEW Developer - CLD
LabVIEW Champion
Curitiba - PR - Brazil
FixedWire
Member

Yes, especially for llb's.

 

I've posted Windows Explorer Preview Pane to extend this idea a bit.

Omar_II
Active Participant

Add info about what version of LabVIEW the VI was last saved as (2012, 2011, ... 8.6, 8.2 ... 6i etc)

Omar