Labeling tool should automatically appear when hovering over interior of string constants on LabVIEW block diagrams

[RyanWright]

When you hover (mouse) over a string control or indicator on the front panel of a VI, the tool automatically changes to the positioning tool when the cursor is over the border of the control or indicator.  Then, the tool automatically changes to the labeling tool when you hover over the interior portion of the control or indicator.  This behavior is perfect because you don't have to manually change tools to be able to enter or edit the text in the control or indicator.

I have noticed, however, that there is a different behavior for owned and free labels/captions on both the front panel and the block diagram as well as string constants on the block diagram.  If you hover over the border of these types of objects (both labels and string constants), the tool automatically changes to the positioning tool, as expected.  However, when you hover over the interior of these objects, the tool never changes to the labeling tool.

It would be really nice if labels and string constants behaved just the same as string controls and indicators on the front panel.  In other words, when hovering over the interior of labels and string constants, the tool should automatically change to the labeling tool.  You can currently access the text in labels and string constants by double-clicking on them, but it would be fewer mouse clicks if the tool automatically changed.  In addition, the behavior between free/owned labels/captions, string controls/indicators, and string constants would be consistent.

[RavensFan]

I really don't think a double click is that much work to make the change you propose worthwhile.

Often on small objects with tight wiring, it can take a couple seconds of mouse wiggling until you hit the sweet spot for what you want to do come up automatically such as having the wiring tool appear.  I don't have a problem with this while some other users hate the auto-tool and turn it off.  However, I really don't need to have one more automatic tool such as the insert bar show up on labels or string constants making it that much more difficult to get the correct tool I want to appear when hovering over an object.

[RyanWright]

The suggestion was more for consistency with string controls and indicators than anything.  Obviously a double-click isn't much effort.  One new user of LabVIEW I work with wasn't even sure how to change the value of a string constant because he was used to automatically seeing the tool change to the labeling tool on the front panel.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

With the autotool, the control key can also be tapped to give you "the second most useful tool" in all situations. This generally takes care of situations like this one.

[G-Money]

Auto Tool Selection and Control Key should covers this functionality.