New Run-Time Window Postion Option: Center on Caller

[JackDunaway]

The current method I use for centering a subVI called from a caller ("parent") VI is rather involved:

Instead, a new property should be introduced to the Run-Time Position under VI properties:

The shortcoming of not being able to have a subVI popup center on the parent is something that has bugged me in the past, and I was inspired by lvABC's idea to create this broader idea that would apply to all subVI's.

[lvABC]

You beat me by few minutes!
I am glad, I am not the only one who always center FP to Parent open FP.

[elset191]

I just made a thread about this here

[muks]

Good ask. Kudos.

[CrystalTech]

Thank you for posting this.  I've been using the same centering calls for years.  It's about time it is incorporated as a simple selection.

[CrystalTech]

Yes, it is about time it is a simple selection.  I've also been using the centering functions for years.  Thanks.

[Mads]

Add this as well and most use cases would be covered:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/New-Window-run-time-position-option-Hidden/idi-p/91919...

[soupy]

Even more useful if you can "Center on Top VI" as the calling VI is not always visible.

[JackDunaway]

Just realized that in addition to this Idea, and more generically, I would like to see a method that allows a VI to center on any other VI. I realized that the above idea of a statically-defined window would not necessarily mesh well with a SubPanel or plugin UI architecture.

***EDIT*** Just read through the link elset191 posted in the second comment above, and found Darin.K's post which highlights a function that probably performs identically to above described method.

[LabBEAN]

"Center on Caller Monitor" could be helpful as well for the case where the dialog you're launching is larger than the caller.  Why does this only have 60 Kudos?

[PhillipBrooks]

The math portion can be simplified a bit using this function:

vi.lib\picture\PictureSupport.llb\CenterRectInBnds.vi