POWER CONTROLS

[VLADIMIR_BRAZIL]

I´d like to suggest  an easy way to create customized controls without inserting VI´s in invisible frame subpanels to do it.   It will be like a customized "Power Control"  with one VI to handle basic properties and methods. Every time you copy and paste a new customized control LABVIEW INSERTS a reentrant VI to handle this kind of controls (SubVIs) with no need to insert a invisible subpanel and putting a VI to run on it.  I believe that the control VI must have one standard event structure to handle it (resize events, mouse in,  mouse out, refresh,  and other standard events related to basic controls or indicators). 

[RavensFan]

I'm not clear on what you are asking for.

A customized control doesn't require a subVI or any reentrant VI or a subpanel.

But it sounds like you are asking for a way to programmatically change the types of controls that would appear in a VI and would typically require the use of a subpanel.

Is that correct?  Can you post a screenshot showing what you mean?  A picture would go a long ways towards selling your idea, while a confusing description is not going to garner any votes.

[tst]

LV has had XControls since LV 8.0, which I believe do exactly what you want - it's a control with custom code behind it (events, properties, methods, etc.). I wouldn't describe it as easy, though - it has a learning curve and it can be difficult to set it up right if you don't know what you're doing.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

I'm agreeing with tst on this one. If you're not familiar with XControls, please try them. If you are familiar, please add comments to this thread explaining how your idea would differ from XControls as they are today.

[Darren]

Any idea that has not received any kudos within a year after posting will be automatically declined.