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MikeeB

Typedef'ed cluster should be smaller

Status: New

The ability to shrink cluster constants on the block diagram is awesome and works really well, however when they are a typedef they appear as a large icon and not the small cluster I have come to love.

Make it so that the typedef glyph works with the shrunken cluster properly.

Better Cluster - Old Cluster

Best Cluster - cluster idea2.png

5 Comments
drjdpowell
Trusted Enthusiast

An advantage of the icon is that it can be customised, and thus give a clear visual indication of what the typedef cluster actually represents.  A custom icon is the "Best Cluster", and so I would be opposed to eliminating the icon view as an option, but perhaps one could add a third option for those who don't use custom icons and want the smallest size possible.

Manzolli
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As an option I like it. Kudos!

André Manzolli

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yenknip
Active Participant

Customise the control icon to a smaller one surrounded by whitespace; same as a small VI.

 

EDIT: 

Having just tried it, the pink border doesn't seem to shrink to the size of the custom item. I might go so far as to call this as unexpected behaviour.

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Mark_Yedinak
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I would ike the idea if it sized to the icon. You could create meaningful yet smaller icons. The idea as posted to simply make it smaller is of no interest to me since it results in a significant loss of information on the block diagram.



Mark Yedinak
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