Vertical Scrollbar for Integrated Structure Labels

[SteveChandler]

I love the new integrated structure labels! I will probably be using the free text labels much less in LabVIEW 2012. But they need a vertical scrollbar and probably a horizontal scrollbar as well. We can debate about whether or not it is a good idea to have hidden text in the labels. But regardless there needs to be some indication if there is.

This is closely related to another idea here.

[tst]

Another alternative (possibly a better one) is to lock the label to a size to text mode - the labels should probably be relatively short anyway.

[SteveChandler]

I will kudos that if you post it

But I would like the ability to scroll through long and clear descriptions of the structure without having it take up the whole block diagram.

[fabric]

Kudos - not specifically for the scrollbar, but for the idea that label text should not be hidden.

tst's idea sounds good.

[X.]

I feel the pain for NI... A brand new shiny feature already deemed incomplete, imperfect, lacking in functionality, etc... 🙂

Seriously? It is a subdiagram label, not a a comment box... Would you want scrollbars in labels as well?

Personally, even if I am using it, I was doing just fine with the previous labels for Loops (like you are showing). Its main adavantage is for Case/Sequence/EventStructure, where it really shines and solves the problem of wandering lone labels getting lost when resizing a structure or when dropping objects on top of them.

I hate the scrollbar in string constants (think of "is my arrow a selection tool or a scrollbar grabbing tool"?) and certainly don't want one for labels...

[SteveChandler]

I envision the scrollbar only showing if there is hidden text. If you are reading someone elses code and there is no scrollbar then you have no indication that there is additional text. If there is a scrollbar you can optionally resize so all text fits and then the scrollbar is not bugging you.

[X.]

I'd say: prevent the user from resizing the label (OK, bad idea) or request if for ALL labels:

<---------- What's that label containing? I want a scrollbar!