View Cluster Constant as Icon

[chris.b]

Clusters are powerful and necessary, but they can easily clutter up otherwise immaculate code.  Why not have a "View As Icon" option (a la Express VIs) for cluster constants?

Right-click menu change...

There have been similar suggestions, but I think we need a clean, simple solution.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

> Except I would prefer that the icon not look too much like a VI.

How about this? We take the icon and put a double border around it like a constant:

[AristosQueue (NI)]

On second thought, that looks too much like an FPTerminal. Nevermind.

[chris.b]

> We take the icon and put a double border around it like a constant

I like it

[chris.b]

Or a local variable? lol

[GregSands]

A couple more options:

- fade the icon into the BD (similar to a "greyed" control) which gives the implication of being a constant (i.e. unchangable)

- or make the default typedef/control icon to be a half-height icon (or half-width as well - a small square) which again differentiates it from the typical VI icon - given it has only a single terminal, then there's no need to be 32x32px

[AristosQueue (NI)]

> - fade the icon into the BD

Too much like the "commented out" effect that we use for Code Disable node, etc.

> - or make the default typedef/control icon to be a half-height icon

Whatever the size of the icon, that would be the same icon size as the FPTerminals, so we would still need to tweak the appearance somehow to avoid similarity.

[blawson]

>Broken Arrow: Except I would prefer that the icon not look too much like a VI.

 You can edit the icon already, just make a template for type defs.  you can even make it a small icon!

I've always looked at the icon and thought, "I'll have to start editing those when they implement TD icons on the BD."

[muks]

Grt idea. Bring it on.........

[Gleichman]

I'd prefer the "show as an icon" type def version of this idea. That way when you want to see what the cluster is you don't blow up your code.

[JackDunaway]

It just occured to me: the idea was originally presented as any CLUSTER, not specifically a TYPEDEF'd CLUSTER. Should the ability to "Show as Icon" only be limited to a Typedef (and not just a regular BD cluster constant)?

The original idea shows just a generic "cluster constant icon", but the several of us have voted for using the typedef's icon. A cluster constant obviously would not have a user-created icon like a typedef, so I'm thinking this idea should be limited to only constants that are linked to typedefs. Comments? Suggestions? Insults?