Yes, this is a minor problem. My first reaction is "good idea!" but "automatic" removal of a broken or shorted wire may create more annoyances than it cures. We should leave the behavior the way it is. A wire breaks for a reason.
PaulG.
LabVIEW versions 5.0 - 2023
“All programmers are optimists” ― Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Regardless, this is still a good idea. I am going to ask that this idea be closed because it is a duplicate of the already highly kudos'd idea mentioned above.
Dupe: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Automatically-delete-broken-wire-section-which-shortci...