LabVIEW Idea Exchange

It would be nice to add a new control/indicator in Labview, which could view and edit the content of a cluster ( recursivly ) in a tree view.

The viewer could looks like the Microsoft Dotnet Property grid.

I would like to be able to make static event registrations for an element that is contained within an array. Note: this is not just a registration of an event that happens to the array, but an event that happens to an element in the array.

This can currently be achieved with dynamic event registration, but I would like static event registration for two reasons: less code, and dynamic event registration must occur with a FP showing whereas static event registration never errors (meaning dynamic events can pose a problem for plug-in architectures using SubPanels).

 Here's one specific example achieved with the current method of dynamic event registration. I have an array of a cluster that has two elements, but I only want to know when a user clicks on the Boolean.

I want to be able to statically register that same event, which would look something like this (in 8.6.1):

As a bonus, as part of the event data cluster on the left-hand side of the event structure, I would like an I32 array called "Index" that gives the multi-dimensional index of the item clicked.

Many users already talked about adding new controls and revamp the current ones. In this topic I will address many issues that I have about the Meter control. Even though I like it a lot, it would be nice if it has more flexibility to customize. Here some ideas:

1) Color ramp issues:

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  • Is asymmetric: there is a hidden color in the right most side, that can be only be seen when you change what you think is the last color (red). With the “Interpolate color” option off it is very hard to see and change it;

  • Has a limited fixed number of color steps to customize the ramp looks;

  • Cannot be customized in properties window;

  • Strange correlation between the modes on and off of the “Interpolate color” option:

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  • Enabling an option, the ramp could appear progressively follow the needle:

2) When resizing, it would be nice to be possible to change the control's aspect ratio making all internal elements proportionally follow the change.

3) The user could have an option to rotate it in 90 degrees steps, allowing four positions: normal (0 degrees), right (90 degrees), upside down (180 degrees), left (270 degrees):

(The numbers on the scale should be rotated and appropriate 3D shadows should be applied)

4) The needle course could have a parameter to determine the curvature. A positive number will give the current aspect, let's say convex. Zero will make the needle become a slider. The nice thing of this is that you can start with something looking as a Gauge (very convex), passing to a Meter (slightly convex), to end with a Slider (strait). I doubt that a concave look, with the needle pointing to the center will be useful because the idea is to make the reading as much clear as possible.

I'm Sorry I didn't made pictures to illustrate this case because I have no enough skills do it. I tried to be as clear as possible in the text. If anybody needs any additional information, please let me know.

Title says it all really.

Instead of having to rely on manually typing <b> and </b>  (I always get the slash direction of the closing b wrong), how about if we could highlight some text and press ctrl-b and it automagically inserts the <b> and </b>.

Would be nice if this worked with italics as well 🙂

I know ctrl-b is reserved for the BD remove bad wires, but in this context it would be ok...