CRIO web-based remote front panel tip strips

[wired]

I have tip strips defined in the GUI for my CRIO application, which is designed for web-based control.  My GUI has two dialog boxes that I can display when a button is pressed on the main front panel.  The tip strips show up properly on the contrls in the dialog bozes, but do not show up when hovering over the main panel's controls.  Is this expected behavior?

[CarlaU]

Hi wired,

Can you post an example or include some screenshots so we can see more clearly what you are talking about? Hopefully with a bit more explanation, we can help figure out what is going on. Thanks again!

Carla

[wired]

Carla,

I'm afraid I can't provide screenshots or a portion of my VI.  However, I think the question I have a very basic one.  Are tip strips supposed to appear if they are defined for controls on the main panel of a cRIO application? They are showing up for the controls on the front panel of a subVI called as a dialog from the main panel, but they do not appear on the main panel itself. This is only when I build an executable and access it via a web browser.  If I run my app in the LabVIEW environment, the tip strips appear as expected. Is this because with a remote front panel, the dialog is called after the remote panel connection is made?

[CarlaU]

Hi wired,

You are exactly right. This is expected behavior. The tip strips will not show up because the dialog is called after the remote panel connection is made. I hope this helps!

Carla

[wired]

Carla,

Did you mistype?  I think you meant to say that the dialog tip strips WILL appear because the dialog is called after the remote panel conneciton is made. The main front panel tip strips will NOT appear because the main VI is already running before the remote conneciton is made.  Do you know if there's a way to make them appear after the remote panel connection is detected?

[CarlaU]

Hi wired,

You are right. Sorry about that typo. I'm not sure if there is a way to make the tip strip appear after the remote panel connection is detected. One suggestion I have would be to use the Show FP Tip Strips Property. Mabye with this property, you can get it to appear.