Can we edit the icon that represents our XControl on the block diagram?

[Photon_Dan]

I created an XControl in LabVIEW 8.5 (and 8.2.1), and I did add custom icons to all the typedefs and VIs associated with it.  However, when I drop it on the front panel, I get a generic-looking icon representation on the block diagram.  However, when I create a simple typedef and drop that on the front panel, I get the typedef's icon framed in the datatype-specific border on the block diagram.  Perhaps I missed something about how do edit that guy.  It's a minor issue, but I'm curious.

Thanks,

Dan Press
PrimeTest Automation

[mikeporter]

Young Daniel!

Can't say why the icon issue, but the control itself is very cool. The only thing I noticed was that when first placed by dragging it to the front panel from Windows explorer, the data controls were only about 2 pixels high. Opening the control in the control editor let me resize it. The only other issue was that the backspace doesn't work.

Mike...

PS: Where does the count down to wedding bells stand? I assume there will be a live video feed into LAVA...

[MichaelAivaliotis]

Dan, It's nice to see you forge into XControls. I hope my NIWeek presentation this year was the key to get you motivated. In order to change the icon you need to edit the icon of the XControl library. Right-click the XControl in the project and select "Properties". Under the General settings go edit the icon.

[Jarrod_S.]

Right click the XControl itself in the project and select Properties. There you'll see an icon that can edit, which will show up on the XControl on a block diagram.

... Michael beat me to it!

Message Edited by Jarrod S. on 08-17-2007 04:39 PM

[Photon_Dan]

Ah yes!  That's where that icon lives.

Mike A., your presentation did motivate me to go for the XControl.

Mike P., yeah the wedding countdown is ticking away.  2/2/2008!  Also, the thing doesn't go to 2 pixels for me.  Perhaps I only tested dragging from explorer in LabVIEW 8.5.  I'm compiling on FPGA right now, otherwise I'd test it out.

 - Dan