Community Nugget: Class GUI/FP handling using a XControl with sub-panels

[User002]

Hi all,

Here's a take on how to use XControls, sub-panels and LVOOP for simplified gui handling using subpanels with VI ref's.

The block diagram becomes quite tidy if all the gritty sub-panek & FP details are handled by the XControl:

And the front panel (sub panel) looks like this:

It is slightly similar to the action engines for example found in:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Community-Nugget-GUI-Components-using-Sub-Panels/td-p/1707270

A more extensive example(s) of this idea can be found at:

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-25242

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-25243

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-24602 (older queued api)

If you find it useful and can give some inspiration, feel free to comment.

However, the XControls on the PIDRegulator:gui.vi is a bit arcane and I haven't gotten round to improve them, don't flame too hard on those. 🙂

Attached is an example for LV2011.

Regards,

/Roger

[Intaris]

Without having yet looked at the code, Kudos for sharing.

I've been exloring this avenue a lot recently (If my assumptions are correct) and I think it's an extremely powerful and tidy yet extendable way of doing things.

I look forward to looking at the code eventually when I get time.

Shane.

[User002]

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@Intaris wrote:

Without having yet looked at the code, Kudos for sharing.

I've been exloring this avenue a lot recently (If my assumptions are correct) and I think it's an extremely powerful and tidy yet extendable way of doing things.

I look forward to looking at the code eventually when I get time.

Shane.

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Thanks Shane,

Yes, I am hoping it will help sort out some of the LV GUI annoyances, specially with LVOOP. I was also considering some fancier GUI stuff with sub-panels for header, footers, borders and such, but I gave it up.

What made me stop was wondering if LV is best GUI solution. Perhaps a better idea would be to go towards some other text based XAML/QML UI framework if it's an elaborate undertaking.

Br,

/Roger

[JÞB]

Thank you Roger!  That example certainly does offload a lot of functionality to the heavy lifters behind the scenes.  (So much so that it took a while for me to figure out what it did)

Kudos and don't forget to unregister your events!

[User002]

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@JÞB wrote:

Thank you Roger!  That example certainly does offload a lot of functionality to the heavy lifters behind the scenes.  (So much so that it took a while for me to figure out what it did)

Kudos and don't forget to unregister your events!

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You are welcome, thanks for the comments!

Fixed the unregistering. Bummer.. 

Br,

/Roger