Control Alignment Shortcuts

[bhoot960]

Why does LabVIEW not support adding shortcuts for aligning controls in the programming environment? These frequently used functions require two mouse clicks each time they are used,

[UliB]

I don't know why. Maybe because they aren't menu entries.

At least you can use Ctrl+Shift+A for "Align Items" and Ctrl+D for "Distribute Items" (or change it to what you want), which are both part of the edit menu. Both shortcuts will repeat the last used operation.

[Andrey_Dmitriev]

Alternatively you can use QuickDrop and create own PlugIn (needs to be placed in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW xxxx\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins\).

Attached VI is "getting started" for Top Alignment.

under the hood:

how it works:

[UliB]

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@Andrey_Dmitriev wrote:

Alternatively you can use QuickDrop and create own PlugIn (needs to be placed in C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW xxxx\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins\).

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Or install a VI Package as https://www.vipm.io/package/mnprojects_lib_quickdrop_alignelements/  

[altenbach]

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