Create popup help/information

[JoshMonkey]

Is it possible to create feature that when I rest the mouse curser on a certain area on the front panel (while executing) a pre-set help/information will be shown similar to what the windows explorer (it shows the file information when mouse is rested on top of that file)?

[Steven_H.]

JoshMonkey,

Any LabVIEW front panel control can have a tip strip. Right click on the control and select Properties, then Documentation. The tip strip will appear when the mouse passes over the control in Run mode. The trip strip text can also be set programatically using a property node.

Steven H.

[JoshMonkey]

Oh, as simple as that? Didn't realise this eventhou I have been doing the same thing for the subvis on the block diagram. Thanks.

[Dennis_Knutson]

Those are called tips and can be added for each control and indicator. Right click on one and select Description and Tip. Enter something into the Tip field and it will automatically appear when the mouse hovers over the control/indicator. If the user turns on Context Sensitive Help, whatever is typed into the Description field will be displayed.

[triviper]

Right click on the front panel object or indicator that you want pop-up info on and select "Description and tip".

Edit these options as needed to help the user.

The "tip" is what will pop up on the front panel to help the user. If you edit the "description" the user will get a more elaborate explanation of the control or indicator when using the context help (ctrl+H).

[labviewproject]

Hi, sorry for bringing up old thread. Is this possible for pictures from database?

[RavensFan]

Probably not.  You will have to give more information on what you are trying to do.  Does this question have anything to do with LabVIEW?  If so, how?

What database, what pictures?

[labviewproject]

Im looking to see if there is a way to display a gif picture popup when my mouse hover across an LED or a button in the front panel. when the mouse moves away or move onto another LED, the popup picture will disapear & show another picture. the picture can be stored and extracted from either my database or the computer.

[xdaf]

Yes, it's possible, but in a different way.

First off, place the picture you need on the front panel (for example, above a control), where do you want it to pop up. Then, create a property node with the "visible" property.

Then, place an event structure on the block diagram, and handle the "mouse entered" and "mouse exited" events to toggle the property.

Hope this helps!

[xdaf]

Update: you can't create a property node directly on a picture placed on the control panel.

But you can place a control (a button for example), customize it by applying the picture on his surface, and create the property node on such customized control.