How can I keep a listbox on top of a string control?

[Vsh]

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Brian Beal wrote:
I can lock/unlock, customize, and all that other crap.  What was changed to allow it to work?

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lol

Ok, after you unlock, right click, Advanced>>Customize to open the control editor. Now change the control editor to customize mode. Roll the mouse over on the string. You can see that the editor part(text block) of the string is reduced in size

Message Edited by Vsh on 04-08-2008 09:17 AM

[Vsh]

Ben,

what was happening in your machine?..

you would have figured it out by now...

[Brian_Beal]

Since there were no support files with your posted VI, how can customizing the control work?

[Mathan]

Dear Vsh,

In the first vi Brian attached, the Visible control works like if it is pressed once listbox was shown and on the next press listbox will get hidden. How to implement in ur vi.

Thanks,

Mathan

[Mathan]

Hai Brian,

When u unlock the string control in ur vi, then right click that string control in FP and choose advanced and click on customize. A separate vi window will open with just string control on FP. There you can find one tool in the top left corner menu. click on that to choose between customize and edit modes.

Hope this helps,

Mathan

[Brian_Beal]

We are back to square one.  I can't limit the editable area of the string control for my application.

[Mathan]

Dear Brian,

Just press ctrl+M to switch between edit and custom modes.

Hope this helps,

Mathan

[Mathan]

When u got ur string control in customize mode, just move your mouse pointer inside ur string control box, you will see the limited size Vsh mentioned in his attachment.

Thanks,

Mathan

[Vsh]

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mathan wrote:

In the first vi Brian attached, the Visible control works like if it is pressed once listbox was shown and on the next press listbox will get hidden. How to implement in ur vi.

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Just add another event for the "Visible" boolean. and set the visible property of the list box in that event.

[Ben]

I do not have time now to figure out why my machine will not let me un-lock the string (LV thinks it is alredy un-locked?)

Brian,

Do I understand you correctly that you need to be able to type in the strng control but you also what the list in front?

AND

You need to be able to type anywhere in the string control?

Ben