How can I show and hide an image or a decoration on the front panel during execution of the vi?

[johanneshoer]

Jan,

what is that block "Pane" in your first example?

[Jan_HeG]

Application control -> VI server reference. Then select Pane on this. 

[johanneshoer]

Does not appear in LabVIEW 7.1.

How about  Open VI Reference or Static VI Reference?

[johanneshoer]

works with the tab idea as well as with the property

[johanneshoer]

just one more question to make my example perfect:

how do I get the current vi's name?

[johanneshoer]

Now I am facing the next problem.

If I make the decoration invisible by the property node, then the indexes of all decorations change as soon as I add another decoration.

E.g. a line is index 5 and I add another decoration, then the line becomes index 6.

So one little change in the design and I have to modify all indexes 😞

Can I assign a fix index to a decoration?

Message Edited by johanneshoer on 07-13-2009 10:04 AM

[johanneshoer]

sorry,

Felix allready gave the solution in message #10.

How can I make the frame of the Cluster transparent? When I paint the cluster transparent, then the inner area becomes transparent, but the frame doesn't.

Thanks!

Message Edited by johanneshoer on 07-13-2009 11:07 AM

[F._Schubert]

Pane isn't available in LV7.1. It was introduced (I guess) to facilitate the spliter pane (?). So use Panel for this.

To make the cluster border transparent, use the coloring tool and right-click on the cluster border. When you now move over the colors, you will see on the bottom-right corner, that only of color is changing (which is not visible in the control). Hit the space bar (there is even a hint to press Space Bar in the bottom) and the two colors will be 'tied together'. (I already hinted that in my post).

Felix

[johanneshoer]

Thank you Felix,

but I am still clueless.

What type should that cluster have? LabVIEW does not like empty clusters.

Control or indicator does not matter, right?

Johannes

[F._Schubert]

The type doesn't matter.

Felix