How can I use text as a button?

[rob-s]

Using v7, I discovered that I do not get the 'T' if I try to select a color from the properties menu.  However, I can select it from the toolbox menu and use the paintbrush to apply it to the 'on' & 'off' state.

[Darren]

This is a known bug in the Properties dialog box that will be fixed in a future LabVIEW version.  Here's a link to the thread where we discussed this issue:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=174707&query.id=13444#M174707

For now, you can use the Paintbrush tool and the Transparent option should work just fine.

-D

[Gurdas]

I've wanted to do the following with buttons but in vain:

1) Put a picture (say .jpg) onto my boolean button and be able to click on the picture to activate the button. Presently the button is clickable only when I click outside the picture.

2) If I underline only ONE letter in the boolean text, the whole word gets underlined. If I make boolean text invisible and use label (placed on the button) I am able to underline one or more letters but then the button is clickable only when I click outside the text area.

Any ideas?

Rgds,

Gurdas

[altenbach]

(1) You need to customize the button so the picture is part of the button.

See the section named "Adding Cosmetic Parts to Custom Controls and Indicators" in the following application note:

LabVIEW Custom Controls, Indicators, and Type Definitions