How to add an element to control's Properties?

[RautSa]

Hello,

I have a task to create an XControl, which has the ability to set a limit for the input string length. I found a good example, made by Prabhakant Patil, and it works like a charm. My only problem is that the limit should not be set by using property node, local variable or any other "programmatic" way, but instead like shown in the picture:

 

It's okay for the XControl to have property nodes and variables, but the user wants to set the limit in VI differently. I have not found a way to accomplish this, but I wanted to be sure. Since people here on forums are much more wiser and experienced in LabVIEW than me I figured someone would know how to do this. Or tell me it ain't possible.

I'm using LabVIEW2014 and Microsoft Windows 7.

-RautSa

[Norbert_B]

You cannot modify the default property dialog.

However, you can create a custom context menu for the XControl which calls a configuration VI looking similar to the property dialog. This dialog has to be implemented by yourself.

Norbert

[paul_cardinale]

In your facade VI, trap the "Pane": Shortcut Menu Activation? event.  There setup the custom menu you want.

Also trap the "Pane": Shortcut Menu Selection (User) event.  There process the menu selection.

Dig through my XControl template for an example

[zou · Accepted solution]

You can creaet your own VIs and make them show up on ctrl's property tabs.  Looks exactly the same as shown in your picture.

https://lavag.org/forum/23-development-environment-ide/

Keep in mind that, the ctrl property window only works in LabVIEW, won't work after built into exe.

[RautSa]

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@zou wrote:

You can creaet your own VIs and make them show up on ctrl's property tabs.  Looks exactly the same as shown in your picture.

https://lavag.org/forum/23-development-environment-ide/

Keep in mind that, the ctrl property window only works in LabVIEW, won't work after built into exe.

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This seems to be exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much! Is this what @Norbert_B meant also?

@paul_cardinale wrote:

In your facade VI, trap the "Pane": Shortcut Menu Activation? event.  There setup the custom menu you want.

Also trap the "Pane": Shortcut Menu Selection (User) event.  There process the menu selection.

Dig through my XControl template for an example

This I have not yet looked into, I'll have to get it downconverted first. Will this work in edit mode, or only in run-time?

-RautSa

[Norbert_B]

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@RautSa wrote:

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[...] Is this what @Norbert_B meant also?[...]

-RautSa

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Kind of. Thanks George for linking that stuff.

My idea was to create a complete separate properties dialog. This has the advantage that you can make that dialog accessible in runtime as well if required...

Norbert

[mclordo]

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@zou wrote:

You can creaet your own VIs and make them show up on ctrl's property tabs.  Looks exactly the same as shown in your picture.

https://lavag.org/forum/23-development-environment-ide/

Is there a more recent link for the example? On lava there is only an outdated webring.com link.