Improving the LV 2009 icon editor

[PJM_Labview]

If anyone is interested; I made some cosmetic "improvements" to the LV 2009 icon editor.

See here for more info.

PJM

[PJM_Labview]

Version 1.2 has been released:

Change Log:

Version 1.2:

• [New Feature] This package does stop the IE if it is running prior to installing it.
• [New Feature] This package does compiled the IE after installation.
• [New Feature] This package does backup the existing Icon Editor prior to install the new one.
• [New Feature] This package does restore the previously installed IE upon un-installation.
• [New Feature] This package also include the original IE UI in LVroot\resource\plugins\Original lv_icon.vi (rename it to lv_icon.vi to use it).
• [NI Bug Fixes]
  • 151661 - This change fixes the copy/cut ability of the icon. If a region is selected and/or a layer is selected, copy and cut is enabled.
  • 161032 - No limit on arrow keys moving text
  • 175010 - When moving a selection and changing a layer, the operation is performed on the new layer
  • 179582 - Glyph layer moves after deleting a selection (first edit to the layer)
  • 179799 - If the bottom layer got deleted, the user layers list is not updated properly
  • 179392 - Icon editor open on secondary screen when working with two screens
  • 179000 - Switching the tab doesn't actually unselect the layer
  • 179001 - CTRL - A followed by pressing the delete key doesn't delete all selected layers
  • 179007 - The key binding is messed up. The mirror tool has set <Enter> as the toggle key, whereas the OK button should have <Enter> to set the focus.
  • 179179 - Control activates dropper and not the move tool when pasting an image
  • 180161 - It is possible that multiple icon layers are copied in reverse order and neither template nor text layer are considered at all
  • 182276 - Icon glyphs do not handle standard transparency

[PJM_Labview]

Version 1.3 has been released:

Change Log:

Version 1.3:

• [Bug Fix] Selection and glyph drop was broken in the original IE.
• [Bug Fix] If you paste text into an empty line, the icon is not updated.
• [Bug Fix] If you paste text into an non empty line (while the content is selected) the clipboard content is append to the selected existing content (the existing selected content should be wiped out).
• CAR 182828: Manual User Input always cancels even when ok is pressed.

[PJM_Labview]

Version 1.4 has been released:

Change Log:

Version 1.4:

• [Cosmetic Change] Major redesign of the layer control visual aspect.
• [Bug Fix] The text marker (^) is hidden behind other objects.
• [Bug Fix] CAR 182992 File save (template or glyph) failed if the hierarchy has folder with a dot in its name.
• [Bug Fix] Flush glyph filter when changing glyph category.
• [New Feature] Glyph filter works only on the visible category and does not reset the category to all anymore.

[PJM_Labview]

Version 1.5 has been released:

Change Log:

Version 1.5:

• [New Feature] Add a "Merge All User Layers" button.
• [New Feature] Optimize glyph display by removing unnecessary blank space between glyphs (went from 6x6 grid to 8x8 grid).
• [New Feature] Automatically update the "glyph path string" as the mouse move over the glyphs.
• [Bug fix] Car 183609: Glyph path string is not reset when a glyph is dropped (or when a new category is selected).
• [Bug Fix] Scrolling the glyph array should not update the glyph path string.
• [Bug Fix] "Glyph path string" should not be click-able (disable it).
• [Change/ Bug Fix] Picking white color (255,255,255) result in grayish(246,246,246) color selected. Now the resulting color is (254,254,254).

Get if here.

PJM

[PJM_Labview]

Version 1.6 has been released:

Change Log:

Version 1.6:

• [New Feature] CTRL Key will show the color picker while the text tool is selected.
• [Bug Fix] Mouse coordinate drawing in icon was off by (3,3) pixels (the picture control edge thickness).

Get if here.

PJM 

[PJM_Labview]

Version 1.7 has been released:

Change Log:

Version 1.7:

• [New Feature] Add a condensed pixel font that allow for longer text to be entered.

• [Bug Fix] Synchronize the "Edit>>Show Terminal" menu with the "Show Terminal" check box.

• [Bug Fix] CAR 186982: "[IE] Wrong Icon is loaded in Icon Editor".

Get if here.

PJM 

Message Edited by PJM_Labview on 06-02-2010 09:19 AM

[RavensFan]

PJM,

Is there a way to determine which version of the Improved Icon Editor we are running now?  Something like what would show up in an About... dialog box?

By the way, great work with this.  I much prefer this editor over the one that ships with LV.  Something just feels more natural about it to me.

[PJM_Labview]

Ravens Fan,

> Is there a way to determine which version of the Improved Icon Editor we are running now?  Something like what would show up in an About... dialog box?

Not within the IE itself. You have to launch VIPM and see what version you have installed. At this point, the version information only exist in the package.

> I much prefer this editor over the one that ships with LV.  Something just feels more natural about it to me.

Thanks, same for me. This is the reason why I made the modifications in the first place.

PJM 

[RavensFan]

Hi PJM,

Will you be putting together a package that allows your improved icon editor to be installed in the newly released LV 2010?