Keyfocus for multiple controls in a cluster of clusters

[Rashid-Malik]

Hello friends!

I have a front panel, which is made up of three tabs. Each tab has one cluster made up of a number of strict type deffed cluster of two numerics. User would be editing these controls. What I want to achieve is that the key focus should move to the appropriate numeric control when the user moves his mouse over it so that the value it contains become highlighted. The way I think it can be done is tediously long (i.e., create a mouse enter event for each control (several hundred of them) and using the control reference, in the event case, set the key focus to true) Is there an easier way to do that.

[GerdW]

Hi rashid,

"Is there an easier way to do that?": Based on "when the user moves his mouse over it" - (IMHO) no.

[MikeS81]

Hi rashid,

you can use dynamic events. See the attached example. To get all your references automatically out of the cluster, there are lots of example in the forum.

Hope it helps.

Mike

Message Edited by MikeS81 on 06-18-2008 11:28 AM

[Rashid-Malik]

Nooooooo! Oh boy that leaves me with a lot of labour.

Thanks for the clarification, GerdW!

[MikeS81]

Hi rashid,

did you see my post? I thought that´s what you mean.

Mike

[Rashid-Malik]

Thanks Mike, for the great VI. It certainly added to my knowledge. But the problem still remains that to add soooo many references to be built into array. Any easier way to obtain references to  all those controls programmatic ally?

[MikeS81]

Hi rashid,

there is a way with which you can get an array of all elements in your cluster. See this link

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=86120&query.id=88887#M86120

Mike

Message Edited by MikeS81 on 06-18-2008 11:49 AM

[GerdW]

Thanks Mike for this great example of using dynamically registered events.

Hi rashid,

you're very demanding

You know you can open a reference to the vi, get the reference of the front panel to get the references to ALL controls? Now you only have to sort out the needed controls from this array...

[parthabe]

Yes you can.

You have to use the property node from the Application palette & choose the appropriate VI Server Class to get the references of all the Controls/Indicators present on the FP or inside a Cluster & so on...

See the attached VI.

[Rashid-Malik]

Yes MIke! I did see your post and VI. And yes that's what I want (the end result, i.e., key focus) but there are soooo many controls that getting references to all these looks overkill to me. Anyway, thanks soooo very much for being such a great help.