Preconfiguring Program Elements (Indicators, Controls, and Local Variables)

[jivenbaby]

Greetings!

I am building a queued state machine that features an unusually high number of cases (>200).  In order to make the program do what it needs to do, I need to add several new indicators and/or controls to each case.  This is taking a long time because I have to configure each indicator, control or local variable whenever I create one.  For instance, whenever I create a new indicator in any case, I have to uncheck "view as icon," click "hide indicator" and then click "label" in the "visible items" list.  Is there anyway I can preconfigure properties such as these so that when I create new indicators and such, they are preconfigured the way I need them to be, an editor preferences menu for example?

Thanks,

Drew

[Will.D]

You can change the "view as icon" in the LabVIEW options...  Tools->Options->Block Diagram->Place Front panel terminals as icons.

I don't know of any way to preconfigure your other problems though...  I'm not sure IS a way...

[bigg_jon]

Novatron beat me to it.

Message Edited by bigg_jon on 08-30-2005 03:39 PM

[altenbach]

If all your indicators are similar, create one outside the structure and decorate it as needed. Now copy it into the desired state by ctrl-dragging. repeat last step for other states.

You only need to change the label. You can do the same with existing local variables.

(Of course if the same indicator occurs in all states, it's indicator belongs outside the case structure.)