Scale label is cut off in a Waveform chart

[Craters]

Hi, Everybody --

A quick question, here.  I'm working on a front panel, and I'm trying to make things readable for all of us potential users, most of whom are geezers.  That means that text, controls, labels, etc., have to be fairly large.

The front panel includes a waveform chart of pressure vs. time, and when I make the label for the x-axis large enough to read, it ends up being cut in half by the chart's bounding box.  (I've attached a screen-capture of what I'm talking about.)  It seems to me that the problem could be solved either by (1) increasing the "white space" around the chart or (2) moving the actual label ["Time (s)"] closer to the axis itself.

Is there a way to do either?

Thanks!

Mark

[RavensFan]

What font are you using? It looks like you've changed the font on the axis labels and scales compared to the default fonts in LabVIEW?

That fonts are you using in Windows?  Did you set your display settings to use large fonts or normal fonts?  Typically, using Large fonts or Extra Large fonts makes the font larger than the space originally allocated for the label, then you wind up with the problems you see here with text cut off, or buttons oversized or overlapping.

[Craters]

Hi, Ravens Fan --

The font that you see in the attached file is called "Cambria,"  and yes, I have changed the fonts on the axis labels and scales. I figured that shouldn't matter since the option to do that is so nicely given in the Properties dialog box.

The overall Windows setting for text size on this computer is "normal."

I tried going back to the Application font, using it at the same size that I'm using for Cambria (18-point), but it gets cut off the same way.

Thanks!*

Mark

*But not for taking the Texans out of the playoffs last year...

[RavensFan]

I think you'll just have to adjust the size of the chart (enlarge), and also the size of the plot array (shrink) to create more white space for the larger size text.  It seems like the position of the text moves a bit when changing the plot area.  But obviously the chart isn't fully self compensating where these things adjust automatically with font sizes.

Those Texans gave us quite a fight last year and came pretty close to knocking us out.  I can only see the Texans improving this year even more over last year.

[Craters]

Thanks for knocking the cobwebs out, Ravens Fan.  Geez -- it didn't even occur to me that the two areas could be sized independently, for some reason.  Duh.

Anyway, that worked!  Not quite as elegant a solution as being able to position the axis labels independently, but it'll certainly do the job!

Thanks again, and good luck next season (except when you see the Texans), huh?

Mark

[RavensFan]

If we go 15-1, and our only loss is to the Texans, I'll be happy.