> sorry, i think that i explained it not enough.
> What i want to have is a custom control which will show a bitmap when i
> insert it into a vi. Cause the custom control is a cluster with 17
> controls inside, i wanted to hide all controls and the cluster and show
> a bitmap instead. The main reason is to hide the flowing data and to
> reduce the size of the painted element in all this control using vi's.
> The work i have to do in the custom control editor and there is no
> diagram avaible. Later perhaps i have to make changes to the
> cluster...how could i make it visible to change the data?
>
I'm afraid I'm still not sure what is being asked. Here is
my guess. You want to use a strict typedef of a cluster of
17 items. The typedef takes too mu
ch room on your subVI
panels. I'd recommend shrinking the cluster to clip out
the items. This isn't a good idea in general because you
can't see the items, but this seems to be what you are
looking for. Make the cluster be about the size of a
postage stamp and place a graphic or a comment label
inside of it.
When you are ready to show the items again, open the
typedef and grow the cluster again.
If the reason for shrinking the cluster is to minimize
the memory impact, keep in mind that the panels that
contain the controls are not kept in memory on most subVIs,
and in fact, they aren't even compiled into a built executable.
Greg McKaskle
