String Indicator Background Color only changes Frame

[adrianslab99]

I would like to change the background color of my String Indicator in the Block Diagram. I used the correct porcedure - via the property node - text - colors - BG color. But instead of changing the color of the entire indicator field, only the frame color changes (see image). I am using LabVIEW 2019 SP1, maybe it has something to do with the version I'm using? Thank you for helping!

 

[UliB · Accepted solution]

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@adrianslab99 wrote:

I would like to change the background color of my String Indicator in the Block Diagram. I used the correct porcedure - via the property node - text - colors - BG color. But instead of changing the color of the entire indicator field, only the frame color changes (see image). I am using LabVIEW 2019 SP1, maybe it has something to do with the version I'm using? Thank you for helping!

 

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Do you use "Text.Colors" or do you use "Text.Text Colors"? You have to use the second one.

Setting the background color on system controls will not work.

[Bob_Schor]

I strongly suggest that you attach the actual String Indicator (so we can "play with it" and maybe even suggest how you can write a little bit of code in LabVIEW to programmatically change its appearance.  Obviously, if you only provide us with a "picture" of your control, we can't (easily) "reverse-engineer it" to its LabVIEW representation (I'm assuming you don't know about snippets).

Bob Schor

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

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@adrianslab99 wrote:

 I used the correct porcedure - via the property node - text - colors - BG color. 

 

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There are two different [Text.BGColor] properties and you can only distinguish them when showing long names for the properties. In your case, the font has a grey background color, so you are NOT doing it right. 😄

Make sure the text.text background is transparent.

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

Here are the two properties with (unfortunately!) the same short name.

[adrianslab99]

That was it, thanks for the help! So easy in the end...