Why am I unable to select the boolean indicators on my front panel?

[Neumannium]

Hello all,

This has to be an easy one for you guys, but here goes...

I created a front panel with approximately 20 boolean indicators on it (LEDs). I realized that I only had 10 functional, so I made the others 'greyed out and disabled'. Well, now the ones I disabled are functional again, so I want to enable them. Problem is, when I go to the diagram and select 'show indicator' it is still grayed out. I cannot click on the indicator on the front panel to 'enable' the indicators. I cannot select them at all.

I've tried creating property nodes and enabling them that way. They are no longer grayed out when I do this, but I still cannot click on them to move them about the front panel.

All
I want to do is select them so I can rearrange the way they look on the panel, but I cannot click on them.

And, yes, I've had my tool palete on both 'Automatic Tool Selection' and 'Position/Size/Select'. It is also interesting that I can select and move the indicators which I never disabled in the first place.

Any help would be great!

Thanks in advance,

Dave Neumann
neumann2706@yahoo.com

[paul@mech]

Hi Dave, don't know if I can help, but you are right clicking on the front panel and selecting advanced>enabled state>enabled aren't you? I can't see how this could be happening either. you can't select any by dragging around them?

Paul.S

[Neumannium]

Paul,

Part of the problem is that I cannot click on them at all. If I try to right click, the Controls palette pops up (like it would if there's nothing on the front panel).

If I drag a box around them, they are not selected. It's as if they don't exist, but they do! They still function -- I can still run the test and the booleans react as they should, but they are not where I want them to be (the user cannot see them all without scrolling).

Strange isn't it?

Thanks,

Dave Neumann
d.neumann@astronautics.com

[Surcher]

The only thing I could come up with was they might be behind something. I
was able to re-create what you were describing by putting a thick beveled
box over the top of my indicator and locking it in position.

By the way, what version are you using?

-Surcher

[Neumannium]

Surcher,

I am using version 6.1.

I don't think there's anything on top of them, as I don't recall ever using any decorations or anything like that. At least I don't see anything there.

Thanks for your help, and anything else you can tell me would be great!

Thanks,

Dave Neumann
d.neumann@astronautics.com

[Surcher]

Dave,

I am now convinced that your problem is a decoration over the top of your
indicators. Here is how to recreate the problem:

Make two sets of indicators, on one set grab a lowered beveled box
decoration and drag it around the indicators. While it is still selected,
go to the reorder button on your toolbar and select lock. Now you will not
be able to select your indicators and right clicking on them will bring up
the tools palette.

To fix this, select around the bevel box until it is selected, unlock it on
the reorder button and then send it to the back so it is behind the
indicators.

Good Luck!

-Surcher

[Surcher]

Dave,


A way to solve it might be to select and copy the contents of the diagram
and open a new vi and just paste it in that diagram.

Just a thought.

-Surcher

[asimpleman]

"Neumannium" wrote in message
news:50650000000500000087BB0000-1031838699000@exchange.ni.com...
> Paul,
>
> Part of the problem is that I cannot click on them at all. If I try
> to right click, the Controls palette pops up (like it would if there's
> nothing on the front panel).
>
> If I drag a box around them, they are not selected. It's as if they
> don't exist, but they do! They still function -- I can still run the
> test and the booleans react as they should, but they are not where I
> want them to be (the user cannot see them all without scrolling).

What happens if you go to the diagram and double click on the control? It
should take you to the front panel and highlight/select the control.

[Ben]

OK shot in the dark,

Are they "Locked"?

This can be checked by selecting them and clciking on the "order" button.

Ben

[Neumannium]

Ben,

They may be, but the problem is I cannot even select them to find out.

I CANNOT even select them!

I copied and pasted my entire diagram, and now they are selectable, so I don't know if it was a bug or something was corrupted, or what.

Thanks,

Dave Neumann