slider to a cluster control

[pawel]

Hello All

Clusters are the perfect way to keep a lot of controls in a one peace. But when the amount of controls is too high than the front pannel looks stuffed. It is not possible to use Tab Control inside a cluster, so the only one is an array. But here problems starts on the diagram side when accessing all controlls demands accessing the array cell. It is also possible to hide controlls and show them, but again that is not elegant way.
I recall now the "3D Studio" when the front pannel have a "motion" controlls. The huge control can be slided down and up either with a mouse on it either by clicking on a slider. That would be something I am asking for. How to make a sliding cluster?
thanks in advance
Pawel

[Mads]

You can move the cluster around - which can be a solution if the cluster can be left in full size, but only a section of it should be seen...but that's seldom the case.

Or you can move the contents of the cluster around, effectively creating a scroll effect...but that would be just as messy as hiding/showing the controls.


But why put a tab control inside a cluster when you can put cluster(s) on a tab control...?

If having more than one cluster adds to many wires just bundle them together / bundle the final cluster in the background.

[Ex-NISH]

1. It's not a good style to too many things in a cluster. You will have difficulties in maintain the code. Especially when you want to add something in it and wish to keep compatable with older versions.

2. There is some way out. You can run the demo VI and slide the slider beside the cluster.

3. Maybe you can try string table instead.

Let me know whether this helps.

[pawel]

Hi Mads
I am having some other problem which force me to use only one cluter. Two clusters in TAB as impossible.
But I have found a solution for this by means of property node "position" & "bounds". I put another numeric slider which controls the "position" & "bounds" of my big control cluster, which is what I wanted. It looks like in 3D Studio :)).
regards
Pawel

[pawel]

Hello
That is exactly what I wanted to have and more less the same what I have figured out :).
Thanks a lot.

regards
Pawel