LabVIEW FPs have been needing a revamp for years (silver controls were a placebo). Anecdotally, and exaggerating only slightly, an application will require 2 days to code the hard parts and 2 weeks for the UI with a vast majority of bugs being usability issues.
I have exclusively moved away from LabVIEW front panels and now use a browser for all commercial LabVIEW applications. Until such times as they fix and enable completely customisable controls for look, feel and behaviour; I don't see that changing any time soon.