Michael Aivaliotis

I know you're not meaning to be funny but this is freakin' hilarious. And your comment "Does that mean I should change the location?" is the best punchline! :laugh:

First of all. This example can be fixed. If you put a delay of 1ms, then it works. Another way is to NOT create a custom property to do something that the built-in Value property already can accomplish. If you use the native value property (to write the data) it works fine. I understand the point of the example is to emphasize the problem but I'm just stating this here for the record. This is a known issue with XControls and I'm not sure if NI is working on a fix or not (probably not). This is simply an issue of a race condition inherent to how the XControl works. Reading from a terminal does not require a call to the XControl Facade (only the data store) which means that it is asynchronous to the facade operation. You can write to a property, and read from the terminal (or native value property) before the Facade has a chance to update the internal data store with the new value. Your other example about the "Get Image" native method is similar since it does not wait for the Facade to complete the work it has to do. I suggest a workaround is to implement your own replacement "Get Image" which does the same thing as the native one. The difference is that it will force the Facade to execute thus avoiding this problem. XControls are a Bitch! Good luck!

QUOTE(PJM_labview @ Mar 20 2007, 09:45 AM) Ya cool. If you have a lot of userboxes then you can wrap them in a frame. See my page.

I started adding some user boxes to the Wiki. These are just simple templates with preformatted text you can add to your user profile. When you add it, it automatically adds you to that category. Just add the following snipet of Wiki code to your page: {{LabVIEW Champion}} Produces: http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5241 {{LAVA Premium Member}} Produces: http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5242 {{NI Employee}} Produces: http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5243 I also Added: {{Certified LabVIEW Architect}} http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5245 {{Certified LabVIEW Developer}} http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5246 Perhaps someone can add: OpenG Developer?

QUOTE(Mike Ashe @ Mar 19 2007, 05:59 AM) Yes, please be bold and improve the articles where you see fit.QUOTE(eaolson @ Mar 19 2007, 07:38 AM) I think the LabVIEW-focused wiki is a great idea. Just don't forget there are Wikipedia articles for LabVIEW, OpenG, and even Jim Kring. Yes, there are three pages on Wikipedia. I think [wiki]LabVIEW[/wiki] deserves better than that. This is not Wikipedia, this is better. It's the ultimate collection of all [wiki]LabVIEW[/wiki] knowledge.

QUOTE(Aitor Solar @ Mar 19 2007, 02:59 AM) Well, yes, I figured it would eventualy come to this. You can never please all the people all the time. I will turn off the automatic feature however you can still use the manual BBCODE when you need it.

Ok, there is a way at the moment to get RSS feeds of both changes and new pages. Using the Special:Recentchanges page and the Special:Newpages. These have an RSS link in your browser.

QUOTE(Jim Kring @ Mar 18 2007, 12:47 PM) This probably won't be implemented anytime soon.QUOTE(yen @ Mar 18 2007, 12:51 PM) Now I just need to see whether this applies to all subtopics as well. There is no such thing as subtopic on a wiki. Articles and pages just exist. They are just linked to by other pages. QUOTE(Jeff Plotzke @ Mar 18 2007, 04:01 PM) I think I need to add wiki articles for the words 'a' and 'the' -- Articles would have a ton of links! Go ahead, those articles are good candidates for speedy deletion. That's my next task... guidlines. QUOTE(Jim Kring @ Mar 18 2007, 04:20 PM) Michael: I've noticed that there are no wiki links in old topics. It appears that the tags are added when the page is edited. Is there a way to add wiki links in old topics (rebuild wiki links)? Can this be done on a semi-regular basis (e.g., a cron job)? There is no way to do this at the moment, but I will put it on my list of things to look into.

QUOTE(yen @ Mar 18 2007, 12:27 PM) I don't know of how to get notified for any new pages. If you find out, let us know. You can watch pages for changes. Did you go into your preferences on the Wiki? There is a chekbox to send you email.http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5229''>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5229'>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5229

Jim, I created a dummy account with the same rights as you and I was able to edit the [wiki]OpenG[/wiki] page on the Wiki. Also as far as the autowikify feature, you can always manualy wikify a word in the forums by manually adding the tags around it.

QUOTE(crelf @ Mar 18 2007, 06:47 AM) You need a space before and after the word.QUOTE(Jim Kring @ Mar 18 2007, 12:04 PM) I tried to edit the [wiki]OpenG[/wiki] page and it said "This page has been locked to prevent editing." I could not edit the page, so... how when/how does this happen? how do I find out who has the lock? how do we unlock a page? Sorry in advance for not just reading the FAQ All good questions however, it does not seem to be locked for me. Of course I have Admin rights but your group should have edit rights on that page too. This is strange. I wonder if the page gets locked when someone else is editing it? Not sure, I will look into it.

Some new features to let everyone know about. I've added a special BBcode that you can use inside Forum posts to link to Wiki Articles: http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5225 This is also available form the "insert special item" menu: http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5224 Also, as a bonus! If you create a forum post that contains words that exist as LAVA Wiki pages, the system will automatically linkify the words to the Wiki pages. For example: I love [wiki]LabVIEW[/wiki] and I also like using [wiki]State Machines[/wiki] very much.

I've Migrated the Knowledge Base Article over to the LAVA Wiki. I've also added a Help Section in the Wiki to help guide new users on how to work with the wiki.

QUOTE(yen @ Mar 17 2007, 01:51 PM) What do you want to be notified of? Changes or new docs?

QUOTE(yen @ Mar 17 2007, 01:38 PM) We are not NI. .

Well, I want to add a closing comment that we now have a LabVIEW Wiki. XNodes content has already been added.

QUOTE(Jim Kring @ Mar 16 2007, 11:51 AM) Great idea Jim. I'm getting even more excited now!QUOTE(Mike Ashe @ Mar 16 2007, 02:18 PM) It would be nice to see some of the documentation section on OpenG TikiWiki transfered as well, such as: How to do Menu Launch VIs Yes, definitely! Let's bring life back to that content.

Some ideas for wiki content: History of LabVIEW History of GOOP Biography on Jeff K LIst of all LabVIEW addon's and toolkits Catalog of all LabVIEW ini settings. Tutorials and getting started FAQ's for LabVIEW on: LVOOP State Machines XControls [*]Designing good User Interfaces [*]What is recursion and how to do it in LabVIEW [*]Compilation of all LabVIEW resources on the web. Any other ideas?

I'm very very excited to announce that LAVA now officially has a full fledged, full featured, member editable Wiki. The engine for the wiki is powered by MediaWiki which is also used for driving Wikipedia content. This means it's very capable and powerful. http://wiki.lavag.org Many of you have been asking for the capability to create static content that is NOT a forum thread or topic. Now LAVA is providing this feature. The goal is to eventually phase out the problematic Knowledge Base, migrate the LabVIEW FAQ over and expand the content on the Wiki. Currently, Adam Rofer is helping add content related to XNodes documentation :thumbup: . Thank You Adam. This is just the beginning. I have spent many long nights getting this up and running (and almost crashed the server in the process) in the hopes that it will be embraced by the community. Where this goes is dependent on you. I would really like to see this become truly the best LabVIEW resource destination for new and experienced users. I am personally committed to adding my own content on a regular basis. Key Points (for now): You need to login to the wiki, however you can use the same login name and password as on LAVA. You can also have it remember your login. Creating and editing a wiki page is a little harder than creating a forum post due to the current lack of a wysiwyg editor. This may change in the future. If you are not comfortable editing wiki content I suggest you see here for some tutorials and guides used on Wikipedia. If you want to start a discussion thread on a specific wiki article then click on the button at the top or bottom of the article. This will create a LAVA forum discussion thread dedicated to that article which will be placed here. Empty discussion threads will be automatically removed so don't worry about it. You CAN use BBcode and smilies in the wiki article editing. I've created a few namespaces. If you need more, let me know what they are. For example XNodes: is one namespace. I will be replying to this post with updates. Thank You all and HAVE FUN!

Speaking of Beer Robots. Needs to work on the foam reduction... <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=" name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Of course, why settle for less when you can go all the way. How much beer is this bot worth? Sheesh... <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=" name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><cite>QUOTE(Mike Ashe @ Mar 10 2007, 07:58 PM) </cite> It seems like it's already been done but it's not LEGO. Damn, I think we've just come up with the Ultimate LAVA Mindstorms Challenge.<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=" name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

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QUOTE(Ale914 @ Mar 13 2007, 10:38 AM) That's on my list...

Thanks everyone. I've added the changes. Also, if you see anything on the site in French that doesn't make sense and you can suggest a better translation then let me know in this thread.

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