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  1. True. I can't see anyway around it. Of cource the reason for a forced gap is to allow the mouse access to the cluster functions, like Reorder elements. What is a user interface that is so sensitive to an 8 pixels gap? (and must use a cluster-array not a simple array). -WDC
  2. I guess my reply got lost in the recent site crash. I was wondering if your objection to this was because of the wasted 8 pixels or because of the visable border around each element in the array? The border problem can be solved by coloring the Array container before putting an element into it. As in the attached example, which shows your method, system box method of this messgae and (smaller boarder) and method with no visable box at all. (written in LV6.1) Download File:post-2910-1139792348.vi
  3. Another method is to rearange the states so the groups are not contiguous ie) if States=A,B,C,D,E,F and cases are [A,B,C] or [D,E,F] = two problems But States=A,E,C,D,B,F = no problems and no extra states. Still a workaround, but not too bad. Just don't use a logical order in you state Enum. -WDC
  4. I wish when you create a control, indicator or constant from a Color control (anything defining a color) that Labview would create a Color Box not just a U32 number. If it's a color show it as a color! -WDC
  5. Veeeery nice! Wish I had back all the time this could have saved me. And this one's even in the on-line help under "Keyboard Shortcuts". Got to memorize that list someday. Just noticed ctrl-0 (zero) opens the font dialog and ctrl-O (oh) Open VI dialog.(and thats right on the menu!) does anyone use these? -WDC
  6. It is sort of: See attached vi for a completly polymorphic version that can easily be expaned to multi-dimensional arrays. Uses a reference to the array's element. But indexing is clumsy, so maybe room for improvment. Interesting problem. I've never had a use for this operation before. I can usally make an array with the maximum expected elements first. -WDC Download File:post-2910-1131208048.llb
  7. And the same thing for structures on the diagram, like Sequence, Case, and Formula node. -WDC
  8. LV6.1 flaged this as an error. This bug is new to LV7. Anyone know what LV8 does? WDC
  9. I realize this is a very old topic, but no one ever addresed it. So maybe you are still angry. I see this same bug in LV6.1 WinXP. But untill I read this topic I didn't even know the Alt shortcut was an option, and I use menus a lot. (note to self: RTFM) I have only used the Ctrl key for shortcuts. I noticed the Alt key has no effect on the CPU if there are no Alt shortcuts in the menu. So that's one option. And I guess in this case ignorence was bliss. Also, now that LV8 is out, I wonder if anyone has noticed if NI remembered to fix this bug? (if not move this topic to LV8 bug list) -WDC
  10. Well it didn't help. There already out of the race. Great web coverage. I'm disapointed there's no TV coverage not even CNN Headlines. Much better race than last year. Thank's for the link. -WDC
  11. I think one of NI's biggest mistakes, with LV, was to allow diagrams bigger than the screen. Think how different code would be, if scroll bars on diagrams had never been invented! -WDC
  12. I also ment to ask if I can make more than one submission? (first-try-in-case-I-don't-have-time-later submission, possibly followed by a refinement)?java script:emoticon(':clock:', 'smid_13') smilie Would all submissions count or only the last one? (can one person get first and second prize?)java script:emoticon(' ', 'smid_22') smilie
  13. Is is ok to use vi's from OpenG or vi's derived from one of them them? (if the code is included in the llb you submit).
  14. You can do this now by writting your own code to periodicly change the Color or invert the Visible property. (or make it dance around and scream LookAtMe etc.) I've done this before (invert Visible each loop) to bring attention to a major alarm. You could even hide it all a sub-vi with just the control's reference for an input. More flexible and more fun than waiting for NI to get around to it. I agree with the last statement. The program should be able to do anything the operator can do. Should be one of NIs golden rules. -WDC
  15. No, sorry. That toolkit suffers from the same glitch. Try it on a timezone like Newfoundland (GMT-3:30) It returns -3:00. See the attachment to my post yesterday for two corrected vi's. Same technique,use LV time=0 to get the UTC offset, just have to add minutes/60 to the hours. -WDC
  16. When I want to see all hidden controls I use "Set Tabbing order" which temprarily shows everything. But you have the right idea, with a vi reference you can force everthing to be visable. I would be espically interested in a programatic way to change the panel order, if you find one. So I could alphabetize the the contents of some large Globals in an old program I need to mantain. But I think your looking at the z-order not the panel order. isn't their a Make-top-most property? -Bill
  17. True, but this works too (see attachment) You where playing with the wrong end of the drag'n (The tails bad but the heads even worse) You can ignore undefined Mouse Up events, just clear undefined Mouse Down events. Control Mouse-Down's take priority over the vi Mouse-Down. So your orignial, simpler idea was almost right. -Bill Download File:post-2910-1126465573.vi
  18. I couldn't find one. But you can make a forground version of the control without a decal and a background version (right under it) with a decal, and turn on/off the background control. It looks the same. Or you can extract the decal and use it as a decoration and a Vi reference to find and control it. But that seems like the long way around. Maybe vi scripting has somthing but that's even longer, and can only be used on an inactive vi (not at run time) and is not offically supported by NI. see attached vi for options 1 and 2. What is your application? I can't think of one. -Bill Download File:post-2910-1126462756.vi
  19. It all sounds very interesting. Especially the Transparent window functions. I wonder if someone with LV 7.0 could convert the Clock.llb back to LV6.1 and drop a copy here. -Thanx. By the way I have Nova Clock now. Very nice. Also I found a bit of freeware called Glass Effect (installer attached) That can pop-up over any program and adjust its transparency. Also very nice. Good for unplanned, temporary uses, like comparing two similar graphs or documents by loading both and making one transparent. An electronic version of holding the printouts up to the light on top of each other. Back on topic, on my desktop now I like a very large Digital NovaClock set to 95% transparent, always on top, and with Click through. It makes an almost subliminal time and date display in the background of whatever you're doing, like this: -Bill (are .exe attachments blocked?) Download File:post-2910-1126458706.zip
  20. That's a new bug too. In LV 6.1 the Advanced tab is grayed out on a type def constant.
  21. Also if you retype the False label, it becomes broken. (at least in LV 6.1) Seems the error check is in there , just doesn't run right after deleting True.
  22. Ah, then you're a type A, closet Icon user! :ninja: You have them but you won't show them, else you wouldn't need to turn them off. ( Sometimes it is nice just to see the picture as it was intended) -Bill
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