Why Auto Grow should be enabled

[crelf]

I despise the practice of coloring structures. You guys are hitting all my pet peeves, sheesh.

You don't like that when you wire an error cluster into a case selector you get red on the error case and green on the no error case? I love that!

[viSci]

Actually it would have been nice if execution highlighting revealed the hidden code, but it did not do so in my case.

[PJM_labview]

I tried very hard to use Auto-Grow (I kept using it for over 2 years) and eventually I gave up.

I eventually saw more draw backs in using it than advantages.

So, I have to disagree too.

PJM

[jcarmody]

I started my LabVIEW life hating Auto Grow; I don't know why or when, but I started using it again a while ago. Anyway, now I only hate it when I'm pasting or typing into a string control near the edge of a structure. I think the only thing I like it for is when I'm trying to clean up my BD - it keeps me honest when resizing.

[Michael Aivaliotis]

You don't like that when you wire an error cluster into a case selector you get red on the error case and green on the no error case? I love that!

I love that too!

I just hate any other colors on any other structures.

[crelf]

I eventually saw more draw backs in using it than advantages.

Can you elaborate?

Anyway, now I only hate it when I'm pasting or typing into a string control near the edge of a structure.

My thoughts exactly.

[Michael Aivaliotis]

My thoughts exactly.

How about create constant?

[Daklu]

How about create constant?

Or create anything near the edge of the structure. Or when you change a typedef and all your typedef constants reset to 'align vertical' and your structure grows to fit?

[PJM_labview]

Can you elaborate?

Do I really need to (see below)?

I actually don't mind it too much in regular VI, but I do not like it at all in state machine.

Anyway, now I only hate it when I'm pasting or typing into a string control near the edge of a structure.

How about create constant?

Or create anything near the edge of the structure. Or when you change a typedef and all your typedef constants reset to 'align vertical' and your structure grows to fit?

PJM

[crelf]

Do I really need to (see below)?

Oh - OK - I thought you'd chimed in due to other reasons that hadn't already been mentioned. I'm the same as far as a state machine goes - I turn it off when I'm working on those.