Eugen Graf Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hello, can anybody give me step by step instruction, how to create small icons. Any documentation or linkk to any thread. I need icons without border, should I fill it with "transparent" color? But I can't choose transparency in icon editor. Thanks, Eugen Quote Link to comment
Ton Plomp Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 You should clear all icons (BW, 16, 256) by selecting all (ctr-a) and delete it. Now if you draw something on one of the icons, the icon will shrink to the biggest icon. Ton Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 QUOTE(Eugen Graf @ Mar 8 2007, 07:39 PM) Hello,can anybody give me step by step instruction, how to create small icons. Any documentation or linkk to any thread. I need icons without border, should I fill it with "transparent" color? But I can't choose transparency in icon editor. Thanks, Eugen You just have to paint the Icon desired, white border will be transparent.... Copy the painted ICON to 16 colors and B&W... (just deleting the B&W Icon doesn't work) By using invoke nodes, you can even make a completely transparent (invisible) ICON of a vi. Then you see that vi only in the vi- hierarchie... Quote Link to comment
Ton Plomp Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 QUOTE(martin@aerodynamics @ Mar 8 2007, 09:08 PM) By using invoke nodes, you can even make a completely transparent (invisible) ICON of a vi. Then you see that vi only in the vi- hierarchie... Or use highlighted executing. Ton Quote Link to comment
Louis Manfredi Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(martin@aerodynamics @ Mar 8 2007, 03:08 PM) By using invoke nodes, you can even make a completely transparent (invisible) ICON of a vi. Then you see that vi only in the vi- hierarchie... Somehow this seems very disturbing --like driving blindfolded. -Louis Quote Link to comment
Mark Balla Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Check out this post. It shows screen shots of how to make a compact icon Quote Link to comment
Eugen Graf Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Thanks for your answers. The important info which is to know is to erase ALL OF 3 ICONS. Eugen Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(Eugen Graf @ Mar 9 2007, 05:34 PM) Thanks for your answers. The important info which is to know is to erase ALL OF 3 ICONS. Whilst completely "erasing" all three icons is indeed possible, it is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very bad form. Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(crelf @ Mar 9 2007, 01:46 PM) Whilst completely "erasing" all three icons is indeed possible, it is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very bad form. But you can't do that with the built-in ICON Editor, you always get an error message when you try to save a transparent ICON... ...and LabVIEW then paints for B&W an white ICON with a black border... Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(martin@aerodynamics @ Mar 9 2007, 11:15 PM) But you can't do that with the built-in ICON Editor, you always get an error message when you try to save a transparent ICON......and LabVIEW then paints for B&W an white ICON with a black border... If you have only one input and their datatypes are the same class, you can, however, create an icon that looks like a wire Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(crelf @ Mar 9 2007, 09:17 AM) you can, however, create an icon that looks like a wire Sounds like the voice of experience to me Victim or originator? Its a few weeks early, but what the heck... http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5159''>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5159'>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5159 Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(LV Punk @ Mar 10 2007, 01:05 AM) Its a few weeks early, but what the heck... Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! You've been LV-Punked! Quote Link to comment
PJM_labview Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(martin@aerodynamics @ Mar 9 2007, 05:15 AM) But you can't do that with the built-in ICON Editor, you always get an error message when you try to save a transparent ICON......and LabVIEW then paints for B&W an white ICON with a black border... I don't know if I should say this, but you can almost make the icon invisible using the editor. On the BW put one black pixel in the center (or where ever you whish), then copy the BW icon to the 256 color icon. After that change the 256 color icon center black pixel to the lighter shade of grey LV will accept. Et Voila, you end up with a one very light grey one pixel icon. PJM Quote Link to comment
eaolson Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 QUOTE(crelf @ Mar 9 2007, 08:17 AM) If you have only one input and their datatypes are the same class, you can, however, create an icon that looks like a wire I just noticed that, if you use the block diagram grid, LV places a one pixel wide gap around wires, but not around VIs or controls/indicators. So, for a wire, the grid stops one pixel away, but not for a sub VI. I can't believe I just saw this. Is there such a thing as being too detail-oriented? Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 yes... Quote Link to comment
Aristos Queue Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 QUOTE(crelf @ Mar 9 2007, 08:17 AM) If you have only one input and their datatypes are the same class, you can, however, create an icon that looks like a wire Hm... you just made me think of something sneaky... see attached VI (saved in LV8.2). Open the top level VI of the attached LLB. The VI has a numeric control on the FP and a numeric indicator on the FP. Run the VI and the value of the control will be doubled and put into the indicator. But the block diagram has no visible wires connecting the two FP terminals and, indeed, nothing but those two FP terminals and a free label that says "Look ma! No wires!" EDIT: Even better... look at the VI Hierarchy window and note that there are no subVIs shown. Yes, I am going to file a CAR about this... Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 QUOTE(Aristos Queue @ Mar 11 2007, 01:16 PM) Open the top level VI of the attached LLB. The VI has a numeric control on the FP and a numeric indicator on the FP. That's just hillarious! What's even funnier is to see a probe or breakpoint seemingly sitting out in space http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5176''>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5176'>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=5176 Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 QUOTE(Aristos Queue @ Mar 10 2007, 08:16 PM) EDIT: Even better... look at the VI Hierarchy window and note that there are no subVIs shown. Yes, I am going to file a CAR about this... Are you saying we shouldn't be allowed to have classes with pure white appearance of wire? Quote Link to comment
Aristos Queue Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 QUOTE(Michael_Aivaliotis @ Mar 12 2007, 05:57 PM) Are you saying we shouldn't be allowed to have classes with pure white appearance of wire? Well, that's one option. Or I could just say, "Silly user, don't do that." But I think the best solution would be if I go change the default background for all VIs to diagonal multi-color stripes so that no matter what wire color/pattern you choose you can always see it against the background. Don't you think? Quote Link to comment
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