Jim Kring Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hello Everyone, There is a new OpenG tool called "File Locate in Project" library (ogedit_file_locate_in_project) available. This package adds a File>>Locate in Project option to the LabVIEW menu. When you select this menu option from the menu of a VI's Front Panel or Block Diagram, the VI will be highlighted in the Project Explorer window. See here for more info. You can download+install this and other OpenG libraries using VI Package Manager. Quote Link to comment
orko Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Thx for making this available, Jim! Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 QUOTE(orko @ Sep 15 2007, 04:42 PM) Thx for making this available, Jim! And, thanks for your help writing the tool! Quote Link to comment
Tomi Maila Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Orko and Jim, thanks for this simple but useful tool! I also learned something new by examining the tools. I didn't know how to add items to the file menu... Thanks again! Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(Tomi Maila @ Sep 16 2007, 07:06 AM) Orko and Jim, thanks for this simple but useful tool! I also learned something new by examining the tools. I didn't know how to add items to the file menu... Thanks again! You're very welcome, Tomi. Yes, this tool is extremely useful. In fact, it has already become http://thinkinging.com/2007/09/15/i-couldnt-live-without-filelocate-in-project/' target="_blank">a tool that I couldn't live without Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Would be perfect if it had a keyboard shortcut. Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(Michael_Aivaliotis @ Sep 16 2007, 11:15 PM) Would be perfect if it had a keyboard shortcut. Unfortunately, there is no way to assign a keyboard shortcut to a dynamically added menu-item (e.g., those menu options that appear because you add a menu-launch VI to the wizard, project, or help folder). I tried filing this as a bug during a beta, a while back, but it was rejected Maybe I should try re-submitting it as a feature request. Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(Jim Kring @ Sep 17 2007, 08:13 AM) Unfortunately, there is no way to assign a keyboard shortcut to a dynamically added menu-item (e.g., those menu options that appear because you add a menu-launch VI to the wizard, project, or help folder). I tried filing this as a bug during a beta, a while back, but it was rejected Maybe I should try re-submitting it as a feature request. Sun of a gun. I just checked... You CAN assign a shortcut key. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(Michael_Aivaliotis @ Sep 17 2007, 08:52 AM) Sun of a gun. I just checked... You CAN assign a shortcut key. :thumbup: I submitted the feature request via the http://digital.ni.com/applications/psc.nsf/default?openform' target="_blank">NI Product Suggestion Center at 8:15am this morning. It only took NI a half hour to implement it! That's amazing :laugh: Quote Link to comment
JDave Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(Michael_Aivaliotis @ Sep 17 2007, 08:52 AM) Sun of a gun. I just checked... You CAN assign a shortcut key. :thumbup: Now just restart LabVIEW and see if the shortcut still works. :headbang: Quote Link to comment
Ton Plomp Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(Michael_Aivaliotis @ Sep 17 2007, 05:52 PM) Sun of a gun. I just checked... You CAN assign a shortcut key. :thumbup: Step 2: Shutdown LabVIEW Step 3: Restart LabVIEW Step 4: http://forums.lavag.org/Tools-menu-Shortcuts-t8739.html&pid=33754#' target="_blank">Check shortcut key :headbang: Ton Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I've assigned File>>Locate in Project... to Ctrl+Shift+E, which is not assigned to anything and is very similar in behavior to Ctrl+E for toggling between Front Panel and Block Diagram (when selected from a VI) and for toggling between Items view and Files view (when selected from the Project Explorer) Hmmm... this shows up in LabVIEW.ini as the following: CustomShortcuts=";APP_WIZARDS,Ctrl+Shift+E" It appears that that the Custom Shortcuts is only available for the first item, alphabetically, in the wizard folder -- this is the "APP_WIZARDS" item. For example, I have a "Rename Folder of VIs..." option that is not even shown in the Custom Shortcuts dialog. Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(tcplomp @ Sep 17 2007, 09:13 AM) Step 2:Shutdown LabVIEW Step 3: Restart LabVIEW Step 4: http://forums.lavag.org/Tools-menu-Shortcuts-t8739.html&pid=33754#' target="_blank">Check shortcut key :headbang: Ton Yes, you are right. This must be one of the meanest pranks NI has played on us. "Hey look, I can assign shortcut keys"... "oh, wait, they're gone" HaHaHa, fooled ya suckas! Quote Link to comment
orko Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 QUOTE(dsaunders @ Sep 17 2007, 09:11 AM) Now just restart LabVIEW and see if the shortcut still works. :headbang: Yep, I found that out http://forums.lavag.org/Homing-a-front-panel-t8947.html&view=findpost&p=34914' target="_blank">just recently. You may also notice that the "Open..." item in the menu shortcut selection list is where this "bug/feature" slipped in. Quote Link to comment
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