LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 After too much programming last night and watching TV at the same time this vision popped into my head. Quote Link to comment
Aristos Queue Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 21 2008, 08:12 PM) After too much programming last night and watching TV at the same time this vision popped into my head. Hm... what if you did blue=timed loop yellow=event structure black=while loop green=case structure wired with error cluster red = for loop with a breakpoint set on it Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (Aristos Queue @ Aug 21 2008, 08:15 PM) Hm... what if you did blue=timed loop yellow=event structure black=while loop green=case structure wired with error cluster red = for loop with a breakpoint set on it Kind of like this? http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_08_2008/post-3370-1219382545.png' target="_blank"> Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 22 2008, 07:23 AM) Kind of like this? http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_08_2008/post-3370-1219382545.png' target="_blank"> After the NI week, NI seems to run out of work.... Quote Link to comment
Yair Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I was expecting to see a Laurel and Hardy VI when I saw the title of the thread. :laugh: Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Now... I'll have to refrain form changing loop/frame colors. I didn't know you could do that! I can see how it would make a BD cheerful. I'm just afraid I might look back at those diagrams in a few years and wished I had never known about this feature! (Don't disturb the genie in the lamp...) Thanks anyway Christian Should we imagine where it would lead if we were to show this to a newbie? There must be a good reason why the paint brush is only available in FP palette... Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Aug 22 2008, 08:38 AM) Now... I'll have to refrain form changing loop/frame colors. I didn't know you could do that! I can see how it would make a BD cheerful. I'm just afraid I might look back at those diagrams in a few years and wished I had never known about this feature! Not only can you change the color of the frame, you can also change the color of the background of your entire diagram or the diagram inside any of the structures. This has been used by some developers with more or less success to make a diagram more readable. I agree that you should never change the color of the structure frame as we are used to the colors and it helps us read a diagram more quickly. To be honest, I changed the colors of the frames in MS Paint, as I also interwove the loops with one another and needed transparency inside the loops, both of which could not be done in LV. Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 22 2008, 11:06 AM) Not only can you change the color of the frame, you can also change the color of the background of your entire diagram or the diagram inside any of the structures. This has been used by some developers with more or less success to make a diagram more readable. That, I had tried early on. You kind of expect it when you have the paint brush activated and press Ctrl-E. You discover you've still got access to the paint brush in BD... I just never thought the frame could be turned any color, just like I wouldn't expect to be able to change the color of a wire. (Yes, I just tested it... I didn't trust my gut) Quote Link to comment
Michael Aivaliotis Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 22 2008, 08:06 AM) ...and needed transparency inside the loops, both of which could not be done in LV. Isn't there an ini key that will give you transparent structures? Quote Link to comment
Yair Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Aug 22 2008, 07:00 PM) You kind of expect it when you have the paint brush activated and press Ctrl-E. You discover you've still got access to the paint brush in BD... You can also access the brush directly from the BD. No need to go through the FP. QUOTE (Michael_Aivaliotis @ Aug 24 2008, 09:30 AM) Isn't there an ini key that will give you transparent structures? If memory serves, the key gives semi-transparent structures, not fully transparent. Quote Link to comment
JiMM Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Aug 22 2008, 09:38 AM) Now... I'll have to refrain form changing loop/frame colors. I didn't know you could do that! I can see how it would make a BD cheerful. I'm just afraid I might look back at those diagrams in a few years and wished I had never known about this feature! Yeah, I did one last year, and every time I open it I want to undo the collors, but can't afford the time (or don't want to expend it). Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 QUOTE (Michael_Aivaliotis @ Aug 24 2008, 02:30 AM) Isn't there an ini key that will give you transparent structures? http://wiki.lavag.org/LabVIEW_configuration_file/Block_Diagram#structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath' rel='nofollow' target="_blank">structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 QUOTE (Yair @ Aug 24 2008, 08:34 AM) You can also access the brush directly from the BD. No need to go through the FP. Never found a way... Is it in a palette I never displayed or an option to check? Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Aug 24 2008, 07:37 PM) Never found a way... Is it in a palette I never displayed or an option to check? In the diagram you can open the Tools Palette just like on the front panel (View >> Tools Palette) and then select the coloring tool. Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Aug 25 2008, 10:52 AM) In the diagram you can open the Tools Palette just like on the front panel (View >> Tools Palette) and then select the coloring tool. Obviously... :headbang: Can I be excused by saying I never use the menus while in the block diagram??? I guess there's no way to add the brush to the tabbing sequence in the BD. Good thing I read this AFTER my first week of vacation. I wouldn't have liked to have this picture in my mind: http://lavag.org/old_files/monthly_09_2008/post-10515-1220323885.png' target="_blank"> BTW, since I was gone... which country won the olympics? (Shameless attempt to come back to the original topic) Quote Link to comment
Irene_he Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Sep 1 2008, 10:56 PM) BTW, since I was gone... which country won the olympics? (Shameless attempt to come back to the original topic) There are two different views here. In America, I saw US on the first in the list as US won the most total medals. In a Chinese TV in Canada, I saw China on the first in the list as China won the most Gold medals. And in Chinese internet, some people put US at first, some put China at first and I even hear the sentiment that some Chinese people like US to be the first on the list, because that make them feel most comfortable to have US as the biggest brother, still. Interesting, isn't it? Irene Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 QUOTE (Irene_he @ Sep 6 2008, 01:56 PM) In America, I saw US on the first in the list as US won the most total medals. In a Chinese TV in Canada, I saw China on the first in the list as China won the most Gold medals. ...and if you take the top ten countries by number of medals, prorata them by capita, Australia is #1 ! ! ! Okay, that's probably taking it a little too far Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 QUOTE (crelf @ Sep 6 2008, 06:29 PM) ...and if you take the top ten countries by number of medals, prorata them by capita, Australia is #1 ! ! ! Okay, that's probably taking it a little too far I don't want to spoil it, but I think Jamaica would win it for gold medal/capita ratio... Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 QUOTE (normandinf @ Sep 8 2008, 11:19 AM) I don't want to spoil it, but I think Jamaica would win it for gold medal/capita ratio... Nope - I said "...the top ten countries by number of medals..." - Jamaica was 13th by number of gold and 20th by total number of medals. Quote Link to comment
Francois Normandin Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 QUOTE (crelf @ Sep 8 2008, 12:33 PM) Nope - I said "...the top ten countries by number of medals..." - Jamaica was 13th by number of gold and 20th by total number of medals. Fair enough Quote Link to comment
Irene_he Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Love this song so much. Quote Link to comment
JiMM Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 QUOTE (Irene_he @ Sep 8 2008, 05:44 PM) Love this song so much. What exactly is the purpose of Chinese captioning on a Chinese Video? It's a very good video, but I wish that I could know the words. Quote Link to comment
Irene_he Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 QUOTE (JiMM @ Sep 8 2008, 08:54 PM) What exactly is the purpose of Chinese captioning on a Chinese Video? It's a very good video, but I wish that I could know the words. I found the version with English Captioning. Although after translation words kind of becoming flat, losing some original tasting and smelling, but should still be good enough to know what they sing about. Quote Link to comment
JiMM Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 QUOTE (Irene_he @ Sep 8 2008, 09:45 PM) I found the version with English Captioning. Although after translation words kind of becoming flat, losing some original tasting and smelling, but should still be good enough to know what they sing about. Thank you Irene. While in English it loses the poetry of the original, it is nice to know what sentiments are being expressed. I'm surprised, with all of the effort that China put into trying to use the Olympics to promote itself, that this song did not get more visibility. Very nice. Quote Link to comment
Irene_he Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 QUOTE (JiMM @ Sep 9 2008, 07:16 AM) Thank you Irene. While in English it loses the poetry of the original, it is nice to know what sentiments are being expressed. I'm surprised, with all of the effort that China put into trying to use the Olympics to promote itself, that this song did not get more visibility. Very nice. Yes, you are right, somehow this song was not broadcast here (the English captioning version is only half of the original song). Guess Chinese people are still learning how to tell the world who they are. But then, if the world dislikes it, that is because the rest of the world don't GET IT. Sorry for being a bit political recently. Irene Quote Link to comment
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