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JuliaDawkins

Add 'undo' for VIEW

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 08-31-2010 01:11 PM 14 Comment

Having 'undo' in REPORT is great, and would be just as great in VIEW!  Removing and adding channels from a 2D axis would be my favorite use of an "undo" function. 

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jtagg

Split-screen in DIAdem SCRIPT

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Active Participant on 10-04-2013 06:32 AM 7 Comment

When working in DIAdem SCRIPT, it is often necessary to work on more than one file at once. The way this is implemented at the moment is with tabs:

 

script before.png

 

However, it can be quite tedious to switch back and forth between 2 scripts for things like copy/pasting, comparing code or simply editing code on 2 files concurrently.

My suggestion would be for a SCRIPT editor with split screen functionality, roughly like this:

 

script after.png

 

With many users working with widescreens today, this would better make use of screen real-estate.

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MFGC

Curve and AxisDefinition config window in DIAdem VIEW

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 04-15-2014 08:01 AM 6 Comment

In VIEW tab, when working with 2D-graphs some times it is useful to change the line width, the background color, the axis color, the line style... as in the REPORTER tab because for analyzing and studying the data before having the final data to report, the VIEW tab offers much more comfort. The Curve and Axis Definition in REPORT can replace the current 2D Axis System Display window:

 

curve_list_VIEW.png

 

axis_system_VIEW.png

 

axis_position_VIEW.png

 

axis_parameters_VIEW.png

 

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jtagg

DIAdem VIEW zoom improvements

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Active Participant on 10-04-2013 06:22 AM 5 Comment

I'd like to propose a few improvements to the zoom functionality in DIAdem VIEW that are sorely missing usability-wise:

 

  1. Vertical band zoom: This would allow one to zoom in on a specific part of the y axis without touching the x axis. We have the horizontal, why not vertical?
  2. Sticky zoom button: When I want to zoom in to a specific part of a graph in successive steps, I have to click on the zoom button each time. It would be great to be able to click on it once to activate the zoom tool and to be able to zoom several times. (Not sure what the best mechanism is, but maybe a click with modifier key? Ctrl+click on zoom button keeps it active?)
  3. Zoom stack with undo: Following on from point 2, when I zoom in in successive steps, it would be nice to be able to go back to the previous zoom level. Right now I can only do a generic zoom out or cancel all zooming. It could simply be an extra button in the zoom palette that goes back up one level in the zoom stack (like an undo. It could even be integrated into a more generic undo functionality if it ever comes about.)

 

I think that for points 2 and 3 there are several ways this could be done. I think the focus should be on usability. The user needs to be able to navigate the data as quickly and as efficiently as possible and the current zoom implementation is clearly impractical for many users.

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TCPlomp

Add auto-save to SCRIPT, REPORT and VIEW

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Trusted Enthusiast on 11-23-2010 09:39 AM 4 Comment

I was fiddling with some DIADem Scripts and manage to crash DIADem twice, unfortunatly my VIEW, REPORTS and SCRIPTS weren't auto-saved.

 

That is kinda bad, so please add an autosave option.

 

Ton

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Lukas.Doubek

Scripts panel, moving tabs/sheets of opened scripts

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 05-12-2016 04:15 AM 3 Comment

Changing the order of opened scripts (tabs) manually would be awesome feature. Now its a bit frustrating when u got scripts in different folders and you would like to change the order when you work on more than one script.

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Flyfisherman

Configurable background color for VIEW

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 09-13-2010 02:53 PM 7 Comment

Allow the background color for the VIEW window to be changed. Ideally to black to match the default color on LabVIEW graphs and charts. Difficult to see the lighter colors (yellow, orange) on a white background.

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ivoG

Code completion across different script files

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 04-30-2013 02:08 AM 3 Comment

It should be possible to use the code completion functionality for classes one has written, even when the class is in another VBS file and included by “ScriptInclude”. Now that competion feature works only if the class is defined within the same VBS file as one writes the code which uses this class. That would make the developers live much easier, I am sure I am not the only one who writes code which is distributed over several files Smiley Wink

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Simon_S

Advanced Search: search for several channels with different characteristics

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 09-09-2019 03:59 AM 2 Comment

 

 

Currently you can only search for one channel at the same time with the advanced search as shown in the first graphic. if you select two channels at once, no search results will be found.
Diadem Bsp1.PNG
 

It would be very helpful if you could search for several channels with different characteristics at once.

for example, one could look for measurements that contain a first channel with a particular property and at the same time contain a second channel with a different property. It would also be helpful if the different properties of the search were linked by setting the brackets.

here's an example

Diadem Bsp2.PNG

such a function would greatly facilitate the evaluation of large data volumes.
 
 
best regards
Simon
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Thomas77

Automatic indentation

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 01-26-2015 03:45 AM 2 Comment

Hello everybody,
My suggestion concern the SCRIPT tab. I think that it is necessary to implement a real automatic indentation function as you can find in most of Integrated Development Environment.
Indeed, when you write a VBS code, you have to structure your code manually while DIAdem could structure it automatically.
For instance, after an "if" and until "end if" DIAdem could insert a tabulation.


 

Thomas77, 

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JuliaDawkins

Add conditional formatting for VIEW and REPORT tables

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 08-31-2010 01:24 PM 7 Comment

Having a similar conditional formatting functionality as Excel would help a lot of people transition to DIAdem.

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JoshRew

Optional REPORT Y-Axis auto-scaling for manual X-Axis range

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 02-24-2016 02:02 PM 7 Comment

Make an option to have REPORT auto-scaling work like VIEW:

VIEW updates the Y-Axis range to be appropriate for the presently visible data when Y-Axis auto-scaling is on and a manual X-Axis range is selected.

REPORT presently maintains the Y-Axis scale of the entire Y-Axis channel's range regardless of X-Axis range selection.

 

DIAdem Axis Scaling Behavior.jpg

 

The current behavior requires the user to manually scale both the X and Y axis, when manually selecting an X-Axis range on a highly variable data set.  In my case, I'm setting the X-Axis range in a script (last 30 days), but will now also have to determine and set a manual Y-Axis range for the 30 day window of X-Axis values.

 

I put "Optional" in the description because sometimes the current behavior is desired (if the user wishes to maintain a consistent Y-Axis at all times).

 

-Josh

 

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JuliaDawkins

Allow hyperlinks in REPORT layouts

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 07-28-2011 09:39 AM 6 Comment

I would like active hyperlinks to be allowed in REPORT layouts.  For example: http://www.ni.com/diadem/.  Clicking on this link (in the REPORT layout) would result in the user's default internet browser to open to the link.

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JuliaDawkins

Default setting for VIEW legend items

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 09-20-2019 01:24 PM 1 Comment

When I create a new 2D curve (or drag and drop from another area) in VIEW, I always get “name and unit” for the legend items.  For a table, it’s always Name, Group name, Length and Unit.

 

I'd like these defaults to be customized. For example, if I always want just name for my 2D axis system legends, I'd like to set this somewhere.  I think a great place would be in "DIAdem Settings -> General" near the "Colors" area.  

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Artemis125

SUD Editing Improvements.

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 06-21-2016 08:16 AM 2 Comment

Hey All,

 

I've been working with a lot of SUDs lately and I've thought of a few things that could help make their editing process easier. First off, it would be nice to be able to view the SUD script and the display at the same time. I think a split screen view of the display and the script would help streamline SUD creation. It's a bit cumbersome to have to switch back and forth between the two. 

SplitSUD.JPG

 

The other idea is to make layer  editing easier. Having faster way to switch which layer you are editing and a checkbox to select which one is the true default are a few ideas. I've run into a couple of occasions where I am editing one layer that is dependent on the first and have to switch back to the primary layer to test the SUD before switching again to continue editing. Additionaly, it would be  easier to edit layers if we could more quickly switch layers, through use of something like the tab system used to switch which sheet you are looking at in the report. 

 

Let me know what you think,

Artemis

 

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JoshRew

Configurable Default View Graph Settings

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 08-01-2011 02:00 PM 2 Comment

Rather than asking for a change to the "Repeat Marker" to plot all the points (we'd prefer "Repeat Marker" in DIAdem VIEW to be "Every N Points" where N = 1 rather than "Up to N Points" where N = 100), I think it would be great if we could have a configurable DIAdem default set of VIEW items that could be saved via usercommand, script, or a file configuration so we could conveniently spread it to our users.

This could include colors, points and/or lines, "Repeat Markers" configuration, line width/size/fill.

 

The "Repeat Markers" option is the most important to us because we have had users in the past who didn't realize that they were only seeing 100 points of their data, which can be a very bad thing (for example if you've turned off curve color and are looking for outliers in 150 points of data).  On the other hand, I can understand not wanting to plot 2 billion points on a graph, hence the ability for an administrative body (or individual users) to configure the graph defaults.

 

-Josh

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ADobson

Search Word Highlight

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 01-17-2014 10:13 PM 2 Comment

My idea is to add the capability of word highlighting in scripts, much like most other programmers editors, this facilitates easy searching throughout a script and is an alternate way of finding a search match other than repeated F3 presses.

 

Word Highlight

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frago

Scatter Plot Option

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 09-14-2012 01:40 AM 7 Comment

In many cases a scatter plot is necessary to evaluate measured data. A direct option to select a scatter plot chart in the 2D-axes Dialogbox

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would improve the usability of Diadem VIEW a lot.

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Jim West

smith chart

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 08-30-2010 05:25 PM 3 Comment

I would like to have a smith chart axis type for RF plots.

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jaburmeister

Make DIAdem Python module available from outside DIAdem

Status: Under Consideration Submitted by Member on 11-30-2020 05:31 AM 1 Comment

We are very happy about the support of Python as additional language in DIAdem script.

It would be a really nice feature if the DIAdem Python module would also be available in Python scripts that are running not within DIAdem script but on a machine with valid DIAdem license.
This would allow to create Python applications that use DIAdem commands but do not require the user to explicitly open DIAdem and load a Python script and thus improve usability.
Another use case would be an improved communication between Matlab and DIAdem by calling Python code including DIAdem commands from Matlab as executing Python code from Matlab is possible.