Ability to lock structure size

[jason_h2]

When creating large state machines or using structures that have a lot of code in them, we come to a situation where the structure becomes incrementally larger as we develop. A structure can easily expand with small actions, however, if we later want to shrink the structure it is not so easy, especially with case structures.

I'd like to have a way to lock a structure in place so that it is impossible to expand it unless it is unlocked. That way it will help keep the code neater and also force the use of subvis in places where there is a lot of code. An option on the context menu would work.

Another option would be to lock the structure such that code could not expand it, only by intentionally clicking on the edge of the structure and resizing it could.

[tst]

The second option already exists - right click any structure and uncheck Auto Grow. Code which exceeds the boundary of the structure will now be hidden (which is why I don't use this feature).

You can also change the LV options to drop structures with auto grow disabled.

[vt92]

I think this is a good idea.  Sometimes you may want to limit the size of a loop or a case structure.  This is a step further than the disabling of Auto-Grow.

For example, you might want to limit the size of a structure so that it is entirely visible on a 17" monitor even though you develop code on a 22" monitor.

[Darren]

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