Develop anTool Pallete Wizard

[aeastet]

Make a tool pallete wizard that would make it easy to install custom software into the tool pallete. It should allow for the user to make the sub directories, Icons and everything that is need so it could be published without have all kinds of headaches. Making tool pallete menus has to be one of the worst things I have to do. This year with the FIRST libraries being added to the tool pallete a lot of them have no icons because of how hard this is. PLEASE make this easier to do!!!!

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Are you wanting to extend this?

(View >> Tools Palette)

I did not know that FIRST had a way to extend this.

[aeastet]

No I am talking about developing a library then being able to easily import it to the tool pallete and directory. Give each folder an Icon. and make everything pretty. Right now if I place a library into the user library I can go in and manually edit the sub pallete and give it an Icon and make everything pretty. I was not very succesful with doing this same thing with the third party software for the WPI library for FIRST.

[crossrulz]

So you mean the FUNCTIONS Palette?  If so, I highly recommend using VIPM instead.

[aeastet]

That would be a great idea except we are told that we have to put our code int he WPI library in a specific folder. This would also require around 1000 teams to download the VIPM and install that. It should just be easier to add thing to the tool pallete.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

I honestly have no idea what the "tools palette" is other than the picture I posted. Can you add an image to show what is being requested?

Also, VIPM is already installed with LabVIEW. It has been for several versions now.

      Tools >> VI Package Manager...

[aeastet]

When you right click on the front panel or block diagram. Like this:

[crossrulz]

Yes, that is the Functions palette.  The Tools palette is what Aristos showed.  But let's not let samantics get in the way here.

I would consider this a duplicate of either of these ideas:

Improve edit palette functions

Better Palette Set Editor

[AristosQueue (NI)]

aeastet: Thank you for clarifying. I hate being pedantic about vocabulary, but I needed to be sure what we were talking about. Pictures are good! 🙂

Building a VI Package file (.vip extension) using VIPM is the best way to install toolkits/frameworks into the palettes, rather than having each individual user edit the palettes themselves. The teams would just run the installer and everything would be updated -- example finder, palettes, etc.

The palette API is being re-worked completely for the new platform.

[Darren]

Any idea that has not received any kudos within a year after posting will be automatically declined.