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Blokk

Graph Plot Legend: more control on Run-Time Shortcut Menu

Submitted by Trusted Enthusiast on ‎08-23-2016 12:03 AM 5 Comments (5 New)
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Hello,

 

Recently we do not have real control on the shortcut menu. We can modify/disable the Graph's Run-Time shortcut menu, and we can access Events of selection for example. This does not work for the Plot Legend: if someone wants to use the legend, but for example exclude some of its options from the menu list, recently is not possible. We have neither Events associated with the Plot Legend Run-Time Menu Shortcuts.

Could this be fixed/enhanced? Either to give an option to have the same custom modification as for the Graph's menu, and/or get Events (filtered too) for this menu.

What do you think?

 

Idea came from this post: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Export-Data-Right-Click-Graph-Display-Format/m-p/3337820/highlight/t...

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crossrulz
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‎08-23-2016 04:39 AM
‎08-23-2016 04:39 AM

Same thing for the graph axes.  It would be nice to limit those menus as well.

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crossrulz
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‎08-23-2016 09:45 AM
‎08-23-2016 09:45 AM

After playing around some more, I am noticing that the custom right-click menu I set up is actually for everything in the graph.  I was remembering wrong for some reason (will have to double check when I get a chance to look at the deployed machine I thought I saw the issue with).

 

So is the idea here to limit what is selectable in the graph palette at runtime and not just the right-click menu?

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Blokk
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‎08-23-2016 10:32 AM
‎08-23-2016 10:32 AM

After playing around some more, I am noticing that the custom right-click menu I set up is actually for everything in the graph. 

 

So sadly, but no. Have a look at the following example. I disabled the Export submenu from the Run-Time Shortcut Menu list, so when you right click on the Graph, you cannot see these entries. However, you CAN still reach the Export submenu wen you right or left click on the Graph Legend! This is the point, see the second screenshot below...

 

no_export.png

 

yes_exportmenu.png

 

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crossrulz
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‎08-23-2016 11:02 AM
‎08-23-2016 11:02 AM

Ah.  Things are quite clear now!  Yes, I did see the same thing in the plot legend only if you actually click on the "plot image" in the plot legend.

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‎08-23-2016 06:03 PM
‎08-23-2016 06:03 PM

The Export Data to Clipboard menu that you get on the Legend acts actually in a different manner than the one you obtain by clicking elsewhere on the graph: it is limited to the single plot you are cliking on. This can be a very useful feature.

This being said, this request is a duplicate of point 4 in this idea.

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