Make express VIs closeable with the [X] in the upper right

[altenbach]

The configuration panel of express VIs has the [X] disabled in the upper right, but contains standard [OK], [Cancel] and [help] buttons.

Every computer users is familiar with the function of the window close button [X], and for convenience it should be enabled unless there is a very good reason to disable it. Such a reason does not exist for express VI panels. Pressing the [X] should act indentically to pressing the [Cancel] button. Note that even the <esc> key is already bound to the cancel button as it should!

So why is [X] disabled? This is unecessary micromanagement of the user! Do it like this, not like that!!! (slap on the hand!)

Users should have all intuitive and typical methods available to cancel out of an express dialog:

• [X] (currenty not allowed for no good reason at all!)
• [Cancel]  (already mplemented!)
• pressing <esc> (already implemented!)

Idea summary:

The configuration panel of express VIs should have the windows "close" button ([X] in the upper right) enabled and when pressed, it should act identically to the [Cancel] button on the panel.

[PaulG.]

This is a counterintuitive lack of consistency. Kudos. However ... you know there will be quite a few here who will reject this idea simply because it "   encourages the use of express vi's!   BOO! YECH!! BLAH!!!" 

[tomlawton]

^This^

Yuk yuk yuk ExpressVIs....!

[Mr._Jim]

Hear, hear!

Boooooooooooooooooo  to Express VIs!

Cut him some slack, though!  If he's converting that odious dynamic data type, though, we know he's probably teaching an NI class.

Anyone else going to jump on the trolling bandwagon? 

[altenbach]

It's not even from my own code.... 😄

(the only express VI I typically use is the file dialog, which has the same problem 🐵

[Mr._Jim]

Ahhh, that does add a degree of legitimacy. Kudos to you for helping out.