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GregSands

Naming Slide/Meter/Gauge control clusters

Status: New

It would be useful to be able to name (either automatically or manually) the sliders of a Slide control (or needles of a Meter or Gauge).  The use-case I have is for saving a configuration file (currently requiring typecast to/from a cluster with names), but it may also be useful to be able to Unbundle By Name.  I found this post in the LabVIEW forums showing this idea has been talked about in the past also.  Here's an image from that post:

 

A related idea would be the ability to replace the control with a Cluster control, and vice-versa.  Currently, this requires creating a typedef and manually recreating the cluster.

 

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GregSands
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Also just seen that it affects Knobs and Dials too, though I imagine these are less likely to have multiple needles.  Interestingly they are all given names in the Properties dialog.

shb
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And Meters and Gauges too.I often have several needles for those.