Obey default label position when changing from control to indicator and vice versa

[Darin.K]

I really like having two different default locations for my terminal labels.  What I do not like so much is that I still end up dragging a lot of labels around after changing a control to an indicator or indicator to control.  I would like it if the label location was automatically moved to the default position when the direction of a terminal is changed. 

You could get fancy and only move it if it is currently in the default location, I'd prefer it to always be moved.  And I am not interested in the Quick Drop shortcut here.  I do not want a quick way to clean up the mess I do not want the mess made in the first place.

[johnsold]

I am frustrated by the current behavior also. It is quite common to have subVIs with an X Input control. Then duplicate and change to indicator X Output. Then drag the label to where the settings specify.  Underlined part is unproductive. 

When I change a control to an indicator (or the reverse), I consider that I am making a new indicator (or control) and expect my settings to apply.

Lynn

[fabric]

Another issue with "drag to fix" is that text justification is not updated (hence this idea). 

If this gets implemented, please make sure that text is correctly justified too.

[GregSands]

Agree with changing the justification also.

[Darren]

Kudos, this behavior has bugged me for a while. In the meantime, you can use the Quick Drop "Move Labels" Keyboard Shortcut to change the label position to match whatever you have set in Tools > Options. In LabVIEW 2013 and later, the justification is fixed, too.

Ctrl-Space, Ctrl-T to move the labels of all top-level control/indicator terminals on the block diagram.

Ctrl-Space, Ctrl-Shift-T to move the labels of all control/indicator terminals on the block diagram.

[crossrulz]

Ummmm....Darren, the shortcut for moving terminals is Ctrl+T.  Ctrl+D is for creating controls/indicators/constants from a node.

[Darren]

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@crossrulz wrote:

Ummmm....Darren, the shortcut for moving terminals is Ctrl+T.

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That's what I get for reading the idea exchange after midnight. 😛 I fixed my comment to refer to the correct shortcut.

[tst]

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@Darren wrote:
That's what I get for reading the idea exchange after midnight.

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Hmm, if only there was a way to access these actions by name and letting the shortcut be really configurable, such confusions wouldn't be as relevant.

If only there was a way...

Hmm... Wait...

Wait... wait... I'm getting something... It's becoming clearer... almost...

Ah, that's it - http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Supercharge-Quick-Drop-Turn-QD-keyboard-shortcuts-into...

[Alex-D]

While the Label does not change when the Control is changed to an Indicator, if you use the "Clean Up Diagram" on it, the Label will justify according to the default rules.

Another observation that I have made is that if a Control is changed to a Constant and then to an Indicator the text is justified properly. From this behavior I think I can explain what is going on and why. Changing a constant to an indicator appears to Remove the Constant and then create a new Indicator with the constants data. The change from Control to Indicator appears to be a state change (like changing a property). 

[JÞB]

See Here

Well.....

[magicbean]

Yes - I'd like this too.