Programmatically Set Free Label Texts

[Vaibhav]

Hi,

This is my first thread in the Idea exchange. The other "demands" are already put by others so didn't need to start a thread. I don't know if there is already a thread with this subject. My brief search didn't show any results.

Well, I have come across this requirement, and I am sure many of you must have in the past.

I think it would be nice to have "free labels" on the front panel whose text values can be set programmatically.

There are labels which come with a 3D frame by default, and there are free labels without these 3D "raised" background. But these cannot be set programmatically.

I know, we can customize the String Indicators, and make them transparent etc, and remove their borders also, so they appear like label, yet with properties.

But, like many other demands here, I guess this one would be good too, to have shipped with the next LabVIEW. This will reduce unnecessary burdern of controls, if I have many instances of this object on my FP.

Looking forward to comments.

[RavensFan]

I agree that this feature is needed.  I don't think it even needs to be a new type of object.  Perhaps just another version of a string control that is available in the front panel palette that has all of these properties already set.

[Vaibhav]

Perhaps just another version of a string control...

That's it. No matter how we look at it, a new type of object or another version of an existing object (which is already a new object), it is a good tool missing in our FP set of weapons.

Thanks for showing support! Perhaps Kudos will be helpful too. 😉

Message Edited by Vaibhav on 09-26-2009 02:37 AM

[JackDunaway]

This virtually is shipped with LabVIEW. I don't have LabVIEW on this computer, but go to the Classic Controls pallette and look for something called a "flat string" or "plain string" or something like that (it has no 3D border, but only a black 1px border with a white foreground). Then, on the tools pallette, select transparent-transparent for the color dropper and you've got what you want. No need to even go into Customize Control.

[Vaibhav]

How can I give you Kudos Jack?

Thanks a lot.

Needed to explore a bit more. I didn't use Classic controls much, because of their "Classic" looks. And couldn't guess that they have something "more" than a different looks also.

The string control is called "Simple String" which is exactly what I wanted (after setting the background Transparent) and also there is "Simple Numeric" which is also I need.

[G-Money]

Functionality already in LabVIEW