Vertical (String) TextBox

[Wiebe@CARYA]

"falkpl" <x@no.email> wrote in message
news:1218562810560-761070@exchange.ni.com...
> Yes it just doesnt make sense that ni has had the ability to do rotated
text as a property of the text reference type but doesnt expose it in their
text/string controls.&nbsp; Its not like they are starting from
scratch.&nbsp; Mayme an Xcontrol could override this, I will have to think
about this one (replace the text filed in a string control with a free
label?).

I think XControls are still way to heavy for serious use. I also had crashes
when I put XControls on frontpanels that where closed with VIServer. So I
stay away from them for now...

But using free labels is a good idea. Too bad they still don't have
labels... Jet another thing that people have been asking for for years.

Regards,

Wiebe.

[falkpl]

Some day we might just get free lables and decorations which can be named and referenced, this would solve so many issues.  Yes I never use Xcontrols outside of internal projects.  They take way too long to make and have seen some side effects that were unpredictable.  Conceptually XControlls are a a great solution to many UI problems.