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SteenSchmidt

Allow hide of path type selector on path controls

Status: New

There is a path type selector (Valid Path/Not a Path) on all the path controls. This is useful on "data" type controls (subVIs) where you may wish to test input values, but rarely useful (may even be confusing) on path controls used on end-user facing front panels. They make no sense at all on indicators. These selectors are most prominent on the NXG style controls:

 

NXG Style Path.png

 

Here's an idea to be able to hide these buttons, just like we can hide the browse button. Perhaps Show/Hide/Hide at runtime options, but at least Show/Hide options.

CLA, CTA, CLED & LabVIEW Champion
3 Comments
wiebe@CARYA
Knight of NI

It can be permanently hidden by customizing the control.

 

But that is permanent. A right click option and a property node to show\hide it would be nice.

Taggart
Trusted Enthusiast

How about show/hide at runtime versus edit-time?

I can see a use case for having it visible at edit time so that I can test error handling if I get a bad path, but why would I ever want the end-user to intentionally enter a bad path? 

Sam Taggart
CLA, CPI, CTD, LabVIEW Champion
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SteenSchmidt
Trusted Enthusiast

You could be developing a plugin for an interactive test framework, which could mean your path control would benefit from that button at runtime. Fairly corner case, but... 😉

CLA, CTA, CLED & LabVIEW Champion