I imported and pasted a graphic (my company logo) onto the front panel of my VI, but apparently there's no simple way to resize it while constraining the aspect ratio (e.g. resizing it proportionally).
I'm not asking to do it programmatically; I'm asking simply about resizing it to fit the rest of the front panel's design.
If I grab the handles and drag, it allows arbitrary resizing on both axes. If I hold down Shift it constrains it to resizing the vertical axis only. I've tried every combination of modifier keys, on both OS X and on Windows, and I can't seem to constrain the aspect ratio.
Most other applications that allow image resizing offer one or more of the following:
- Holding down a modifier key (typically Shift) while dragging a corner resize handle forces proportional resizing. The current behavior in LV makes no sense. Holding down Shift forces a vertical resizing only, but this can be done by dragging the top/bottom handle (e.g. not a corner handle).
- In the Set Width/Height dialog, have a checkbox to Preserve Aspect Ratio. If checked, any entry into height or width causes automatic calculation in width or height OnBlur.
- In the Set Width/Height dialog, support entry by % or by pixels, with the same option to constrain.
This will help all of us produce more professional-looking applications.
Shift key constrains to vertical, aspect, or horizontal. If you drag diagonally holding down the shift key, it maintains aspect ratio.