Every GUI Programmer's Dream, Pt. 2

[JackDunaway]

Not unlike Allow the Distribute Tool to work on Wires, there is a feature missing on the Front Panel for object organization: the ability to quickly set absolute postions of controls, indicators, and decorations. Consider this new option "Set Position" I have added to the Resize Objects menu on the FP toolbar:

Selecting this option would bring up a modal window that is almost identical to the Resize Objects Dialogue:

Of course, you know what happens next... ahhhh, much better.

(And a shameless plug for a related, older post that really needs your consideration: Rework front panel object alignment by Matthew Kelton)

[muks]

Nice one jack.Kudos!!

[CrystalTech]

Kudos from me too!  This is a default tool in any other graphic environment.  NI needs to come up to speed on the Front Panel features.  NI has a great tread going about front panel improvements. 

http://decibel.ni.com/content/thread/3676?tstart=0

I suggest anyone interested in FP Improvements go to this link and put in their comments.

Keep pushing the FP Ideas!

[muks]

Nice link crystalTech. I found this really cool designs from that link

[Manzolli]

Great idea! How about having both, size & position in the same dialog?

[JackDunaway]

Manzolli, that would certainly clean up the UI, virtual Kudos.

[JackDunaway]

Related: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Add-Position-to-the-Properties-Dialog/idi-p/1254128

[InfiniteNothing]

It might be nice to have the option of making this a floating window that's always up like the context window. Randomly selecting stuff you could accidentally discover one of your controls was off by a pixel.