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kosist90

Improve default shipping quick-drop for function insert Ctrl + I

Submitted by Active Participant on ‎06-16-2018 03:19 AM 12 Comments (12 New)
Status: Declined

The issue was caused by a third-party add-on. In the current LabVIEW release, the 'Insert' Quick Drop plugin properly inserts a node on a single selected wire segment.

Currently, while inserting node by default insert quick drop Ctrl + I, it inserts node without considering wire branching. Check the picture - first is target place, and second - where it is actually inserted. Using insert menu from right-click menu works fine, b/c it inserts function exactly to proper place.

 

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It would be nice to update this quick drop, to have the same behaviour, as non-quick drop functionality.

 

Sincerely, kosist90

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wiebe@CARYA
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‎06-16-2018 04:02 AM
‎06-16-2018 04:02 AM

This problem must have something to do with this information lacking in scripting. There is no way, AFAIK, to get the selected branch(es)... I'm all for improvement, on the scripting API and the QD.

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elset191
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‎06-20-2018 01:07 PM
‎06-20-2018 01:07 PM

What version are you using?  I'm in 2012 and have taught myself to avoid doing this.

 

This idea marked as completed claims the behavior was in 2013, but I have not verfied it.  It doesn't seem to work on my computer, but I am not sure I have the default Insert.

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kosist90
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‎06-21-2018 04:28 AM
‎06-21-2018 04:28 AM
I use LG 2014 - 2017, and behavior is the same everywhere.
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adambro
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‎06-21-2018 07:08 AM
‎06-21-2018 07:08 AM

I'm not able to reproduce this issue on LV 2017.

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wiebe@CARYA
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‎06-21-2018 09:59 AM
‎06-21-2018 09:59 AM

Unable to reproduce in in LV2013 and LV2017.

 

Are you sure you're not selecting the entire wire?

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elset191
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‎06-21-2018 10:03 AM
‎06-21-2018 10:03 AM

Years ago I replaced the built-in Insert with a 'Replace or Insert' which I do not remember where I got it.  I'm guessing that's why I still have the issue when I try new versions of LV.  I can't speak for the other folks, though.

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crossrulz
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‎06-21-2018 11:06 AM
‎06-21-2018 11:06 AM

Works fine for me with LabVIEW 2016.  I don't have anything older at the moment to try out.

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kosist90
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‎06-21-2018 02:04 PM
‎06-21-2018 02:04 PM

Works fine - means, it inserts after wire branching, as I had on screenshot? B/c this is real example, made in LV 2017...

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wiebe@CARYA
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‎06-26-2018 03:26 AM
‎06-26-2018 03:26 AM
@kosist90 wrote:

Works fine - means, it inserts after wire branching, as I had on screenshot? B/c this is real example, made in LV 2017...

Works fine: select a branch, press ctrl+space, name, ctrl+I, and the function is inserted in the selected branch.

 

Not sure why it doesn't work for you, but it seems to work for at least a few of us... It could be in some details, selection ordering, wiring ordering, etc..

 

Also a real example, LV 2013. VI:

 

Capture 1.PNG

 Select branch:

Capture 2.PNG

 QD, close file, ctrl+I:

Capture 3.PNG

Result, as expected: 

Capture 4.PNG

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kosist90
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‎06-26-2018 05:14 AM
‎06-26-2018 05:14 AM

Hurray! Finally I've found source of the issue.
Saphir toolkit (https://forums.ni.com/t5/SAPHIR-Toolkits-Documents/ViBox-Quick-Drop-datasheet/ta-p/3507939) made the problem. It replaced default quick drop (why???), and after that it didn't work properly. Now I took Insert.vi from LV 2013, copied it to LV 2017 - and insert works like a charm.


Is it possible to delete this idea then?

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