Same Height of Unbundle by Name / Terminal / Local Variable

[Andrey_Dmitriev]

The problem that height of local variable is 17 pix, and terminal - 16 pix, but distance between terminals in unbundle function is 15 pix.

As result - aligning to vertical compress caused steps in wires:

Right nowterminals/local variables should be slighly overlapped for "step edge free" wiring.

Please synchronize size of these icons with distance between terminals (to 16 pixels - seems to be ideal size)

Not sure if it was already in Idea Exchange or not.

Andrey.

[JackDunaway]

This is only part of the problem: also consider differences in IDE vertical raster based on OS (due to default OS font/size), or if the user has changed the default Application Font in LabVIEW Preferences.

Check out the picture below where I have set my application font to size 24:

Big Kudos for standardizing pixel alignment, also factoring in font size (I would propose locking IDE font size for Block Diagram, although this could unfairly pose usability issues. Great candidate for coupling with Zoom).

Finally, an one way to guarantee terminals the same size as locals is with a captive label on terminals.

[blawson]

it just hit me: this is why "too many wire bends" is a very common ding on CLD exams: if the computers used to test and grade the exam are different platforms (win7 vs. XP would do it) or if the test taker or grader has changed default fonts in preferences or the .ini, there will be extra bends between anything scaled for height and anything that doesn't scale.

[Fuzzy Me]

Would be better if height of all BD object (controls,indicators,bundle and unbundle terminals) same when Unckecked for "VIEW AS ICON". Offcourse considerning font size as bottle neck for this.

[Ray.R]

Standard size for every object on the block diagram would be great..

Thanks for posting this idea Andrey

[FTI_Newton]

Anything to make wiring cleaner = bonus. 

[rajaramm]

I have similar issue of wire bend while connecting the reference and error in controls to a Property Node or Invoke Node.

[MrQuestion]

This is a very good idea! Escpecially with the additional comment that rajaramm described. Those one/two pixel bends in wires are very annoying, and there isn't much you can do about it.

[Darren]

Available in LabVIEW NXG 1.0. The terminal heights of cluster property nodes are properly aligned with control and indicator terminal heights.

[ConnerP]

I hope this is back on the board for LVClassic