Array Selection Color

[cassaniti]

Hello, I am wondering if it is possible to change the color of the array selection propriety. I have been looking for all the proprieties and i searched in the forum but didn't find a solution yet.

Attached is an example of what I mean for array selection, I guess you know what I mean..

Thank you in advance!

[altenbach]

Use a table indicator and you have full control over the the background color of each cell, so use that. (example view).

[cassaniti]

I need it on an array because I have an array of clusters, I can't use a table. I thought there could have been some VI Scripting technique or something else but I guess it is not possible then.. 😞

[paul_cardinale]

I did some digging, but couldn't find any way to change the color.

[MPolaszyk]

As altenbach said, you can adapt the table view to display the cluster (as text?) and convert it back to cluster-form when you're done.

[altenbach]

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@MPolaszyk wrote:

As @altenbach said, you can adapt the table view to display the cluster (as text?) and convert it back to cluster-form when you're done.

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No back conversion is ever needed. Just keep the original data and branch into a dead-end for display processing.

[cassaniti]

what do you mean with "adapt the table view to display the cluster"? I don't understand but I upload a "array of cluster" version of my example and I hope you can edit it in order to show me what you mean.. thanks!

[jwscs]

hi cassaniti,

a table can only have strings as its datatype (in fact a 2-dim-string-array is the value of a table)

what altenbach means is you could generate a string-representation of your array elements, but i don't think that is what you want.

another way would be to position something (e.g. a cluster) over a cell and adapting the cell size so it seems there is only 'something'.

i have done this with an enum, because i wanted a dropdown menu in a cell, but for your array of clusters this would be much more involved i presume.

a simple search found me this, perhaps that will take you further:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/How-to-add-a-enum-or-a-boolean-to-a-specific-cell-of-a-table/m-p/287...

:cheers:

[cbutcher]

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@jwscs wrote:

 another way would be to position something (e.g. a cluster) over a cell and adapting the cell size so it seems there is only 'something'.

If you wanted to do something so complicated, wouldn't drawing a coloured box around your array element be easier? 

Edit: I've tried to find a suitable was to put a boolean as a string, but no characters that I can find with this snippet look particularly boolean. If you're ok with 'T' and 'F' or 'True' and 'False' or similar, I think the table is likely to be a good choice.

[cbutcher]

I think the suggested method is something like the VI I've attached. You'd need to also unpaint the cells when you moved away - I didn't implement this so unfortunately this VI just paints the table as you move around.