Change ring control dropdown arrow box color

[SeanJ]

I am trying to customize a ring dropdown arrow box color.

It is grey but I want it green-blue.  Does anyone know if it can be change and if not how would I load an image that doesn't stretch the drop arrow box color?

thanks,

Seán

[BertMcMahan]

That's a System Ring Control, right? I think the colors for those are decided by Windows, not LabVIEW.

See this thread:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/ring-selection-label-appearance-customization/td-p/3259949

(I tried changing that color and couldn't get it to work... I think it's a System Control limitation).

[SabariSaravanan.M]

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@SeanJ wrote:

I am trying to customize a ring dropdown arrow box color.

It is grey but I want it green-blue.  Does anyone know if it can be change and if not how would I load an image that doesn't stretch the drop arrow box color?

thanks,

Seán

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Hi

You've to use entire image along with that drop down arrow mark in a control go to advanced >> customize >> change to customize mode >>picture item (edit it in photoshop or gimp tool where you've familiar).

Here you go with my reference!

[SeanJ]

Hi Sabari,

The drop down selector button resizes if you simply change the graphic

On the existing control the drop down selector button does not resize so there must be a way of doing it but I don't know what it is.....

[SabariSaravanan.M]

As you said exactly I was using a graphic image. In a system ring control only having 2 picture items and 1 test item, but you can't resize it drop down menu. 

If you wanna use drop down menu picture item separately, you can use silver ring control.

[paul_cardinale]

Right-click -> Advanced -> Customize

Click on the wrench to change to Customize mode.

Use the paintbrush tool.

[BertMcMahan]

Paul, that doesn't work on System controls for whatever reason.,

[alexderjuengere]

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@BertMcMahan wrote:

That's a System Ring Control, right? I think the colors for those are decided by Windows, not LabVIEW.

See this thread:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/ring-selection-label-appearance-customization/td-p/3259949

(I tried changing that color and couldn't get it to work... I think it's a System Control limitation).

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Looks like you are right

http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361P-01/glang/controlspalette/

Use the system controls and indicators in dialog boxes you create. System controls and indicators are designed specifically for use with dialog boxes because the controls adapt their color and appearance to match the standard dialog box controls for the platform on which the end user runs the VI.

System colors depend on the color scheme defined in windows.

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Changing-color-scheme-of-front-panel/td-p/1032078

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/ring-selection-label-appearance-customization/m-p/3259968#M950846

[SeanJ]

Just to add the controls I am using are the DMC GUI toolkit. 

https://www.dmcinfo.com/services/test-and-measurement-automation/labview-programming/labview-ui-suit...

I guess they are system controls from the feedback but if so how did they change them I can't?