Changing Key Focus Color and/or Size?

[mloisell]

Is it possible to change the size and/or color of the default black border that indicates a front panel object has key focus? I have an application that requires the user to be a larger than normal vieing distance from thwe monitor and the key focus is difficult to see.

 I've attached an example of a work-around I developed, but it's pretty unwieldy to implement for the large number of controls I'm using.

Thanks!!

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Matt

[Jeffrey_P]

Matt,

I don't know of any way to change the color or size of that key focus default box.  However, one thing that you can do is to put a button behind the control that is going to be in key focus.  Then, use the key focus true/false value to make that button visible or not.  Then, the color of that button can be changed to whatever color you would like.  Hopefully, this will work for you. 

-jeff

[mloisell]

Hi Jeff,

That's certainly easier than my method. Here's a little something I threw together as a demo.

Thanks!!

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Matt

[Jeffrey_P]

Matt,

That's awesome!!  Your example VI works great!!

[shb]

Has anything changed since 2005? Can I modify the focus color or size now?

Greetings,

shb

Message Edited by shb on 12-02-2009 06:23 PM

[smercurio_fc]

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shb wrote:

Has anything changed since 2005? Can I modify the focus color or size now?

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Nope.

But Darren submitted an idea in the LabVIEW Idea Exchange, so if it get enough votes it might show up in the next version of LabVIEW.

[Ben]

Highlighting may be useful see here.

You could hit it repeatedly to really draw their attention.

Ben