Display Options Locked

[Julien.K]

Hello, 

I want to change the Front Panel options to make it look better, but the change i make in the options doesn't do anything.

For example, I choose "Control style for new VI's -> System", I will still get default controls, even with new VI's.

If you know what is happening and can help me, thanks by advance.

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi Julien,

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@Julien.K wrote:

For example, I choose "Control style for new VI's -> System", I will still get default controls, even with new VI's.

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• Existing VIs will not be changed when changing this specific option.
• New VIs should use the "System" controls - as long as there are existing System controls for that specific control/indicator! (There are no charts/graphs, no VISA references, no colorboxes, …)

What else do you want to change?

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

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@Julien.K wrote:

For example, I choose "Control style for new VI's -> System", I will still get default controls, even with new VI's.

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You already got a good answer, but please clarify what you mean by ""default controls" and how you "get" them?

For example if you right-click on a connector of a placed subVI and "create control/indicator", you typically get the same style as in the subVI, overriding your defaults.

Here I made a very simple subVI that had a modern scalar as input and output. Then I edited the subVI and replaced the control with a system numeric and the indicator with a modern chart.

If I place this subVI in a new VI and do a create/control/indicator, I get exactly what the subVI has. This is a great feature! I actually use it to my advantage, carefully selecting front panel elements in style and labeling for all my custom subVIs. 😄

[altenbach]

Personally, I would recommend not to use system controls as defaults. They inherit a lot of things from the OS theme and e.g. some buttons will look quite different if you compare the same front panel in windows 7 vs. windows 10 (no longer a really big problem since windows 7 is no longer supported as of LabVIEW 2021, but you get the idea). System controls also have very limited customization and a user that uses a really ugly windows theme will get an ugly front panel to match, no matter how good it looked during your development. Too many unpredictables!

Have a look at some of "frameless" silver controls as clean alternatives.

[Julien.K]

Thank you all for your answers ! 

I never thought such a basic question would get so much. 

I managed to set the "system" skin as default accidentally, so I guess everything is solved. 🙂

Enjour your Christmas Eve.