Displaying equations on the front panel

[nschweit302]

What is the best way to display (for lack of a better term) "pretty looking" equations on the front panel? I want to display equations that look like they would in LaTeX or Microsoft equation editor. Thanks.

[Gregory]

Are the equations set or can the user edit them? I would generate the pictures beforehand and display them in a picture control.

[nschweit302]

The equations will be set. This seems like a good idea, but I have never used a picture control before.  Could you provide an example?

[Gregory · Accepted solution]

Here you go:

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000000P72USAS

[ben64]

This link may guide you in a possible direction. You can use it to create a gif of the equation and then display it in a picture control. 

Ben64

[altenbach]

Also have a look at Darin's Math Node for some possible ideas. (not quite the same, but still....)

[RTSLVU]

You mean something like this?

Like everyone else said make it a picture and just place it on your panel.

I think I made the formula using the Equation Editor that was part of MS Office.

[ben64]

Unfortunatly there is no way to export the result of the Ms Equation Editor to another application.

Ben64

[BowenM]

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@ben64 wrote:

Unfortunatly there is no way to export the result of the Ms Equation Editor to another application.

Ben64

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Sure there is!  🙂

Also:  altenbach thanks for posting that link.  I hadn't run into it before and that is fantastic code.

[ben64]

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@BowenM wrote:

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@ben64 wrote:

Unfortunatly there is no way to export the result of the Ms Equation Editor to another application.

Ben64

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Sure there is!  🙂

I meant programmatically and without having to start an Office application

Ben64

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