03-01-2012 08:40 PM
It is not a question, it is a link to a good old idea:
and Ctrl-Key shortcut attached.
Shortcut hides (including taskbar) and restores front panel window.
It always activates block diagram after all:
If you use shortcut with the hidden FP, it will activate block diagram (unlike simple Ctrl+E activates front panel)
Attention! It will be hard to find VI, if you have hidden it's front panel and closed block diagram - that is why we still need this to be integrated into LabVIEW
PS Use: Place into C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2011\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins and set shortcut in VI Shortcut window (Ctrl+Space -> Shortcuts -> Ctrl-Key Shortcuts)
10-01-2014 09:36 PM
I don't understand how to set the shorcut, can you give more details on how to do it?
It seems interesting
10-02-2014 09:04 AM
It is a custom quick drop shortcut: Labview description is here:
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361L-01/lvhowto/qd_keyboard_shortcuts/
Place the vi to C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2011\resource\dialog\QuickDrop\plugins
Next time labview launches, it will be available, but you need to set a quick button for it:
Press Ctrl+Space, it will open Quick drop window.
Press Shortcuts..., switch to Ctrl key shortcuts tab (see picture)
Set the button (E) for the selected plugin vi.
Next time you press ctrl+space, followed by Ctrl+E, LabVIEW executes plugin vi.
Correction for my description: if the front panel is hidden, closing block diagram closes the vi (with confirm dialog, as usual). This is not a problem