dropdown control panel

[lmtis]

I am trying to create a dropdown control panel, but can't seem to be able to make it work like I think it should.  I have several numeric controls that I would like to have visible only when needed.  I currently have them in a cluster, and I make the cluster visible when requested.  I would like for them to drop down rather than just pop into view.  I have tried making them visible with the cluster height minimized, and in a loop increase the cluster height, but this is painfully slow and just looks awkward.  Is there another method that will open them smoothly AND quickly?

[Ray.R]

Are you trying to give the effect of animation..  the panel elongates down until ready to use..  Like in some video games?

If so... humm...  maybe by having a sub-vi containing the controls and programmatically resizing the window of the sub-vi..  However, I've never tried this... <just thinking aloud>

[lmtis]

I suppose it could be thought of as a sort of animation.  The panel is ~1/3 of the full screen size, and it is a little jarring to pop it into view.  I was thinking that if it slid down in 1/4 to 1/2 second it would be a nice effect.

[F._Schubert]

I did test the panel size idea with LV 7.1 with 1-point/step increment, but it's slow.

Felix