09-11-2005 09:33 PM
09-11-2005 10:26 PM
You don't have to move them. just close them and everytime you need them do the followings:
fetchin controls palette: right click on the block diagram
fetchinf function palette: right click on the block diagram
fetching tools palette: shift+right click on both front panel and block digram
09-12-2005 01:13 AM
09-12-2005 01:24 AM
LabVIEW isn't a "logging package", but a programming environment. As such it does need a lot of tools available, and I don't think they would fit nicely in the toolbar. If you want the palettes to be more convenient, go to the options menu and select the advanced palette view instead of the express one. You will see now that it's much easier to use the right-click-to-get-palette trick. Most people use high-res (1280x1024 and up), which can also help.
To learn more about LabVIEW, I suggest you try searching this site and google for LabVIEW tutorials. Here and here are a couple you can start with. You can also contact your local NI office and join one of their courses.
In addition, I suggest you read the LabVIEW style guide and the LabVIEW user manual (Help>>Search the LabVIEW Bookshelf).
03-28-2007 07:43 AM
03-28-2007 11:55 AM
If you want NI to hear you, you should file your request at the product suggestion center, although I doubt it's very likely to happen.
If you are indeed refering to the tools palette (and not the functions palette) you can have that open all the time or open it using shift+right click in any free space of your FP\BD.
03-29-2007 11:08 AM
03-29-2007 12:14 PM
Designing UI options so that they will be easy to understand is a tricky thing.
In this specific case, most users either have the palette on all the time, use the keyboard shortcuts (tab) to switch tools or use the auto tool. Personally, I use the auto tool and I only usually need the tools palette when coloring stuff.
For a lengthier discussion on the auto tool, have a look here.