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LabVIEW Background Image

6/22/2020

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Here is an easy way to dress up a VI with a background image.

It isn't intuitive or easy to find, but it is simple:
  1. Right click on the vertical scrollbar of your VI
  2. Select "Properties"
  3. Choose your image
  4. Consider using a tile-ready image
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Be aware that a custom image is stored as part of the VI, so your VI can grow in size quickly if you use a big image.

Click Read More to watch the demo video.

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Ending Well

5/8/2020

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A good rule to remember when designing a user interface is to do things in standard ways whenever possible.
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For example, if you want to close a program in Windows, you click the X button in the upper right-hand corner of the window. 
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Most LabVIEW apps have a tell-tale “Stop” or “Done” button. That always bugs me. Why shouldn’t a LabVIEW program end the same way any other Windows program ends?
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They should. ​Here’s how to close your program the right way.

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Better LabVIEW Listbox Icons

5/8/2020

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​The standard LabVIEW listbox control has very archaic icons. So I made some improvements. You can use this control as a direct replacement for the standard control, but it looks a lot better.

This takes advantage of the properties for the listbox to load your own custom graphics.
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listboxicons2.0.vi
File Size: 32 kb
File Type: vi
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BETTER LabVIEW MULTICOLUMN LISTBOX ICONS

5/8/2020

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Previously, I posted a listbox control with improved icons. Some have asked if it can be used for multicolumn listboxes, too. Well, yes it can. And here it is.
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(Actually, you can just use the listbox control. Right click and select Replace. Replace it with a multicolumn listbox. The new multicolumn box will maintain the improved icons.)
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multicolumlistboxicons2.0.vi
File Size: 32 kb
File Type: vi
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iPhone Toggle

5/8/2020

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Here is a nice little custom control to make LabVIEW more like your iPhone.
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iphone_switch.ctl
File Size: 6 kb
File Type: ctl
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