Fix the System Numerics

[Darin.K]

The System Numerics are driving me crazy!  My wants are simple, a radix display and increment/decrement controls.

System Spinner = Increment/decrement but no radix.  Why the property page gives you the option is a mystery.

System Numeric = Radix but no increment/decrement.  Argh.

When you have the default style set to System, the created controls leave you in no-mans land.  A system spinner with invisible spinners.  If you wanted a spinner, you have to make them visible.  If you wanted a numeric with radix you have to replace, and then resize.  It seems nobody is happy.

I seem to want the numeric more often than the spinner myself, I would be happier if it was the default.

Bugs: there are issues with the property pages versus right-click menu settings (LV9 hopefully fixed).  Besides giving you false hope with the radix display of the spinner, the checkboxes for increment/decrement do not always reflect the current state.  It often shows up unchecked even when they are visible.  Just adds to the fun.

tl;dr : Make a single system numeric with both radix display and increment/decrement buttons.

[X.]

*NOT* fixed 😞

I had to check the system controls to just understand what the hell you were talking about. I was wondering: "since when are there spinors in LabVIEW?"

[altenbach]

Since the system controls are from the OS, I wonder how much LabVIEW can do about all this and how much is dictated from the outside. Typically the customization of system controls is very limited (no color option, for example). If you open the same VI in a very different windows version or even if all that's changed is the desktop theme, they might look radically different for the same VI.

I often use system controls and agree that there is room for improvement in the areas you mentioned. Kudos!