How about the ability to "dock" the iteration terminal? Docking it will keep it from moving around when when you resize the loop and keep it out of the way; plus it spells NI!
The position of the iterator in the structure is relative to the lower-left corner. I've moved it around on occasion, but I find it's easiest to just leave it in the lower left.
It might be nice if it could be made 'sticky', like the labels (except to the inside positions) ...
Message Edited by Phillip Brooks on 03-10-2010 07:45 AM
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Good idea. I understand that the user can dock the Iteration Terminal [i] after it has a connection. Before a connection it follows the lower left corner. Same for the Condition Terminal [O]. As an option, it will be very nice since I like to keep these terminals in their original positions to help readability. Kudos!
I agree, and I think the docking next to the N is clever (it is out of the way of any code). However, I like the idea of making it disappear to better for my needs. Still, I like your idea... Kudos!
FYI -- putting it next to the N would be a problem since that would block the inside terminal of the N. That inside terminal gives you the total times the loop will iterate, useful if your loop count is dictated by an autoindexing tunnel.
I like it but, it won't make NI happy to have Ni. For both times I used the N teminal I could have wired from the bottom so I see no problem there (and I could have the option to undock the iteration termial if thats really an issue)
The only problem I have with this is What to do when swapping For loops for While loops? Would we dock below the stop termial or stay in the top-left corner. If a consistant behavior between for, timed, anf while loops is not possible that could be a deal breaker for me
I'm with Ravens, I can't picture a situation where docking would improve usability or readability - it actually hinders both.
If I'm reading this idea correctly, the only reason you would want to dock the iteration terminal is to keep it from moving when the loop is resized. If I have that terminal wired, I don't want it docked in upper-left hand corner - I want it as close to it's sink as possible to avoid wire crossing. Meaning the only scenario where docking makes sense is if the iteration terminal is unwired, in which case I would rather see the terminal hidden altogether.
