pop up comment on Block Digram

[craigc]

Hi,

Often you see in code one large text box for comments and labels on each section of code for which the comment applies.

How about a small speach bubble type icon which can be placed on the block diagram, which when clicked/hovered on will pop up comments either in its own window or in the context help window.  This could be linked into the new requirements tracking tools as well.

Craig

[tst]

This is not dissimilar to this idea.

[ohmmega]

i'm completly with you, but would prefer an autocomment implemented via a doubleslash (like c-comments):

lets suggest the actual state...

the new solution could look like this:

1) start a comment with a doubleslash

2) when finished, labview indicates such a comment with a special symbol within the blockdiagram

 

4) whenever the user hovers over this symbol he gets the complete text

additionally, i would suggest to offer an option "display doubleslashed comments as hover-symbol" in the blockdiagram section (and maybe also a regulator for the opaque-value).

by the way: since it's only a way of interpreting, the blockdiagram-code does not differ from former labview-versions.

[Manzolli]

Nice problem addressed, but I have some issues about ohmmega's solution:

1) I don't think that is necessary to add a new element to LabVIEW that looks like another active item.

2) LabVIEW already has the Context Help, why not use it for the additional information?

3) The creation mode is a bit strange. How you think we can edit the information?

Agree with craigc's idea of adding Context Help, but to the existing Free Labels. Not need to create a new entity.

[James_McN]

I agree with you in terms of looking like an active item but I think it is something you could get used to.

Alternatively having a native system that simply keeps track of comment numbers and then allows you to insert new comments.  That is the biggest flaw in the current system, if you have 9 or 10 comments and want to add another at the beginning it can be a real pain to change them all, but having them out of order can be confusing. 

[TroyK]

Very similar to this suggestion:

Description-and-Tip-like-Help-Hint-Comments-for-Block-Diagram