LabVIEW Idea Exchange
TestStand provides the extremely useful Label step type.
It would be extremely useful if the LabVIEW Project Explorer provided a similar Note project item. The Note would serve as a documentation and annotation tool inside the project. Project notes would serve to explain the purpose of a group of lvlibs or lvclasses, or to provide short descriptions inside an lvlib, lvclass, or virtual folder.
As a workaround I currently use virtual folders to add notes to the project. By convention I name these virtual folders starting with "_Note:". The underscore helps the Note appear first (near the top) when the items are arranged by Name or by Type. By convention I never add any item inside the _Note virtual folders.
The implementation of a Note item could be quite simple. A Note item would essentially be just like a virtual folder with the following modifications:
- Different icon. An icon that resembles a document would make sense.
- The Note item would not be able to contain any other items.
