Changing color scheme of front panel

[toniaz]

Hi everyone, Is there a property node for changing the color scheme of the front panel?

[Norbert_B]

No, there is no color scheme used in front panels by default.

You can, on the other hand, use the system colors to color your front panel. System colors depend on the color scheme defined in windows.

hope this helps,

Norbert 

[toniaz]

okay where can I find that?? Maybe you got me wrong, I do not want to place a color on an arbitrary location on the panel, I need to color the whole panel.

[NitinD]

View>>Tool Palette

You'll find this

 

Click on the Circled Area.

[toniaz]

OK Then how can manipulate the color while the VI is running... other things can be controlled using property nodes but how can I control the background color then?

[NitinD]

take a look at the attached VI. Hope it helps

[Broken_Arrow]

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NitinD wrote:
take a look at the attached VI. Hope it helps

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Or just use a static Property Node linked to Pane, and use a Color Box Constant.

Message Edited by Broken Arrow on 12-01-2009 07:09 AM

[smercurio_fc]

One thing to point out: Those just starting out with LabVIEW just loooove to paint front panels. What we usually encounter are garish color schemes. Just be mindful that color interpretation is subjective, and you also have to consider color-blind people.

[Norbert_B]

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smercurio_fc wrote:
One thing to point out: Those just starting out with LabVIEW just loooove to paint front panels. What we usually encounter are garish color schemes. Just be mindful that color interpretation is subjective, and you also have to consider color-blind people.

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This is exactly why i recommend using the system colors. If a user chooses to configure an "eye-cancer creating color scheme", he is able to see this in LV as well.... if the user is takingcare about his health, he will leave it to one of the default schemes.....

Norbert 

[toniaz]

Well everyone, thanks, first of all I asked for a property node, turns out there really is 🙂

Second of all, it's not that we love to paint, here's the thing, we need to use a temperature sensor to change the color scheme whenever the temperature reaches or exceeds a threshold value.

Finally, I am not very interested in colorblindness, because the project I/We are working on is limited to a narrow audience 🙂 non of who is colorblind.

Kudos!