Flat sequence and stacked sequence

[JB]

From a Numeric Constant to the Structures, all (most of ?) the functions and VIs of the LabVIEW library have the Description and Tip... property. The description field could also be an interesting place to put comments.

Here we come to something I'm missing/expecting for years.

Unfortunately, unless you use some technique to point out the documented elements of a diagram, there will be no way to be remembered of these comments when opening the VI. Right-clicking on every element of the diagram to open its description dialog box when looking for possible comments is definitely not acceptable !

Therefore, I would like to suggest NI to change the appearance of a function/VI when a description has been written. More, it would be useful if the description was displayed in some way when the mouse is over the element.

What do you think about this ? Do you use the description field ?


Message Edité par JB le 07-15-2008 12:05 PM

[muks]

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JB Wrote:
it would be useful if the description was displayed in some way when the mouse is over the element.

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I think it is a grt suggestion.Will def be very helpful

[tst]

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JB wrote:

More, it would be useful if the description was displayed in some way when the mouse is over the element.

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The context help window (ctrl+H) already does this, which is why I mentioned filling in the description for subVIs.

[Graziano]

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@tst wrote:

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@JB wrote:

More, it would be useful if the description was displayed in some way when the mouse is over the element.

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The context help window (ctrl+H) already does this, which is why I mentioned filling in the description for subVIs.

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Why someone rated one star this?!?!?!??   Let's try to repair...

graziano

[JB]

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tst a écrit:

The context help window (ctrl+H) already does this, which is why I mentioned filling in the description for subVIs.

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Yes, indeed. But it would be really helpful to have the same possibility for the description of all the components of a diagram. Currently, the description field is not really useful. Does it make sense to write descriptions if it is so laborious to find and to read them ?

So once again, my dream :

• The components with a description are highlighted on the diagram
  
• The description is displayed when moving the mouse over a component

PS : I will join Graziano to correct your 1* rating...

[Pnt]

This could be very annoying when wiring. 

I think that is why NI has disabled the Tip at block diagram.

It will need a disable button, if implemented

Message Edited by Pnt on 07-15-2008 03:32 PM

[JB]

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Pnt a écrit:

This could be very annoying when wiring. 

I think that is why NI has disabled the Tip at block diagram.

It will need a disable button, if implemented

Message Edited by Pnt on 07-15-2008 03:32 PM

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Would it be more annoying than the context help ? What's about mouse over element + key combination to show the description ?

[muks]

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think that is why NI has disabled the Tip at block diagram.

It will need a disable button, if implemented

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Mouse over + D will do there is no need for a disable button right?

[muks]

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Why someone rated one star this?!?!?!??   Let's try to repair...

graziano

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That is me by mistake and am extremely sorry.

[Graziano]

Okay,
   I think that now it's fixed!

graziano