Remove Cursors from Indicators 8.2.1

[RMaso]

Hello,

I am developing an HMI application using LabVIEW 8.2.1. I am needing help with removing the cursor position from a text/numeric indicator. That's rather oddly worded so let me put it another way:

When you type on the computer, it shows that vertical bar that flashes indicating your cursor's position. The same thing appears when you click inside a string/numeric indicator. Is there a way to eliminate it so that when you click inside an indicator, that bar does not appear?

Thanks!

[smercurio_fc]

Not with any of the built-in controls. Besides, why in the world would you want to do this? This seems to go against every UI principle I've ever seen. I certainly want to know where the text I type is going. What if I want to enter text at the beginning of the text, or in the middle. How do I know where the text is going to appear. Trial and error?

[RMaso]

As I stated in my first post, I'm making an HMI that will be used to interface with our system. Push buttons and see values from a PXI. The user has no reason to enter text, as no string control is present, only indicators. There is no reason to enter text into the indicators. They are there to display values, not accept text input. However, Labview still allows you to select the indicator (meaning, you can "tap" on the indicator and the cursor appears, obviously when you tap out of it, it goes away). I am looking for a way to eliminate the cursor from these indicators.

Now, hopefully I phrased my issue in a manner that you will be able to reply without the need to be facetious.

Again, I'm dealing with INDICATORS, not CONTROLS.

[RMaso]

As I stated in my first post, I'm making an HMI that will be used to interface with our system. Push buttons and see values from a PXI. The user has no reason to enter text, as no string control is present, only indicators. There is no reason to enter text into the indicators. They are there to display values, not accept text input. However, Labview still allows you to select the indicator (meaning, you can "tap" on the indicator and the cursor appears, obviously when you tap out of it, it goes away). I am looking for a way to eliminate the cursor from these indicators.

Now, hopefully I phrased my issue in a manner that you will be able to reply without the need to be facetious.

Again, I'm dealing with INDICATORS, not CONTROLS.

[smercurio_fc]

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Now, hopefully I phrased my issue in a manner that you will be able to reply without the need to be facetious.

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Actually, I was being condescending.

Disable the INDICATOR.

[RavensFan · Accepted solution]

As Smercurio said, you just need to disable the indicator.

While you may not think an indicator needs a cursor because it isn't a control that you would type stuff into, a user might still want the cursor so they can select something then copy and paste the value to another application.  So the presence of a cursor on an indicator is quite common and useful.