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I have installed LABVIEW 2019, and I followed the procedures to make sure VIPM can communicate with VIPM 2018.0.0f2: https://support.jki.net/hc/en-us/articles/214135683-Resolving-issues-with-VIPM-connecting-to-LabVIEW But, still I do not see LABVIEW 2019 listed within the VIPM window: Any clue on how o solve this? Thanks

For the fact that one could use a 3rd party additional software for $ 499 only one year meaningfully is pure rip-off. JKI, never again !!

In version 1.0.3 we've added System Arrays to the "System" theme of the JKI Design Palette. There are two different System Arrays arrays. 1) There's one with a "System Spin Control" for the Index Display (with increment and decrement buttons), which is nice because it's similar to the other array controls (Classic, etc.) 2) There's another one with a "System Numeric" for the Index Display (without increment and decrement buttons), which is nice because sometimes you don't want/need the increment and decrement buttons. These are really useful for creating nice System themed UIs with controls like the ones shown below. Have fun!

Nice. The empty clusters and arrays now work without issues! Here is a suggestion for the existing clusters/arrays that contain a delete me button (in case you need to keep it after the latest upgrade): why not make the text hidden and the color transparent so it won't even appear (since it is going to be deleted anyway) And for the decorations, I suggest that you put the decoration on top of an transparent empty cluster that will get deleted after being placed on the FP (in a similar approach to the above).

Yeah I was able to replicate the issues that you described. Creating and empty array/cluster caused all the controls to disappear on the palette. That is why the existing clusters in the palette contains a dummy "Delete Me" control :). You can do the same with a decoration to add it to the palette: AA

Hello Jim, It used to be that older versions of VIPM could connect to the newest versions of LABVIEW. Is there any particular reason why this changed? This issue seems to have happened from the VIPM 2018 Version because it was a major update. Is this going to happen for all versions of VIPMs in the future? The problem is that I have a licence for VIPM 2018, and now I can't use VIPM 2018 with LABVIEW 2019 (I won't be able to generate VIPC files without the licence). thanks Helcio

Reading the above thread, does this mean that the Linux VIPM 2017 will only work on LabVIEW 2017 and not 2018 or 2019? If so, when does JKI anticipate a release of VIPM for Linux that supports newer versions of LabVIEW? Respectfully, David

When I've installed and activated "JKI Design Palette", everything worked. But then, on LabVIEW restart, the following error occurs, and I can't launch the pallete. What could cause this issue please? Could there be something missing? Because VIPM does not show any missing dependencies... Also, I use the latest build of "JKI Design Palette", and LabVIEW 2017. Thanks a lot in advance, Sincerely, Ivan.

I can't get the Design Palette to launch using keyboard shortcuts. I know it used to work, so I'm not sure what's going on. Launching from the Tools menu does still work. I might try removing and reinstalling the Design Palette, but has anyone else run into this?

Yes, you can have Jenkins run a set of tests for each commit. You might want to try using the G-CLI tool to run a set of VI Tester tests from the command line. It was created by @jamesmc86 and it's a great tool (we even use it in the build process for JKI Design Palette)!

Hello, I am trying to determine if this would be suitable for Continuous Integration, i.e. run Test suites after each commit. Ideally Jenkins would call the executable which calls the JUnit plugin (https://github.com/JKISoftware/JKI-VI-Tester-JUnit-XML-Test-Results) After testing Jenkins could evaluate the output file generated by the exe. I can create a Test Case and can use the JUnit plugin to load it and generate a report. However if I try to replicate this in an executable I get error 1448 even though the library is not broken. I tried including my Test case into a PPL but there was no difference. More compactly my question is as follows: Is it possible to integrate this with Jenkins and run a set of tests for each commit automatically?

Hi Thanks for creating Flat UI! My customer requested me to change the blue color of the combo box. They want it to be green instead so that it matches the rest of the UI. I have not been able to figure out how to do that. Is it possible? Thanks /Sebastian Bengtsson

Hi Jim Thanks for the quick reply. Based on this information we decided to keep the current blue color. Again, thanks. Sebastian

Running as Administrator did it! I was about to do a Follow-up Post saying I'd just "built" a second PC with LabVIEW (on a system where my normal account is NOT an Admin account, just like the PC where I had the problem), and over here (PC-2), EasyXML installed without problems. So back to PC-1 (where the problem occurred), did Steps 1-3, no go, but Step 4 worked. Who knows, some permission flag got "stuck", I guess ... Many thanks for the quick response. Bob Schor

JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0.1 is now available with New Controls and Various Improvements (functional, cosmetic, and search)... This builds on the 2.0 release and all users are encouraged to upgrade. Release Notes New Controls - Text Only Button (“Blank” Button with no Icon -- just text) - File Open Button (120x40 button with File Icon and "Open" text) - File Path Control with folder icon for browse button (in addition to one with a plus “+” icon) - Borderless Cluster (with very small border/edge, which is nice for making arrays of items where extra visual space between elements is not desired) - System Cluster (uses a system recessed frame as cluster border) - System Array (uses a system recessed frame as the array border and a system numeric as the index display) - VISA Resource (looks similar to the existing Flat UI Controls 2.0 Combo Box) Functional Improvements - Mechanical actions of all buttons set to “Latch When Released” (since it tends to be the most commonly used) - String control is now resizable (Removed extra string controls) - Numeric control is now resizable (removed extra string controls) Cosmetic Improvements - Fixed text size and font of combo box control’s display and drop-down list - Improved drop shadows of buttons (it’s a little sharper looking now) - Set all label colors to be consistent across the theme (122,122,127) - Fixed inconsistencies in font size in various controls Search Improvements - Added some some tags to controls for improved search-ability - Added “Flat” tag to all Flat UI Controls - Added “button” tag to all buttons - Fixed typo on “Transparent Boolean” control Download and Installation: Option A - Download and install with VIPM Option B - Run the JKI Design Palette (Tools >> JKI Design Palette) and click the Updates button on the navbar.

Dear JKI community, let me, please, share the following - button "Boolean--Add-Plus-Transparent-Button-(flat).ctl" has label "Wrench" (although, there is real wrench in transparent buttons set). Thank you very much, Sincerely, kosist.

Hello! Is it possible to download a file jki flat ui controls 2.0.1 with the vip extension somewhere?

Let me share the following please - button "Settings" does not have picture in the pressed state. Thanks a lot, Sincerely, kosist.

Hi Sebastian. I'm pretty sure the only way to change this is by tweaking the menu color settings in Windows. So, if your customer is willing to do that for all Windows applications, then that could be a good solution. There are some other LabVIEW users who have discussed this here: https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/ring-selection-label-appearance-customization/m-p/3259968#M950846 I wish I had a better solution for you. Maybe someone else can think of one.

I am having similar issue. I cannot activate design palette offline. I used both my gmail and hotmail, but I received nothing for days. Checked all the mail folders in both mail addresses, but nothing happens. I receive JKI update mails by the way.

cool, thx.

version 2.0.1.24 requires JDP version 1.0.4.93 but the latest available version is 1.0.4.92 See image :

I have only one question. Why are previous versions not provided to download? Thank you

I hope for you that others which bought VIPM in 2018 see it the same like you. I bet they don't!!!! 🤣😆 I bet NI is also not amused, if people stay with LV2018 for ever. But hey! I don't care anymore, i found a work around.

Thanks for reporting this, Antoine. We just released 1.0.4.193 and it should be available in VIPM shortly.

Well, that is not good!!!😠 In this case, a free update for those who paid for VIPM PRO would only be fair!!!

Hello, I have a pro license for VIPM 2018 and LabVIEW 2019 installed a newer version by accident. Can someone help me out and send me a VIPM 2018f2 release as a .zip file? Why isn't there a possibility to download older releases on the JKI website? I wrote to the JKI request 3 times and I have the feeling they don't want to help me. Cheers Gregor

Thank you very much for that super fast reply and supported download link!!!!!! I will keep an eye on that release. Now I am happy again 😁😍!!!!!! Cheers Gregor

I understand, thanks for the feedback.

Use case : When working / debugging on a PreBuild or PostBuild action VI, I sometime keep the Pre/Post Build VI' FP & BD open for debugging in the context in which it was opened by LabVIEW when the build was started (NI.LV.MxLvProvider context instead of the usual main application context that you can see at the bottom left corner of the VI windows). When I am in this context, if I open the JDP, try to drag a control onto the front panel of the VI that is in the NI.LV.MxLvProvider context it doesn't work The work-around is to drag the control into another VI in the main app context, cut it and past it on the VI in the other context Not a big problem because I rarely do UI in that context but thought I'd mention it anyway. See video : feedback JDP.mp4

Hi Antoine. Thanks for reporting this. Yes, the Design Palette intentionally ignores VIs running in any NI.* context because these are typically VIs running as UIs for developer/IDE tools. I'm glad you have a work-around for this use case, since I'm not sure if we want to change this behavior, since it could have lots of negative side effects, yet we'll certainly keep this custom build actions use case in mind for the future.

Question: Many users have asked how they can install Flat UI Controls 2.0 on a computer which has no network access. Solution: The attached VI Package Configuration (VIPC) file contains everything you need to install the Flat UI Controls. Download it and then double-click ("Apply") it to install both the JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0 and JKI Design Palette. Download: JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0.1.28.vipc Note: There may be a newer version of either the JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0 and/or JKI Design Palette available (you can check for pinned posts in those forums for announcements). If you want a newer version than what's available, here, please post a reply to this topic to let us know you'd like a newer version.

Hi guys, @Christoph, you can press Ctrl+R to re-initialize the Palette. That will exit the interactive and color modes. I just noticed another bug using these easter eggs (see video attached). Here is what I did: I first changed the colors of the controls (works well, very cool feature 😊) and then I "allowed interaction" to have a better idea of how these controls would behave on the front panel. After doing that, I selected the JKI Flat UI 2.0 theme inside the Palette and noticed the controls did change color, but I couldn't click on them. I then tried the same thing with my own controls (that I previously added to the Palette) and same problem, I couldn't click on them. In this case, they also wouldn't change color when I moved my mouse pointer over them. Best, Benoit JKI Design Palette.mp4

Looks like the newest version fixed it. Thanks!

Thanks for testing and letting us know. Yes, we now officially support "empty" clusters and arrays -- previously, these were throwing errors when we tried to load them, but we fixed it so that they are handled better and officially supported. Have fun.

Hi Jim, I just checked and it works great! Good idea to automatically delete the "Delete Me" element once the control is placed on the Front Panel. It also looks like the issue with the controls disappearing doesn't exist anymore. Thanks

You're really making me think harder now about my cons and wishlists! Thanks to you and the team for the continued refinement of the tool!

Show Labels of All Controls in the JKI SDP (Ctrl+L) You can show or hide the labels of all the controls in the JKI SDP by pressing Ctrl+L. Press Ctrl+L to show labels on all the controls: Press Ctrl+L again to hide the labels

Hi Helcio, Yes, this happened in 2018. Our official statement about this is included in the release notes: "In order to best support our customers and ensure LabVIEW compatibility, VIPM supports new versions of LabVIEW as they are released. There are many instances where older versions of VIPM do not work well with newer versions of LabVIEW, due to changes in where/how LabVIEW and its files get installed." JKI has to provide support for each new version of LabVIEW as it's released, so we needed to align our support and releases with LabVIEW.

Hi Helcio, Yes, you will need to use VIPM 2019 in order to manage LabVIEW 2019. You can upgrade via the menu in VIPM (Help >> Check for VIPM Updates) or download from vipm.jki.net/download -Jim

Yes, were in the process of making some design decisions -- I'm also in Roma for the CLA Summit and am presenting tomorrow... One thing that we're evaluating is the impact of changing the process VI to be Dynamic Dispatch (with the ability to call or override the parent). This changes slightly the mechanics of process registration and synchronization. Additionally, we're working on a full scripting API to allow programmatic creating, editing, and inspection of JKI SMO classes. This aims to enable creating user interface tools that simplify development. We've been doing this experimental development outside of GitHub to avoid a lot of noise. I'd be happy to loop you into what we're working toward and some of the open design questions.

It would be nice if we could re-install a specific package. I had some crosslinking between 8.6 and 8.5 (my fault) so I wanted to revert a package. This couldn't be done, so I had to install an older version of the package and sequentially install the newest version. Ton

Hi Ton, That's a great idea -- we've noticed that we need that feature, too. It's on our roadmap. Thanks, -Jim