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Jim Kring

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  1. Currently, the Ring Control in JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0 does not resize well -- it stretches out the graphic. It would be nice if it were resizable and did not stretch. I've attached the current version (for reference), which does not support resizing, but does have hover effect. Ring--Simple-Dropdown-List-Selector.ctl
  2. Fantastic! You're welcome and thanks for testing and letting us know it's working.
  3. 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.
  4. Yes, we're trying hard to whittle down the list reasons why it's hard to create amazing UIs in LabVIEW 🙂 Along those lines, you may want to update your File Path controls with this new one that has a Folder icon (we just posted it).
  5. Here's an updated version with a Folder icon on the browse button. This will appear in the next release of JKI Flat UI Controls. Download: Path--File-Browse-Folder-Location-Simple.ctl Note: Place this file in the "<LabVIEW 2017>\resource\JKI\Design Palette\Themes\JKI Flat UI 2.0" folder and it will show up in the Design Palette. If you want to keep the one with the "+" icon, too, simply rename that existing file as "Path--File-Browse-Folder-Location-Simple-Plus.ctl"
  6. We've had some requests for a File Path Control with "Folder" Icon for Browse Button. The existing path control in 2.0 has a "+" icon (shown below)
  7. Hi Guys. This morning we pushed a new release of 1.0.2 with support for empty clusters and arrays. Also, when dropping an existing cluster or array with a single "Delete Me" element, it will delete it after it's placed on the Front Panel. Please let me know how it works for you guys. PS - we're going to continue to think about how best to support decorations.
  8. Hi @Greg sands. We just released version 1.0.2 which has a TipStrip showing control name and tags when hovering the mouse over items in the palette.
  9. Hi guys, great discussion. Yes, the way you add arrays, clusters, and decorations is using these tricks to give them valid “values”. i agree that the current behavior where the design palette fails to load *any* controls is a bit of a bug (to say the least) — we will fix that (make it more fault tolerant) in a future release. And, we’re looking at better ways to support arrays, clusters, and decorations in the future. Until then, I’m glad you’ve discovered the work-around 🙂
  10. Another update for you: we just released Design Palette 1.0.2, which should support hotkeys (Ctrl-Shift-Space) on the right side of keyboard.
  11. JKI Design Palette 1.0.2 is now available with Improved Toolbar, Information Dialog with Tips, and more... This builds on the 1.0.1 release and all users are encouraged to upgrade. Release Notes: Improved Toolbar - simpler and with close window button where you'd expect it! Information Dialog with Tips - now you can see the latest LabVIEW user interface design tips and articles from JKI! Close Window button moved to upper right corner on main toolbar for easier closing of window TipStrip for controls are now visible when hovering over items in the Design Palette and shows the name and search tags of items Resizing palette window now keeps the topmost visible control in same relative position after resize (previously scroll position was reset) Launch the Design Palette from the right-click menu of Front Panel items (controls, indicators, decorations, etc.) Hot keys for Quick Drop mode (e.g. Ctrl-Shift-Space) now work with right side keys (previously only left side keys worked) Empty Clusters and Arrays (with no elements) are now supported (previously required a dummy "Delete Me" element) Other minor improvements... 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.
  12. In the next release of the Flat UI Controls 2.0 we will be adding a VISA Resource control! For those of you who want to get it soon, here it is: Download: IO--VISA-Resource-Name.ctl Note: Place this file in the "<LabVIEW 2017>\resource\JKI\Design Palette\Themes\JKI Flat UI 2.0" folder and it will show up in the Design Palette.
  13. The initial release of Flat UI Controls 2.0 did not have a VISA Resource control. Many users have asked for this.
  14. Wow! What a fantastic post, Nathan! And, your User Interface looks great. I wanted to let you know that we just posted a (better) resizable string that addresses the "two resizable elements" issue.
  15. In the next release of the Flat UI Controls 2.0 we will be making the String Control resizable! For those of you who want to get it soon, here it is: Download: String--Simple-String-Resizeable.ctl Note: Place this file in the "<LabVIEW 2017>\resource\JKI\Design Palette\Themes\JKI Flat UI 2.0" folder and it will show up in the Design Palette. You can delete the "String--Text-Input-Field-*.ctl" files in that same folder, if you don't want those not-so-well-resizable strings to not show up in the Design Palette anymore
  16. The initial release of Flat UI Controls 2.0 did not have a very good resizable string (the background/frame had to be resized separately from the text area). Many users have asked to make this resizable in a better way.
  17. We implemented offline activation in version 1.0.1. Please give it a try and let us know how that works for you.
  18. Thanks, Christian! That's very helpful. The issue is that we had the font for that set to Dialog Font and everything else is using Application Font. Hopefully, it'll be fixed/better in the next release. I appreciate you helping us make the Design Palette better and hope it works well for you. I look forward to any other feedback you have, as you take it for a spin on your projects.
  19. That's to protect privacy... But seriously, thanks for letting us know. Font sizings can get a little wonky in LabVIEW. We'll see if we can fix this.
  20. That would be great! Looking forward to seeing what you're been working on.
  21. You're welcome, Nathan. Glad to hear that it worked! Thanks for posting all these questions and feedback as you're making progress and putting the Flat UI Controls and Design Palette through the paces. Your UI must really be coming along, and would love to see some examples of what you come up with, if you're able to share.
  22. Ah, I got it... See if this works -- I just tried it on my computer and I think it does... 1) Open your type definition in the control editor (right click on it and choose Open Type Def.) 2) In the control editor, select the enum... 3) Follow steps #1-4 in my previous post. 4) Save+close the type definition Does that do it?
  23. Hi Nathan. We implemented Ctrl+P to replace in the 1.0.1 release of JKI Design Palette. 1) Select the enum you want to replace. 2) Press Ctrl-Shift-Space to activate the JKI Design Palette 3) Type "enum" and then select the enum in JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0 (mouse or tab key) 4) Press Ctrl+P to replace the selected enum on your VI FP with the JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0 enum you just selected in the Design Palette. voilĂ !
  24. Hey Nathan, Here's a new version of that control that should fix the issue. Path--File-Browse-Folder-Location-Simple.ctl Replace the file, here, and you'll be all set: <LabVIEW>\resource\JKI\Design Palette\Themes\JKI Flat UI 2.0\Path--File-Browse-Folder-Location-Simple.ctl We'll have this fixed in the next official release of the JKI Flat UI Controls 2.0. Thanks again for your attention to these little details.
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