1

Customizing NI LabVIEW Controls

and Indicators

Simon HoggLabVIEW Product Manager

2

National Instruments

Christina RogersSenior Software Engineer

LabVIEW R&D

Overview

Custom Controls

Silver Controls

Hidden LabVIEW 2011 features

3

Hidden LabVIEW 2011 features

Demo

Custom Control

Edit>>Customize Control

Can change appearance

Change size, position of parts

4

Change size, position of parts

Add labels, decorations

Cannot change functionality

Use XControls for custom behavior

Silver Controls

25th Anniversary

Custom controls, not built-in

No functional changes

5

Almost a complete set

Focused on top-level user interfaces

Missing a tab control

Can be default style for VI

New Decorations

Resize without losing image quality

Not in palette

Gradients and anti-aliasing are Windows-only

6

Gradients and anti-aliasing are Windows-only

Gradients dont support transparent

Control Editor Changes

Modify control parts

Secret INI token

Part can move/grow with frame

7

Part can move/grow with frame

Flags existed in previous versions

Layering images

Decals

Non-colorable decals

Open Icon Library (Public Domain)

http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/

8

http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/

Demo

Lets make a control!

9

Where to Find Us

Simon Hogg

UI Interest Group on ni.com Community

Christina Rogers

10

Christina Rogers

Eyes on VIs a LabVIEW blog

11