RobustoSystems
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3 weeks ago Optional feature extension: During its loading/start-up procedure the Icon Editor could detect if the VI/CTL has the "wrong" banner (banner does not match current owner banner). If that is the case, the Icon Editor could display a two button dialogue containing a message such as:
"This VI does not use the banner of its owner,
If the user selects "Yes" (or hits Enter), the Icon Editor would execute the "Import Icon from Owning Library..." action for the user.
Benefits:
- This functionality would act like a mini VI analyser. It would help catch this issue.
- Clicking Yes (or hitting Enter) would be even quicker than executing the keyboard shortcut. Downsides:
- Performing the check may slow down the start-up sequence. This may be a significant drawback.
As a LabVIEW user, I would appreciate being able to more quickly execute the "Import Icon from Owning Library..." action.
This is a repetitive action that I perform several times each day, sometimes dozens of times a day.
I would be happy with any key combination chosen for this action.
Side-note: It would be great if, when moving a VI or CTL from one owner to another, the LabVIEW IDE would be able to automatically update the "banner" of the VI with that of the new owning lvclass or lvlib. This feature would remove 90% of the instances where I need to use the "Import Icon from Owning Library..." action. But I know that this is not the place to ask for this feature.
Thanks!