I don't know if it was already mentioned, but there is a setting in the Tools->Options->Block Diagram to "Use control caption on subvi tip strips"
Turning off this option is among the first things I do when I start working on a new computer. It affects both the block diagram tip strips and the context help. Captions are great for the user interface, but on the block diagram, a programmer is interested in the labels. It's puzzling to me why this option exists, much less defaults to ON. Jason Dunham SF Industrial Software, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Rolf Kalbermatter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Info LabVIEW (E-mail) Subject: RE: SubVI Connection Description is the Caption? <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >When I created a VI recently, I noticed that a control's label in the >context help did not match the control's label. I had copied the control >from another VI and didn't realize that it had a caption set different than >the label (only the label was visible). When I wired the VI as a SubVI, >the terminal showed a different description than the label. After a few >moments of confusion, I realized that it was using the caption. > >Shouldn't a control's label be used as the connector label or am I crazy? I >guess there is still new things to learn about LabVIEW even after using it >for 11 years. It is a little more tricky. When you are in edit mode, and hover with the mouse over a control you will see in the context help window both the label and caption if they are set, one of them being in []. In run mode however you will only see the caption if it is defined at all and otherwise the label. I find that a nice feature. As to the floating tip showing up when you wire I thought this would be the label actually. Never noticed what you seem to say, but I never really checked that one as I'm only concerned about captions for VIs with visible front panel. Rolf Kalbermatter CIT Engineering Nederland BV tel: +31 (070) 415 9190 Treubstraat 7H fax: +31 (070) 415 9191 2288 EG Rijswijk http://www.citengineering.com Netherlands mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
