[opengoop] Class Icon Editor

[Jim K. <ji...@ji...>]

Hello all,

I have create a page on OpenG.org called ((OpenG Fwk: OpenGOOP: Class =
Icon
Editor)).

http://www.openg.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=3DOpenG+Fwk%3A+OpenGOOP%3A+=
Class
+Icon+Editor

-=3D Intro =3D-

OpenGOOP Classes (and other component-style groups of VIs) often have a
common "banner" of text accross the top of each VI's icon. It is a huge =
task
to modify the icon of every VI, when a change needs to be made. That's =
why a
tool to automate this is needed.

We are trying to define the use-cases and requirements for the Class =
Icon
Editor. If you have ideas, please let us know.

-=3D Use Cases =3D-

* A class's icon-banner is defined in an image file. Update the =
icon-banners
of all class VIs with the icon-banner stored in the image file.
* A class's icon information is stored in a meta-information file (INI, =
XML,
etc.) that defines the banner text, text color, banner color, icon =
border
color, etc. The icon-banner image is programatically created and the
icon-banners of all class VIs is updated with this image.

-=3D Example =3D-

I have created a tool called Update_Class_Icon-Banner that is available =
for
download.  It impliments Use Case #1.  It is written in LabVIEW 7.0, =
using
some new VI Methods and Picture Control VIs.


-Jim