Alternative to tab control

Hello all ,
I was wondering if there is any other working thats does the same job of having a tab control. What I would like to do is to, use a push button as go to screen and should be able to display a new screen and so forth. Please provide me with some feedback.
thanks,
K

A couple of options...
Use a single page tab control and use the button to set the Visable property to hide/show the tab control.
Group the related controls and hide/show them
Use a sub-VI set as Show FP when opened and Close after.
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How to create tab control within a tab control?

So I'll lay out the basic outline of my project. Right now I have a tab control which scrolls through each of its tabs 1 second at a time. It does this until the user presses the pause button, the the scrolling stops and the user sees the tab that was onscreen right at the moment of pressing pause. Now what I want to do is have a separate tab control which comes up automatically once the user presses pause instead of the 1st tab control just stopping as it does now.
Or alternatively is there a way to programmatically tell the tab control to stop on a specific tab once pause is pressed? Even turn on and/or off the tab labels upon pressing pause? I've been informed I can accomplish this by way of using "nodes" I think is the term, but have yet to successfully implement anything.

ShogunOrta wrote:
So I'll lay out the basic outline of my project. Right now I have a tab control which scrolls through each of its tabs 1 second at a time. It does this until the user presses the pause button, the the scrolling stops and the user sees the tab that was onscreen right at the moment of pressing pause. Now what I want to do is have a separate tab control which comes up automatically once the user presses pause instead of the 1st tab control just stopping as it does now.
Or alternatively is there a way to programmatically tell the tab control to stop on a specific tab once pause is pressed? Even turn on and/or off the tab labels upon pressing pause? I've been informed I can accomplish this by way of using "nodes" I think is the term, but have yet to successfully implement anything.
On Pause value change-event, change tab. To lock, either disable tab control (which'll also disable its controls), keep track of pause status to return to this tab if changed (in the tab change event) or place a transparent image over the tab selectors (which'll stop attempts of clicking them).
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Tab control event Keypress

Hello,
I'm using a Tab control and can't find out how to handle the following situation.
We know that when operating a Tab control we can jump from Tab to Tab by pressing <Ctrl-Tab>.
When at the last Tab I would like to jump to another conbtrol and not again to the first Tab.
Unfortunately in this situation <Ctrl-Tab> doesn't generate an EVENT_KEYPRESS.
Is there a way to handle this situation?
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I don't understand why you cannot get the keypress event: I have tried to modify TabExample example installing a callback on the tab control and properly get the keypress event on Ctrl+Tab. Here the code for the tab control callback function:
int CVICALLBACK TabCallback (int panel, int control, int event,
void *callbackData, int eventData1, int eventData2)
int nextCtrl, lastTab, pageIdx, virtualKey, modifierKey;
if (event == EVENT_KEYPRESS) {
GetActiveTabPage (panel, control, &pageIdx);
GetNumTabPages (panel, control, &lastTab);
lastTab--; // Zero-based index
virtualKey = eventData1 & VAL_VKEY_MASK;
modifierKey = eventData1 & VAL_MODIFIER_KEY_MASK;
// Properly handle Ctrl+Tab
if (modifierKey == VAL_MENUKEY_MODIFIER && virtualKey == VAL_TAB_VKEY && pageIdx == lastTab) {
GetCtrlAttribute (panel, PANEL_TAB, ATTR_NEXT_CTRL, &nextCtrl);
SetActiveCtrl (panel, nextCtrl);
return 1; // Swallow the keypress event so that active page doesn't change
return 0;
Alternatively, you can handle the situation inside a panel callback:
int CVICALLBACK PanelCallback (int panel, int event, void *callbackData,
int eventData1, int eventData2)
int lastTab, control, pageIdx, virtualKey, modifierKey, nextCtrl;
if (event == EVENT_KEYPRESS) {
if ((control = GetActiveCtrl (panel)) == PANEL_TAB) {
GetActiveTabPage (panel, control, &pageIdx);
GetNumTabPages (panel, control, &lastTab);
// eventData1: a 4-byte integer consisting of 3 fields: 0x00MMVVAA
// MM = the modifier key, VV = the virtual key, AA = the ASCII key
// key masks are defined in userint.h
virtualKey = eventData1 & VAL_VKEY_MASK;
modifierKey = eventData1 & VAL_MODIFIER_KEY_MASK;
// Properly handle Ctrl+Tab
if (modifierKey == VAL_MENUKEY_MODIFIER && virtualKey == VAL_TAB_VKEY && (pageIdx == lastTab - 1)) {
GetCtrlAttribute (panel, PANEL_TAB, ATTR_NEXT_CTRL, &nextCtrl);
SetActiveCtrl (panel, nextCtrl);
return 1;
return 0;
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FieldPoint WEB Remote Panel Tab Control

Using a TAB control on Fieldpoint (FP 2000) and Labview 7.1
I wanted to implement a password feature mainly for the Web browser
remote panel feature for my Filedpoint application, as suggested in "Developing Remote Front Panel LabVIEW Applications"
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/2d17d611efb58b22862567a9006ffe76/e789515b9976253786256b1f007e039b?OpenDocument#5
(see bottom of the page)
"Alternatively, you can program security into the VI itself. For
example, you can require a user to log in when the VI first runs, and
disable all other aspects of the VI until you verify the login. To do
so, place a login field on one page of a tab control, the other
controls on subsequent pages, and enable the other pages after the user
successfully logs in.
I find that I can "Hide tabs" using the "Page Selector Visible" feature
if the Remote panel is hosted by Labview in Development Mode but this
feature does function with the Web remote panel mode. In fact you can
use the Tab Control normally from the Web remote panel.
I find that I can disable a specific tab if the Remote panel is hosted by Labview in Development Mode but this feature is ignored by the Web remote panel mode.
Thus: -
Do you know of any limitations (a list would be usefull, if there are specific limitations)?
If its a limitation, is it of FieldPoint or the Web remote panel or the Runtime Engine installed in the Browser or ...?
Do you know of a better way of getting a password feature.
( I am aware of IP security available - the IP
addresses are DHCP supplied - " 'Doh' says Homer Simpson", the P.C's
will change as well)
I lookforward to any insights..., wisdom or experiences you may have had

This discussion covers some restrictions placed by LabVIEW-RT:
http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=133674#M133674
Regards,
-Khalid

Lock Tab Control Tabs Position

Hello. I have a tab control with multiple rows of tabs. When the VI is run, when you click on a tab that it is not in the bottom row, it will shuffle that row to the bottom. Does anyone know of a way to prevent this shuffle from occuring and lock the tabs in a certain position?

I agree that that can be annoying. Because the tab is connected to the tabpage, the one selected has to move to the front. If if stayed in the top row, then you could not see or click the bottom row.
One alternative is to hide the tabs, change the tab control to an indicator, and create a customized radio button control which looks like the tabs.
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Save the selected value from listbox with its respective tab control dropdown selcted values in another listbox

Hi all,
I am making a vi where I have to save the selected value from listbox with its respective tab control dropdown selcted values in another listbox.Whenever I select Item1 then the heading change and respective tab will open for that item.But Now I just want to save the selection and put it in another ListBox.SO that I can renmove or add according to my wish. Plz help me.
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Hi, I successfully make the vi to insert itmes from listbox1 to listbox2.Whenever I select itmes 1 in listbox 1 it display same elected item in listbox2 , but it not appending the items in listbox2.Like If 1 is selected in listbox1 then 1 will display , next time after saving when I selct next item like 3 then in listbox 2, 1 is replaced by 3,it dont come in second row of listbox2.Hope I am able to explain.\
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How can I set the tab order of text box controls on each page of a tab control?

I need to be able to select the tabbing order of individual controls on a single page of a tabbed control. How??

In LV 6.1 an up you should be ablel to right click on the edge of the tab control when the tab-page in question is selected.
The bttom selcetion in the pop-up is "Reoder controls in page..."
selecting this option will switch editing modes to allow you to specify the ored, just like in a cluster.
I seem to remeber in older versions you had to drag the tabable controls off the tab control, specify the tabbing oder and then drag them back on. The oldest version I have on this machine is 6.1 so that all I can speak for at the moment.
I hope this helps,
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Can you print all the tab control's contents and include the tabs?

We are trying to generate a report that includes the contents of a tab control (graphs, text). Using the Append Control Image to Report.vi, we are only able to print out the active tab and the tab is cut off of the image. How can we generate reports that include all the tab pages and their contents and include the labeling tabs?
Thanks in advance.
Jim

I do have a workaround for makinging the prints but it looks like some sort of cropped screensave that cuts off the tabs. In my sample I was printing out 3 of the tab controls and you can see there are three by the cut off tabs. Is there a setting to allow for more of the graph and its surroundings to be "captured"?
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How can I Create a exe file were a tab control on it work`s

I have a VI with many controls and indicators,these are spread on a tab control.This tab control works with out any problems but if i create a exe file then the tab control is fixed. How can I create a exe file so that the tab control on it work´s ?"
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Make the tab control a control and not an indicator. If you want to write
to it you need to create a local variable.
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I have a VI with many controls and indicators,these are spread on a
tab control.This tab control works with out any problems but if i
create a exe file then the tab control is fixed. How can I create a
exe file so that the tab control on it work´s ?"

How can I create a exe file with a tab control on it that work´s ?

I have a VI with many controls and indicators,these are spread on a tab control.This tab control works with out any problems but if i create a exe file then the tab control is fixed. How can I create a exe file so that the tab control on it work´s ?

I have made a new Posting with the same question but this time I added a screenshot of the VI.
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Data Origin Types not filled in the tab "Control Data" of BP interface

Hello experts,
I have loaded the clients from ECC6.0 to CRM 4.0.
Before I have loaded the clients I have maintained the data origin type for the BP in spro -> cross application components -> SAP Business Partner -> Business partner -> Basic settings -> Data Origin -> Maintain Data Origin Type.
After I have done the load initial of clients, the field "Data Origin" is empty in the tab "Control Data" in BP interface. If I do F4 in the field appear the configuration that I did in spro appear.
For this field will appear filled I'll need to do more configurations in spro?
Best regards,
Mary

Hi Mary,
The middleware does not fill this field in BP master data. You can maintain data origin type in SPRO, however the mBdoc does not use this customizing in order to fill this field.
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It hope it helps.
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Horizontal tabs when they are on the left side of tab control

I have a tab control for a touch screen where I was going to use buttons along the left side to change tabs, and hide the tabs. However, I realized I can put the tabs on the left side of the tab control and remove my buttons all together. Only issue is, I would like them (along with their font) to be horizontal, not vertical as they are shown in my screenshot. Is there a way to change this?
CLA, LabVIEW Versions 2010-2013
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It's a really poor design aspect of tab controls that the text is sideways when the tabs are on the left or right side.
I've looked into it and found no way to re-orient the text.
However you can put images on the tabs instead of text, and the images can be of text (correctly oriented of course).
The attached code can be used to generate such a tab control.
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Create_Good_Tab_2.llb ‏98 KB

How to hide a tab in a Tab Control by Property Node?

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I have a Tab Control in my Front Panel. So, using a array of LEDs, I would like to hide some tabs, probably using Property Node functions, but I can't find what option do it. Is it possible?

Thanks Macro! I came to the forum to find a solution for this exact problem, it's nice to find it already laid out for me so clearly.
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Using a jQuery list box placed onto a tab control doesn't seem to work for posting?

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I must be missing something because identical code is working fine when the list box code is placed on a form yet when the code is repeated from within a Tab, it isn't working.
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Thanks you.
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Word-wrap in tab control

Is there a possibility to make a word wrap in the naming of a page in the tab control?
Thanks
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Sure, possibilities always here... Impossible is nothing:
Andrey.
Message Edited by Andrey Dmitriev on 02-10-2009 11:29 AM
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