Custom control color changes

I need to change a boolean control color based on certain cases. This is simple, I would normally just wire up a color array to the boolean property node and set the false color to be green, yellow, or red (whichever was needed). However, the control needs to be trapezoid shaped. Is there a way to change the shape of the control without importing images from clipboard? If I copy a custom image from clipboard, it is placed over the boolean control so the properties will be useless (i.e. the user can't see them). What would be best is if I could just take the normal, rectangular boolean images and make select parts of it transparent so it takes on a trapezoid shape. Suggestions?
CLA, LabVIEW Versions 2010-2013
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muks wrote:
Yup, thanks muks and ben. Perfect yeah i know i had to work a lot better to become a ben....
Don't we all. Now I am having a problem...again. When I overlay the image, I click the boolean but its not registering for some reason. Am I just brainfarting here? If I click real fast, eventually it gets it. It's set to latch when released and is a type def.
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Custom control color property

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OK so we have a strange setup. Yes, sold-to and ship-to is in the sales order.
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