Customize Graph Palette buttons

Is there a way to customize the Graph Palette buttons in a XYGraph with LabVIEW 8.2.1?
I'm able to select and customize the cursor movement arrows (I imported two customized images for the ON and OFF state, for example);
but when I select in the same way the Graph Palette, or one of its buttons, the Edit --> Customize control... option is disabled
I've already customized most of the other graph parts, and now the Graph Palette looks poor
Thanks in advance
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Seems to work OK if you place the entire graph into customize mode and simply right-click on the palette buttons to import your graphics. try it!
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Just open the graph in the control editor (right-click...advanced..customize) and go to edit mode. Now resize as needed.
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Sure, this is fairly easy, just takes a little trickery.
What you're going to do is introduce three new buttons, one each for the Cursor Movement Tool, the Zoom Tool, and the Panning Tool. Since these new buttons are not part of the graph, you can put them in any pane you want (or even on another VI...). They just need to have access to a control reference or property node of the two graphs you want to control. The property node that sets the active tool is "Pallette >> Active Tool". From help: "Sets the tool that is currently selected on the graph palette. 0 is the selection cursor, 1 is the panning tool, and 2-7 are the zoom tools."
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PauloM wrote:
Is it possible to configure the graph palette of a waveform chart?
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