GUI inspired by Ubuntu Netbook remix

Question

Recently I saw GUI of Ubuntu netbook remix. it so cool that I wanted to have something similar for my labview application. I have successfully developed it.
I am just sharing if somebody wants it, also I would like to know more ideas about improving it.
Tushar Jambhekar
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UIDemo8.vi ‏1684 KB
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Answer 1

Depending on your audience, perhaps the best improvement you could make is on-the-fly translation capability. This is a rudimentary example, but a more sophisticated language management system can be easily achieved with an action engine or class. Keep in mind, LabVIEW uses UTF-16 (UTF16) Unicode, whereas the de facto web standard is UTF-8 (UTF8). (I have hijacked the last tab, 'Reports', and the three options, the 'O', the Canvas, and the Brick Wall change from English to Chinese to Greek respectively)
Choose descriptive names for Tab Controls and Radio Buttons, rather than "Tab 1, Tab 2, Tab 3..."
Don't wire the timeout case in a UI structure unless you need a polling mechanism! Attached diagram responds much snappier (previous response time was random between 0-500msec, now it's always nearly instantatneous). For anyone listening, and this is important: If your Timeout Case is empty in your event structures, it's OK to delete it!! This way you're not stuck between some event-driven/polling architecture, but purely sticking to event-driven.
Consider using a Picture Control if you want the background to be loaded dynamically, and consider a picture ring if you would like static background options. Remember to consider the size (bytes) of your application, however. Large pictures easily eat up a larger footprint than the app code.
You are a very talented artist.
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