Is there an easy way to edit things under an invisible control

For clarity, I should mention that I'm trying to do these actions during edit time and not programmatically.
I have an invisible button floating over some other controls and a decoration. What's the easiest way to interact with the things under the invisible boolean. For example how would I delete or move the decoration or maybe toggle a boolean under the invisible button. Of course I could click on the invisible button and move it out of the way and then move it back but I'm hoping there's an easier way so I don't have to worry about repositioning the invisible button or messing around with reordering controls.
Message Edited by InfiniteNothing on 09-29-2009 02:00 PM
CLD (2014)

billko wrote:
Why would you even have the invisible control overlaying the visible ones? Why not park it outside the visible area of your VI? Then you don't even have to make it invisible. Or does this control become visible at some point when running the VI?
Bill
I have used large invisible controls to quickly disable large selections of the front panel. It is a quick way to disable lots of controls at one time. Yes, you can disable them individually but it can be easier to disable them using a single control. If the invisible control sits over the area you want to prevent the user from interacting with you simply enable the control access to the items underneath is blocked. Disable the invisible control and everything underneath becomes usable again. I don't use this technique often but it is handy at times.
When I have used this technique a good way for interacting with the controls underneath are to drop a property node for the control in the VI and hide it. When it is hidden you can get at the items underneath it. When you are done editing unhide the control.
Message Edited by Mark Yedinak on 09-29-2009 04:16 PM
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