Show settings of custom steps in the step settings pane

Hi,
I created some new steps and added to each an edit substep. So the user can customise the options.
After a while if the user wants to see the options again he has to click the edit button to know whats happening in the step this is very cumbersome and slow.
Now I am looking for a solution to avoid this. I had some ideas but either they are not good enough or i dont know how to do this.
1. show the properties in the description: -good idea but sometimes the description is a bit confusing and to short. (same with comments)
2. open a window when the user selects a step and close it when he deselects it. -I dont know how to realise this...
3. modify the step settings pane and show the properties directly instead of the edit button. -this is my favorite but how to realise?
hope somebody can help me with realising my ideas or has some new.
I am sure I am not the only one with this problem
Cheers Frank

Hi frankne,
I would store the the settings in the step itself.
When creating a StepType you can add variables or even containers to the type.
If you are developing in C/C++ or CVI just look at the CallExec StepType which is shipped with TS
If you select "Step" in the Variables Windows you see that all settings are done there.
If you are interrested about the source code:
ProgrammFolder\National Instruments\TestStand 4.0\Components\NI\StepTypes\CallExec
If you are interrested to see how powerful a user stepType could be visit:
http://sine.ni.com/cs/app/doc/p/id/cs-11443
Greetings
Juergen
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