Table property node.

Dear,
I am a beginner in using a table.
My attachment and image explain my problem.
By clicking the left mouse key, the cell background color can be changed.
This color is used as three states contoller.
A string in each cell represent the state of the color. (1:1 corresponding with color).
My problems are
1. I didn't write to modify the cell position. But some cells are moving horizontally(by 2 or 3 column) in one row.
One of attachement explained the snapshot of the problem.
2. In real time, I want to update the state string in active cell. the property node result, "Set cell value", is strange.
Of course, I tried to update whole table by using shift registered array.
But, only deactivating the cell by moving the activation to other cell, the string was updated.
3. I want to use the table as a indicator: I want NOT to write some string in any cells of the table.
As I mentioned, some mouse clicking is preferred. How can I do?
Attachement: 1: LV8.0 code, 2: snapshot image
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Hi Labmaster,
This is an interesting issue, and something that I am going to investigate further. It appears to have something to do with using the invoke node to change cell values within an event structure that is not working. I tried putting a one button dialog box inside that event case to let the user know that the event had fired, and interestingly enough the value changes then. This is likely a LabVIEW bug of some kind.
By the way, you have some funky effects going on in that table!
Best regards,
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