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Steps QControl

This is the fourth in a series of posts on some of the extended QControls that come already installed with the QControl Toolkit.  There is no separate download for these.  To get them just install the QControl Tool Kit available here: The QControl Toolkit on LabVIEW Tools Network After installed, examples can be found in the NI Example Finder and the Controls (Facades) and the methods can be found in the Addons-->QControl Palettes. Overview The Steps QControl handles the pages in a Tab Control to aid in making step-by-step wizards.  It is used in the QControl Creation Wizard given as part of the QCtonrol Toolkit, shown below: In the Steps QControl Class there are three public methods: Goto Start Method - Enables the first page, disables all the other pages, and sets the Tab Control to the first page. Next Method - Enables the next page, disables all the other pages, and sets the Tab Control to the next page. Back Method - Enables the previous page, disables all t

LargeScrollbars QControl

This is the last in a series of posts on some of the extended QControls that come already installed with the QControl Toolkit.  There is no separate download for these.  To get them just install the QControl Tool Kit available here: The QControl Toolkit on LabVIEW Tools Network After installed, examples can be found in the NI Example Finder and the Controls (Facades) and the methods can be found in the Addons-->QControl Palettes. Overview The LargeScrollbar QControl operates just like a regular scrollbar except that, when using the included facades, is it large format for touchscreen control.  Pictured is a Multicolumn Listbox using two instances:  one for vertical and one for horizontal: The Scrollbars work by the main application using the Value Change Event on the slider in the facade and using the value to set the position of the String, Listbox, or in the example case, a Multicolumn Listbox. The gives that benefit that this code can be reused multiple w