I recently upgraded to Labview 2013, and was hoping that NI would finally add some Windows 7 style containers and decorations to the "Silver" controls now that Microsoft is fully invested into Windows 8...but they do not appear to have done this. Any idea why? I'd like my front panels to start looking more like any other Windows 7 / web / mobile app....I mean, it's been the same old "Windows 3.1 / XP" look for years...flat uniform colors everywhere. As an example, just look at the title bar in this NI forum...it has a nice gradient to it, and a shaded border giving the impression of depth. Why can't we do this in Labview?...I think the Labview "Modern" look needs to be renamed to "Classic" and the current "Classic" style needs to be renamed to "Ancient."
Are there any truely modern open source controls that are available for download? After a quick google search I found a Windows 7 style Timestamp control...but that's all I could find...