LabVIEW configuration file/Block Diagram

2011-07-09T00:32:06Z

Supers 5:

This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Block Diagram behaviour.

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{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = allowDragDropFromFileDlg
| example = allowDragDropFromFileDlg=TRUE
| datatype = b
| description = Enables drag and drop functionality from the file dialog to the block diagram of a vi
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 = 8.5
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = This functionality existed in LV 5.0 -> LV 7.1, was removed in LV 8.x, and added back in as an ini setting in 8.5
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = autoWireMax
| example = autoWireMax=24
| datatype = i
| description = Maximum distance between nodes for autowiring to be active
| permitted_values = 1 to 2<sup>32</sup>
| default = 16
| LV1 =6
| LV2 =7
| LV3 =8
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = This setting is only effective if [[#enableAutoWire|enableAutoWire]] is set to TRUE
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = autoWireMin
| example = autoWireMin=8
| datatype = i
| description = Minimum distance between nodes for autowiring to be active
| permitted_values = 1 to 2<sup>32</sup>
| default = 4
| LV1 = 6
| LV2 = 7
| LV3 = 8
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = This setting is only effective if [[#enableAutoWire|enableAutoWire]] is set to TRUE
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm
| example = copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm=TRUE
| datatype = b
| description = Delete front panel terminals from diagram
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 =
| LV2 = 4
| LV3 = 5
| LV4 = 6
| LV5 = 7
| LV6 = 8
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = enableAutoWire
| example = enableAutoWire=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Enable Auto Wiring
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 = 6
| LV2 = 7
| LV3 = 8
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = FancyFPTerms
| example = FancyFPTerms=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Place front panel terminals as icons
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = (Depends on LV Version)
| LV1 = 7
| LV2 = 8
| LV3 =
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = http://forums.lavag.org/FancyFPTerms-in-LabVIEWini-t725.html
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = funkyErrClustWire
| example = funkyErrClustWire=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Change Error Cluster wires color from the standard cluster pink to a more distinctive brown/green color
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = LabVIEW 5.1, 6.x, 7.x: FALSE, LabVIEW 8.x: TRUE
| LV1 = 5
| LV2 = 6
| LV3 = 7
| LV4 = 8
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = inlineSubVIEnabled
| example = inlineSubVIEnabled=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Allows the context menu item "Inline SubVI" on any SubVI which inserts the code directly into the block diagram containing the SubVI.
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 = 6
| LV2 = 7
| LV3 = 8
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = maxUndoSteps
| example = maxUndoSteps=50
| datatype = i
| description = Maximum undo steps per VI
| permitted_values = 1 to 99
| default = 8
| LV1 = 5
| LV2 = 6
| LV3 = 7
| LV4 = 8
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = showSubVIName
| example = showSubVIName=TRUE
| datatype = b
| description = Show subVI names when dropped
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 =4
| LV2 =5
| LV3 =6
| LV4 =7
| LV5 =8
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = showTipStringsOnTerms
| example = showTipStringsOnTerms=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Show tip-strips over terminals
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 =4
| LV2 =5
| LV3 =6
| LV4 =7
| LV5 =8
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = showWireDots
| example = showWireDots=TRUE
| datatype = b
| description = Show dots at wire junctions
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 =7
| LV2 =8
| LV3 =
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = showWireGuides
| example = showWireGuides=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Show dashed line while wiring
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 =4
| LV2 =5
| LV3 =6
| LV4 =7
| LV5 =8
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath
| example = structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Makes the diagram of structures semi-transparent so that you can see objects behind them.
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 =6
| LV2 =7
| LV3 =8
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = Enabling this setting will slow down the development environment on large Block Diagrams
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = transparentBDLabels
| example = transparentBDLabels=TRUE
| datatype = b
| description = Use transparent name labels
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 =5
| LV2 =6
| LV3 =7
| LV4 =8
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = UseNumbersForNewVIIcons
| example = UseNumbersForNewVIIcons=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Tells LabVIEW whether to automatically include a number (1-9) in the lower-right corner of each new VI's icon.
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 = 8.6
| LV2 =
| LV3 =
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS3 =l
| OS4 =
| notes = This key replaces [[#UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs|UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs]] from LabVIEW 8.5.
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs
| example = UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Tells LabVIEW whether to automatically include a number (1-9) in the lower-right corner of each new VI's icon for VIs created inside libraries (.lvlib, .lvclass, .xctl, .lvsc, etc).
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 = 8.5
| LV2 =
| LV3 =
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 =w
| OS2 =m
| OS3 =l
| OS4 =
| notes = This key was replaced by [[#UseNumbersForNewVIIcons|UseNumbersForNewVIIcons]] in LabVIEW 8.6.
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = viCaptionTipStrings
| example = viCaptionTipStrings=FALSE
| datatype = b
| description = Use control captions for subVI tip-strips
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = TRUE
| LV1 =5
| LV2 =6
| LV3 =7
| LV4 =8
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes = None
}}
{{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = SourceOnlyEnvironment
| example = SourceOnlyEnvironment=True
| datatype = b
| description = The option "Separate Compiled Code from Source" is turned on by default
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 =10
| LV2 =
| LV3 =
| LV4 =
| LV5 =
| LV6 =
| OS1 = w
| OS2 =
| OS3 =
| OS4 =
| notes = Currently this causes "uncomfortably" slow load times when opening a large number of VIs which this option enabled. Reference, [https://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/large-labview-application-development/blog/2010/09 NI forums]
}}

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