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Logmanoriginal: /* External Links */ Update "How LabVIEW Stores Options" to more recent version of LabVIEW

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	*[~~http~~://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/~~371361B~~-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options ~~NI.com online help for LV configuration files~~]		*[https://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361R-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options How LabVIEW Stores Options]
	*[http://sthmac.magnet.fsu.edu/labview/LVOptionsList.html Scott Hannahs's LabVIEW Info Page]		*[http://sthmac.magnet.fsu.edu/labview/LVOptionsList.html Scott Hannahs's LabVIEW Info Page]

	[[Category:Configuration File]]		[[Category:Configuration File]]

Mefistotelis: /* Configuration file location */

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Configuration file location

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	* on Mac, use ''ResEdit''		* on Mac, use ''ResEdit''
	* on Windows, edit text file `labview.ini` located in LV installation directory (where `LabVIEW.exe` is)		* on Windows, edit text file `labview.ini` located in LV installation directory (where `LabVIEW.exe` is)
			* on Linux, edit `/home/<username>/natinst/.config/LabVIEW-x/labview.conf`

	== Settings Descriptions ==		== Settings Descriptions ==

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location

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	Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.		Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.

			== Configuration file location ==

			Depending on your platform, location at which LV searches for options may vary:
			* on Mac, use ''ResEdit''
			* on Windows, edit text file `labview.ini` located in LV installation directory (where `LabVIEW.exe` is)

	== Settings Descriptions ==		== Settings Descriptions ==

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	[[Category:Configuration File]]		[[Category:Configuration File]]
	~~[[Category:Development Environment]]~~

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	[[Category:Configuration File]]		[[Category:Configuration File]]
	[[Category:Development ~~environment~~]]		[[Category:Development Environment]]

Crelf at 16:35, 10 February 2011

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	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Uncategorized]] Do you recognize any of these? Move them to the right place!		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Uncategorized]] - Do you recognize any of these? Move them to the right place!
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]] Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]] - Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)

	<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]		<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]

Crelf: Changed "Unknown" group name to "Uncategorized"

2011-02-10T16:34:38Z

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	This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].		This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].

	== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==		== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==

	The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.		The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.
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	Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.		Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.

	== Settings Descriptions ==		== Settings Descriptions ==

	This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.		This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.
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	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|~~Unknown~~]]~~<br>~~Do you recognize any of these?		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Uncategorized]] Do you recognize any of these? Move them to the right place!
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]]~~<br>~~Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]] Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)

	<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]		<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	*[[Custom LabVIEW configuration file]]		*[[Custom LabVIEW configuration file]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]		*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]

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2011-02-10T16:16:57Z

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	This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].		This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].

	== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==		== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==

	The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.		The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.
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	Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.		Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.

	== Settings Descriptions ==		== Settings Descriptions ==

	This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.		This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.
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	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Fonts\|Fonts]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Fonts\|Fonts]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Front Panel\|Front Panel]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Front Panel\|Front Panel]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Getting Started Window\|Getting Started Window]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/History\|History]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/History\|History]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]]
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	*[[Custom LabVIEW configuration file]]		*[[Custom LabVIEW configuration file]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]		*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]

Michael_Aivaliotis: added dev. env. category.

2009-02-10T00:17:00Z

added dev. env. category.

Tcplomp: Changed category

2009-02-09T10:48:54Z

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	This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[~~configuration~~ file]] then see the article on the [[~~configuration~~ file\|configuration file VIs]].		This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].
	~~== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==~~

	~~The options that aren't in~~ the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW~~. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.~~		== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==

	The ~~LabVIEW developers have never tried to hide any of these strings, but it is unlikely~~ that ~~you will gain any benefit from trying out various combinations of~~ the ~~settings~~. ~~If you ask technical support what~~ a ~~setting is, they will likely tell you~~ that ~~they have no idea~~. ~~They~~ are ~~telling you~~ the ~~truth~~.		The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.

	~~Even some~~ of ~~the folks in NI R&D may not know what some~~ of the settings ~~do without checking the code~~. ~~Others, such as exoticcontrols~~, no ~~longer do anything. It was once used to show a control palette submenu that contained controls that were still in work and not ready for prime-time~~. They ~~were experiments, unsupported features, and guaranteed to crash if~~ you ~~did much with them. Just~~ the ~~sort of thing that is needed for development, but not useful to even advanced LabVIEW users unless they have a death-wish~~.		The LabVIEW developers have never tried to hide any of these strings, but it is unlikely that you will gain any benefit from trying out various combinations of the settings. If you ask technical support what a setting is, they will likely tell you that they have no idea. They are telling you the truth.

	~~If you experiment with~~ the ~~.ini file and you crash mysteriously losing hours~~ of ~~work, I'd suggest putting~~ the ~~file back to~~ the ~~way LabVIEW left it~~. ~~Don't ask tech support~~ to ~~fix it or complain~~ that ~~the LabVIEW attic has rusty nails~~ and ~~splinters~~.~~<br/>~~		Even some of the folks in NI R&D may not know what some of the settings do without checking the code. Others, such as exoticcontrols, no longer do anything. It was once used to show a control palette submenu that contained controls that were still in work and not ready for prime-time. They were experiments, unsupported features, and guaranteed to crash if you did much with them. Just the sort of thing that is needed for development, but not useful to even advanced LabVIEW users unless they have a death-wish.
	~~Resedit is a low level tool that in the right hands is useful~~, ~~in the wrong hands, well~~, ~~its in the wrong hands. For the person that likes taking a multimeter~~ and ~~a soldering iron~~ to ~~computers and household appliances, its exactly what~~ you ~~always wanted~~. ~~If you start monkeying with things in~~ the ~~resources or the .ini file~~, ~~use common sense and do it on~~ a ~~copy or you will just end up reinstalling LabVIEW~~.

	~~Once~~ the ~~fun~~ and ~~experimentation is over with~~, I ~~think you will agree~~ that the useful ~~options~~, with ~~very few exceptions are~~ in the ~~Preferences dialog~~.		If you experiment with the .ini file and you crash mysteriously losing hours of work, I'd suggest putting the file back to the way LabVIEW left it. Don't ask tech support to fix it or complain that the LabVIEW attic has rusty nails and splinters.<br> Resedit is a low level tool that in the right hands is useful, in the wrong hands, well, its in the wrong hands. For the person that likes taking a multimeter and a soldering iron to computers and household appliances, its exactly what you always wanted. If you start monkeying with things in the resources or the .ini file, use common sense and do it on a copy or you will just end up reinstalling LabVIEW.

	~~== Settings Descriptions ==~~		Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.
	~~This~~ is ~~a relatively comprehensive list of the settings~~ that ~~can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in~~ the ~~files by default~~, ~~others may only appear when~~ the ~~features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations~~.

	~~LabVIEW configuration keys are organized into the following categories (in alphabetical order):~~		== Settings Descriptions ==

	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Block_Diagram\|Block Diagram]]		This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Colors\|Colors]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Debugging\|Debugging]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Execution_System\|Execution System]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Fonts\|Fonts]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Front_Panel\|Front Panel]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/History\|History]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Paths\|Paths]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Performance\|Performance]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Printing\|Printing]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Time_and_Date\|Time and Date]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/VI_Server\|VI Server]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Web_Server\|Web Server]]
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Unknown\|Unknown]]<br />Do you recognize any of these?
	* [[LabVIEW_configuration _file/Easter_Eggs\|Easter Eggs]]<br />Reveal hidden messages and ~~features (no functional advantage~~. ~~Just for fun)~~

			LabVIEW configuration keys are organized into the following categories (in alphabetical order):

	'''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Block Diagram\|Block Diagram]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Colors\|Colors]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Debugging\|Debugging]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Execution System\|Execution System]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Fonts\|Fonts]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Front Panel\|Front Panel]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/History\|History]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Paths\|Paths]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Performance\|Performance]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Printing\|Printing]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Time and Date\|Time and Date]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Unknown]]<br>Do you recognize any of these?
			*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]]<br>Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)

			<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	*[[Custom LabVIEW configuration file]]		*[[Custom LabVIEW configuration file]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]
	* [http://sthmac.magnet.fsu.edu/labview/LVOptionsList.html Scott Hannahs's LabVIEW Info Page]		*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]
			*[http://sthmac.magnet.fsu.edu/labview/LVOptionsList.html Scott Hannahs's LabVIEW Info Page]

	[[Category:~~Development Environment~~]]		[[Category:Configuration_File]]

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	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Uncategorized]] Do you recognize any of these? Move them to the right place!		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Uncategorized]] - Do you recognize any of these? Move them to the right place!
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]] Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]] - Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)

	<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]		<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]

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	This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].		This article contains information related to the LabVIEW configuration file. This file is used by LabVIEW to store configuration information related to the LabVIEW development environment. If you are interested in finding out how to read and write your own [[Configuration file]] then see the article on the [[Configuration file\|configuration file VIs]].

	== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==		== Editing the LabVIEW configuration file - A disclaimer ==

	The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.		The options that aren't in the preferences dialog are generally considered to be not useful or even harmful. They are sometimes there to allow National Instruments a backdoor or a workaround for when the LabVIEW development team changes a behavior. They are also used to turn on obscure development features that the developers use to make or debug LabVIEW. These obscure features are typically kind of like the attic or basement of a house, not finished out, not very interesting, and potentially harmful.

	The LabVIEW developers have never tried to hide any of these strings, but it is unlikely that you will gain any benefit from trying out various combinations of the settings. If you ask technical support what a setting is, they will likely tell you that they have no idea. They are telling you the truth.		The LabVIEW developers have never tried to hide any of these strings, but it is unlikely that you will gain any benefit from trying out various combinations of the settings. If you ask technical support what a setting is, they will likely tell you that they have no idea. They are telling you the truth.

	Even some of the folks in NI R&D may not know what some of the settings do without checking the code. Others, such as exoticcontrols, no longer do anything. It was once used to show a control palette submenu that contained controls that were still in work and not ready for prime-time. They were experiments, unsupported features, and guaranteed to crash if you did much with them. Just the sort of thing that is needed for development, but not useful to even advanced LabVIEW users unless they have a death-wish.		Even some of the folks in NI R&D may not know what some of the settings do without checking the code. Others, such as exoticcontrols, no longer do anything. It was once used to show a control palette submenu that contained controls that were still in work and not ready for prime-time. They were experiments, unsupported features, and guaranteed to crash if you did much with them. Just the sort of thing that is needed for development, but not useful to even advanced LabVIEW users unless they have a death-wish.

	If you experiment with the .ini file and you crash mysteriously losing hours of work, I'd suggest putting the file back to the way LabVIEW left it. Don't ask tech support to fix it or complain that the LabVIEW attic has rusty nails and splinters.<br> Resedit is a low level tool that in the right hands is useful, in the wrong hands, well, its in the wrong hands. For the person that likes taking a multimeter and a soldering iron to computers and household appliances, its exactly what you always wanted. If you start monkeying with things in the resources or the .ini file, use common sense and do it on a copy or you will just end up reinstalling LabVIEW.		If you experiment with the .ini file and you crash mysteriously losing hours of work, I'd suggest putting the file back to the way LabVIEW left it. Don't ask tech support to fix it or complain that the LabVIEW attic has rusty nails and splinters.<br> Resedit is a low level tool that in the right hands is useful, in the wrong hands, well, its in the wrong hands. For the person that likes taking a multimeter and a soldering iron to computers and household appliances, its exactly what you always wanted. If you start monkeying with things in the resources or the .ini file, use common sense and do it on a copy or you will just end up reinstalling LabVIEW.

	Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.		Once the fun and experimentation is over with, I think you will agree that the useful options, with very few exceptions are in the Preferences dialog.

	== Settings Descriptions ==		== Settings Descriptions ==

	This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.		This is a relatively comprehensive list of the settings that can be included in a labview.ini file (or a compiled executable's ini file). While some of these settings appear in the files by default, others may only appear when the features used require them to be there. Some settings can only be added manually to provide access to back door features and operations.

	LabVIEW configuration keys are organized into the following categories (in alphabetical order):		LabVIEW configuration keys are organized into the following categories (in alphabetical order):

	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Block Diagram\|Block Diagram]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Block Diagram\|Block Diagram]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Colors\|Colors]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Colors\|Colors]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Debugging\|Debugging]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Debugging\|Debugging]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Execution System\|Execution System]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Execution System\|Execution System]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Fonts\|Fonts]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Fonts\|Fonts]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Front Panel\|Front Panel]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Front Panel\|Front Panel]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/History\|History]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/History\|History]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Miscellaneous\|Miscellaneous]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Paths\|Paths]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Paths\|Paths]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Performance\|Performance]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Performance\|Performance]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Printing\|Printing]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Printing\|Printing]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Time and Date\|Time and Date]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Time and Date\|Time and Date]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/VI Server\|VI Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Web Server\|Web Server]]
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Unknown]]<br>Do you recognize any of these?		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Unknown\|Unknown]]<br>Do you recognize any of these?
	*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]]<br>Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)		*[[LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs\|Easter Eggs]]<br>Reveal hidden messages and features (no functional advantage. Just for fun)

	<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]		<br> '''Editor's Note:''' To add new configuration keys to any of the above pages, please use the [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey\|LabVIEW Configuration Key Template]]

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]		*[http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361B-01/lvconcepts/customizing_your_work_environment/#How_LabVIEW_Stores_Options NI.com online help for LV configuration files]
	*[http://sthmac.magnet.fsu.edu/labview/LVOptionsList.html Scott Hannahs's LabVIEW Info Page]		*[http://sthmac.magnet.fsu.edu/labview/LVOptionsList.html Scott Hannahs's LabVIEW Info Page]

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