LabVIEW configuration file/Easter Eggs: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:39, 19 January 2026

This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Easter Eggs - the messages that NI R&D have hidden in there. Essentially, they have no functional advantage, but are a bit-o-fun.

HiliteExecutionPride

Example	`HiliteExecutionPride=TRUE`
Description	Changes the highlight execution bubbles that traverse the wires from a circle into a NI logo. At some point, the NI logo was replaced with a soccer ball due to the founding of Austin FC.
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

ICantBelieveItsNotButter

Example	`ICantBelieveItsNotButter=TRUE`
Description	Changes the LabVIEW splash screen to a most delicious shade of yellow
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	6.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

ILuvLV20

Example	`ILuvLV20=TRUE`
Description	Adds an impressive birthday cake to the "About" screen
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	8.20
OS's Supported
Notes	None

TwentyYears

Example	`TwentyYears=TRUE`
Description	Adds the following text to the splash screen on launch: "Thank you for 20 years of Dataflow..."
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	8.20
OS's Supported
Notes	None

SuperFunkyPrivateSpecialSecretForumStuff

Example	`SuperFunkyPrivateSpecialSecretForumStuff=LAVA`
Description	Adds the LAVA logo to the splash screen on launch
Datatype	String
Permitted Values	LAVA
Default Value	none
LabVIEW Versions	8.5
OS's Supported
Notes	Need to verify non-MS platforms

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-This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Easter Eggs - the messages that NI R&D have hidden in there.  Essentially, they have no functional advantage, but are a bit-o-fun.
+This is a list of LabVIEW ini File settings relating to Easter Eggs - the messages that NI R&amp;D have hidden in there. Essentially, they have no functional advantage, but are a bit-o-fun. {{TOCright}}
-{{ labviewconfigurationkey
+{{labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = HiliteExecutionPride
 | example =HiliteExecutionPride=TRUE
 | datatype =b
-| description =Changes the highlight execution bubbles that traverse the wires from a circle into a small NI logo
+| description =Changes the highlight execution bubbles that traverse the wires from a circle into a NI logo. At some point, the NI logo was replaced with a soccer ball due to the founding of Austin FC.
 | permitted_values =TRUE or FALSE
 | default =FALSE
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 | notes =None
 }}
+[[File:HiliteExecutionPride 8 2.png|HiliteExecutionPride in LabVIEW 8.2.1]] [[File:HiliteExecutionPride 2020.png|HiliteExecutionPride in LabVIEW 2020]]
 {{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = ICantBelieveItsNotButter
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 | notes =None
 }}
 {{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = ILuvLV20
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 | notes =None
 }}
+[[File:ILuvLV20.png|ILuvLV20 in LabVIEW 8.2.1|498x498px]]
 {{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = TwentyYears
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 | notes =None
 }}
+[[File:LabVIEW TwentyYears.png|Splash screen in LabVIEW 8.2.1 with TwentyYears=TRUE]|498x498px]]
 {{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = SuperFunkyPrivateSpecialSecretForumStuff
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 | OS4 =u
 | notes =Need to verify non-MS platforms
 }}
+[[Category:Configuration_File|<br>]]
-[[Category:Development Environment]]
+[[Category:Configuration File|Easter egg]]