LabVIEW configuration file/Block Diagram: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:40, 15 October 2007

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

Example	`autoWireMax=24`
Description	Maximum distance between nodes for autowiring to be active
Datatype	Integer
Permitted Values	1 to 2³²
Default Value	16
LabVIEW Versions	6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	This setting is only effective if enableAutoWire is set to TRUE

Example	`autoWireMin=8`
Description	Minimum distance between nodes for autowiring to be active
Datatype	Integer
Permitted Values	1 to 2³²
Default Value	4
LabVIEW Versions	6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	This setting is only effective if enableAutoWire is set to TRUE

Example	`copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm=TRUE`
Description	Delete front panel terminals from diagram
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	, 4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`funkyErrClustWire=FALSE`
Description	Change Error Cluster wires color from the standard cluster pink to a more distinctive brown/green color
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	LabVIEW 5.1, 6.x, 7.x: FALSE, LabVIEW 8.x: TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`inlineSubVIEnabled=FALSE`
Description	Allows the context menu item "Inline SubVI" on any SubVI which inserts the code directly into the block diagram containing the SubVI.
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`showSubVIName=TRUE`
Description	Show subVI names when dropped
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`showTipStringsOnTerms=FALSE`
Description	Show tip-strips over terminals
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`showWireGuides=FALSE`
Description	Show dashed line while wiring
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	4.x , 5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath=FALSE`
Description	Makes the diagram of structures semi-transparent so that you can see objects behind them.
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	Enabling this setting will slow down the development environment on large Block Diagrams

Example	`UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs=FALSE`
Description	Tells LabVIEW whether to automatically generate 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).
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	LabVIEW 8.5 only

Example	`viCaptionTipStrings=FALSE`
Description	Use control captions for subVI tip-strips
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

Example	`viTitleInPalettes=TRUE`
Description	Use Window Titles in function palettes
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
+| keyname = UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs
+| example = UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs=FALSE
+| datatype = b
+| description = Tells LabVIEW whether to automatically generate 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
+| LV2 =
+| LV3 =
+| LV4 =
+| LV5 =
+| LV6 =
+| OS1 =w
+| OS2 =m
+| OS3 =l
+| OS4 =
+| notes = LabVIEW 8.5 only
 }}
 {{ labviewconfigurationkey