LabVIEW configuration file/Block Diagram: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:56, 9 February 2009

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

allowDragDropFromFileDlg

Example	`allowDragDropFromFileDlg=TRUE`
Description	Enables drag and drop functionality from the file dialog to the block diagram of a vi
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	8.5
OS's Supported
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

autoWireMax

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

autoWireMin

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

copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm

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

enableAutoWire

Example	`enableAutoWire=FALSE`
Description	Enable Auto Wiring
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

FancyFPTerms

Example	`FancyFPTerms=FALSE`
Description	Place front panel terminals as icons
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	(Depends on LV Version)
LabVIEW Versions	7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	http://forums.lavag.org/FancyFPTerms-in-LabVIEWini-t725.html

funkyErrClustWire

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

inlineSubVIEnabled

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

maxUndoSteps

Example	`maxUndoSteps=50`
Description	Maximum undo steps per VI
Datatype	Integer
Permitted Values	1 to 99
Default Value	8
LabVIEW Versions	5.x , 6.x , 7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

showSubVIName

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

showTipStringsOnTerms

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

showWireDots

Example	`showWireDots=TRUE`
Description	Show dots at wire junctions
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	FALSE
LabVIEW Versions	7.x , 8.x
OS's Supported
Notes	None

showWireGuides

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

structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath

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

transparentBDLabels

Example	`transparentBDLabels=TRUE`
Description	Use transparent name labels
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

UseNumbersForNewVIIcons

Example	`UseNumbersForNewVIIcons=FALSE`
Description	Tells LabVIEW whether to automatically include a number (1-9) in the lower-right corner of each new VI's icon.
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	8.6
OS's Supported
Notes	This key replaces UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs from LabVIEW 8.5.

UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs

Example	`UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs=FALSE`
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).
Datatype	Boolean
Permitted Values	TRUE or FALSE
Default Value	TRUE
LabVIEW Versions	8.5
OS's Supported
Notes	This key was replaced by UseNumbersForNewVIIcons in LabVIEW 8.6.

viCaptionTipStrings

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

viTitleInPalettes

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 = 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
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  autoWireMax
 | example = autoWireMax=24
@@ Line 34: / Line 35: @@
 | OS4 = u
 | notes = This setting is only effective if [[#enableAutoWire|enableAutoWire]] is set to TRUE
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  autoWireMin
 | example = autoWireMin=8
@@ Line 52: / Line 54: @@
 | OS4 = u
 | notes = This setting is only effective if [[#enableAutoWire|enableAutoWire]] is set to TRUE
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm
 | example = copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm=TRUE
@@ Line 70: / Line 73: @@
 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  enableAutoWire
 | example = enableAutoWire=FALSE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  FancyFPTerms
 | example = FancyFPTerms=FALSE
@@ Line 106: / Line 111: @@
 | OS4 = u
 | notes = http://forums.lavag.org/FancyFPTerms-in-LabVIEWini-t725.html
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  funkyErrClustWire
 | example = funkyErrClustWire=FALSE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  inlineSubVIEnabled
 | example = inlineSubVIEnabled=FALSE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  maxUndoSteps
 | example = maxUndoSteps=50
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  showSubVIName
 | example = showSubVIName=TRUE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  showTipStringsOnTerms
 | example = showTipStringsOnTerms=FALSE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  showWireDots
 | example = showWireDots=TRUE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  showWireGuides
 | example = showWireGuides=FALSE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath
 | example = structuresFadeToDiagramBeneath=FALSE
@@ Line 250: / Line 263: @@
 | OS4 = u
 | notes = Enabling this setting will slow down the development environment on large Block Diagrams
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  transparentBDLabels
 | example = transparentBDLabels=TRUE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = UseNumbersForNewVIIcons
 | example = UseNumbersForNewVIIcons=FALSE
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 | OS4 =
 | notes = This key replaces [[#UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs|UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs]] from LabVIEW 8.5.
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname = UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs
 | example = UseNumbersForNewVIIconsInLibs=FALSE
@@ Line 304: / Line 320: @@
 | OS4 =
 | notes = This key was replaced by [[#UseNumbersForNewVIIcons|UseNumbersForNewVIIcons]] in LabVIEW 8.6.
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  viCaptionTipStrings
 | example = viCaptionTipStrings=FALSE
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 | OS4 = u
 | notes = None
-}} {{ labviewconfigurationkey
+}}
+{{ labviewconfigurationkey
 | keyname =  viTitleInPalettes
 | example = viTitleInPalettes=TRUE
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 | notes = None
 }}
+ [[Category:Configuration_File|Block Diagram]]
-[[Category:Development_Environment|{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:Configuration File|Block Diagram]]