Customize Window Appearance Dialog Box
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Customize Window Appearance Dialog Box
Select File»VI Properties, select Window Appearance from the Category pull-down menu, and click the Customize button to display this dialog box. By default, the settings take effect when the VI runs.
Use this dialog box to customize the appearance of a VI window. Use the Window Run-Time Position page to set the position and size of a VI window.
This dialog box includes the following components:
Option | Description |
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Window has title bar | Displays the title bar, which includes the title and the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons. You also can use the Front Panel Window:Title Bar Visible property to automatically display a title on the front panel. |
Show menu bar | Displays the menu bar. |
Show vertical scroll bar | Displays the vertical scroll bar. If you hide the vertical and horizontal scroll bars, the user can reveal the hidden parts of the front panel only by expanding the front panel. If you scale the front panel objects or disallow resizing of the front panel, the user cannot reveal the hidden parts of the front panel. If you turn off the vertical scroll bar by right-clicking the scroll bar in the front panel window and selecting Vertical Scrollbar»Always Off, you can display the scroll bar again by enabling the Show vertical scroll bar option in this dialog box. Note If you add a splitter bar to the front panel, you cannot change this option in this dialog box. The option reflects the settings of the upper-leftmost pane when there are splitter bars on the front panel.
You also can use the Vertical Scrollbar Visibility property to display the scroll bars programmatically. |
Show horizontal scroll bar | Displays the horizontal scroll bar. If you hide the horizontal and vertical scroll bars, the user can reveal the hidden parts of the front panel only by expanding the front panel. If you scale the front panel objects or disallow resizing of the front panel, the user cannot reveal the hidden parts of the front panel. If you turn off the horizontal scroll bar by right-clicking the scroll bar in the front panel window and selecting Horizontal Scrollbar»Always Off, you can display the scroll bar again by enabling the Show horizontal scroll bar option in this dialog box. Note If you add a splitter bar to the front panel, you cannot change this option. The behavior remains as you set it before you added the splitter bar.
You also can use the Horizontal Scrollbar Visibility property to display the scroll bar programmatically. |
Show toolbar when running | Displays the toolbar when the VI runs. |
Show Abort button | Displays the Abort button in edit mode and in run mode. |
Show Run button | Displays the Run button in edit mode and in run mode. |
Show Run Continuously button | Displays the Run Continuously button in edit mode and in run mode. |
Show front panel when called | Automatically opens the front panel when the subVI is called. |
Close afterwards if originally closed | Closes the subVI after it runs when the subVI was originally closed. |
Show front panel when loaded | Automatically opens the front panel when the VI loads. Note LabVIEW ignores this option when you use the VI Server to load the VI. Use the Front Panel:Open method to open the front panel of a VI you load using the VI Server. |
Window Behavior | Sets the behavior of the front panel window. You also can use the Front Panel Window:Behavior property to set the behavior programmatically. This property is applied when the VI is running or is reserved for running.
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Allow user to close window | Allows you to close the VI window. |
Allow user to resize window | Allows you to resize the VI window. |
Allow user to minimize window | Allows you to minimize the VI window. When this option is enabled, the front panel is available in the taskbar. |
Allow default run-time shortcut menus | Allows objects on the front panel to display the default shortcut menu of data operations in run mode. If you remove the checkmark from this checkbox, you can continue to include customized run-time shortcut menus. |
Highlight Enter boolean | Highlights any Boolean parameter associated with the <Enter> key with a dark border. Use this control to associate keys with controls using the Key Navigation page of the Properties dialog box. |