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Front Panel Options Page

Select Tools»Options to display the Options dialog box and select Front Panel from the Category list to display this page.

Use this page to set front panel options.

This page includes the following components:

  • Open the control editor with double click—Allows you to double-click a control to display the Control Editor window. Use the Control Editor window to customize the appearance of a front panel object. This checkbox is unchecked by default.
  • Override system default function key settings—Windows and Mac OS Causes LabVIEW to override default function key settings of the operating system. This checkbox is checked by default. If you remove the checkmark from this checkbox, the operating system might use some function keys for system purposes. For example, on a PC, pressing the <F10> key is the same as pressing the <Break> key.

    Mac OS The <F1> to <F4> keys are equivalent to Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clear, respectively.

  • Use localized decimal point—Uses the decimal separator for the operating system instead of the period. This checkbox is checked by default. Remove the checkmark from this checkbox if you want LabVIEW to use periods in all cases for the decimal point.

    Note  Changes to this option take effect the next time you start LabVIEW.
  • Show tip strips on front panel controls—Displays tip strips when you idle the Operating tool over objects. You also can use the Show FP Tip Strips property to enable tip strips programmatically. This checkbox is checked by default.
  • Use smooth updates during drawing—Draws data to an offscreen buffer and copies that image to the screen instead of erasing a section of the screen. This checkbox is checked by default. When LabVIEW updates an object with smooth updates off, it erases the contents of the object and draws the new value, which results in a noticeable flicker. Using smooth updates avoids the flicker that erasing and drawing causes. However, using smooth updates can slow performance and requires more application memory because you have to maintain an offscreen drawing buffer.
  • Use transparent name labels—Uses transparent labels for objects on the front panel. This checkbox is checked by default.
  • Play animated images—Displays any animated graphic, such as an animated .gif, as animated. This checkbox is checked by default. Remove the checkmark from the checkbox to display only the first frame of animated images.
  • Labels snap to preset positions on controls—Snaps labels and captions for new objects on the front panel to preset positions. This checkbox is checked by default.
  • Labels locked by default—Locks labels and captions in place for new objects on the front panel. This checkbox is unchecked by default.
    • Default label position—Sets the default label position for new objects on the front panel. The default is the initial label position LabVIEW automatically sets for each object.
  • Blink delay—Sets the blinking delay for front panel objects. Blinking is a basic property you enable with Property Nodes. If Use default is checked, you cannot edit this field.
    • Use default—Sets Blink delay to its default value of 1,000 ms. This checkbox is checked by default. To edit Blink delay, remove the checkmark from the checkbox.
  • Control style for new VIs—Changes the style of the control or indicator LabVIEW creates in new VIs when you right-click a terminal and select Create»Control or Create»Indicator from the shortcut menu. The default is Modern style. Select File»VI Properties and select Editor Options from the Category pull-down menu to change the style of the control or indicator LabVIEW creates in existing VIs.

    Note  When you right-click a subVI terminal and select Create»Control or Create»Indicator from the shortcut menu, LabVIEW creates a control or indicator in the style of the subVI front panel object that corresponds to the subVI terminal. When you right-click a control or indicator and select Create»Control or Create»Indicator from the shortcut menu, LabVIEW creates a control or indicator in the style of the control or indicator you right-clicked.
    • Modern style—Creates a modern style control or indicator when you right-click a VI or function and select Create»Control or Create»Indicator from the shortcut menu.
    • Classic style—Creates a classic style control or indicator when you right-click a VI or function and select Create»Control or Create»Indicator from the shortcut menu.
    • System style—Creates a system style dialog control or indicator when you right-click a VI or function and select Create»Control or Create»Indicator from the shortcut menu. If a system control or indicator does not exist for the data type of the terminal, LabVIEW creates a control or indicator in modern style.

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