Scaling Front Panel Objects (Windows CE, Touch Panel Module)
You can change the scale factor of front panel objects to accommodate different screen sizes.
Scaling has the following implications in LabVIEW:
- When you build a VI into an application using the default scale factor, LabVIEW reduces the user interface by a scale of two. If you change the scale factor in the build specification, LabVIEW scales the front panel controls and indicators when you build a VI into an application.
- When you right-click a block diagram terminal and select CreateğControl or CreateğIndicator from the shortcut menu, LabVIEW adds a control or indicator to the front panel window in the size and style for the current target. For example, if the current target is a Touch Panel target, controls you create from a block diagram terminal are two times the size of a control or indicator you create when the target is Windows.
- LabVIEW does not scale bitmap images when you build the VI into an application. The bitmaps retain their original size to avoid the aliasing effects that can result if the bitmaps are reduced in size. You can select if the Touch Panel Module generates 8-, 16-, and 24-bit bitmaps when you create the build specification.
The Touch Panel Module includes templates with the minimum window size for the Windows CE operating system.