Opens the front panel window of the current VI with some default and optional settings. This VI is usually used to open popup or dialog windows. Use the FP_init_main VI to open the front panel of the main VI if using the thaTEC:driver template. After the front panel is opened, the Key focus will be set to the control with tabbing index 0.
closeable? (Recommended)
- Input type: Boolean
- Default value: False
- Description: If True, the window close button (cross in the upper right), will be enabled. WARNING: To ensure a stable operation, the Panel close user event should be used to exit the VI if the window is closed in this way!
main VI (Optional)
- Input type: Refnum
- Description: Reference of the top-level VI (if applicable). If connected, the front panel will open on the same monitor as the top-level VI.
set colors? (Optional)
- Input type: Boolean
- Default value: False
- Description: If True, the background color is changed to white and all text decorations, i.e. descriptions, and splitter bars will be colored green.
testing? (Optional)
- Input type: Boolean
- Default value: False
- Description: Only applicable in a LabView environment, not in an executable. If True, the menu bar will always be displayed (see also the window type property below.
open? (Required)
- Input type: Boolean
- Default value: True
- Description: The window will only be opened if True. This can be useful if the front panel should only appear if standard settings are not as expected.
Window Type (Recommended)
- Input type: Enum U32
- Default value: Main
- Description: Can be set to Main or Dialog. If set to Main, the menu bar will be displayed and the LabView FP.Behavior property is set to Default. If set to Dialog, the menu bar is not displayed. In a LabView environment, the FP.Behavior property is set to Default, if run as executable, the FP.Behavior property is set to Floating.
Title (Recommended)
- Input type: String
- Default value: -
- Description: Defines the window title displyed in the title bar/windows task bar.
VI Refnum (Required)
- Input type: Refnum
- Description: Reference of the VI which front panel is to be opened.