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Remove file extension for default window title

Status: Declined

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Here is an easy one: By default, the window title defined in the VI properties is the name of the VI including ".vi".

Many times I got tricked by building an explication and find out that I forgot to edit this property on one of my dialog VIs and the title of the window is something like "Setup.vi".

I suggest that by default, the title of the window is the name of the VI but without the ".vi". 

5 Comments
RavensFan
Knight of NI

Wouldn't the easier fix be going back in, fixing the window title to be exactly what you want, then building the executable again?

PNR
Member
Member

I see the reasoning, however similar to the default VI icon the current behavior forces you to actually take care of your VI. Smiley Wink

Also: Such an option might help in your case since your VIs have human readable names, but what about other naming conventions like camelCase, PascalCase, etc..?

I would not mind an option to change the default VI icon or title name, but I don't think the default behavior should be changed (It actually helps me to remember that I still have to setup the title). 

AristosQueue (NI)
NI Employee (retired)

VIs do not have to have a .vi file extension. They may have any file extension you wish to give them. If we left the file extension out of the title bar by default, that could be confusing.

JÞB
Knight of NI

Of course if you have MyDialog.vit in Frameworks  (As in File>>New...) you could tailor that VI Property and not need to worry about it each time you write a dialog.Smiley Wink

 

 


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Darren
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Status changed to: Declined

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