LabVIEW
Removing the space used for menubar and toolbar in executable
Hi Benjamin,
how do you hide them?
Usually (when using the VI properties) they don't tak eup any front panel space when they are hidden…
Just from the VI properties, you can disable them (Window Appearance, customize, uncheck "Show menu bar" and "Show toolbar when running").
What version of LabVIEW are you using? Do you have an example VI that shows the problem? Perhaps there is a option you missed that we can catch for you. But I also vaguely remember this issue and I cannot remember if it was a bug or something stupid I did not know about at the time.
If you turn off the menubar and\or toolbar there's no space reserved for them.
However, the controls, indicators and decorations on the front panel will not automatically scale to fill the space. You'll need to do that yourself.
It depends very much on your front panel layout how this can be solved. Sometimes a fit to pane is enough. Splitters might help.
I made this library to scale\show\hide FP object: Carya-Automatisering/Dynamic-Scaling. It's donation ware, open source (MIT). You might want to watch the video...
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@Bob_Schor wrote:
Why does noone suggest setting the Window Appearance during Development (right-click, "VI Properties", Window Appearance), click Customize, and uncheck Window has Title Bar, Show Menu Bar,
Because OP says he knows how to do this.
Given his 2nd post, I think he does. This might have fallen in LV18, or the way it is done (post some code!) is not right.
@Bob_Schor wrote:
Why does noone suggest setting the Window Appearance during Development (right-click, "VI Properties", Window Appearance), click Customize, and uncheck Window has Title Bar, Show Menu Bar, and other options you don't want to see (such as Scroll Bars, since your Front Panel should fit on your screen).
