Front Panel Window:Window Bounds Property
Short Name: FP.WinBounds
Installed With: Base Package
Class: VI Properties
The four elements in the cluster are the top, left, bottom, and right values of the front panel window, which includes the interior region, scroll bars, title bar, menu bar, and toolbar. They are in global screen coordinates, that is, the numbers refer to coordinates within a computer monitor's screen (rather than an open window).
You can set this property only for VIs with open front panels. If you do not want the VI for which you want to set this property to appear to users, use the Hidden state of the Front Panel Window:State Property to hide the front panel of the VI.
When you read this property, LabVIEW returns the window bounds of the VI. If the front panel of the VI is not open, LabVIEW returns the window bounds of the VI in the position it was last saved.
If you load the VI in a subpanel control, this property is read only.
Elements
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Left | The horizontal coordinate of the left edge of the front panel window in global screen coordinates. |
| Top | The vertical coordinate of the top edge of the front panel window in global screen coordinates. |
| Right | The horizontal coordinate of the right edge of the front panel window in global screen coordinates. |
| Bottom | The vertical coordinate of the bottom edge of the front panel window in global screen coordinates. |
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | Yes |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access disallowed | No |
| Must wait until user interface is idle | No |
| Available with control VIs | Yes |
| Available with global VIs | Yes |
| Available with strict type definitions | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | No |
Example
Refer to the VI Server - Changing Another VI's Properties VI in the labview\examples\viserver\uicntrl.llb for an example of using the Front Panel Window:Window Bounds property.
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