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Deleting Wires When Dragging an Icon Into Structure

I just started using LV2017.  In previous versions, when I dragged a block diagram icon into a structure, LabVIEW would delete the associated wires.  LV2017 tries to drag the wires into the structure, and generally gets it wrong.  Is there a way to adjust the settings to give me the old behavior?

 

Thanks.

Forbes Black
Lapsed CLAD, LV 5 - LV 2022 (Yeah, I'm that old...)
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Based on this idea, you aren't alone in not liking this behavior.

Doesn't look like there's a way to opt out or turn off.

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Appears the best you can currently do is press 'W' while dragging the item, which will turn off the re-wiring for that drag.

Jon D
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@Mythilt wrote:

Appears the best you can currently do is press 'W' while dragging the item, which will turn off the re-wiring for that drag.


THANK YOU!

 

Ben

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Just started using 2017 on a project and I really dislike this feature. I know it can be disabled with "W" but I am left handed, my right hand rests on the arrow keys to straighten up things as I wire, so pressing the "W" really breaks my work flow as I have to remove my hand from the arrow keys.I have zero use for this "feature" and wish to permanently disable it.

 

While I am at it I would like to disable the filled box around the selection, the performance of this is not good on my pretty powerful dev PC.

I seem to recall seeing some discussion a while back about some LabVIEW.ini keys that modify the edit experience, however I cannot find the conversation again.

 

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@Neil.Pate wrote:

. I know it can be disabled with "W" but I am left handed


OT: now I will not forget this the next time Buffalo rules are in place! 

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Buffalo rule is going to be in place from now on as soon as you arrive in the hosting city Smiley Very Happy 

 

 

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I seem to recall seeing some discussion a while back about some LabVIEW.ini keys that modify the edit experience...

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z0000004AQCSA2

"You can deactivate the behavior entirely by adding the following token to the LabVIEW.ini which can be found in your LabVIEW installation directory
DragAutoWire = false"

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