Maximized windows in LabView 8.0

[peter-biomed]

Hello,

I'm having some trouble with something that should be fairly straightforward.

I'm trying to set the right vi properties for my application in LabView so as to properly display the vi as a maximized window when it is running.

Things seem to be a little different in 8.0, so things aren't working as I would usually expect.

When using 'Maximized' setting in Window Run-Time position, the window actually maximizes to the whole screen. For any other program, maximized would usually maximize to the full screen except it would leave the taskbar visible and accessible at the bottom of the screen. As another option, I tried to use Custom(Use current position checked) or Unchanged while I saved the vi in the maximized position. In this scenario, it does still show the taskbar, but it is not accessible (and in fact the border of the vi window does seem to actually go all the way to the bottom of the screen).

All this seems kind of strange, how can I get it to behave like most windows applications would?

thanks

[JLS]

Hello,

There are some documented problems with programmatically changing the window state for a front panel.  However, it sounds like you are referring to behavior associated with actually clicking the maximize button, and what the window subsequently covers (or what covers it).  Can you post a screenshot with a few comments overlayed so I can see exactly what you're referring to?  I'd like to try to help you find a workaround to the behavior you're having trouble with!

Best Regards,

JLS

[Darren]

I did not see the behavior you described.  When I set the runtime position to "Maximized", my VI window maximized when it ran, and did not cover up the taskbar.  Do you have "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows" option selected when you right-click the taskbar and choose "Properties"?  When I unchecked this option, I saw behavior exactly as you described.

-D