When i right click for loop i saw Auto Grow what is this?

[JohnBoy]

With Auto Grow turned on, the size of the loop (also Case Structure, Sequence, Event, etc) will increase as objects in it are moved beyond the border. If a new object is placed slightly over the border, the loop will also resize (larger). I find it desirable to turn auto grow on, as with it turned off, its possible to move objects out of sight, and they can become "lost".  A front panel Tab control can also use this feature, but here you'd probably want to turn Auto Grow off, once you've arranged the controls/indicators on it.

[Ben]

I always run with the "Auto-Explode" "off".

If I get carried away while enter diagram comments, the diagram will "EXPLODE" and make me have to jiggle everything to get the diagram clean again.

And on GUI's.... the results are much worse.

Ben

[smercurio_fc]

The setting for this, by the way, is in the LabVIEW options (Tools->Options):





Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 02-08-2008 12:03 PM

[JohnBoy]

To get around the "explode" problem, it can be a good idea to write your diagram comments in "clear space" (outside a structure), then drag and drop them into the the structure once they've been sized.