How Can I Set a Minimum Size for the Front Panel Window in LabVIEW

Updated Sep 24, 2024

Issue Details

  • I have built a Front Panel in my VI, and I want to prevent users from reducing its size beyond a certain minimum dimension. How can I set a minimum size for the Front Panel so that users cannot resize it smaller than that specified size?
  • My Front Panel window does not allow reducing its size beyond a certain dimension. How can I override this setting?

Solution

LabVIEW allows setting a minimum window size for its Front Panel window. To access these settings, follow these steps:
  1. In LabVIEW, go to File >> VI Properties.
  2. In the Category dropdown, select Window Size.
  3. You can now select the exact minimum Width and Height in pixels inside the Minimum Panel Size option. You can also set the minimum size to the current window size, in case you do not know the exact amount of pixels.
Minimum Panel size in VI settings
Setting the minimum panel size to 0 and 0 (Default) will let the user manually reduce the window size without restrictions.

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