We want your LabVIEW INI files!

[Noel]

Hello:

As some of you might know, the Tools>>Options dialog box allows you to control options that are stored in the LabVIEW.INI file. With each release of LabVIEW, we have steadily increased the number of available options to customize LabVIEW environment. For example, the LabVIEW R&D team has added over 15 block diagram options since LabVIEW 5.x and only removed a small handful.

As the LabVIEW team introduces new features, we provide more and more configurable options to satisfy different development styles or interests. However, the proliferation of options can prove confusing. It becomes difficult to distinguish between widely-used options and ones that are applicable only to a small set of customers.

To gain a better sense of how customers use the settings in the Tools>>Options dialog box, I would like to collect as many customer INI files as possible. This will allow me to analyze option usage and improve the usability of the Tools>>Options dialog box.

Please help by sending your INI file(s) to the following email address along with answers to a few simple questions. The more INI files, the better. Therefore, encourage your colleagues to send their INI files, too! If you are a MacOS or Linux user, attach your LabVIEW Preferences or .labviewrc file.  I'm interested in receiving INI files from users of all experience levels -- novice, intermediate, advanced!

Send to: lvsubfile@ni.com

1. What is the first version of LabVIEW that you used?
2. When upgrading to a new version of LabVIEW, do you copy the LabVIEW.INI file from the older version of LabVIEW to the newer version of LabVIEW?
3. When launching a new version of LabVIEW, do you immediately change any particular settings in the Tools>>Options dialog box? If so, which ones?
4. When upgrading to a new version of LabVIEW, do you review the New and Changed page in the Tools>>Options dialog box?
5. Which options are you the most passionate about? Please provide a brief reason for each.
6. Do you have any suggestions to improve the usability of the Tools>>Options dialog box?

Please do not forget to attach your LabVIEW.INI file.  

Note:  On Windows the LabVIEW.INI file resides next to the LabVIEW.exe.   On Mac OS, your options are stored in the LabVIEW Preferences text file in the System: Preferences folder.  On Linux, the .labviewrc file is in your home directory.  

Thank you,

Noel Adorno

LabVIEW R&D

[JK1]

Hai noel,

Its great and delighting to hear that LabVIEW R&D team is in an constant effort in collecting the information about user experience and appropriate changes are done.  Each enhancment or feature inclusion that is done to LabVIEW makes the users more comfortable with the environment and kindles the user for new version LabVIEW experience...

Hats off to LabVIEW R&D team.