"Recall Function Panel" behavior

[ichaus]

Hello,

I was using the LW7 version for a long time. Now I am looking at the LW8.5 version.  When I used the "Recall Function Panel" function on my source code, i always got a popup window. Now in the new version the funtion panel is shown in full size. So it is not possible to look an the source code and the function panel data at the same time. Is there i possibility to change this behaviour ? I did not find anything about that.

Thanks a lot

Bernd

[nickb · Accepted solution]

Hello Bernd,

There are a couple options for you.  If you would not like to have any of your windows in the tabbed display, you can go to Options»Environment and deselect "Show tabbed workspace".  Otherwise, the first time that you open a function panel and it is shown at full size you can go to the Window menu and select "Release All FP Windows".  This will undock the Function Panel windows, and each new Function Panel window opened will remain undocked.  If you wish to redock them, you can simply return to the Window menu and select "Confine All FP Windows".

NickB
National Instruments

[ichaus]

thank you 🙂 exactly what i have been looking for

[jared]

Another option is to not use the function panels at all. You can get all the information from the function panels directly from the source code tooltips. If there is a '?' at the front of the function prototype tooltip (which pops up when you type the opening parenthesis, or by hitting <ctrl+shift+space> when the cursor is among the function name or the parameters), you can hit <F1> and another tooltip will appear that contains all the help for the parameter or the function, depending on where the cursor is. I find this much easier than going to the function panel while I am coding.

- jared