Positioning a window in the background

[Mads]

In LV 8.2 setting the FP.WinBounds property on a hidden (using the FP.Open invoke node) window makes the window visible. This did not happen in LV 7.1.1. The help file seems to indicate that it should still be possible to set the property in the background like this by hiding the window, however that does not seem to be the case.

In LV 7.1.1 you could position the window and then choose to show it e.g. in a maximized state (making the window appear in the defined position whenever the maximization is turned off), I am not sure how this can be achieved in LV 8.2(?). The reason why I want to do this is because setting the runtime position in VI properties -> Window Run-Time position is not an option if you also want the run-time state of the window to be minimized (ideally it should be hidden, but that's not an option).

[Mads]

Having tested this a bit more the bug is still there, however its nature is slightly different than it first appeared: Setting the FP.WinBounds does not show the window, however once the window is diplayed (using the FP.Open porperty) LabVIEW spends time rendering the window based on the FP.WinBounds properties first and THEN renders the window according to the arguments of the Open.FP property. This means that if you opened the panel in a maximized state you will not see the window appear in a maximized state - it will first appear as specified by the WinBounds and then maximize itself - making the opening an ugly two step procedure instead of the proper behaviour seen in LV 7.1.1 (where the user just sees the window pop up in maximized mode).

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[Michael Aivaliotis]

The behavior was changed in 8.x.x I TOTALLY agree with you. This behavior SUCKS. I have beaten my head for hours trying to find workarounds. Even tried using window transparency, but no luck.