Altering the Appearance of XControls

Set the window appearance properties of the Facade VI to adjust the appearance of the XControl.

XControl Scroll Bars

To show or hide the scroll bars for an XControl, show or hide the scroll bars for the front panel window of the Facade VI. Use the Show vertical scroll bar and Show horizontal scroll bar checkboxes of the Customize Window Appearance dialog box to show or hide scroll bars. If the XControl has multiple panes, you must show or hide the scroll bars for each pane of the Facade VI. Right-click the splitter bar and choose Visible Items»Horizontal Scrollbar or Visible Items»Vertical Scrollbar from the shortcut menu of each pane to display the scroll bars.

XControl Borders

To show or hide the border of an XControl, show or hide the title bar of the Facade VI. Use the Window has title bar checkbox of the Customize Window Appearance dialog box to show or hide the title bar.

XControl Backgrounds (Windows and macOS)

To make the background of the XControl transparent, make the front panel of the Facade VI transparent. Place a checkmark in the Window Runs Transparently checkbox of the Customize Window Appearance dialog box to make the XControl transparent.