LabVIEW 2009

It's NIWeek, and that means (you guessed it!) a new release of LabVIEW!

As you probably know, we changed the version number scheme so this release is LabVIEW 2009.

To see the new features, you should check out ni.com/labview. There is a nice video (click "See what's new") that's in Flash, so you can easily navigate to sections that interest you.

One change that isn't big enough to be listed as a new feature (and that I happened to work on) is a revised Edit Events dialog for the event structure:



This new design addresses numerous problems with the previous version of the dialog.

• Grouping events in a tree structure helps keep the Event list browsable, and makes the commonly-used "Value Change" event visible without scrolling.
• The flow when using the dialog is left-to-right, which should be easier for new users to understand.
• The full label of the event case is visible instead of just the number.
• The "Lock front panel" text includes "defer processing" to give a better indication that locking does not discard user actions while the panel is locked.

What are your favorite new features of LabVIEW 2009?