Properties
This section explains the following properties panel, that appears clicking on
"Properties..." option on the main menu:This panel is divided on three tabs:
Title
This tab allows the user to configure the following parameters referenced to the title of the chart:
- Show Title. When this check box is selected, the title will be visible on the chart panel, otherwise there is no visible title.
- Text. This text field set the name for the chart title.
- Font. This option allows the user to configure the font settings. The text field
resumes the current configuration and "Select..." button displays a panel to
customize the configuration.
- Font. With this panel the user select the font family for the title.
- Size. With this panel the user select the font size for the title.
- Attributes. With this panel the user can apply bold and italic effects to the font.
- Color. This option allows the user to configure the font color. The text field shows the current color and "Select..." button displays a panel to select a new color.
Plot
This tab allows the user to configure the parameters for the axis and the appearance, divided on three tabs:- Domain Axis. With this tab the user configures the parameters for the horizontal
axis (X):"General" panel has the following parameters:
- Label. This text field set the name for the axis.
- Font. This option allows the user to configure the font settings. The text field resumes the current configuration and "Select..." button displays a panel to customize the configuration. The panel that appears is the same as the 'Font' option explained on 'Title' tab.
- Paint. This option allows the user to configure the font color. The text field shows the current color and "Select..." button displays a panel to select a new color. The panel that appears is the same as the 'Font' option explained on 'Title' tab.
- Ticks. This tab configures the parameters to the ticks of the axis:
- Show tick labels. When this check box is selected, ticks values will be visible over the axis.
- Tick Label Font. This option allows the user to configure the font settings. The text field resumes the current configuration and "Select..." button displays a panel to customize the configuration. The panel that appears is the same as the other 'Font' option explained on this section.
- Show tick marks. When this check box is selected, ticks will be visible over the axis.
- Range. This tab configures the parameters to the ticks of the axis:
- Auto-adjust range. When this check box is selected, the maximum and minimum visible values for the axis on the chart will be calculated automatically over the range of values. This option calculates the total range with a margin before the first value and after the last value of the represented plot.
- Minimum range value. This option allows the user to configure the initial value for the chart (this value is not the first value of the plot to be represented). This value can be used to have or not a margin before the represented plot. Can be used to eliminate some values at the beginning of the represented plot. This option is only enabled if the "Auto-adjust range" check box is not selected.
- Maximum range value. This option allows the user to configure the final value for the chart (this value is not the last value of the plot to be represented). This value can be used to have or not a margin after the represented plot. Can be used to eliminate some values at the ending of the represented plot. This option is only enabled if the "Auto-adjust range" check box is not selected.
- TickUnit. This tab configures the parameters to the units of the ticks of the
axis:
- Auto-selection of TickUnit. When this check box is selected, the value between two consecutive ticks for the axis on the chart will be calculated automatically over the range of values.
- TickUnit value. This option allows the user to configure the value for the interval between two consecutive ticks. This option is only enabled if the "Auto-selection of TickUnit" check box is not selected.
- Range Axis. With this tab the user configures the parameters for the vertical axis (Y):
- Appearance. With this tab the user configures the parameters for the chart:
- Outline stroke. This option allows the user to select the type of the outline of the chart. With "Select..." button a panel appears, where the user can select the prefer type of line.
- Outline paint. This option allows the user to configure the outline color of the chart. The text field shows the current color and "Select..." button displays a panel to select a new color. The panel that appears is the same as the other color choosers explained on this section.
- Background paint. This option allows the user to configure the background color of the chart. The text field shows the current color and "Select..." button displays a panel to select a new color. The panel that appears is the same as the other color choosers explained on this section.
- Orientation. This option allows the user to select the orientation of the chart. When "Vertical" option is selected, the domain appears on the horizontal axis and the range appears on the vertical axis. Otherwise, the axis for the domain and the range will be changed.
Other
This tab allows the user to configure the parameters for the appearance of the plot and series:
- Draw anti-aliased. When this option is selected,the display of the graph is improved, smoothing the contours of the components. When this option is selected, chart drawing has more definition for all the drawing components.
- Background paint. This option allows the user to configure the Background color of the chart panel, not the chart. The text field shows the current color and "Select..." button displays a panel to select a new color. The panel that appears is the same as the other color choosers explained on this section.
- Series Paint. This option is not implemented.
- Series Stroke. This option is not implemented.
- Series Outline Paint. This option is not implemented.
- Series Outline Stroke. This option is not implemented.