Base Chart Routines

These subroutines allow you to set various attributes of your chart, regardless of the type of chart you are creating.

Base Chart Routines - General

.CHART INITIALIZE

Initialize a chart.

.CHART RENDER

Render the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CURRENT

Set the "current" chart to be a previously initialized chart.

.CHART GET NAME

Get the name of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET TITLE

Set the title of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET LEGEND BOX

Set a Legend Box at the specified X and Y coordinates of the "current" chart.

Base Chart Routines - Background

.CHART SET BG SIZE

Set the size (height and width) of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET BG SIZE:H

Set the height of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET BG SIZE:W

Set the width of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET BG COLOR

Set the background color of the "current" chart to the "current" color.

.CHART SET BG WALLPAPR

Set the pathname of a wallpaper image that is to be tiled within the background area of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET BG IMAGE

Set the pathname of an image file that is to be positioned within the background area of the "current" chart.

Base Chart Routines - Edge Options

.CHART SET EDGE COLOR

Set the edge color of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET EDGE EFFECT

Set the edge effect of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET EDGE WIDTH

Set the edge width of the "current" chart. Used in conjunction with Edge Effect.

Base Chart Routines - Corner Options

.CHART SET CNR STYLE

Set the corner style (Square or Rounded) of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CNR R

Set the corner radius' of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CNR R:TL

Set the radius of the Top Left corner of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CNR R:TR

Set the radius of the Top Right corner of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CNR R:BR

Set the radius of the Bottom Right corner of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CNR R:BL

Set the radius of the Bottom Left corner of the "current" chart.

.CHART SET CNR EXT CLR

Set the exterior color for rounded corners for the "current" chart.

Base Chart Routines - Drop Shadow Options

.CHART SET DROP SHADOW

Set the Drop Shadow Effect to be On or Off for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET DS COLOR

Set the Color of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET DS LOC

Set the X and Y coordinates of the offset of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET DS LOC:X

Set the X coordinate of the offset of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET DS LOC:Y

Set the Y coordinate of the offset of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET DS BLUR RAD

Set the Blur Radius of the Drop Shadow Effect for the "current" chart.

Base Chart Routines - Options

.CHART SET IMAGE PATH

Set the search path for images for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET TRANS TYPE

Set the Transparency Type for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET TRANS COLOR

Set the Transparency Color for the "Current" chart. This field is usually set in conjunction with the "Single Color" Transparency Type.

.CHART SET SHAPE AA

Set the Shape Anti-Alias to be On or Off for the "current" chart.

.CHART SET TXT AA MODE

Set the Text Anti-Alias Mode for the "current" chart.

Base Chart Routines - Legend Box

.LEGEND SET TEMPLATE

Set the template of the legend text for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET KEY LAYOUT

Set the Layout Method for the Legend Keys for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET KEY COLS

Set the number of columns to be used with the "autogrid" Key Layout Method for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET KEY ORDER

Set the key order to be ascending or descending for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET ICON SZ

Set the width and height of the legend key icons for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET ICON SZ:W

Set the width of the legend key icons for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET ICON SZ:H

Set the height of the legend key icons for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET ICON GAP

Set the distance between the Legend icon and the Legend text.

.LEGEND SET KEY GAP

Set the horizontal gap between two legend entries for horizontal legend layout and the vertical gap (line spacing) between the legend keys for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET KEY GAP:H

Set the horizontal gap between two legend entries for horizontal legend layout for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET KEY GAP:V

Set the vertical gap (line spacing) between the legend keys of the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND SET ICON E CLR

Set the edge color for the key icons for the "current" Legend Box. Applies only to rectangular icons.

.LEGEND SET ICON E EFF

Set the edge effect for the key icons for the "current" Legend Box. Applies only to rectangular icons.

.LEGEND SET ICON E W

Set the edge width for the key icons for the "current" Legend Box. Used in conjunction with Edge Effect.

.LEGEND SET KEY STYLE

Set the key style for the "current" Legend Box.

Base Chart Routines - Legend Box Keys

.LEGEND KEY ADD NEXT

Add the next legend box key to the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND KEY INITIALIZE

Initialize a legend box key at the specified position for the "current" Legend Box.

.LEGEND KEY SET LN W

This subroutine sets the line width of the legend key.

Base Chart Routines - Line Drawing

.LINE INTIALIZE

Add a line to the "current" chart.

.LINE SET CLR

Change the color of the "current" line.

.LINE SET END XY

Change the ending co-ordinates of the "current" line.

.LINE SET START XY

Change the starting co-ordinates of the "current" line.

.LINE SET W

Change the width of the "current" line.

Not Yet Implemented

.CHART ADD TO MULTI

Add the "current" chart object to the specified Multi-Chart.

.CHART ADD EM CHART

Add the specified chart object to the "current" Multi-Chart.

Set the line width for a legend key that represents lines in line charts at the specified legend key position for the "current" Legend Box.

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-- JeanNeron - 2011-11-24