General Tab - Chart Customization Dialog Box
The General tab of the Chart Customization dialog box displays the following items:
Name
Allows you to enter a specific name for your chart.
Description
Allows you to add a description for your chart.
Help Context ID
Allows you to attribute a help context ID for your own help files.
Highlightable
Allows you to highlight the chart at run time.
Selectable
Allows you to select the chart at run time.
Modifiable
Allows you to modify the chart at run time.
Scroll Direction
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Item |
Description |
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Scroll Right to Left |
Specifies that when you scroll the chart, it will do so from right to left. |
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Scroll Left to Right |
Specifies that when you scroll the chart, it will do so from left to right. |
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Reset |
Allows you to assign a reset value for a left-to-right scroll. The data and its time shifts according to this percentage when the data plot reaches the right edge of the chart. |
Appearance
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Item |
Description |
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Refresh Rate |
Allows you to specify how quickly a chart updates the data plot at run time. |
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Historical Update Rate |
Allows you to specify the rate at which the historical chart is updated. The default rate of zero disables the chart from being automatically updated. The rate format is hh:mm:ss. The rate limit is one hour. |
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Transparent |
Makes the chart transparent. |
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Foreground Color |
To change the foreground color, click this button to open the Select Color dialog box. |
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Background Color |
To change the background color, click this button to open the Select Color Dialog box. |
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Show Multiple Values |
Allows you to display all of the chart pen's axes at run time. |
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Show Multiple Times |
Allows you to display all of the chart pen's time scales at run time. |
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Show Time Cursor |
Allows you to display all of the chart pen's time cursors at run time. |
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Show Time Cursor Tool Tips |
Allows you to display the pens' time cursor ToolTips at run time. |
Zooming
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Item |
Description |
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Horizontal |
Allows you to zoom into a chart on its horizontal axis at run time. |
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Vertical |
Allows you to zoom into a chart on its vertical axis at run time. |
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Both |
Allows you to zoom into a chart on both its horizontal and vertical axes at run time. |
