Page Operations Tab
Tkgraph Control Panel -- Page Operations Tab
- Page Arrangement
- Columns entry
- Enter the desired number of graph columns here.
- Rows entry
- Enter the desired number of graph rows here.
- Graphs entry
- Enter the desired number of graphs here.
- Pad Percentage
- Each graph occupies it's own "cell" on the page.
The size of the cell is determined by the number of
columns and number of rows above. A percentage of
the cells space will be used for the actual graph,
and the rest for padding around the graph for labels,
annotations, etc. The value given here is used as
the percentage of space to use for the padding.
- Graph type optionmenu
- Select the graph type (XY Graph or Polar Graph)
here
- Graph buffer
- This area lets the user set blank buffers on all sides
of the graphing page. All values are measured in screen
pixels. If the page is arranged, using the options above,
then no graphs will be drawn in these buffers. Changes
to the buffers will not be noticed until the next arrange
operation.
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- Top Buffer
- Change this to set the size (in pixels) of the blank buffer
above the graphing page.
- Bottom Buffer
- Change this to set the size (in pixels) of the blank buffer
below the graphing page.
- Left Buffer
- Change this to set the size (in pixels) of the blank buffer
at the right of the graphing page.
- Right Buffer
- Change this to set the size (in pixels) of the blank buffer
at the left of the graphing page.
- Add Item button
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- Pressing this button will prepare the
page for adding a new item. The type
of item to be added is selected using the
Add Item Type optionmenu.
- Add Item Type optionmenu
- Press the left mouse button to display
a menu of all item types which can be added
to the page. Currently the list includes:
- XY Graph
- Left click and hold at a position on
the page. This position will be
one corner of the graph. Drag the
mouse to position the opposite
corner. Release the mouse button
to place the graph on the page.
- Pgraph
- Polar Graph. Left click and hold
on the page. This position will
be the center of the polar graph.
Drag the mouse to set the radius.
Release the mouse button to place the
graph on the page.
- Image
- Image. Left click at the position on the page
that will correspond to the upper left corner
of the image.
- Label
- Left click at a position on the
page. This position will be the
left side of the label.
- Line
- Left click and hold to place one
endpoint of the line segment.
Drag the mouse to set the position
of the other endpoint. Release the
mouse button to place the line.
- Circle
- See the directions for adding a
Polar above.
- Oval
- An oval is described by using a
rectangular bounding box. Use the
instructions for creating an XY graph
to create the bounding box.
- Rectangle
- See the directions for adding a
XY graph above.
- Delete Item button
- Pressing this button will prepare the page
for deleting an item of the selected
type. The user simple left-clicks
on the desired item to delete it.
If the user has selected labels for
deletion, then labels will show up as
red when the mouse passes over them.
All other item types are displayed with no
highlighted features (this is being changed
soon)
- Delete Item optionmenu
- This optionmenu lets the user select which
item type will be deleted.
- Resize Item button
- This button lets the user resize a page
item.
- Resize Item optionmenu
- This optionmenu lets the user select which
item type will be resized. Currently
only xy graphs and polar graphs may be resized.
- Clear Current Mode button
- If the user decides, after pressing an
add/delete/resize button, that
they do not wish to perform the selected
action, they can press this button to
exit that mode without making any changes
on the page.