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iTool User's Guide: Visualization Properties |
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These properties control legend annotations. For each property, the type of control and the values that can be assigned are listed. For a description of how a particular control is used, refer to Property Controls.
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Note This section discusses the properties of the legend container, which can contain multiple legend items of different types. The individual legend types are described in: Legend Contour Items Legend Contour Level Items Legend Plot Items Legend Surface Items |
Property
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Control Type: Values
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Location
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String List: Position of the legend within the iTool window. Select a location from the list. Choose from these values:
Default = Top Right
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Layout
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String List: Arrange the legend elements in columns or rows. Select a layout from the list. Choose from these values:
Default = Columns
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Sample width
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Number: Width in normalized units of the element sample that appears in the legend box. Range =
0.0 to 0.5 . Move the slider to change the value. Default = 0.15
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Horizontal spacing
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Number: Space in normalized units between samples and text in the legend box. Range =
0.0 to 0.25 . Move the slider to change the value. Default = 0.02
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Vertical spacing
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Number: Space in normalized units between lines in the legend box. Move the slider to change the value. Default =
0.02
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Text color
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Color: Color to be used for the legend text. Click to choose from the default color palette, or specify RGB values. Default =
[0,0,0] (black)
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Text font
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String List: Font used for legend text. Select a font from the list. Choose from these values:
Default = Helvetica
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Text style
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String List: Style used for legend text. Select a style from the list. Choose from these values:
Default = Normal
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Text font size
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Color
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Color: Color to use for the legend border. Legend object must be deselected for border attributes to be visible. Click to choose from the default color palette, or specify RGB values. Default =
[0,0,0] (black)
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Linestyle
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Line Style: Style of the legend border. Select a line style from the list. Default =
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Thickness
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Line Thickness: Thickness of the legend border in points. Select a thickness from the list. Default =
1
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Fill background
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Boolean: Fill legend background? Choose True or False. Default = True
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Fill color
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Color: Color to be used for the background. For background color to display, Fill Background property must be set to True. Click to choose from the default color palette, or specify RGB values. Default =
[255,255,255] (white)
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Transparency
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Number: Transparency of the background fill from 0% to 100% Move the slider to change the value. Default = 0%
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IDL Online Help (March 01, 2006)