SciFigs: Legend - Revision history

Gaillot at 11:37, 25 February 2013

2013-02-25T11:37:30Z

Gaillot: /* Create a legend */

2013-02-21T12:51:02Z

Create a legend

Gaillot at 12:49, 21 February 2013

2013-02-21T12:49:02Z

Gaillot: /* Legend box */

2013-02-20T18:39:35Z

Legend box

Gaillot: /* Legend box */

2013-02-20T18:35:57Z

Legend box

Gaillot at 17:54, 20 February 2013

2013-02-20T17:54:03Z

Gaillot at 16:33, 20 February 2013

2013-02-20T16:33:13Z

Gaillot at 15:54, 20 February 2013

2013-02-20T15:54:25Z

Clotaire Michel at 14:01, 12 March 2010

2010-03-12T14:01:56Z

Marc at 16:00, 10 March 2010

2010-03-10T16:00:49Z

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 Double click on this box to open the properties window and select the '''Legend''' Tab.
-[[Image:SciFigs_legend_menu.png|thumb|right|600px|Legend property window]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_legend_menu.png|thumb|right|450px|Legend property window]]
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 The Property window now presents the default entries, ready to be edited.
-[[Image:SciFigs_legend_NewLegend.png|thumb|right|600px|Legend property window with the default entries to be edited and customized]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_legend_NewLegend.png|thumb|right|450px|Legend property window with the default entries to be edited and customized]]
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 ==Legend box==
+[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_Box.png|thumb|right|450px|Legend box]]
 The Legend box is used to customize five items for each entry:
 *Pen (Absent in map legend)

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-A small box with ''Title''' inside appears in the Graphic Sheet.
+A small box with '''Title''' inside appears in the Graphic Sheet.
 [[Image:SciFigs_LegendBox.png|thumb|right|200px|Empty legend]]
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 = '''Edit a legend''' =

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 A legend is a graphical object that can be inserted in a [[SciFigs: Graphic sheet|graphic sheet]]. A legend is a description of various line, symbol and text attributes used for plotting curves on a [[SciFigs: Graph|Graph]] containing line [[SciFigs: Layer|layers]].
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 == Format Box ==
-[[Image:SciFigs_legend_FormatBox.png|thumb|left|400px|Formating the Text of a legend]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_legend_FormatBox.png|thumb|right|300px|Legend format box]]
-The user can set the Text of the Legend Title, setup auto-resizing of the Box based on the size of the text and define the font as you wish by pressing '''Change''' [[Image:SciFigs_Select_Font.png|right|150px]]. FInally one can define the '''Line size''' of each curve, but in that case enable Auto-resize to text as well so that the information you have in the Box might not be presented correctly.
+This box is used to set:
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-== Legend file format ==
+Attributes of a saved '''.legend''' file can be imported through the  [[Image:SciFigs_legend_LoadButton.png|100px]] button.
-As described above it is possible to '''Load''' or '''Save''' the legend information in a file for later use.  The file is in [[Xml files|XML]] format.
+To get the same legend as in the example, first download the [[Media: Legend_page_new|'''Legend example.legend''']] file and then load it into the active Graph Sheet.

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 *'''Style''': two types of style are available
-For '''Pen''' and '''Symbol pen''': style defines a type of line
+For '''Pen''' and '''Symbol pen''': style defines a style of line
 [[Image:Legend_menu-style1a.png|thumb|left|100px]]
 [[Image:Legend_menu-style1b.png|60px]]
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-For '''Symbol brush''': style defines a type of filling
+For '''Symbol brush''': style defines a style of filling
 [[Image:Legend_menu-style2a.png|thumb|left|100px]]
 [[Image:Legend_menu-style2b.png|40px]]
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-*'''Type''':to choose a symbol
+*'''Type''': to choose between six symbol types, or no symbol (blank square)
 [[Image:Legend_menu-type1.png|thumb|left|100px]]
 [[Image:Legend_menu-type2.png|60px]]

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 The Legend box is used to customize five items for each entry:
-*Pen
+*Pen (Absent in map legend)
 *Symbol
 *Symbol pen
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 <br style="clear: both"/>
 == Format Box ==

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-= '''Edit a legend''' =
+<br style="clear:both"/>
-[[Image:SciFigs_legend_menu.png|thumb|right|400px|Editing the properties of a legend]]
-The properties window of the legend box appears by double clicking on the graph corresponding to the legend and then selecting the Legend Tab.
+= '''Edit a legend''' =
-The Legend property window includes two sections:
+The Legend property window used to edit a legend includes two sections:
 * a Legend box
 * a Format box
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-==Legend Box==
+==Legend box==
-The Legend Graph-Box is used to customize five items:
-*[[#Pen| Pen]]
+The Legend box is used to customize five items for each entry:
-*[[#Symbol | Symbol]]
+*Pen
-*[[#Symbol pen |Symbol pen]]*
+*Symbol
-*[[#Symbol brush| Symbol brush]]
+*Symbol pen
-*[[#Text| Text]]
+*Symbol brush
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 These five items are described by the following characteristics:
-*'''Color''': five ways are offered to choose colors
+*'''Color''': five ways are available to select colors
 [[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor1.png|100px|Default Select Color]]
 [[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor2.png|100px|Select Color]]
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-<br style="clear: both"/>
+There are several combinations to [[SciFigs: _Legend_Customize_Colors|'''customize colors''']]
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-*'''Type'''
+*'''Type''':to choose a symbol
 [[Image:Legend_menu-type1.png|thumb|left|100px]]
 [[Image:Legend_menu-type2.png|60px]]
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 *'''Text'''
-The user can define the Text to be used at the legend box describing each curve. It is also possible to define the color of the text.
+Define the Text to be used in the legend box to describe each entry. It is also possible to define the color of the text.
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 *[[#Text| Text]]
 These items are described by the following characteristics:
 *Color: five ways are offered to choose colors
 [[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor1.png|100px|Default Select Color]]
-[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor2.png|100px|Default Select Color]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor2.png|100px|Select Color]]
-[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor3.png|100px|Default Select Color]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor3.png|100px|Select Color]]
-[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor4.png|100px|Default Select Color]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor4.png|100px|Select Color]]
-[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor5.png|100px|Default Select Color]]
+[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor5.png|100px|Select Color]]
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-*Width
+Additionally one can decide to use colors as these is a result of an '''Interpole''' [[Image:SciFigs_legend_Interpole.png|100px]] between two colors from the list of colors already used. Also an automatic way to directly use color [[Image:SciFigs_legend_Interpole_color.png|100px]] or  [[Image:SciFigs_legend_Interpole_gray.png|100px]]  gray scale by pressing the [[Image:SciFigs_legend_Interpole_color_button.png|50px]] or the [[Image:SciFigs_legend_Interpole_gray_button.png|50px]] Button in '''Colors''' frame. Finally the user has the possibility to use different colors for the Pen, Symbol Pen, Symbol Brush and Text for the same curve. In order to do that one should un-check the box ''One color''  below the '''Colors''' frame. The user can increase or decrease the number of entries in the Legend Graph when he is using the Legend from the [[SciFigs: Graphic sheet|graphic sheet]] in  [[SciFigs: Figue|figue]] if he adds a legend box. In any other case it is not possible to change the number of entries.
-*Style
+Especially for the Color Selection the user can  select one of the Basic colors already defined or create his own color and add it to the Custom Colors by either pressing the appropriate button [[Image:Legend_AddCustomColors.png|150px]] or drag & drop it to the list of Custom Colors.
 <br style="clear: both"/>
-==== Pen ====
-[[Image:SciFigs_Legend_SelectColor.png|thumb|left|300px|Select Color]]
-You can select the Pen '''Color''' (shown on the left side figure), the '''Width''' [[Image:Legend_menu-width_line.png|40px]] and the '''Style''' [[Image:Legend_menu-select_line.png|20px]], as Continous, Dashed or Dotted line. Especially for the Color Selection the user can  select one of the Basic colors already defined or create his own color and add it to the Custom Colors by either pressing the appropriate button [[Image:Legend_AddCustomColors.png|150px]] or drag & drop it to the list of Custom Colors.
+*'''Text'''
 <br style="clear: both"/>
 ==== Symbol ====
 ==== Symbol pen ====
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 ==== Symbol brush ====
-The user can define the ''Color'' and the ''Style''  [[Image: SymbolBrushStyle.png| 30px]] to be used.
+The user can define the ''Color'' and the ''Style''  [[Image: SymbolBrushStyle.png| thumb|30px]] to be used.
 ==== Text ====
 == Format Box ==
 [[Image:SciFigs_legend_FormatBox.png|thumb|left|400px|Formating the Text of a legend]]
 The user can set the Text of the Legend Title, setup auto-resizing of the Box based on the size of the text and define the font as you wish by pressing '''Change''' [[Image:SciFigs_Select_Font.png|right|150px]]. FInally one can define the '''Line size''' of each curve, but in that case enable Auto-resize to text as well so that the information you have in the Box might not be presented correctly.

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 [[Image:SciFigs_legend_graphic.png|thumb|right|200px|A legend]]
-A legend is a graphical object that can be inserted in a [[SciFigs: Graphic sheet|graphic sheet]]. A legend is a description of various line, symbol and text attributes used for plotting curves on a [[SciFigs: Graph|Graph]] containing  [[SciFigs: Line layer|line layers]].
+A legend is a graphical object that can be inserted in a [[SciFigs: Graphic sheet|graphic sheet]]. A legend is a description of various line, symbol and text attributes used for plotting curves on a [[SciFigs: Graph|Graph]] containing line [[SciFigs: Layer|layers]].
 == Creating a new legend ==