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Scale/Position
The properties on this tab control the position and size of the ranges; the colored arcs that can be used for example to indicate acceptable or not-acceptable results.
If you have more than one gauge in the container, then use the Gauge List to select the gauge you wish to work with. If the gauge you wish to work with has more than one Range arc, select the arc you wish to set up/change using the Range List.
Click the tabs and properties in the figure here for further details.
Figure 1 - The Ranges > Scale/Position properties
The properties are as follows:
Range Scale:
- Placement - specifies where the range arc is to be located relative to the scale.
- Offset - once you have selected the placement, you can apply an offset to fine-tune the position. Specify a value in pixels.
Position:
- Start Value - specify the start point for the arc.
- End Value - specify the end point for the arc.
- Start Width - specify the width of the range arc at its start point.
- End Width - specify the width of the range arc at its end point.
Appearance
The properties on this tab control the appearance and colors of the range arcs; the colored arcs that can be used to indicate for example acceptable or not-acceptable results.
If you have more than one gauge in the container, then use the Gauge List to select the gauge you wish to work with. If the gauge you wish to work with has more than one Range arc, select the arc you wish to set up/change using the Range List.
Click the tabs and properties in the figure here for further details.
Figure 2 - The Ranges > Appearance properties
The properties are as follows:
Border Appearance:
- Border Style - specifies the style of the range arc border line.
- Width - specifies the thickness in pixels of the range arc's border line. If the line width is greater than 0, then it will be given the color specified in the Color property.
- Color - if the Width property is set to a value greater than 0, then the resulting border line will be presented in the color specified here.
Appearance:
- Fill Color - specifies the color to be used for the area inside the range arc's border line. This will be the first color used if a gradient is chosen for the fill.
- Fill End Color - if a Gradient type is selected, the fill will be given a graded color, changing from the Fill Color to the End Color.
- Gradient - determines the orientation of the element's color gradient fill. Click the down-arrow to open a drop-down list of the available types and select the desired type from the list. If None is selected, only the first color will be used; the second color will be ignored
- Hatching - sets the hatching style for the element. Note that Hatching and Gradient can not be combined. If both are set, Hatching will take precedence.
- Shadow - adds a shadow effect to the range arc. To create a shadow effect, set a value other than zero (0). A positive value will result in a shadow positioned below and to the right of the object; a negative value will result in a shadow positioned above and to the left.
In Range Gauge Elements Appearance:
- Scale Labels Color - you can allocate a specific color to the part of the scale label that is covered by the range arc. If you wish to do this, select the desired color here.
- Scale Tick Marks Color - you can allocate a specific color to the scale tick marks that are covered by the range arc. If you wish to do this, select the desired color here.