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Format Bar Gauge Dialog Box
You can use the Format Bar Gauge dialog box to format a bar gauge chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.
Designer displays the Format Bar Gauge dialog box when you right-click any range in a bar in a bar gauge chart and select Format Bar Gauge from the shortcut menu, or double-click any pointer in the bar gauge.
The dialog box contains the following tabs (Designer displays the Behaviors tab only when the chart is in a library component):
You see these buttons in all the tabs:
OK
Select to apply all changes and close the dialog box.
Cancel
Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.
Apply
Select to apply all changes and leave the dialog box open.
Help
Select to view information about the dialog box.
Staff Graph Tab
Use this tab to specify the properties for the bars in the bar gauge.
Bar
You can specify the properties of the bars in this box.
- Layout
Select the layout of the bars: vertical or horizontal. - Thickness
Specify the thickness of the bars, in pixels. - Start Style
Select the style for the start graph of the bars: square or round. - End Style
Select the style for the end graph of the bars: square or round.
Range Border
You can specify the properties of the bar border in this box.
- Color
Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Line Style
Select the line style of the border. - Transparency
Specify the transparency for the border color. - Thickness
Specify the thickness of the border, in pixels.
Show Range Name
Select to show the names of the ranges that you define in the Range Color tab in the bars. Designer enables the Font and Effects boxes in this tab after you select the option.
Font
You can specify the font format of the text in the range names in this box.
- Font list
The drop-down list contains all the font faces that you can select to apply to the text. - Font Size
Specify the font size of the text. - Font Color
Specify the font color of the text. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Transparency
Specify the color transparency of the text. - Rotation
Specify the rotation angle of the text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0. - Shearing
Specify the gradient of the text.
Effects
You can specify the special effects of the text in the range names in this box.
- Style
Select the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic. - Strikethrough
Select the style of the horizontal line using which to strikethrough the text. It can be one of the following: none, thin line, bold line, and double lines. - Underline
Select the style of the horizontal line under the text. It can be one of the following: none, single, single lower, bold line, bold lower, double lines, bold double, patterned line, and bold patterned. When you select "patterned line" or "bold patterned", Designer draws a line or bold line in the pattern of the text. - Superscript
Select to raise the text above the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available. - Embossed
Select to make the text appear to be raised off the page in relief. - Outlined
Select to display the inner and outer borders of each character. - Subscript
Select to lower the text below the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available. - Engraved
Select to make the text appear to be imprinted or pressed into the page. - Shadowed
Select to add a shadow beneath and to the right of the text.
Web Report Studio and JDashboard do not support underlining chart text, therefore, Logi Report Engine ignores this property when the chart runs in Web Report Studio or is used in a dashboard.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Axis Tab
You see the following sub tabs in the Axis tab:
Axis Sub Tab
Use this sub tab to specify the properties of the axis in the bar gauge.
Show Axis
Select to show the axis in the bar gauge.
Type
You can specify the position relationship of the axis and the bars in this box.
When you set Layout to "horizontal" in the Staff Graph tab, Designer displays the following options:
- Top
Select to display the axis on the top of the bars. - Bottom
Select to display the axis at the bottom of the bars. - Center
Select to display the axis in the center of the bars.
- Top
- When you set Layout to "vertical" in the Staff Graph tab, Designer displays the following options:
- Left
Select to display the axis on the left of the bars. - Right
Select to display the axis on the right of the bars. - Center
Select to display the axis in the center of the bars.
- Left
Option
You can specify the values to display in the chart in this box.
- Minimum
Specify the minimum value to display in the chart. You can select the button
to use a formula to control the value. - Maximum
Specify the maximum value to display in the chart. You can select the button to use a formula to control the value.
You can specify the properties of the axis line in this box.
- Color
Specify the color of the line. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Style
Select the style of the line. - Transparency
Specify the color transparency of the line. - Thickness
Specify the thickness of the line. - Use Range Color
Select to make the axis line color follow the colors of the ranges, that is, the axis line part for the range of blue color becomes blue and the part for the range of red color becomes red.
Gap
Designer disables the option in the box when you set Type to "Center" in this tab.
Circular Axis Gap
Specify the gap between the axis and the bar when the axis is not in the center of the bars.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Tick Mark Sub Tab
Use this sub tab to specify the properties of the tick marks on the axis.
Type
You can specify the position relationship of the axis and the tick marks in this box.
- When you set Layout to "horizontal" in the Staff Graph tab, Designer displays the following options:
- None
Select if you do not want to display tick marks on the axis. It is meaningless to specify all the other tick mark properties if you select this type. - Top
Select to display the tick marks on the top of the axis. - Bottom
Select to display the tick marks on the bottom of the axis. - Center
Select to display the tick marks in the center of the axis.
- None
- When you set Layout to "vertical" in the Staff Graph tab, Designer displays the following options:
- None
Select if you do not want to display tick marks on the axis. It is meaningless to specify all the other tick mark properties if you select this type. - Left
Select to display the tick marks on the left of the axis. - Right
Select to display the tick marks on the right of the axis. - Center
Select to display the tick marks in the center of the axis.
- None
Major Tick Mark Line
You can specify the line properties of the major tick marks in this box.
- Correlate with Axis
Select to apply the line properties that you define for the axis in the Axis sub tab to the major tick marks. If you clear the option, you can specify the line properties for the major tick marks separately using the following options:- Color
Specify the color of the major tick mark line. Designer disables the option if you select Use Range Color in the Axis sub tab.To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box.
- Style
Select the style of the major tick mark line. - Transparency
Specify the color transparency of the major tick mark line. Designer disables the option if you select Use Range Color in the Axis sub tab. - Thickness
Specify the thickness of the major tick mark line.
- Color
- Increment
Specify the distance between two adjacent major tick marks on the axis. - Number of Tick Marks
Specify how many major tick marks you want to display on the axis. - Tick Mark Length
Specify the length of the major tick mark line.
Minor Tick Mark Line
You can specify the properties of the minor tick marks in this box.
- Correlate with Axis
Select to apply the line properties that you define for the axis in the Axis sub tab to the minor tick marks. If you clear the option, you can specify the line properties for the minor tick marks separately using the following options:- Color
Specify the color of the minor tick mark line. Designer disables the option if you select Use Range Color in the Axis sub tab.To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box.
- Style
Select the style of the minor tick mark line. - Transparency
Specify the color transparency of the minor tick mark line. Designer disables the option if you select Use Range Color in the Axis sub tab. - Thickness
Specify the thickness of the minor tick mark line.
- Color
- Increment
Specify the distance between two adjacent minor tick marks on the axis. - Number of Tick Marks
Specify how many minor tick marks you want to display on the axis. - Tick Mark Length
Specify the length of the minor tick mark line.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Label Sub Tab
Use this sub tab to specify the properties of the major tick mark labels.
Type
You can specify in which manner to display the major tick mark labels in this box.
- None
Select if you do not want to display labels for the major tick marks. - Normal
Select it and you can specify how to display the labels using the following options:- Label Every N Major Tick Marks
Specify the frequency at which to label the major tick marks. - Number of Major Labels
Specify how many major tick mark labels you want to display on the axis.- Auto
Select to display all the major tick mark labels. - Fixed
Select it and you can specify the number of the major tick mark labels you want to display on the axis.
- Auto
- Label Every N Major Tick Marks
- Range Value
Select to show the range values that you define in the Range Color tab as the labels.
Gap
You can specify the gap properties for the major tick mark labels in this box.
- Label Axis Gap
Specify the distance between the labels and the axis, in pixels. - Best Effect
Select to adjust the labels automatically to make them placed best. If you select the option, Designer hides some labels when they overlap.
Font
You can specify the font format of the text in the major tick mark labels in this box.
- Font list
The drop-down list contains all the font faces that you can select to apply to the text. - Font Size
Specify the font size of the text. - Font Color
Specify the font color of the text. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Transparency
Specify the color transparency of the text. - Rotation
Specify the rotation angle of the text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0. - Shearing
Specify the gradient of the text.
Designer disables the Font Color and Transparency options if you select Use Range Color in the Axis sub tab.
Effects
You can specify the special effects of the text in the major tick mark labels in this box.
- Style
Select the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic. - Strikethrough
Select the style of the horizontal line using which to strikethrough the text. It can be one of the following: none, thin line, bold line, and double lines. - Underline
Select the style of the horizontal line under the text. It can be one of the following: none, single, single lower, bold line, bold lower, double lines, bold double, patterned line, and bold patterned. When you select "patterned line" or "bold patterned", Designer draws a line or bold line in the pattern of the text. - Superscript
Select to raise the text above the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available. - Embossed
Select to make the text appear to be raised off the page in relief. - Outlined
Select to display the inner and outer borders of each character. - Subscript
Select to lower the text below the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available. - Engraved
Select to make the text appear to be imprinted or pressed into the page. - Shadowed
Select to add a shadow beneath and to the right of the text.
Web Report Studio and JDashboard do not support underlining chart text, therefore, Logi Report Engine ignores this property when the chart runs in Web Report Studio or is used in a dashboard.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Format Sub Tab
Use this sub tab to specify the data format of the major tick mark labels.
Category & Format
The two boxes list the category types and the formats of each category that Designer provides by default. Select a category and a format for this category, then select Add to add it as the format of the category. You can add only one format for each category.
Properties
The text box shows the properties of the format that you select in the Format box. If the default formats Designer provides for a category cannot meet your requirement, you can define your own format in the text box and select Add to add it as the format of the category.
Auto Scale in Number
Specify whether to automatically scale the Number values which fall into the following two ranges:
- When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
- When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.
By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.
Sample
The box displays a sample for the selected format.
Stack
The box lists all the formats that you select from different categories.
Add
Select to add a format to the Stack box.
Remove
Select to remove the specified format from the Stack box.
Apply
Select to apply the specified format to the major tick mark labels.
Pointer Tab
Use this tab to specify the properties of the pointers in the bar gauge.
Use Pointer
Select to use pointers to indicate values in the bar gauge.
Use Color Bar
Select to use color bars to indicate values in the bar gauge.
Pointer Style
Designer displays this box when you select Use Pointer. You can specify the properties of the pointers in this box.
- Value Pointer
Select the style of the pointers. You can select "Customized" from the drop-down list to specify an image as the pointer. - Width
Specify the width of the pointers. - Height
Specify the height of the pointers. - Position
Select the position of the pointers relative to the bars: top, bottom, or center. - Gap
Specify the distance between the pointers and the bars, in pixels. - Style List
Select to open the Style List dialog box to specify the style for pointers in the same data series respectively.
Pointer Color
You can specify the color properties of the pointers in this box.
- Color
Specify the color of the pointers. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Color List
Select to open the Color List dialog box to specify the color pattern for pointers in the same data series respectively. - Transparency
Specify the transparency for color of the pointers. - Self Settings
Select to apply the color pattern to the pointers themselves. If you do not select the option, Designer synchronizes the color settings you define here to the Pattern List property on the chart object in the Report Inspector, which the data markers of other subtypes can also apply if the chart is a combo chart. - Use Range Color
Select to use the colors that you define for the ranges in the Range Color tab for the pointers.
Pointer Value
You can specify the properties of the pointer values in this box.
- Show Pointer Value
Select to show values for the pointers. - Position
Select the position of the values relative to the pointers: top, bottom, center, on pointer, or customized. If you select "customized", you can customize the position by dragging any pointer value in the design area.
Pointer Border
You can specify the properties for the border of the pointers in this box.
- Show Pointer Border
Select to show the border of the pointers. - Line Style
Select the line style to apply to the border. - Thickness
Specify the weight of the border, in pixels. - Color
Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Transparency
Specify the transparency for the color of the border.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Target Tab
Use this tab to specify the properties of the target in the bar gauge.
Use Target Value
Select to use target value for the bar gauge.
- Target Value
Specify the target value. You can select the button to use a formula to control the value.
Pointer Style
You can specify the pointer style for the target value in this box.
- Target Pointer
Select the style of the target pointer. You can select "Customized" from the drop-down list to specify an image as the target pointer. - Width
Specify the width of the target pointer. - Height
Specify the height of the target pointer. - Position
Select the position of the target pointer relative to the bars: top, bottom, or center. - Gap
Specify the distance between the target pointer and the bars.
Pointer Color
You can specify the color properties of the target pointer in this box.
- Color
Specify the color of the target pointer. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Transparency
Specify the transparency for the color of the target pointer.
Target Value
You can specify the properties of the target value in this box.
- Show Target Value
Select to show the target value on the bar gauge. - Position
Select the position of the target value relative to the bars: top, bottom, center, on pointer, or customized. If you select "customized", you can customize the position by dragging the target value in the design area.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Frame Tab
Use this tab to specify the properties for the frame of the bar gauge.
Size
You can specify the size properties of the frame in this box.
- Frame Size
Specify the size of the frame.
Fill
You can specify the color and transparency of the frame in this box.
- Fill
Specify the color to fill the frame. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Transparency
Specify the transparency of the color to fill the frame.
Border
You can specify the properties for the border of the frame in this box.
- Border Type
Select the type of the border.- none
Select if you do not want to show the border. - raised
Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is raised off the page. - recess
Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is pressed into the page. - shadow
Select to show two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object. - solid
Select to use single-line border.
- none
- Color
Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box. - Line Style
Select the line style of the border. - Transparency
Specify the transparency for color of the border. - Thickness
Specify the thickness of the border, in pixels. - End Caps
Select the ending style of the border line.- butt
Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with no added decoration. - round
Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the width of the pen. - square
Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a square projection that extends beyond the end of the segment to a distance equal to half of the line width.
- butt
- Line Joint
Select the joint style of the border line.- miter
Select to join path segments by extending their outside edges until they meet. - round
Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at a radius of half the line width. - bevel
Select to join path segments by connecting the outer corners of their wide outlines with a straight segment. - joint round
Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at the specified radius.
- miter
- Path
Specify the fill pattern of the border.- Outline Path
Select to use outline path for the border. - Fill Path
Select to use whole path for the border.
- Outline Path
- Dash
Specify the dash size of the border if you select a dash line style for the border.- Auto Adjust Dash
Select to adjust the dash size automatically. - Fixed Dash Size
Select to use fixed dash size.
- Auto Adjust Dash
Gauge Group Name
You can specify the properties for the gauge group names in this box.
- Show Gauge Group Name
Select to show names for the bars in the bar gauge which are values of the field on the category axis. If the bar gauge contains no category field, the group name shows "Report" by default. - Position
Select the position of the names relative to the bars: top, bottom, center, or customized. If you select "customized", you can customize the position by dragging any name in the design area.
Sample
The box displays a preview sample of your selection.
Range Color Tab
Use this tab to specify the value ranges for the bar gauge and the color and name of each range.
Use Gradient Effect
Select to use gradient effect for the color.
Add button
Select to add a new range.
Remove button
Select to delete the specified range.
Minimum
The column shows the minimum values that you specify for the ranges.
Maximum
The column shows the maximum values that you specify for the ranges.
Color
The column shows the colors that you specify for the ranges. To edit the color, select in the cell and customize the color in the color palette.
Name
The column shows the names that you specify for the ranges.
Others
You can specify the properties for values that do not fall into any of the ranges you define in this box.
- Name
Specify the name for the values. - Color
Specify the color for the values. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or input the hexadecimal value (for example, 0xff0000) of a color in the text box.
Hint Tab
Use this tab to specify the properties for the hint of the bar gauge.
Show Category and Series
Select to include the category and series values in the hint.
Auto Scale in Number
Specify whether to automatically scale the Number values in the hint which fall into the following two ranges:
- When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
- When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.
By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.
- When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
- When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.
By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.
Behaviors Tab
Designer displays the Behaviors tab only when the bar gauge chart is in a library component. You can use it to specify web behaviors to the bar gauge.
Add button
Select to add a new web behavior line.
Remove button
Select to delete the specified web behavior.
Up button
Select to move the specified web behavior higher in the list. At runtime, when an event bound with more than one action happens, JDashboard triggers the upper action first.
Down button
Select to move the specified web behavior lower in the list.
Events
The column shows the events that you select to trigger the web actions.
Actions
The column shows the actions that you specify for the events to trigger. To bind a web action to an event, select the ellipsis button 
in the action cell and Designer displays the Web Action List dialog box for you to specify the web action.