Difference between revisions of "SciFigs: Legend"
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== Editing a legend == | == Editing a legend == | ||
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| + | By double clicking on the graph of the legend you get the properties window of the legend box. | ||
| + | You can than specify the properties of [[#Pen| Pen]], [[#Symbol | Symbol]], [[#Symbol pen |Symbol pen]], [[#Symbol brush| Symbol brush]], and the [[#Text| Text]] to describe different lines. | ||
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| + | === 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|20px]] and the Style [[Image:Legend_menu-select_line.png|20px]], as Continous, Dashed or Dotted line, | ||
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| + | === Symbol === | ||
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| + | === Symbol pen === | ||
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| + | === Symbol brush === | ||
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| + | === Text === | ||
== Export/import legends == | == Export/import legends == | ||
== Legend file format == | == Legend file format == | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 9 March 2010
A legend is a graphical object that can be inserted in a graphic sheet. A legend is a description of various line, symbol and text attributes used for plotting curves on a XY plot containing line layers.
Contents
Creating a new legend
In a graphic sheet such as figue, select menu Insert/Legend. Alternatively, use the toolbar icon for legend 
or right-click on a blank part of the graphic sheet and access all menu items through the context menu (useful for Mac users who have no top menu bar when the graphic sheet is embedded in a larger application, e.g. inside geopsy). Open this page file in figue to plot the same legend as in figure.
Editing a legend
By double clicking on the graph of the legend you get the properties window of the legend box.
You can than specify the properties of Pen, Symbol, Symbol pen, Symbol brush, and the Text to describe different lines.
Pen
You can select the Pen Color (shown on the left side figure), the Width 
and the Style 
, as Continous, Dashed or Dotted line,
