SciFigs: Make-up

A make-up is used to customize the appearance of individual graphic objects or Graphic Sheets. It includes all the information corresponding to the object Properties, such as X/Y axis limits, X/Y object position, Layers, and X/Y axis titles.

It can be saved in a .mkup file (which is a XML File) that can further be used for any other graphic objects or Graphic Sheets of the same type as well as in a command line mode.

Note: do not mix the two types of make-up files, unless you want to run into errors.

Note: only one type of context menu among the several available is shown.

Building a make-up

Select Properties in a context menu

Make changes to the plot with the property editor.

Saving a make-up

Select Save make-up in the context menu

Once all changes have been made in the plot, right-click on a blank part of the plot and select Save make-up in a context menu.

Make-up property filter pop-up window

When Save make-up is selected, Make up property filter appears in a pop-up window.

Checked boxes have the following effects:

• X axis limits: keep the two end values of the x-axis
• Y axis limits: keep the two end values of the y-axis
• X object position: keep the x position of the plot in the page
• Y object position: keep the y position of the plot in the page
• Layers: keep the object layers
• X axis title: keep the x-axis title
• Y axis title: keep the y-axis title

Make-up property filter pop-up window with the Custom property filter window

• Custom property filter: for advanced make-up property customizing. When this box is checked a window opens inside the Make up property filter window (Example).

The saving process continues by pressing .

Browser pop-up window

Choose a destination folder in the browser pop-up window.

Type the name of the make-up in the appropriate text box. Do not include the extension (.mkup), it is added automatically.

End the saving process by pressing .

Applying a make-up

Select Restore make-up in the context menu.

Select Restore make-up in a context menu

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