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Required plugins for this example: MBS ChartDirector Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /ChartDirector/background
This example is the version from Thu, 6th Apr 2016.
Project "background.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
EventHandler Sub Open()
createChart(0, "background0")
createChart(1, "background1")
createChart(2, "background2")
createChart(3, "background3")
End EventHandler
Protected Sub CreateChart(img as integer, filename as string)
dim w as new PicWindow
w.Title=filename
// The data for the chart
dim data(-1) as double = array(85, 156, 179.5, 211, 123)
dim labels(-1) as string = array("Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri")
// Create a XYChart object of size 270 x 270 pixels
dim c as new CDXYChartMBS(270, 270)
// Set the plot area at (40, 32) and of size 200 x 200 pixels
dim plotarea as CDPlotAreaMBS
plotarea = c.setPlotArea(40, 32, 200, 200)
// Set the background style based on the input parameter
if (img = 0) then
// Has wallpaper image
c.setWallpaper(FindFile("tile.gif"))
elseif (img = 1) then
// Use a background image as the plot area background
plotarea.setBackground(FindFile("bg.png"))
elseif (img = 2) then
// Use white (&hffffff) and grey (&he0e0e0) as two alternate plotarea
// background colors
plotarea.setBackground(&hffffff, &he0e0e0)
else
// Use a dark background palette
c.setWhiteOnBlackColors
end if
// Set the labels on the x axis
call c.xAxis.setLabels(labels)
// Add a color bar layer using the given data. Use a 1 pixel 3D border for the
// bars.
dim colors(-1) as integer
c.addBarLayer(data, colors).setBorderColor(-1, 1)
w.Backdrop=c.makeChartPicture
w.top=50+300*(img\2)
w.left=300*(img mod 2)
w.show
End Sub
Function FindFile(name as string) As FolderItem
// Look for file in parent folders from executable on
dim parent as FolderItem = app.ExecutableFile.Parent
while parent<>Nil
dim file as FolderItem = parent.Child(name)
if file<>Nil and file.Exists then
Return file
end if
parent = parent.Parent
wend
End Function
End Class
Class PicWindow Inherits Window
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&Ablage"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Bearbeiten"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Rückgängig"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "&Ausschneiden"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Kopieren"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Einfügen"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "&Alles auswählen"
End MenuBar
End Project
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS ChartDirector Plugin.