Graphic Selector

Vvidget Builder User Manual

Overview > Graphic Selector

The Graphic Selector determines which type of graphic you will make, or whether you want to select an existing graphic or not. The figure below show a typical Graphic Selector and annotates each cell of the Graphic Selector. This is just one form of Graphic Selector interface. The exact cell positioning and types can vary depending on what you have loaded into Vvidget Builder.

To select a mode of operation click on one of the cells in the Graphic Selector. Each cell is defined below.

Tool Cell Definitions

Click one of these cells to place the mouse operations in select or magnify mode.

Selection Click to set in selection mode. See Standard Editing for information on control behavior during Selection Mode.

Magnifier Click to set in magnification mode. While in this mode a mouse drag on a Graphic View defines the area to magnify to.

Factory Cell Definitions

Click one of these cells to select the graphic type you will make next. After selecting move the cursor to a Graphic View and then mouse down and drag the mouse. Then release the mouse button. A graphic of the type selected will have been made. You can then proceed to alter its attributes. If you use a graphic with specified attribute values enough you may want to put it on a palette, in which case you no longer have to create it in the manner just specified.

Circle Specifies a circle, ellipse, or pie section.

Cubic Bezier Specifies a cubic bezier graphic, which is a connected sequence of cubic bezier sections. After you create this graphic you will want to point-edit it to further create it.

Curve Specifies a curved section, which is a line, elbow or curved elbow with caps. After you create this graphic you will want to add your own caps using the Caps sub-editor on the inspector.

Date 2-Y Graph Specifies a date x-axis and two linear y-axis, one on each side of the graph.

Date Graph Specifies a date axis with one y-axis on the left side of the graph.

Date-Log Graph Specifies a date axis with one log-y-axis on the left side of the graph.

Empty An empty cell represents no present graphic and is a control for loading a plugin graphic.

Function Specifies a function graphic. Use a function graphic to define a sequence of points running from the left to right. This is the prototypical curve on a graph used for plotting purposes.

Image Specifies an image, which is any type of specification normally interpreted by the environment outside of Vvidget Builder. The image an be a PNG, TIFF or PDF representation for instance.

Label Specifies a label, which is a single line of text encoded in UNICODE standard.

Line Specifies a line.

Linear 2-Y Graph Specifies a x-linear axis and two y-linear axis (one on the left and one on the right) graph.

Linear Graph Specifies a graph. This is the graph one normally thinks about which is one linear x-axis and one linear y-axis.

Log-Log Specifies a graph with log axes in both directions.

Path Specifies a path, which is a sequence of operations, some of which have operands.

Point Map Specifies a point map graphic. Use a point map graphic to define a matrix of z-values where the z-values are represented by color.

Polar Specifies a polar graph, also known as a radar graph.

Polygon Specifies a polygon which is a sequence of points connected by lines. When the lines do not intersect then it is a polygon, otherwise it degenerates into another form.

Rectangle Specifies a rectangle, oval or parallelogram.

R-Log Specifies a polar graph with a log scale in the r-direction. This is also known as a radar graph.

Scatter Specifies a scatter graphic.

Semi-Log Specifies a semi-log graph which is a graph with x-linear axis and y-log axis.

Trajectory Specifies a trajectory graphic.

X-Log Specifies a X-oriented semi-log graph.

3D Graph The graph on which 3D data graphics are made.

3D Scatter A scatter is a set of 3D points.

3D Point Map A Point Map is a regular grid of z-values. The z-values are represented as the z-coordinate value thus producing the three dimensional effect.

3D Volume A Volume is a regular grid of densities (values ranging from 0 to 1). The densities are represented as cube sections on a regular grid where the cube has color specified by a color map.

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Selection	Click to set in selection mode. See Standard Editing for information on control behavior during Selection Mode.
Magnifier	Click to set in magnification mode. While in this mode a mouse drag on a Graphic View defines the area to magnify to.

Circle	Specifies a circle, ellipse, or pie section.
Cubic Bezier	Specifies a cubic bezier graphic, which is a connected sequence of cubic bezier sections. After you create this graphic you will want to point-edit it to further create it.
Curve	Specifies a curved section, which is a line, elbow or curved elbow with caps. After you create this graphic you will want to add your own caps using the Caps sub-editor on the inspector.
Date 2-Y Graph	Specifies a date x-axis and two linear y-axis, one on each side of the graph.
Date Graph	Specifies a date axis with one y-axis on the left side of the graph.
Date-Log Graph	Specifies a date axis with one log-y-axis on the left side of the graph.
Empty	An empty cell represents no present graphic and is a control for loading a plugin graphic.
Function	Specifies a function graphic. Use a function graphic to define a sequence of points running from the left to right. This is the prototypical curve on a graph used for plotting purposes.
Image	Specifies an image, which is any type of specification normally interpreted by the environment outside of Vvidget Builder. The image an be a PNG, TIFF or PDF representation for instance.
Label	Specifies a label, which is a single line of text encoded in UNICODE standard.
Line	Specifies a line.
Linear 2-Y Graph	Specifies a x-linear axis and two y-linear axis (one on the left and one on the right) graph.
Linear Graph	Specifies a graph. This is the graph one normally thinks about which is one linear x-axis and one linear y-axis.
Log-Log	Specifies a graph with log axes in both directions.
Path	Specifies a path, which is a sequence of operations, some of which have operands.
Point Map	Specifies a point map graphic. Use a point map graphic to define a matrix of z-values where the z-values are represented by color.
Polar	Specifies a polar graph, also known as a radar graph.
Polygon	Specifies a polygon which is a sequence of points connected by lines. When the lines do not intersect then it is a polygon, otherwise it degenerates into another form.
Rectangle	Specifies a rectangle, oval or parallelogram.
R-Log	Specifies a polar graph with a log scale in the r-direction. This is also known as a radar graph.
Scatter	Specifies a scatter graphic.
Semi-Log	Specifies a semi-log graph which is a graph with x-linear axis and y-log axis.
Trajectory	Specifies a trajectory graphic.
X-Log	Specifies a X-oriented semi-log graph.
3D Graph	The graph on which 3D data graphics are made.
3D Scatter	A scatter is a set of 3D points.
3D Point Map	A Point Map is a regular grid of z-values. The z-values are represented as the z-coordinate value thus producing the three dimensional effect.
3D Volume	A Volume is a regular grid of densities (values ranging from 0 to 1). The densities are represented as cube sections on a regular grid where the cube has color specified by a color map.