Chapter 1 Using the GLG Widgets 15

Using Widgets in the Graphics Builder 15

Graph Widgets 16

Components of a GLG Graphs 17

Naming Conventions 18

Performance Optimizations 19

Commonly Used Graph Resources 19

Data Samples and the Data Group 21

Data Area 24

Axes 24

Major And Minor Ticks 24

Grid Lines 25

Labels 26

Level Objects 28

Status Object 29

Titles 29

Legends 29

Multiple Axes 29

3D viewing 30

Input Widgets, Dials and Meters 30

Meters, Dials and Avionics gauges 30

Rotary Axis 31

Slider 32

Knob 34

Button 36

Menu 36

Text 37

Spinner 38

List and Option Menu 38

Clock and Stopwatch 38

Palette 39

Font, Resource and Tag Browsers 40

Process Control Objects 41

Chapter 2 The GLG Widget Library 43

Bar Graph
Signed Bar Graph
Histogram Graph 43

Animation Data 44

Files 44

Resource Sets 44

Horizontal Bar Graph 44

Animation Data 44

Files 45

Resource Sets 45

Symmetrical Bar Graph 45

Animation Data 45

Files 46

Resource Sets 46

Packed Bar Graph 46

Animation Data 46

Files 46

Resource Sets 46

Stacked Bar Graph 47

Animation Data 47

Files 47

Resource Sets 47

Step Graph 48

Animation Data 48

Files 48

Resource Sets 48

Filled Step Graph 49

Animation Data 49

Files 49

Resource Sets 49

Horizontal Step Graph 49

Animation Data 49

Files 50

Resource Sets 50

Horizontal Filled Step Graph 50

Animation Data 50

Files 51

Resource Sets 51

Multiline Step Graph 51

Animation Data 51

Files 52

Resource Sets 52

Filled Multiline Step Graph 52

Animation Data 52

Files 53

Resource Sets 53

Line Graph
Filled Line Graph
Line Segment Graph
Point Graph 53

Animation Data 53

Files 54

Resource Sets 54

Multiline Graph
Filled Multiline Graph
Multiset Line Segment Graph
Multiset Point Graph 54

Animation Data 54

Files 55

Resource Sets 55

XY Line Graph
XY Point Graph 55

Animation Data 55

Files 56

Resource Sets 56

Multiline XY Graph
Multiset Point XY Graph 56

Animation Data 56

Files 57

Resource Sets 57

Multiaxis Multiline XY Graph 57

Animation Data 57

Files 58

Resource Sets 58

Polar Line Graph
Polar Filled Line Graph
Polar Line Segment Graph
Polar Point Graph 58

Animation Data 58

Files 59

Resource Sets 59

Multiline Polar Graph 59

Animation Data 59

Files 60

Resource Sets 60

XY Polar Line Graph 60

Animation Data 60

Files 61

Resource Sets 61

Multiline Polar XY Graph 61

Animation Data 61

Files 62

Resource Sets 62

Pie Chart 62

Animation Data 62

Files 62

Resource Sets 62

Combination Graph 63

Animation Data 63

Files 63

Resource Sets 63

Stock Graphs 64

Animation Data 64

Files 64

Resource Sets 64

Axes Widget 65

Files 65

Resource Sets 65

3D Bar Graph
3D Signed Bar Graph
3D Histogram Graph
Pyramid Graph
Prism Graph
Cylinder Graph 65

Animation Data 65

Files 66

Resource Sets 66

Multiset 3D Bar Graph
Multiset 3D Signed Bar Graph
Multiset Pyramid Graph
Multiset Prism Graph
Multiset Cylinder Graph 66

Animation Data 66

Files 67

Resource Sets 67

3D Packed Bar Graph
3D Packed Signed Bar Graph 67

Animation Data 67

Files 68

Resource Sets 68

Multiset 3D Packed Bar Graph
Multiset 3D Packed Signed Bar Graph 68

Animation Data 68

Files 69

Resource Sets 69

3D Stacked Bar Graph 69

Animation Data 70

Files 70

Resource Sets 70

Multiset 3D Stacked Bar Graph 70

Animation Data 70

Files 71

Resource Sets 71

3D Step Graph 71

Animation Data 71

Files 72

Resource Sets 72

Multiset 3D Step Graph 72

Animation Data 72

Files 73

Resource Sets 73

Ribbon Graph 73

Animation Data 73

Files 73

Resource Sets 73

Multiset Ribbon Graph 74

Animation Data 74

Files 74

Resource Sets 74

Framed Surface Graph
Unframed Surface Graph 75

Animation Data 75

Files 75

Resource Sets 75

Gantt Chart 76

Animation Data 76

Files 76

Resource Sets 76

Horizontal Slider Graph 76

Animation Data 77

Files 77

Resource Sets 77

Vertical Slider Graph 77

Animation Data 77

Files 78

Resource Sets 78

Horizontal 3D Slider Graph 78

Animation Data 78

Files 79

Resources 79

Resource Sets 79

Vertical 3D Slider Graph 79

Animation Data 79

Files 80

Resources 80

Resource Sets 80

Legend 80

Files 80

Resource Sets 80

Bevels 80

Files 81

Resource Sets 81

Gauge Widgets 81

Files 81

Resource Sets 81

Clock Widgets 82

Files 82

Resource Sets 82

Stopwatch Widget 82

Files 82

Resources 82

Resource Sets 83

Thermometer Widget 84

Files 84

Resources 84

Resource Sets 85

Joystick Widgets 85

Files 85

Resources 85

Resource Sets 85

Indicator Widgets 86

Files 86

Resources 86

Resource Sets 86

Button Widgets 86

Files 86

Resource Sets 86

Two-Position Switch Widgets 87

Files 87

Resources 87

Resource Sets 87

Multipositional Knob Widgets 87

Files 88

Resources 88

Resource Sets 88

Multipositional Slider Widgets 88

Files 89

Resources 89

Resource Sets 89

Knob Widgets 89

Files 89

Resources 89

Resource Sets 90

Slider Widgets 90

Files 90

Resources 90

Resource Sets 91

Palette Widgets 91

Files 91

Resource Sets 91

Menu Widget 91

Files 92

Resource Sets 92

Text Widget 92

Files 92

Resource Sets 92

Font Browser Widget 92

Files 93

Resource Sets 93

Chapter 3 GLG Widget Resource Sets 95

Graph Widget Resource Sets 95

Title 95

Data Area 95

Polar Data Area 95

3D Data Area 96

Datagroup 96

Multiset Datagroup 96

Packed Datagroup 96

Line Datagroup 97

Multiline Datagroup 97

XY Line Datagroup 98

Multiline XY Datagroup 98

Filled Step Datagroup 99

Multiline Step Datagroup 99

Filled Multiline Step Datagroup 100

Pie Datagroup 100

Polar Xy Line Datagroup 100

Multiline Polar XY Datagroup 101

3D Datagroup 102

Multiset 3D Datagroup 102

3D Packed Datagroup 102

Multiset 3D Packed Datagroup 103

Surface Datagroup 103

Level 104

Symmetrical Level 104

Polar Level 104

X Level 105

Y Level 105

Status Object 105

Value Axis 105

X Axis 106

Y Axis 106

Z Axis 107

X Value Axis 107

Y Value Axis 108

Y1 Value Axis 108

Y Value Multiaxis 108

Z Value Axis 109

X Time Axis 109

Y Time Axis 110

Tangent Ticks 111

Tangent Labels 111

Tangent Grid 111

Radial Grid 111

Legend 111

Bevel 112

View Resources 112

Viewing 112

Zooming 112

Control And Interface Widget Common Resources 113

Slider 113

Knob 114

Active Element 114

Clock Hands 115

Unit Label 115

Scale Area 115

Center Marker 115

Value Label 115

Value Label Group 115

X Value Label Group 115

Y Value Label Group 116

Pointer 116