On the "Shapefile Selection" tab, you can specify the underlying shapefile data.
Property | Description | Value | Description | |
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Data shapefile | This shapefile will be used for the data (coloring etc.). |
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| File name | File name |
Formula | Open file dialog Formula wizard |
| Back-ground | The fill color of a shape (might be replaced by the color defined on the 'Colors' tab). | True False Formula | Visible Invisible Formula wizard |
| Border | The color of a shape | 0 1 Formula | Transparent Pattern/Block Color Formula wizard |
| Filter | This filter allows selecting which shapes or lines from the Shapefile shall be used for displaying. The selection can be limited using the shapes' attributes (LL.ChartObject.Shape.Attribute…' fields). | Formula | Formula wizard |
| Area Selection | Select the area to display with this filter. Rectangle (with Coordinates): The displayed area will be restricted to these coordinates. For maps the typical coordinate area is -180°…180° in x- and -90°…90° in y-direction. Formula: 'True' for all information (shapes, lines) of the Shapefile data. The selection can also be limited by attributes (LL.ChartObject. Shape.Attribute…' fields). | True False | Formula Coordinates |
| Centered | Centered display (only for azimuthal projection). The data will be centered according to the area selection filter. | True False Formula | Visible Invisible Formula wizard |
Projection | The projection type. Only reasonable for Shapefiles with world coordinates (coordinate area -180°…180°, -90°…90°) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | none Mercator (Cylindrical) Braun (Cylindrical) Kavrayskiy (Azimuthal) Sinusoidal (Azimuthal) Eckert-Greiffendorff (Azimuthal) Hammer (Azimuthal) Winkel III (Azimuthal) | |
Background Shapefiles | Shapefiles in this list will be placed 'behind' the data to be able to display seas or similar. | Dialog | ||
Foreground Shapefiles | Shapefiles in this list will be placed 'over' the data to be able to display rivers or similar. | Dialog |