The 2D data view has a lot of properties, which may be customized by the user in order to adapt the data presentation to his own requirements.
Axis settings, coloring of objects, border settings and background color, etc. can be adjusted here. It may be useful to customize the cursor or zoom function.
For each data type, separate view settings
are applied!
For user
convenience, each data type provides individual display settings. The
software will recognize them automatically.
To save your personal 2D preferences, please click on the Save
as button. Usually there is no need to explicitly save the preferences since all changes will automatically be saved when the dialog is closed.
But if the user needs to often use different preferences he can save these by using the Save
as button and specifying a configuration name.
If the user is not satisfied with the changes he can revert back to the default 2D preferences. Clicking on the Reset button will reset all parameters to the default values.
These options control the look and feel of the axis coordinate system
in the software. Coloring, backgrounds and grid settings can be adjusted
for the 2D data view. The property section of the preferences dialog looks
like this:
Label Color
The label color controls the font color of the axes legend. Click
on the color field to change the
color.
Data Area Color
This option controls the background color of the data view. Click
on the color field to change the
color.
Axis Area Background
This option controls the background color of the axis coordinate system.
Click on the color
field to change the color.
Grid Color
This option controls the color of the grid shown in the back of the
data view. Click on the color field to change the color.
Label Font
This option controls the font style of the axis legend. The font, font
size, and font style can be adjusted here. Expand
the Label Font node to adjust
particular font settings.
Grid Dash On
This parameter controls the size of visible grid dashes shown with the
grid color.
Grid Dash Off
This parameter controls the size of transparent dashes shown with the
grid color.
Grid Pen Width
This parameter controls the pen width used for drawing the dashed grid
lines.
Show Grid
Enables or disables the grid.
Text
This option controls the font style of additional text in the coordinate
system. The font, font size, and font style can be adjusted here. Expand the Additional
Text Font node to adjust particular font settings.
Major Tick Steps X-Axis
This parameter defines the number of tickmarks for each major axis step
on the x-axis.
Minor Tick Steps X-Axis
This parameter defines the number of tickmarks that divide each major
step on the x-axis.
Show compressed X-Axis
This parameter only applies to IR spectra. In most cases, IR data is
shown in wave number units on the X-Axis. In order to compensate the non-linear
axis and emphasize lower wave numbers, the region above the Compression
Position will be shown compressed.
Compression Ratio
This parameter defines the compression factor.
Compression Position
This parameter defines the position on the X-axis, where compression
starts. By default this is around 2000 1/cm.
Major Tick Steps Y-Axis
This parameter defines the number of tickmarks for each major axis step
on the y-axis.
Minor Tick Steps Y-Axis
This parameter defines the number of tickmarks that divide each major
step on the y-axis.
Y-Axis Label Alignment
The orientation of the unit label on the Y-Axis can be toggled in order
to save space. The unit label can be shown in horizontal or vertical orientation.
Show Logarithmic Axis
The Y-Axis can be shown a logarithmic axis in order to visualize logarithmic
data as linear data. This parameter toggles data display.
This section provides parameters for zooming in 2D data. By default
the user can draw a rectangle for zooming into a particular region of
data.
Current Area Selection
This parameter controls which zoom mode is applied. By default the rectangle
zoom is used, which allows zooming in both axis directions at once. For
some applications it might be useful to keep the y-axis direction and
only zoom in x-axis direction.
Rectangle
Zoom in x- and y-direction
Horizontal
Zoom in x-direction only
Color
This parameter sets the background color of the zoom area while zooming.
Cursor
This section controls the mouse pointer layout and coloring. Furthermore
the behavior of the mouse pointer can be changed.
Color
This parameter controls the color of the mouse pointer.
Width
This parameter control the line width of the cross hair lines drawing
around the mouse pointer.
Spacing
This parameter controls the distance of the cross hair lines from the
center of the mouse pointer.
Show Data Position
This parameter controls the tool tip help function. The tool tip help
shows the actual cursor position in x- and y-values.
Yes
The tool tip is shown
No
The tool tip is invisible
Current Cursor
Various cursor modes are available controlling the behavior of the mouse
pointer. The following modes are available:
Cross
Shows an x,y cursor with four orthogonal cross hair lines indicating
the position of the mouse pointer within the data view. The mouse pointer
can be moved to any position within the data view without limitation.
Line
Shows an x,y cursor with two vertical cross hair lines indicating the
position of the mouse pointer within the data view. The mouse pointer
can be moved to any position within the data view without limitation.
Surfing
Shows an x,y cursor with four orthogonal cross hair lines indicating
the position of the mouse pointer within the data view. The mouse pointer
is forced to the graph of the active data object. When moved to a new
position within the data view the center of the mouse pointer sticks to
the graph slope.
Arrow
Shows an x,y arrow cursor indicating the position of the mouse pointer
within the data view. The mouse pointer can be moved to any position within
the data view without limitation.
The favorite display area controls the actual visible data
view. By default all data objects
are auto scaled on opening to
show the full spectral range. If the show favorite area function is enabled,
only the preferred region which has been previously defined by the user
is applied as default visible data view instead.
The display properties for the favorite area can be modified on the right
of the dialog:
Current view boundaries
These parameters show the coordinates of the current visible area of
the 2D data view. Minimum
and maximum data view coordinates for x and y of the actual data view
are shown read only. To apply those coordinates as favorite display area,
please follow the instructions below:
While the 2D Preferences dialog is open, zoom to your
favorite area in the 2D data view.
Set the flag Apply
Current Area As Favorite Area true in order to apply these coordinates
as new favorite view settings. The data view and parameters in the category
below are updated accordingly.
Favorite view boundaries
These parameters show the actual favorite area coordinates. The favorite
display area can be modified manually by changing the Minimum
X, Maximum X, Minimum
Y and Maximum Y coordinates.
Additionally, the favorite display area can be applied as default view
for new data objects.
Modify
the Minimum X, Maximum
X, Minimum Y and Maximum Y coordinates to your favorite
view coordinates.
Set
the Enable Favorite View Area flag
to Yes to enable your favorite
display area.
All open 2D data views containing data of this data type will be updated
and new data views are opened automatically with your favorite display
area.
Peak markers are used to show peaks within the data view area. Display
options for such peak markers can be adjusted here. For each data type,
separate display options will be stored. When opening the preferences
dialog, the preferences for the actual data type can be customized. The
following peak marker properties are available:
Show Details
Peak information are available either as peak table or as peak markers.
The user can decide whether to see the peak table, peak markers or both.
This flag controls the display option:
Peak Table and Peak
Markers (Show Both)
Shows peak table and peak markers
Peak Markers
Shows peak markers only.
Peak Table
Shows the Peak Table only
Show Value
Displayed information on the peak marker can be customized. Either the
x-axis value, the y-axis value or both can be shown on a peak marker within
the data view.
x-axis value
Shows the x-axis value of a peak
y-axis value
Shows the y-axis value of a peak.
x- and y-axis values
Shows the x-axis value and the y-axis value of a peak.
Show Marker on top of peak
Peak markers in a data view can be aligned to the top of the data view
area or directly shown next to the peak.
Yes
Peak markers are shown directly next to the peak.
No
Peak markers are shown aligned on top of the data view.
Show start end markers
This flag indicates, whether start and end tick marks are visible in
the data view.
Yes
Start and end tick marks are visible.
No
Start and end tick marks are hidden.
Fill peak
For some data types it might be useful to see the area underneath the
graph slope and the baseline filled. This flag controls, whether the peak
area underneath a peak is filled or not.
Yes
Enables peak filling.
No
Disables peak filling.
Peak marker font
The font and font size for peak markers shown within the data view area
can be customized here.
Marker tail color
Each peak marker possesses a connecting line between the value and the
corresponding peak. This line is called tail and the color can be customized
here.
Displayed Decimals for X-Values
This option controls the number of decimals shown for the x-axis value
shown on a peak marker. This number might be different from the default
number of decimals available for data.
Displayed Decimals for Y-Values
This option controls the number of decimals shown for the y-axis value
shown on a peak marker. This number might be different from the default
number of decimals available for data.
Calculation decimals
This option controls the number of decimals that are shown for the peak evaluation values in the
peak table.
In the 2D data view
the legend shows a list of all data objects within the current active
data view. The active object is highlighted automatically in the legend.
In the 3D data view
the legend shows a color coded area reflecting the actual intensity
range of the 3D data object.
The user can activate an object by clicking
the name in legend with the Left
mousebutton.
The following parameters can be adjusted for legend display:
Style
The legend style has the following options:
Auto
The legend is shown automatically, whenever 2 or more data objects
are visible in the current data view. If only one object is shown, the
legend is invisible.
Always
The legend is always shown.
Never
The legend is never shown.
Text Color
This option configures the text color of the legend entries.
Text Font
This option configures the font, font size, font style, etc. parameters
for the legend.
Has Background
This option configures, whether a background color is applied to the
legend or the background remains transparent.
Yes
The color given by the Background Color parameter is applied as background
color for the legend.
No
A transparent background color is used for the legend area.
Background Color
This option configures the background color of the legend. So if you
like to color it, select a suitable color here.
Has Frame
This option configures, whether the legend is shown with or without
border.
Yes
The legend is surrounded by a border.
No
The legend is shown without border.
Frame Color
This option configures the frame color of the legend. So if you like
to color it, select a suitable color here.
The visible data options control the appearance of 2D data objects in
the current data view. General coloring, line style and special settings
for 2D data can be adjusted here. For each data type, separate display
options will be stored. These options are applied to all visible items
in the data view. Actual color settings will be overridden on any changes.
A list of visible items is also given below the Visible Data Options node
for individual adjustments of each object.
Coloring Policy
When 2D data objects first enter the software, they will receive a curve
color, line style, etc. The object will keep this style until it will
be changed by the user. Several coloring policies are available to automate
coloring and line style assignment for incoming data. The following policies
are available:
Automatic (see
screenshot above)
The automatic coloring alternates the color for new incoming objects
according to a pre-defined list of colors as shown in the lower part of
the screen shot.
Example: The first data object is blue-colored, the second is
red-colored and so on.
Monochrome
The monochrome coloring defines exactly one color, which is applied
to all objects.
By Name
Data receives a curve color depending on pre-defined conditions. The
user is free to define conditions from any text information provided by
the data, e.g. the file name or any label.
Example: The color condition given below applies the blue color
to all data objects containing a label called "TITLE" with a
value "ref" somewhere in the name. The asterisk (*) symbol is
used as wildcard. Naming is not case sensitive.
Fill Spectrum Area
This option configures, whether the area underneath the curve is filled
with the curve color or not.
Yes
The area underneath the data curve is filled.
No
The area underneath the data curve is not filled.
Line Style
This option configures the line style of the curve. The following line
style options are available:
Solid
Dash
Dot
Dash Dot
Dash Dot Dot
Line Width
This option configures the line width in pixels. By default 1 pixel
is used.
Show Data Point Markers on Zoom
Whenever the user zooms into a spectral area in a way that the distance
between two adjacent data points is large enough to show data point markers,
they can be shown automatically.
Yes
Data point markers will be shown automatically during zooming.
No
No data point markers will be shown.
Example:
Show Spectrum Points as Lines
Instead of a data curve, each data point can also be visualized as vertical
line to zero. This option is applied by default for mass spectra.
Yes
Data points will be shown as vertical lines to zero.
No
Data points will be shown as curve.
Example:
Spectrum x-Axis Orientation
This option controls the orientation of the x-axis. Available options
are:
RightToLeft
Standard orientation - x-axis values increase from right to left
LeftToRight
Inverse orientation - x-axis values increase from left to right
button and select a saved preference file.
