Ely and Tim, Thanks for all the help!
--- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > To simulate a border around the rectangular region inside a chart, you > can use axisRenderers. This example draws a dark green border inside > the axis labels. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " > layout="vertical" horizontalAlign="center" verticalAlign="middle" > backgroundColor="#FFFFFF"> > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; > > [Bindable] > public var axisColor : uint = 0x008000; > > [Bindable] > public var dataProvider : ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([ > {category: "A", value: 30}, > {category: "B", value: 50}, > {category: "C", value: 78}, > {category: "D", value: 46} > ]); > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:ColumnChart dataProvider="{ dataProvider }"> > > <mx:series> > <mx:ColumnSeries yField="value" maxColumnWidth="14"/> > </mx:series> > > <mx:horizontalAxis> > <mx:CategoryAxis categoryField="category"/> > </mx:horizontalAxis> > > <mx:horizontalAxisRenderer> > <mx:AxisRenderer tickPlacement="none"> > <mx:axisStroke> > <mx:Stroke color="{ axisColor }" weight="2" caps="none"/> > </mx:axisStroke> > </mx:AxisRenderer> > </mx:horizontalAxisRenderer> > > <mx:secondHorizontalAxisRenderer> > <mx:AxisRenderer showLabels="false" tickPlacement="none"> > <mx:axisStroke> > <mx:Stroke color="{ axisColor }" weight="2" caps="none"/> > </mx:axisStroke> > </mx:AxisRenderer> > </mx:secondHorizontalAxisRenderer> > > <mx:verticalAxisRenderer> > <mx:AxisRenderer tickPlacement="none" minorTickPlacement="none"> > <mx:axisStroke> > <mx:Stroke color="{ axisColor }" weight="2" caps="none"/> > </mx:axisStroke> > </mx:AxisRenderer> > </mx:verticalAxisRenderer> > > <mx:secondVerticalAxisRenderer> > <mx:AxisRenderer showLabels="false" tickPlacement="none" > minorTickPlacement="none"> > <mx:axisStroke> > <mx:Stroke color="{ axisColor }" weight="2" caps="none"/> > </mx:axisStroke> > </mx:AxisRenderer> > </mx:secondVerticalAxisRenderer> > > <mx:backgroundElements> > <mx:GridLines alpha="0"/> > </mx:backgroundElements> > > </mx:ColumnChart> > > </mx:Application> > > -TH > __________________________________ > > Tim Hoff > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > http://www.cynergysystems.com > Office <http://www.cynergysystems.comoffice/> : 866-CYNERGY > > > --- In [email protected], "Ely Greenfield" <egreenfi@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > To draw into the data area of the chart, you'll need to wite a custom > > chart element. See my numerous posts on the subject to this list, or > > some of the examples at http://www.quietlyscheming.com/ > > > > > > For the region of the chart...By default, a chart takes the space > given > > to it by its parent, subtracts out the space needed for the optimal > > layout and size for the axis labels, and uses the remaining space for > > the data area. If you're seeing fluctuations in the space used by the > > data, it's most likely due to fluctuations in the range of your > > data...i.e., if it starts at 0-80, then goes to 0-120, it's going to > > take a little more space for the extra digit on the labels. > > > > The area used by the axes is called the 'gutter' in chart terminology. > > While the chart calculates these on its own by default, you can assign > > explicit values for some or all of the chart gutters. When you do > that, > > the chart will do its best to fit the labels in the gutter sizes > > specified. Specify all four gutter size, and you've effectively locked > > in a size for the data area (given a fixed size for the whole chart). > > > > > > So checkout the gutterLeft, gutterTop, etc. styles. > > > > > > Ely. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of polonycjunk > > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:13 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Charting Questions > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I would like to add borders to the inside rectangular region of the > > charts. Would anyone know how to accomplish this task? I am able to > > modify the gridLines inside the chart, modify the thickness of the > > horizontal and vertical axis, but can't seem to find a way to put > > borders along the 4 axes. > > > > Also, how can you specify a fixed length of the rectangular region in > > the chart? It looks the size of this area fluctuates a tiny bit when > > working with real-time charts. > > > > Thanks for any input provided. > > >
