In PowerBuilder .NET, you can set the appearance of axis frames individually using solid colors, gradient colors, or images.
For each 3-D graph, there are three axis groups: Axis [Category], Axis [Series], and Axis [Values]. When the Shaded Back Edge property is set to True for an axis, you can set the color and gradient or picture for that axis.
| Property for axis | Value |
|---|---|
| axis.backedgecolor | An integer specifying the color of the axis frame. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Color |
| axis.backedgepicture.file | A string indicating the path name for the picture file to be used for the axis frame. Supported formats are BMP, GIF, JPEG, RLE, and PNG. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Picture |
| axis.backedgepicture.transparency | An integer in the range 0 – 100, where 0 means that the background bitmap is opaque, and 100 that it is completely transparent. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Transparency |
| axis.brushmode | An integer that defines the type of brush used for the axis frame. Values are:
Painter: Axis group, Backedge Mode |
| axis.gradient.angle | An integer indicating the angle in degrees (values are 0 – 360) used to offset the color and transparency gradient. This property is used only when the brushmode property takes a value of 3. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Angle |
| axis.gradient.color | A long specifying the color (the red, green, and blue values) to be used as the axis frame's secondary color. The gradient defines transitions between the primary and secondary background colors. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Color |
| axis.gradient.focus | An integer in the range 0 – 100, specifying the distance (as a percentage) from the center where the background color is at its maximum. (For example, if the radial gradient is used and the value is set to 0, the color is at the center of the background; if the value is 100, the color is at the edges of the background.) Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Focus |
| axis.gradient.repetition.count | An integer specifying the number of gradient transitions for background color
and transparency. A value of 0 indicates 1 transition. A value of 3 indicates 4
transitions. This property is used only when the axis.gradient.repetition.mode property for
the column or control takes the value of 0 (by count). Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, RepetitionCount |
| axis.gradient.repetition.length | A long specifying the number of gradient transitions. This property is used only
when the gradient.repetition.mode property for the column or control takes the value
of 1 (by length). The units for the length that you assign for gradient transitions are
set by the DataWindow object’s Units property. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, RepetitionLength |
| axis.gradient.repetition.mode | Specifies the mode for determining the number of gradient transitions for the
axis frame's background color and transparency. Permitted values are:
Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Reptition Mode |
| axis.gradient.scale | An integer in the range 0 – 100 specifying the rate of transition to the gradient
color (as a percentage). Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Scale |
| axis.gradient.spread | An integer in the range 0 – 100 indicating the contribution of the second color
to the blend (as a percentage). Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Spread |
| axis.gradient.transparency | An integer in the range 0 – 100, where 0 means that the axis frame's
secondary (gradient) background is opaque and 100 that it is transparent.
The gradient defines transitions between the primary and secondary transparency
settings. Painter: Axis group, Backedge Gradient, Transparency |