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| Input | 1 Discrete data
or 1 Qualitative data or 1 Working map |
| Output | Drawing |
Description :
This module enables a symbol to be placed to represent the qualitative (or discrete) data or the working map. The
symbols are all the same size.
Warning
If certain entities are made up of several surfaces (for example Italy, which is made up of the "boot" and two islands), the symbol is placed on the largest surface.
Parameters :
The table gives the correspondence between the class, the color and the symbol.
If the qualitative data input is available, you must fill the Qualities column of the table :
When the module is linked for the first time to a qualitative data, the qualities of input data are
automatically inserted in the table.
The Qualities import button fills the table with the new qualities if input data has changed. The already
inserted qualities are not removed.
The aim of this table is to keep the qualities order associated to the colors, and also to keep the values of qualities even if the input data has changed and that one quality is no more present temporarily.
The number of lines in the table is equal to the number of qualities. The values typed in here must correspond to the input data.
If the discrete data input is available, then the table has as many lines as classes.
If the working map input is available, then the table has only one line. Therefore, you can choose only one type of
symbol to represent it.
If the working map is made up of :
- surfaces : a symbol will be placed at the centroid of each surface.
- points : a symbol will be placed on each point.
- lines : they will not be represented.
A symbol must be selected for each quality or class (or for the whole working map). The list of the available symbols is as follows:
- text
- custom image
- circle
- square
- triangle pointing downwards
- triangle pointing upwards
- cross
- diagonal cross
- long cross
- horizontal ellipse
- vertical ellipse
- horizontal rectangle
- vertical rectangle
- five-pointed star
- six-pointed star
- man
- woman
- house
- watch
- flash of lightning
To use an image symbol, first select image in the symbols list, and then click in the corresponding column on an image to open the provided image list. This list can be changed in the File/Preferences menu.
To use a text symbol, first select text in the symbols list, and then specify your text in the corresponding
column.
When you click in the Fonts column on the field located on the left of the text, the font list opens and enables
you to select the desired font. Font size, however, is not selected from the list, this is done in the Size
field located below in this tab. The fields takes the name of the selected font.
The symbol offset allows you to move symbols horizontally (first entry field : x) and/or vertically
(second entry field : y) as compared with the centroid, in map unit.
This enables various representations to be displayed on the same map without being superimposed.
By default, the symbols will be placed at the centroid of the entities.
- Sizes
When you uncheck the Automatic size box, you can specify the desired size in map unit.
You can also choose the stroke thickness, in map unit.
- Colors
You can choose to color the interior of the symbols by checking the With filling box and clicking on the colored square to open the color panel.
The symbols can be shown with an outline by checking the With stroke box. In this case, the outline of the
symbols can be given the color of your choice by clicking on the colored square to open the color panel.
If the symbol is a text, its color will be the filling color. The stroke color will not be used.
If the symbol is an image, neither filling nor stroke are used.
If you check neither the With stroke nor the With filling boxes, the symbols and the caption will not be visible.
Remarks on colors
To change a color, click on the desired color to open the color panel.
To create, remove or change a hatching, click on the desired color with the right button on PC, or click with
the Apple key down on MAC, to open the hatch panel.
The values in the hatch panel are in map unit. If the module is in a user library or if no map is supplied in input,
you can nevertheless set the values but you cannot see them.
Caption :
If the Display caption box has been checked, you have access to the various parametrizing commands for the caption, which are located in the last two tabs of the module (Caption and Elements tabs).
A black frame can be added for this caption by checking the With frame box.
- Texts
You can first choose the caption title. It is the module name by default.
If the discrete data input is available, the number precision enables you to specify the number of figures to be shown before and after the comma. The number before the comma can be between 1 and 10, and the one after can be between 0 and 10. You can also check the automatic number precision checkbox to set a maximum of 9 significant numbers for the integer part and the decimal part together.
The number alignment allows you to set the alignment of the texts of the caption : on the left, on the right or on the comma. The default choice is "automatic alignment" which choose the best format among the 3 available ones depending on the type of the input data : "left alignment" for quantified data and qualitative data.
The column number is also modifiable. It enables you to have a classic vertical representation or an horizontal one or a representation in columns. The column number is limited to 12.
The text color can be set by clicking on the colored square to open the color panel.
You can set the texts on the right or under the symbols in the caption.
A black frame can be added for this caption by checking the With frame box.
When you click on the Choose font button, the font list opens and enables you to select the desired font. Font size, however, is not selected from the list, this is done in the Size field located below. You just have to uncheck the Automatic size box to specify a different size in the map unit.
Finally, you can select the desired space between symbols and texts in caption by choosing a small, normal or large caption.
The column number is also modifiable. It enables you to have a classic vertical representation or an horizontal one or a representation in columns. The column number is limited to 12.
You can set the texts on the right or under the symbols in the caption.
- Font
You have the possibility of choosing the desired font. However, the size will not be here selected but in the Sizes option.
The text color can be set by clicking on the colored square to open the color panel.
- Sizes
You just have to uncheck the Automatic size box to specify a different size in the map unit.
Finally, you can select the desired space between symbols and texts in caption by choosing a small, normal or large caption.
- Classes
You can change the caption texts by unchecking the Automatic strings computation box. You can then specify
your texts in the Custom captions column. The first column gives the correspondence between the classes and the
texts.
If the discrete data input is available, the caption texts are filled by default with hooks to indicate the
class thresholds. From now on you can choose the automatic filling of these texts by using the formulation [x1 ;
x2], from x1 to x2, x1 - x2 or the inset texts representation.
If the qualitative data input is available, the caption texts are filled by default with the qualities names
that you have specified in parametrizing the module.
- Presentation
If the discrete data input is available, the Invert order box enables you to invert the order of caption
elements.
Attention, the order of the texts specified in this tab will not be inverted.
Therefore:
- if the Invert order box is unchecked, the text associated to the Class Nb 1 will be at the bottom of the
caption.
- if the Invert order box is checked, the text associated to the Class Nb 1 will be at the top of the
caption.
Attention, if the qualitative data input is available, the text associated to the Class Nb 1 will always be at the top of the caption.
Script :
2 module untyped_list "" 3 mod_type integer "104" 3 mod_subtype integer "613" 3 mod_name string "Symbols qual." 3 mod_dads integer_list "" 4 ? integer "4" 3 caption_origin vector "" 4 x_val double "0" 4 y_val double "0" 4 z_val double "0" 3 map_bounds bounds "" 4 bottom_left vector "" 5 x_val double "427.100006" 5 y_val double "2194" 5 z_val double "0" 4 top_right vector "" 5 x_val double "526.599976" 5 y_val double "2302.300049" 5 z_val double "0" 3 symbols integer_list "" 4 ? integer "3" 4 ? integer "8" 4 ? integer "-1" 3 lib_symbols integer_list "" 4 ? integer "1" 4 ? integer "12" 4 ? integer "10" 3 path_symbols path_list "" 4 ? path "" 5 file_type integer "-1" 5 type integer "2" 5 win32_net boolean "F" 5 volume string "" 5 path_elem string_list "" 4 ? path "" 5 file_type integer "-1" 5 type integer "2" 5 win32_net boolean "F" 5 volume string "" 5 path_elem string_list "" 4 ? path "" 5 file_type integer "-1" 5 type integer "2" 5 win32_net boolean "F" 5 volume string "" 5 path_elem string_list "" 3 symb_texts string_list "" 4 ? string "" 4 ? string "" 4 ? string "" 3 symb_text_fonts string_list "" 4 ? string "family:Times New Roman-face:medium roman-size:12" 4 ? string "family:Times New Roman-face:medium roman-size:12" 4 ? string "family:Times New Roman-face:medium roman-size:12" 3 fill_list fill_list "" 4 ? fill "" 5 fill_color fill_color "" 6 red double "0" 6 green double "0" 6 blue double "1" 6 red255 integer "0" 6 green255 integer "0" 6 blue255 integer "255" 5 hatch hatch "" 6 angle1 double "0" 6 angle2 double "0" 6 desc_list1 double_list "" 6 desc_list2 double_list "" 6 is_weft boolean "T" 5 has_hatch boolean "F" 4 ? fill "" 5 fill_color fill_color "" 6 red double "0" 6 green double "0.705882" 6 blue double "0" 6 red255 integer "0" 6 green255 integer "180" 6 blue255 integer "0" 5 hatch hatch "" 6 angle1 double "0" 6 angle2 double "0" 6 desc_list1 double_list "" 6 desc_list2 double_list "" 6 is_weft boolean "T" 5 has_hatch boolean "F" 4 ? fill "" 5 fill_color fill_color "" 6 red double "1" 6 green double "0" 6 blue double "0" 6 red255 integer "255" 6 green255 integer "0" 6 blue255 integer "0" 5 hatch hatch "" 6 angle1 double "0" 6 angle2 double "0" 6 desc_list1 double_list "" 6 desc_list2 double_list "" 6 is_weft boolean "T" 5 has_hatch boolean "F" 3 user_qual string_list "" 4 ? string "Chef-lieu de canton" 4 ? string "Sous-préfecture" 4 ? string "Préfecture" 3 prj_delta vector "" 4 x_val double "0" 4 y_val double "0" 4 z_val double "0" 3 is_auto_size boolean "F" 3 size double "4" 3 stroke_thickness double "0" 3 has_fill boolean "T" 3 stroke stroke "" 4 stroke_color stroke_color "" 5 red double "0" 5 green double "0" 5 blue double "0" 5 red255 integer "0" 5 green255 integer "0" 5 blue255 integer "0" 4 dash dash "" 5 desc_list double_list "" 4 has_dash boolean "F" 3 has_stroke boolean "T" 3 prj_show_caption boolean "T" 3 prj_title_string string "Niveau administratif" 3 prj_precision_before integer "6" 3 prj_precision_after integer "2" 3 col_nb integer "1" 3 text_color stroke "" 4 stroke_color stroke_color "" 5 red double "0" 5 green double "0" 5 blue double "0" 5 red255 integer "0" 5 green255 integer "0" 5 blue255 integer "0" 4 dash dash "" 5 desc_list double_list "" 4 has_dash boolean "F" 3 has_back_square boolean "T" 3 right_pos boolean "T" 3 caption_font string "family:Times New Roman-face:medium roman-size:12" 3 caption_auto_height boolean "T" 3 caption_height double "1.841101" 3 caption_space integer "1" 3 class_invert boolean "F" 3 caption_text integer "20" 3 prj_is_auto_strings boolean "T" 3 prj_user_string string_list "" 4 ? string "Chef-lieu de canton" 4 ? string "Sous-préfecture" 4 ? string "Préfecture" 3 input_type integer "10" 3 class_nb integer "3" See the Symbols module for the list of values authorized for symbols and lib_symbols.
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