QwtScaleWidget(3)

NAME
QwtScaleWidget - A Widget which contains a scale.

SYNOPSIS

#include <qwt_scale_widget.h>

Inherits QWidget.

  Public Types

enum LayoutFlag { TitleInverted = 1 }
Layout flags of the title.
typedef QFlags< LayoutFlag > LayoutFlags
Layout flags of the title.

  Signals

void scaleDivChanged ()
Signal emitted, whenever the scale division changes.

  Public Member Functions

QwtScaleWidget (QWidget *parent=NULL)
Create a scale with the position QwtScaleWidget::Left.
QwtScaleWidget (QwtScaleDraw::Alignment, QWidget *parent=NULL)
Constructor.
virtual ~QwtScaleWidget ()
Destructor.
void setTitle (const QString &title)
void setTitle (const QwtText &title)
QwtText title () const
void setLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag, bool on)
bool testLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag) const
void setBorderDist (int dist1, int dist2)
int startBorderDist () const
int endBorderDist () const
void getBorderDistHint (int &start, int &end) const
Calculate a hint for the border distances.
void getMinBorderDist (int &start, int &end) const
void setMinBorderDist (int start, int end)
void setMargin (int)
Specify the margin to the colorBar/base line.
int margin () const
void setSpacing (int)
Specify the distance between color bar, scale and title.
int spacing () const
void setScaleDiv (const QwtScaleDiv &)
Assign a scale division.
void setTransformation (QwtTransform *)
void setScaleDraw (QwtScaleDraw *)
const QwtScaleDraw * scaleDraw () const
QwtScaleDraw * scaleDraw ()
void setLabelAlignment (Qt::Alignment)
Change the alignment for the labels.
void setLabelRotation (double rotation)
Change the rotation for the labels. See QwtScaleDraw::setLabelRotation().
void setColorBarEnabled (bool)
bool isColorBarEnabled () const
void setColorBarWidth (int)
int colorBarWidth () const
void setColorMap (const QwtInterval &, QwtColorMap *)
QwtInterval colorBarInterval () const
const QwtColorMap * colorMap () const
virtual QSize sizeHint () const
virtual QSize minimumSizeHint () const
int titleHeightForWidth (int width) const
Find the height of the title for a given width.
int dimForLength (int length, const QFont &scaleFont) const
Find the minimum dimension for a given length. dim is the height, length the width seen in direction of the title.
void drawColorBar (QPainter *painter, const QRectF &) const
void drawTitle (QPainter *painter, QwtScaleDraw::Alignment, const QRectF &rect) const
void setAlignment (QwtScaleDraw::Alignment)
QwtScaleDraw::Alignment alignment () const
QRectF colorBarRect (const QRectF &) const

  Protected Member Functions

virtual void paintEvent (QPaintEvent *)
paintEvent
virtual void resizeEvent (QResizeEvent *)
void draw (QPainter *) const
draw the scale
void scaleChange ()
Notify a change of the scale.
void layoutScale (bool update_geometry=true)

Detailed Description

A Widget which contains a scale.

This Widget can be used to decorate composite widgets with a scale.

Member Enumeration Documentation

  enum QwtScaleWidget::LayoutFlag

Layout flags of the title.

Enumerator

TitleInverted
    The title of vertical scales is painted from top to bottom. Otherwise it is painted from bottom to top.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

  QwtScaleWidget::QwtScaleWidget (QWidget * parent = NULL) [explicit]

Create a scale with the position QwtScaleWidget::Left.

Parameters:
    parent Parent widget

  QwtScaleWidget::QwtScaleWidget (QwtScaleDraw::Alignment align, QWidget * parent = NULL) [explicit]

Constructor.

Parameters:
    align Alignment.
    parent Parent widget

Member Function Documentation

  QwtScaleDraw::Alignment QwtScaleWidget::alignment () const

Returns:
    position

See also:
    setPosition()

  QwtInterval QwtScaleWidget::colorBarInterval () const

Returns:
    Value interval for the color bar

See also:
    setColorMap(), colorMap()

  QRectF QwtScaleWidget::colorBarRect (const QRectF & rect) const
Calculate the the rectangle for the color bar

Parameters:
    rect Bounding rectangle for all components of the scale

Returns:
    Rectangle for the color bar

  int QwtScaleWidget::colorBarWidth () const

Returns:
    Width of the color bar

See also:
    setColorBarEnabled(), setColorBarEnabled()

  const QwtColorMap * QwtScaleWidget::colorMap () const

Returns:
    Color map

See also:
    setColorMap(), colorBarInterval()

  int QwtScaleWidget::dimForLength (int length, const QFont & scaleFont) const

Find the minimum dimension for a given length. dim is the height, length the width seen in direction of the title.

Parameters:
    length width for horizontal, height for vertical scales
    scaleFont Font of the scale

Returns:
    height for horizontal, width for vertical scales

  void QwtScaleWidget::drawColorBar (QPainter * painter, const QRectF & rect) const
Draw the color bar of the scale widget

Parameters:
    painter Painter
    rect Bounding rectangle for the color bar

See also:
    setColorBarEnabled()

  void QwtScaleWidget::drawTitle (QPainter * painter, QwtScaleDraw::Alignment align, const QRectF & rect) const
Rotate and paint a title according to its position into a given rectangle.

Parameters:
    painter Painter
    align Alignment
    rect Bounding rectangle

  int QwtScaleWidget::endBorderDist () const

Returns:
    end border distance

See also:
    setBorderDist()

  void QwtScaleWidget::getBorderDistHint (int & start, int & end) const

Calculate a hint for the border distances. This member function calculates the distance of the scale's endpoints from the widget borders which is required for the mark labels to fit into the widget. The maximum of this distance an the minimum border distance is returned.

Parameters:
    start Return parameter for the border width at the beginning of the scale
    end Return parameter for the border width at the end of the scale

Warning:
    •   The minimum border distance depends on the font.
See also:
    setMinBorderDist(), getMinBorderDist(), setBorderDist()

  void QwtScaleWidget::getMinBorderDist (int & start, int & end) const
Get the minimum value for the distances of the scale's endpoints from the widget borders.
Parameters:
    start Return parameter for the border width at the beginning of the scale
    end Return parameter for the border width at the end of the scale
See also:
    setMinBorderDist(), getBorderDistHint()

  bool QwtScaleWidget::isColorBarEnabled () const

Returns:
    true, when the color bar is enabled
See also:
    setColorBarEnabled(), setColorBarWidth()

  void QwtScaleWidget::layoutScale (bool update_geometry = true) [protected]
Recalculate the scale's geometry and layout based on the current geometry and fonts.
Parameters:
    update_geometry Notify the layout system and call update to redraw the scale

  int QwtScaleWidget::margin () const

Returns:
    margin
See also:
    setMargin()

  QSize QwtScaleWidget::minimumSizeHint () const [virtual]

Returns:
    a minimum size hint

  void QwtScaleWidget::resizeEvent (QResizeEvent * event) [protected], [virtual]
Event handler for resize events
Parameters:
    event Resize event

  void QwtScaleWidget::scaleChange () [protected]

Notify a change of the scale. This virtual function can be overloaded by derived classes. The default implementation updates the geometry and repaints the widget.

  const QwtScaleDraw * QwtScaleWidget::scaleDraw () const

Returns:
    scaleDraw of this scale
See also:
    setScaleDraw(), QwtScaleDraw::setScaleDraw()

  QwtScaleDraw * QwtScaleWidget::scaleDraw ()

Returns:
    scaleDraw of this scale
See also:
    QwtScaleDraw::setScaleDraw()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setAlignment (QwtScaleDraw::Alignment alignment)
Change the alignment
Parameters:
    alignment New alignment
See also:
    alignment()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setBorderDist (int dist1, int dist2)
Specify distances of the scale's endpoints from the widget's borders. The actual borders will never be less than minimum border distance.
Parameters:
    dist1 Left or top Distance
    dist2 Right or bottom distance
See also:
    borderDist()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setColorBarEnabled (bool on)
En/disable a color bar associated to the scale
See also:
    isColorBarEnabled(), setColorBarWidth()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setColorBarWidth (int width)
Set the width of the color bar
Parameters:
    width Width
See also:
    colorBarWidth(), setColorBarEnabled()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setColorMap (const QwtInterval & interval, QwtColorMap * colorMap)
Set the color map and value interval, that are used for displaying the color bar.
Parameters:
    interval Value interval
    colorMap Color map
See also:
    colorMap(), colorBarInterval()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setLabelAlignment (Qt::Alignment alignment)

Change the alignment for the labels.
See also:
    QwtScaleDraw::setLabelAlignment(), setLabelRotation()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setLabelRotation (double rotation)

Change the rotation for the labels. See QwtScaleDraw::setLabelRotation().
Parameters:
    rotation Rotation
See also:
    QwtScaleDraw::setLabelRotation(), setLabelFlags()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag, bool on)
Toggle an layout flag
Parameters:
    flag Layout flag
    on true/false
See also:
    testLayoutFlag(), LayoutFlag

  void QwtScaleWidget::setMargin (int margin)

Specify the margin to the colorBar/base line.
Parameters:
    margin Margin
See also:
    margin()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setMinBorderDist (int start, int end)
Set a minimum value for the distances of the scale's endpoints from the widget borders. This is useful to avoid that the scales are 'jumping', when the tick labels or their positions change often.
Parameters:
    start Minimum for the start border
    end Minimum for the end border
See also:
    getMinBorderDist(), getBorderDistHint()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setScaleDiv (const QwtScaleDiv & scaleDiv)

Assign a scale division. The scale division determines where to set the tick marks.
Parameters:
    scaleDiv Scale Division
See also:
    For more information about scale divisions, see QwtScaleDiv.

  void QwtScaleWidget::setScaleDraw (QwtScaleDraw * scaleDraw)
Set a scale draw
scaleDraw has to be created with new and will be deleted in ~QwtScaleWidget() or the next call of setScaleDraw(). scaleDraw will be initialized with the attributes of the previous scaleDraw object.
Parameters:
    scaleDraw ScaleDraw object
See also:
    scaleDraw()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setSpacing (int spacing)

Specify the distance between color bar, scale and title.
Parameters:
    spacing Spacing
See also:
    spacing()

  void QwtScaleWidget::setTitle (const QString & title)
Give title new text contents
Parameters:
    title New title
See also:
    title(), setTitle(const QwtText &);

  void QwtScaleWidget::setTitle (const QwtText & title)
Give title new text contents
Parameters:
    title New title
See also:
    title()
Warning:
    The title flags are interpreted in direction of the label, AlignTop, AlignBottom can't be set as the title will always be aligned to the scale.

  void QwtScaleWidget::setTransformation (QwtTransform * transformation)
Set the transformation
Parameters:
    transformation Transformation
See also:
    QwtAbstractScaleDraw::scaleDraw(), QwtScaleMap

  QSize QwtScaleWidget::sizeHint () const [virtual]

Returns:
    a size hint

  int QwtScaleWidget::spacing () const

Returns:
    distance between scale and title
See also:
    setMargin()

  int QwtScaleWidget::startBorderDist () const

Returns:
    start border distance
See also:
    setBorderDist()

  bool QwtScaleWidget::testLayoutFlag (LayoutFlag flag) const
Test a layout flag
Parameters:
    flag Layout flag
Returns:
    true/false
See also:
    setLayoutFlag(), LayoutFlag

  QwtText QwtScaleWidget::title () const

Returns:
    title
See also:
    setTitle()

  int QwtScaleWidget::titleHeightForWidth (int width) const

Find the height of the title for a given width.
Parameters:
    width Width
Returns:
    height Height

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