Shapefile Selection

On the "Shapefile Selection" tab, you can specify the underlying shapefile data.

Property

Description

Value

Description

Data shapefile

This shapefile will be used for the data (coloring etc.).

 

 

 

Name

Object name.

Name

 

 

File name

File name

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Formula

 

Open file dialog

Formula wizard

 

Back-ground

The fill color of a shape (might be replaced by the color defined on the 'Colors' tab).

True

False

Formula

Visible

Invisible

Formula wizard

 

Border

The color of a shape

0

1
 

Formula

Transparent

Pattern/Block Color

Formula wizard

 

Filter

This filter allows selecting which shapes or lines from the Shapefile shall be used for displaying. The selection can be limited using the shapes' attributes (LL.ChartObject.Shape.Attribute…' fields).

Formula

Formula wizard

 

Area Selection

Select the area to display with this filter.

Rectangle (with Coordinates): The displayed area will be restricted to these coordinates. For maps the typical coordinate area is -180°…180° in x- and -90°…90° in y-direction.

Formula: 'True' for all information (shapes, lines) of the Shapefile data. The selection can also be limited by attributes (LL.ChartObject. Shape.Attribute…' fields).

True

False

Formula

Coordinates

 

Centered

Centered display (only for azimuthal projection). The data will be centered according to the area selection filter.

True

False

Formula

Visible

Invisible

Formula wizard

Projection

The projection type. Only reasonable for Shapefiles with world coordinates (coordinate area -180°…180°, -90°…90°)

0

1
 

2
 

3
 

4
 

5
 
 

6
 

7

none

Mercator (Cylindrical)

Braun (Cylindrical)

Kavrayskiy (Azimuthal)

Sinusoidal (Azimuthal)

Eckert-Greiffendorff (Azimuthal)

Hammer (Azimuthal)

Winkel III (Azimuthal)

Background Shapefiles

Shapefiles in this list will be placed 'behind' the data to be able to display seas or similar.

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Dialog

Foreground Shapefiles

Shapefiles in this list will be placed 'over' the data to be able to display rivers or similar.

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Dialog