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Main dialog
The main dialog of the internal module consists of the chart control area (left) and the configuration area (right). As you make changes in the configuration area the chart will be updated. The chart control is discussed in the previous chapter.
Available controls:
"Datasource" combo box specifies the data source (grid tab) to get QSOs from. It is the most important control of the configuration area. You can create any set of QSOs in one of the data sources (grid tabs) and display the information in the chart. The chart control will take information from the selected data source. Since the internal module is made as a modeless dialog you can always access other windows of the log. For example, you can remove some QSOs from the data source and refresh the chart control or you can launch the search engine dialog, run a query, place the results into a grid tab and then refresh the control. If the selected data source has no QSOs the chart control will be empty.
"Database field" combo box sets the type of parameters that are shown along the X axis of the chart. For example, to see on how many bands QSOs in the selected datasource are made - select "Bands" in the combo box.
"Legend", "Point Nr", "Point Value" edit boxes. These controls are read-only. When you move the mouse over the chart control area information about the data point which is currently under the mouse cursor will be displayed in the edit boxes. If a data point is selected in the chart the controls will always show information about the selected data point regardless of the position of the mouse cursor.
"Sort by Value", "Sort By Legend radio buttons sort the chart by data point values and by legend respectively.
"Operations"
buttons trigger the following actions :
a. Copy to clipboard
Copies
the current chart's image to the clipboard. Any external application that
understands graphical clipboard format can paste and modify the image.
b. Save to 59A file
Saves the
current chart to a file on the disk. The external module (59A.EXE) can load
the file and modify it.
c. Update chart
Rereads,
sorts and displays records from the data source specified in the "Datasource"
combo box. Use this button when you want to update the chart or change the
parameters that will be displayed in the X axis of the chart.
d. Extract data
Extracts
data from a selected data point in the chart and places it into a grid tab.
You will be asked to specify the grid tab in a special dialog. Please note
that you must select a data point in the chart before using this function.
e. Edit chart
Invokes the
chart configuration dialog.
"Close"
button
A file and then loaded by the external module.
See Also: External module, Chart control, Search engine dialog, Configuration dialog