WXP
Resource Reference

Resource: color_grid

Resource color_grid
Overview Specifies the color and attributes for background grids
Command Line -cog=color[:attribute...]
Environment Variable wxpclrgrid
Possible Values
Default Value red (for most programs)

This resource is used to specify the color and attributes for the background grid. This resource does not cover the grid color for color fill contour plots. Use the resrc:color_fgrid resource in this case. The color is specified first and represents the color name from the color table (see resrc:color_table resource). The attributes are the following. Multiple attributes can be specified if separated by a colon ":".

Attribute Description
co=color Specifies the color. This is the color name from the color table. If this is the first attribute, the "co=" may be omitted.
fi=fill
fp=fill
Specifies the fill pattern. Possible values are:
  • sol - solid fill (number 0)
  • st - stippled fill (number 1)
  • ost - open stippled (number 2)
  • rst - random stipple (number 3)
  • lst - large stipple (number 4)
  • vln or || - vertical lines (number 5)
  • drl or // - diagonal lines moving to upper right (number 6)
  • dlr or \\ - diagonal lines moving to lower right (number 7)
  • hln or -- - horizontal lines (number 8)
  • hat or XX - hatched lines (number 9)
  • 0% - 0 % fill (number 10)
  • 1% - 11% fill (number 11)
  • 2% - 22% fill (number 12)
  • 3% - 33% fill (number 13)
  • 4% - 44% fill (number 14)
  • 5% - 55% fill (number 15)
  • 6% - 66% fill (number 16)
  • 7% - 77% fill (number 17)
  • 8% - 88% fill (number 18)
  • 9% - 100 % fill (number 19)
  • ## - a number associated with the above patterns
fo=font Specifies the font name to use in text. See the resrc:font_list resource for available font names.
sh=width Specifies the width of the drop shadow to be applied to plotted items. The default is none. A typical value is 2 or 3.
sc=scale
hi=height
Specifies the scale factor. For text, this is the text height. For markers, this is the size of the marker. The default value is 1.0.
st=style Specifies the style of lines. Possible values are:
  • sol - solid lines (number 1)
  • dsh - dashed lines (number 2)
  • lsdsh - long short dashed lines (number 3)
  • llsdsh - long, long, short dashed lines (number 4)
  • dot - dotted lines (number 5)
  • # - a number corresponding to the above styles
te=expan Specifies the text expansion factor. This controls how wide text is plotted. An expansion factor greater than 1 results in fat text. A value less than 1 results in thin text. The default value is 1.0.
we=width Specifies the width of lines used in text (software fonts) and markers. The default value is 1.0.
wi=width Specifies the width of lines. The default value is 1.0.

Last updated November 2013