WXP
Resource Reference

Resource: color_watch

Resource color_watch
Overview Specifies the color for watch boxes.
Command Line -cowa=color[:attribute...]
Environment Variable wxpclrwat
Possible Values
Default Value white (black for inverse plots)
same as the color_data resource

This resource is used to specify the color and attributes for watch box plotting. If this resource is not specified, all watch boxes are plotted using the color_data resource value which defaults to white. There are 2 possible values:

If the fill pattern is specified, the boxes are filled. The watch box labels use the color_watch resource unless the box is filled in which the resrc:color_data resource is used.

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 December 2013