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OpenGroup

New in version 5.0

OpenGroup ( rotation )

Argument	Type	Range	Default	Note
rotation	num	-360..+360	0	Dimension:[deg]

Examples

OpenGroup()

OpenGroup(-90) /* Rotate group objects counter-clockwise by 90 degrees. */

Description

A group make it possible to:
• add a background to a group of objects.
• rotate a group of objects, i.e. charts, graphic primitives, groups, tables, tags, views.
Nested groups, i.e. groups within a group, are also possible.

Group structure:

OpenGroup(rotation)

/* ... */

/* List of objects (charts, graphics primitives, groups, tables, tags, views) */

/* Hint: To precisely place a chart enclose the chart functions in */

/* OpenChart()...CloseChart(). */

/* ... */

Background() /* Optional. */

BackgroundOptions() /* Optional. */

CloseGroup()

OPEN_GROUP_01

1	OpenDrawing(200;100)
2	OpenGroup(20) /* Rotate clockwise by 20 degrees. */
3	AddRect(50;25;100;50;#afa;solid;3;teal;solid;0 0 3)
4	CloseGroup()
5	CloseDrawing()

OPEN_GROUP_02

1	OpenDrawing(180;100)
2	OpenGroup()
3	AddRect( 50;25;15;15;#d40019;solid;0)
4	AddRect( 70;25;15;15;#eb6d00;solid;0)
5	AddRect( 90;25;15;15;#f1cb00;solid;0)
6	AddRect(110;25;15;15;#cdea03;solid;0)
7	AddRect( 50;45;15;15;#82c900;solid;0)
8	AddRect( 70;45;15;15;#17b100;solid;0)
9	AddRect( 90;45;15;15;#00a7a6;solid;0)
10	AddRect(110;45;15;15;#0073a7;solid;0)
11	AddText(90;75;"Samples";Arial;12;plain;black;center)
12	Background(#f3f6f2;0;0;;;2 2 2;lightGray)
13	BackgroundOptions(6;12 12 8 12)
14	CloseGroup()
15	CloseDrawing()

OPEN_GROUP_03

1	OpenDrawing(180;105)
2	OpenGroup(-20) /* Rotate counter-clockwise by 20 degrees. */
3	AddRect( 50;25;15;15;#d40019;solid;0)
4	AddRect( 70;25;15;15;#eb6d00;solid;0)
5	AddRect( 90;25;15;15;#f1cb00;solid;0)
6	AddRect(110;25;15;15;#cdea03;solid;0)
7	AddRect( 50;45;15;15;#82c900;solid;0)
8	AddRect( 70;45;15;15;#17b100;solid;0)
9	AddRect( 90;45;15;15;#00a7a6;solid;0)
10	AddRect(110;45;15;15;#0073a7;solid;0)
11	AddText(90;75;"Samples";Arial;12;plain;black;center)
12	Background(whiteSmoke;0;3;teal;solid;0 0 5;gray)
13	BackgroundOptions(6;6)
14	CloseGroup()
15	CloseDrawing()

OPEN_GROUP_04

1	OpenDrawing(320;290)
2	SetThousandsSep(",")
3	OpenGroup(-30) /* Rotate counter-clockwise by 30 degrees. */
4	OpenChart(40;70;240;150;)
5	ChartData( 5 24 38 62 76 115;
6	10 58 70 94;
7	20 110)
8	GanttChart(label+shadow)
9	/* Set up styles. */
10	FillStyle(1;steelBlue;0;darkGreen;0;darkRed)
11	FillStyle(2;deepSkyBlue;0;steelBlue;shaded)
12	FillStyle(3;yellowGreen)
13	BorderStyle(all;none)
14	LabelStyle(1;;;bold;white)
15	LabelStyle(2;;;bold;white)
16	LabelTexts(2;"Part 1 (\|u\|)";"\|u\|")
17	LabelTexts(3;"\|u\| days")
18	ShadowStyle(all;2 2 3;lightGray)
19	/* Set up axes. */
20	ScalingOptions(y;on) /* y-scale top to bottom. */
21	AxisLine(all;0)
22	AxisMajorTicks(all;0)
23	AxisMajorTickLabelTexts(y;"A";"B";"C")
24	/* Set up grid. */
25	MajorGridLineWidths(x;y;0)
26	MajorGridLineWidths(y;x;0.25)
27	ChartBackground(xy;white;solid;1;#888)
28	CloseChart()
29	Background(#f2f3f7;;0;;;2 2 5)
30	BackgroundOptions(6)
31	CloseGroup()
32	CloseDrawing()

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