- New feature for using RMChart with PowerBASIC 8.xx: You can create
your chart instead as a control (with RMC_CreateChart or
RMC_CreateChartFromFile) alternatively on a PB8 GRAPHIC BITMAP, GRAPHIC CONTROL
or GRAPHIC WINDOW with the new functions RMC_CreateChartOnDC or
RMC_CreateChartFromFileOnDC. This is useful if you want to sophisticate
your chart with additional text or paintings. See both new functions for detailed informations and in pbdemo.bas
SUB ShowDialogRMC_PB8. Note: Uncomment the line %PB8 = 1 at the beginning of pbdemo.bas before
you compile the demo with PowerBASIC 8.xx.
- Associated with this feature is the new function RMC_SaveBMP(): Save your chart
(or any other bitmap) with the handle which you get from PB's GRAPHIC BITMAP NEW command to a *.jpg or *.png file.
- Charts can now have background images. There are two new chart control styles: RMC_CTRLSTYLEIMAGE
and RMC_CTRLSTYLEIMAGETILED. See RMC_CreateChart for detailed information
and in pbdemo.bas Bars with diff. colors and BgImage (SUB Show_BarsImage)
and Donut with image (SUB Show_Donut).
- Enhanced functionality of RMC_CreateChartFromFile: the parameter
sRMCFile can now take either the name of a *.rmc-file or the content of such a file (i.e. the plain data string).
So you could save for example the data string in your EXE-file or in a resource-file instead of having several
*.rmc-files along with your application.
- Each Single Bar can now have a different color. You can either use the internal color table or set your own
colors. See RMC_AddBarSeries (parameter nColor) and in pbdemo.bas
Bars with diff. colors and BgImage (SUB Show_BarsImage)
- If you want to have different colors for your single bars and don't like the internal color table,
create your own with the new function RMC_SetSingleBarColors.
- Same as with data axes you now can have with label axes an axis text for illustrating the label axis.
- New options for value labels: With stacked bars and non-grid based charts (Pie, Donut, Pyramide) you can now
decide, if value labels show the absolute value, the percent value or both. See RMC_AddBarSeries and
RMC_AddGridlessSeries for more information.
- XY series can now have value labels too. With the new last parameter nValueLabelOn in
RMC_AddXYSeries you can switch the labels on or off.
- New function RMC_SetWatermark for printing your own watermark onto the chart and
setting the wanted properties. So it's no longer necessary to use RMC_SetLicenceKey (which is obsolete since
RMChart is freeware) with an empty sKey parameter.
- New line style %RMC_LINE_CABLE_SHADOW. I also changed the drawing methode of %RMC_LINE_CABLE,
if you used this style in one of your charts, you should change the color for the line from a lighter color
to a more darker one (e.g.
%ColorLightGreen to %ColorGreen).
- New symbol for line charts and XY charts: %RMC_SYMBOL_BULLET and %RMC_SYMBOL_BULLET_SMALL.
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