10.7.4 The Scale region

The NetView Scale Region

Figure: The NetView Scale Region

The Scale Region is on the right edge of the NetView. At the top of the scale region is the Unit Text selector. This menu allows the user to directly access the NetView's unit_text member which controls whether or not unit names and/or values are displayed on the units.

Next is the display mode selector, which directly accesses the shape member of the NetView, controlling how the unit values are displayed.

Beneath this is the Auto Scale toggle. When the Auto Scale toggle is on, the values of the scalebar adjust to the positive and negative range of the the maximum of the value of the field selected in the Member Region. When the Auto Scale toggle is off, the up and down arrow buttons above and below the scalebar can be used to increase or decrease the range of the scale respectively. This can be used to "zoom" in on the differences between unit or connection values. In addition the user can click the mouse in the number region of the scalebar and type in the precise scale range by hand if so desired. The colors in the colorscale are determined by the colorspec field of the NetView.