ChartsmithÕs
User Interface
There are three main components of the Chartsmith User Interface: the Chart
Window, the Data View Window, and the Inspector Panel. When the application is
launched, the Chart Window and the Data View Window are displayed. The Chart
Window displays charts and allows graphical manipulation of charts in a
document. The Data View Window displays data, allows data entry, and provides
controls for some chart attributes like chart titles and axis labels. The Inspector
Panel is used to inspect or manipulate the attributes of graphical objects in a
chart.
The Chart Window
The Chart Window contains the Chart View , where charts are
displayed and manipulated; and the Navigator, which shows thumbnail images of
each chart in the document, and is used to select the chart to be viewed. Also
in the upper left corner of the Chart Window are the Shortcut Buttons, used to
quickly access the Inspector panel, color panel and annotation panel.
The Data View Window
The Data View Window displays the data for the currently selected chart in the
active Chartsmith document. Its components include the Data View, the Chart
Attributes Box, the Series Palette, and the Data Fill and Chart Update buttons.
The Data View is where data for a chart is entered and displayed. The Chart
Attributes box contains controls for several chart attributes, like titles and
axis labels. The Series Palette displays the available series types for the
current chart. The Data Fill and Chart Update buttons are use to bring up the
Data Fill panel, used for generating data sequences, and the Chart Update
button, used to disable chart updates while the Data View is being used.
The Inspector Panel
The Chartsmith Inspector Panel provides
controls for attributes of specific chart components. The contents of the Inspector
Panel change according to the current selection in the Chart. When there is no
selection in the current chart, the background inspector is displayed.