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ecmlink101dataloggingtips [2009/05/14 10:56]
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 Right click in a graph and select "Graph preferences"​. ​ This dialog configures global preferences related to the operation of the graph display component. Right click in a graph and select "Graph preferences"​. ​ This dialog configures global preferences related to the operation of the graph display component.
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 ==== Local view settings ==== ==== Local view settings ====
-Here you can change the default graph legend font size, graph back ground color, number of legend columns, etc.  These changes, as the name of the tab implies, ​effect ​only the current view (current datalog tab) unless you also check the "save as defaults"​ button before hitting OK.  If you check that button before hitting OK, then the values you specified in the dialog will be used for future datalog tabs as well as the current.+Here you can change the default graph legend font size, graph back ground color, number of legend columns, etc.  These changes, as the name of the tab implies, ​affect ​only the current view (current datalog tab) unless you also check the "save as defaults"​ button before hitting OK.  If you check that button before hitting OK, then the values you specified in the dialog will be used for future datalog tabs as well as the current.
  
 ==== Global settings ==== ==== Global settings ====
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 You can use this to look for high throttle areas, for example. ​ Hit Ctrl-Q to hide everything, then display only throttle position in the graph. ​ Scroll to the area where that one item spikes high, select the area, zoom into it and then hit Ctrl-Q again to redisplay everything. You can use this to look for high throttle areas, for example. ​ Hit Ctrl-Q to hide everything, then display only throttle position in the graph. ​ Scroll to the area where that one item spikes high, select the area, zoom into it and then hit Ctrl-Q again to redisplay everything.
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 Now both tabs are centered at the same point and zoomed out to the same level. ​ They are effectively scaled and positioned identically. ​ Now all you have to do is quickly switch between the tabs to visually see differences between them "pop out" at you. Now both tabs are centered at the same point and zoomed out to the same level. ​ They are effectively scaled and positioned identically. ​ Now all you have to do is quickly switch between the tabs to visually see differences between them "pop out" at you.
  
-To do that, click on the tab name of one and then click again so that a blue box is around the tab name which indicates that the tab itself has focus and not some component inside the tab.  With that selected, you can use the left/right arrow keys to quickly switch between the two tabs.  You will, of course, what to make sure the tabs are immediately next to each other for the easiest comparison. ​ You can even close all other tabs and then just use the right arrow key by itself to automatically toggle between ​then!+To do that, click on the tab name of one and then click again so that a blue box is around the tab name which indicates that the tab itself has focus and not some component inside the tab.  With that selected, you can use the left/right arrow keys to quickly switch between the two tabs.  You will, of course, what to make sure the tabs are immediately next to each other for the easiest comparison. ​ You can even close all other tabs and then just use the right arrow key by itself to automatically toggle between ​them!
  
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