Gantt Format Properties

The following Gantt Format Properties are available for use with the Gantt Display Adapter. Click on a link to move directly to that section.

•    Gantt Settings

•    Gantt Styles

•    Gantt Timeline

•    Gantt Data Grid

Gantt Settings

Controls the look and feel of the chart.

Locale

Contains information and rules of data input. Attributes include:

•    Date_time_format

Title

Defines the Gantt Chart title. Attributes include:

•    Text

•    Margin

•    Font_style

Subtitle

Contains settings for the Gantt Chart's auxiliary title of Gantt Chart. The Subtitle title is always positioned under the primary title if they have identical positions relative to the Gantt Chart. Attributes include:

•    Text

•    Margin

•    Font_style

Footer

Contains settings for the lower title. Functions and settings of the footer are identical to their title's and subtitle's functions and settings. Attributes include:

•    Text

•    Margin

•    Font_style

Inner Margin

Contains values of margins relative to the background. All the content of Gantt Chart is generated inside the background taking these margins into consideration. Margins can be set for each side or for all sides together.

Outer Margin

Contains the margin settings of all sides relative to the Flash Player. All the content of Gantt Chart is displayed inside the frames formed with the help of margins, including background, titles, and navigation panel. Margins can be set for each side or all sides together.

Background

Configures the general background. Attributes include:

•    Fill

•    Border

Navigation

Contains the Navigation Panel settings. The Navigation Panel is a bar that holds command buttons that let the user to work with Gantt Chart in real time. The panel may be located at any side relative to the Gantt Chart, but the default is on the right side. Attributes include:

•    Buttons

•    Background

Context Menu

Contains settings that deal with Flash Player's context menu. Some or all menus can be excluded if you wish. Attributes include:

•    Save_as_image_item_text

•    Print_chart_item_text

Image Export

Contains the settings that are required to export the Gantt Chart as a bitmap image.

Print

Used to configure the Gantt Chart's printing settings. Attributes include:

•    Header

•    Footer

•    Border

•    Margin

Editing

Contains settings for UI-based element editing. Attributes include:

•    Rounding

Example XML:

<settings>

<locale>

<date_time_format week_starts_from_monday="True">

<months>

<names>January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December</names>

<short_names>Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec</short_names>

</months>

<time am_string="AM" short_am_string="A" pm_string="PM" short_pm_string="P" />

<week_days>

<names>Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday</names>

<short_names>Su,Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa</short_names>

</week_days>

<format>

<full>%yyyy.%MM.%dd.%HH.%mm.%ss</full>

<date>%yyyy.%MM.%dd</date>

<time>%HH.%mm.%ss</time>

</format>

</date_time_format>

</locale>

</settings>

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Gantt Styles

Bar Styles

Contains the full list of bar styles.

Tooltip Styles

Contains the full list of tooltip styles.

Task Styles

Contains the full list of task styles.

Period Styles

Contains the full list of period styles.

Resource Styles

Contains the full list of resource styles.

Connector Styles

Contains the full list of connector styles.

Defaults

Contains styles that are applied to the whole Gantt chart by default if the corresponding style isn't set. Attributes include:

•    Summary

•    Task

•    Milestone

•    Period

•    Connector

•    Resource

Example XML:

<styles>

        <task_styles>

                <task_style name="sampleStyle">

                        <row>

<fill enabled="true" type="Solid" color="Rgb(250,0,0)" opacity="0.2" />

                        </row>

                </task_style>

        </task_styles>

</styles>

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Gantt Timeline

A component consisting of two parts:

•      Time scale, divided into time periods

•      Plot, displaying the Gantt Chart under the time scale

Scale

Contains timeline settings. Attributes include:

•    Padding_unit

•    Left

•    Right

•    Start

•    End

•    Show_start

•    Show_end

•    Height

•    Lines

Plot

Contains plot settings - a visual component that draws intervals on the time scale. Attributes include:

•    Background

•    Grid

•    Non_working_days

•    Non_working_hours

•    Project_start

•    Project_end

•    Current_time

 

Example XML:

<timeline>

<scale padding_unit="Day" left="5" right="5" />

</timeline>

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Gantt Data Grid

A node that contains settings for displaying auxiliary task or resources data in the table view.

Style

Contains a set of visual settings for the grid. Attributes include:

•    Background

•    Cell

•    Header

•    Row separator

•    Column separator

Collapser

Contains the settings of the collapser for summary tasks and grouped tasks in the Gantt Chart. Attributes include:

•    Fill

•    Border

•    States

Columns

Contains a full list of all columns in the data grid. If the node is set, it will use only the settings of pre-set columns. If the node is not set, the default column settings are used. Attributes include:

•    Column

Timeline Separator

Contains the settings for the separator located between Data-Grid and Time-Line Controls. Attributes include:

•    Fill

•    Border

•    States

 

Example XML:

<datagrid>

<style>

<header>

<cell>

<fill enabled="true" type="Solid" color="#A5D9A5" />

</cell>

</header>

</style>

</datagrid>

 

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