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 Thermometer Gauge Specification Sheet
 SWF: Thermometer.swf

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 Font Properties
 Tooltip
 Paddings and Margins
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 Thermometer Gauge looks as under:
Thermometer Gauge

 Sample XML / JSON for Thermometer Gauge:
<chart palette="4" lowerLimit="-50" upperLimit="10" numberSuffix="° C">
<value>-40</value>
</chart>
{
  "chart": {
    "palette": "4",
    "lowerlimit": "-50",
    "upperlimit": "10",
    "numbersuffix": "� C"
  },
  "value": "-40"
}
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Chart Objects

Custom defined Styles can be applied to the chart objects listed below. The table contains the names of the chart objects, short descriptions, list of supported Styles and list of supported animation parameters.

Object Name Description Features Supported Animation Parameters Supported
BACKGROUND Background refers to the background for entire chart.
  • Animation
  • Shadow
  • Glow
  • Bevel
  • Blur
  • _alpha
  • _x
  • _y
  • _xScale
  • _yScale
GAUGE Refers to the thermometer base.
  • Animation
  • Shadow
  • Glow
  • Bevel
  • Blur
  • _alpha
VALUE Value textfield for the chart (if visible).
  • Animation
  • Font
  • Shadow
  • Glow
  • Bevel
  • Blur
  • _alpha
  • _x
  • _y
TICKMARKS Tick marks on the scale.
  • Animation
  • Shadow
  • Glow
  • Bevel
  • Blur
  • _alpha
  • _x
  • _y
TICKVALUES Value for tick marks.
  • Animation
  • Font
  • Shadow
  • Glow
  • Bevel
  • Blur
  • _alpha
  • _x
  • _y
LIMITVALUES Textfield representing chart lower and upper limit.
  • Animation
  • Font
  • Shadow
  • Glow
  • Bevel
  • Blur
  • _alpha
  • _x
  • _y
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<chart> element

Functional Attributes

These attributes let you control a variety of functional elements on the chart. For example, you can opt to show/hide data labels, data values, y-axis values. You can also set chart limits and extended properties.

Attribute Name Type Description
animation Boolean (0/1) This attribute lets you set the configuration whether the chart should appear in an animated fashion. If you do not want to animate any part of the chart, set this as 0.
defaultAnimation Boolean (0/1) By default, each chart animates some of its elements. If you wish to switch off the default animation patterns, you can set this attribute to 0. It can be particularly useful when you want to define your own animation patterns using the Styles feature.
clickURL URL in FusionCharts format The entire chart can now act as a hotspot. Use this URL to define the hotspot link for the chart. The link can be specified in FusionCharts link format.
palette Number (1-5) Each chart has 5 pre-defined color palettes which you can choose from. Each palette renders the chart in a different color theme. Valid values are 1-5.
paletteThemeColor Color Code If you want your own palette derived from a particular hex color, you can specify the same here. All other colors on the chart will automatically derive from that palette.
annRenderDelay Number (seconds) If you've defined any annotation groups over chart, using this attribute you can set the duration after which they'll render on the chart. The timer starts from the time the chart has initialized.
autoScale Boolean (0/1) If you've defined the chart parameters (like gauge origin, co-ordinates etc.) using a different chart size and now want to scale the chart to a different size, you need to specify the original width and height and then set this attribute to 1.
manageResize
Since v 3.2
Boolean (0/1) Setting this attribute to 1, you can allow the chart to automatically resize itself when the parent container of the chart is resized. This setting is not applicable when autoScale is set to 0.
origW Number (Pixels) If you've opted to dynamically resize the chart, you can convey the original width of chart using this attribute. It refers to the width based on which you had defined the various co-ordinates/radius of the gauge.

For example, if you had designed a gauge with 300 px width and in that you had set the bulb radius to be 50, then you can use the dynamic resizing feature and specify origW='300'. It will automatically check the current width and scale the bulb radius etc. appropriately. Please note that both the original width and height of the chart need to be set.

To know more on how this attribute works, please read Angular Gauge > Dynamic Resizing page.
origH Number (Pixels) If you've opted to dynamically resize the chart, you can convey the original height of chart using this attribute. It refers to the height based on which you had defined the various co-ordinates/radius of the gauge.

For example, if you had designed a gauge with 300 px height and in that you had set the bulb radius to be 50, then you can use the dynamic resizing feature and specify origH='300'. It will automatically check the current height and scale the bulb radius etc. appropriately. Please note that both the original width and height of the chart need to be set.

To know more on how this attribute works, please read Angular Gauge > Dynamic Resizing page.
showValue Boolean (0/1) Whether to show chart's value?
showShadow Boolean (0/1) Whether to show shadow for the chart?
use3DLighting Boolean (0/1) Whether to use gradient fill for the thermometer?
showPrintMenuItem Boolean (0/1) Whether to show "Print Chart" item in the context menu of the chart? Even if you opt to hide the item in context menu, you can still opt to invoke print() JavaScript method of the chart to print the same.
showAboutMenuItem Boolean (0/1) Setting this to 1 displays a custom context menu in the chart, which can be customized to show your text and can be linked to your URL. For e.g., you can set the context menu of the chart to include "About your company name" and then link to your company home page. By default, the chart shows "About FusionCharts" when right clicked.
aboutMenuItemLabel String The menu item label for the custom context menu item.
aboutMenuItemLink String Link for the custom context menu item. You can specify the link in FusionCharts link format to be able to open the same in new window, pop-ups, frames or as JavaScript links.
refreshInstantly
Since v 3.2
Boolean (0/1) By default, the real-time charts wait for a few seconds after rendering for the first time and before updating itself with new data. To allow the chart to start updating itself as soon as it is rendered, set this attribute to 1.
useEllipsesWhenOverflow
Since v 3.2
Boolean (0/1) When enabled in AUTO mode, long data labels are truncated by adding ellipses to prevent them from overflowing the chart background. The default value is 1.
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Axis & Tick mark properties

The following attributes configures the Axis and the tick marks on the chart.

Attribute Name Type Description
setAdaptiveMin Boolean (0/1) This attribute lets you set whether the lower limit will be 0 (in case of all positive values on chart) or should the lower limit adapt itself to a different figure based on values provided to the chart.
upperLimit Number This attribute helps you explicitly set the upper limit of the chart. If you don't specify this value, the chart automatically calculates the upper limit based on the data provided by you.
lowerLimit Number This attribute helps you explicitly set the lower limit of the chart.If you don't specify this value, the chart automatically calculates the lower limit based on the data provided by you.
lowerLimitDisplay String This attribute allows you to display a label instead of the lower limit. For example, in a chart displaying Literacy Rate on a scale of 0-100%, you may need to show the label Low at the starting point of the chart. Upon using this attribute to specify the label, the value 0 will be replaced by Low.

Default value: If you do not specify the lowerLimitDisplay attribute, the lower limit value will be shown.
upperLimitDisplay String This attribute allows you to display a label instead of the upper limit. Upon using this attribute, the upper limit of the chart gets replaced by the label specified.

Default value: If you do not specify the upperLimitDisplay attribute, the upper limit value will be shown.
showTickMarks Boolean (0/1) Whether to show tick marks?
showTickValues Boolean (0/1) Whether to show tick values?
showLimits Boolean (0/1) Whether to show the first and last tick value (i.e., chart lower and upper limit)?
adjustTM Boolean (0/1) Whether to adjust major tick mark number so as to best distribute the specified chart scale.
ticksOnRight Boolean (0/1) Whether to show ticks on the left or right side of gauge?
majorTMNumber Number Number of major tick marks.
majorTMColor Color Code Major tick marks color.
majorTMAlpha Number (0-100) Major tick marks alpha.
majorTMHeight Number (Pixels) Width of major tick marks.
majorTMThickness Number (Pixels) Thickness of major tick mark line.
minorTMNumber Number Number of minor tick marks.
minorTMColor Color Code Color of minor tick marks.
minorTMAlpha Number (0-100) Alpha of minor tick marks.
minorTMHeight Number (Pixels) Width of minor tick marks.
minorTMThickness Number (Pixels) Thickness of minor tick marks.
tickMarkDistance Number (Pixels) Distance between the gauge scale and tick marks.
tickValueDistance Number (Pixels) Distance between tick values and tick marks.
tickValueStep Number If you need to show every n-th tick value only, you can specify that value here.
tickValueDecimals Number Number of decimals to which tick values will be rounded to.
forceTickValueDecimals Boolean (0/1) Whether to force number of decimals on tick values?
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Real-time properties

Using these attributes, you can configure the real-time feature.

Attribute Name Type Description
dataStreamURL URL This parameter sets the path of the page which is supposed to relay real-time data to the chart. If you've special characters as a part of your data stream URL, like ? or &, you'll need to URL Encode the entire dataStreamURL.

This page needs to be on the same sub-domain on which the chart is hosted and invoked from. Otherwise, the Flash sandbox security will restrict it from accessing the data and hence the real-time feature won't work.
Example: dataStreamURL='liveQuote.aspx?name=xyz' .
refreshInterval Number For this parameter, you can specify the number of seconds after which the chart will look for new data. This process will happen continuously - i.e., if you specify 5 seconds here, the chart will look for new data every 5 seconds.
dataStamp String Constantly changing data stamp that can be added to real time Data URL, so as to maintain a state. Please see the section Real time capabilities > Adding data stamp
showRTMenuItem Boolean (0/1) Whether to show the real-time update related menu items (like Start/Stop Update) in chart's context menu?

Note: For JavaScript charts real-time update related menu items do not appear by default. You need to explicitly set showRTMenuItem='1' in <chart> element. The menu appears as a button on the bottom-left corner of the JavaScript chart. You can then use the button to Start/Stop Update or Clear chart.

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Thermometer Properties

The following attributes let you control the thermometer properties:

Attribute Name Type Description
thmBulbRadius Number (Pixels) If you want to explicitly specify a radius for thermometer bulb, you can use this attribute. Else, FusionWidgets XT automatically calculates the best possible value.
thmHeight Number (Pixels) Lets you manually set the height for thermometer.
gaugeFillColor Color Code Fill color for thermometer.
gaugeFillAlpha Number (0-100) Fill alpha for thermometer.
showGaugeBorder Boolean (0/1) Whether to show a border around thermometer?
gaugeBorderColor Color Code Color of thermometer border.
gaugeBorderThickness Number (Pixels) Thickness of thermometer border.
gaugeBorderAlpha Number (0-100) Alpha of thermometer border.
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Message Logger

FusionWidgets XT uses the concept of streaming and showing real-time messages in the chart using Message Logger. The Message logger can be effectively used to show necessary real-time information or live error logs.

Attribute Name Type Description
useMessageLog Boolean (0/1) Whether to use message logger for the chart?
messageLogWPercent Number (percent) This attribute lets you set the width percent of the message logger window w.r.t entire chart width. So, if you set it as 80, the message logger window will take up 80% of chart width.
messageLogHPercent Number (percent) This attribute lets you set the height percent of the message logger window w.r.t entire chart height.
messageLogShowTitle Boolean (0/1) Whether to show the title for message logger?
messageLogTitle String If you've opted to show the title for message logger, you can define your custom title here. Examples are "Error log", "Server History" etc. The title displays at the top left corner of chart.
messageLogColor Color Code You can customize the color of the entire message log window by setting a hex value for this attribute.
messageGoesToLog Boolean (0/1) The messages streamed to the chart can either be displayed in the message log window or can be passed to JavaScript (which we'll see next). This attribute lets you control whether the messages should be logged in the in-built log window.
messageGoesToJS Boolean (0/1) This attribute lets you configure whether each message streamed from the server should be passed to a local JavaScript function.
messageJSHandler String If you've opted to pass each message to JavaScript function, this attribute lets you define the name of the function. This helps you create your custom functions to react to messages streamed from server.
messagePassAllToJS Boolean (0/1) Whether to pass all message envelope parameters to the custom JavaScript function.
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Number Formatting Properties

Using the attributes below, you can control a myriad of options like:

  • Formatting of commas and decimals
  • Number prefixes and suffixes
  • Decimal places to which the numbers will round to
  • Scaling of numbers based on a user defined scale
  • Custom number input formats

Attribute Name Type Description
formatNumber Boolean (0/1) This configuration determines whether the numbers displayed on the chart will be formatted using commas, e.g., 40,000 if formatNumber='1' and 40000 if formatNumber='0'.
numberPrefix String Using this attribute, you could add prefix to all the numbers visible on the graph. For example, to represent all dollars figure on the chart, you could specify this attribute to ' $' to show like $40000, $50000. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
numberSuffix String Using this attribute, you could add suffix to all the numbers visible on the graph. For example, to represent all figure quantified as per annum on the chart, you could specify this attribute to ' /a' to show like 40000/a, 50000/a. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
decimals Number Number of decimal places to which all numbers on the chart will be rounded to. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
forceDecimals Boolean (0/1) Whether to add 0 padding at the end of decimal numbers? For example, if you set decimals as 2 and a number is 23.4. If forceDecimals is set to 1, the number will automatically be converted to 23.40 (note the extra 0 at the end). For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
formatNumberScale Boolean (0/1) Configuration whether to add K (thousands) and M (millions) to a number after truncating and rounding it - e.g., if formatNumberScale is set to 1, 1043 will become 1.04K (with decimals set to 2 places). Same with numbers in millions - an M will be added at the end. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
defaultNumberScale String The default unit of the numbers that you're providing to the chart. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
numberScaleUnit String Unit of each block of the scale. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
numberScaleValue String Range of the various blocks that constitute the scale. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
scaleRecursively Boolean (0/1) Whether to scale the number recursively? For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
maxScaleRecursion Number How many recursions to complete during recursive scaling? -1 completes the entire set of recursion. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
scaleSeparator String What character to use to separate the scales that generated after recursion?
decimalSeparator String This option helps you specify the character to be used as the decimal separator in a number. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
thousandSeparator String This option helps you specify the character to be used as the thousands separator in a number. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
thousandSeparatorPosition
Since v3.2 - SR1
Number This option helps you specify the position of the thousand separator. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting > Basics page.
inDecimalSeparator String In some countries, commas are used as decimal separators and dots as thousand separators. In XML, if you specify such values, it will give an error while converting to number. The chart accepts the input decimal and thousand separator from user, so that it can convert it accordingly into the required format. This attribute lets you input the decimal separator. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
inThousandSeparator String In some countries, commas are used as decimal separators and dots as thousand separators. In XML, if you specify such values, it will give an error while converting to number. The chart accepts the input decimal and thousand separator from user, so that it can convert it accordingly into the required format. This attribute lets you input the thousand separator. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section.
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Chart Cosmetics

The following attributes let you configure chart cosmetics like background color, background alpha, canvas color & alpha etc.

Attribute Name Type Description
bgColor Color Code This attribute sets the background color for the chart. You can set any hex color code as the value of this attribute. To specify a gradient as background color, separate the hex color codes of each color in the gradient using comma. Example: FF5904, FFFFFF. Remember to remove # and any spaces in between. For more details see Using Gradients.
bgAlpha Number (0-100) Sets the alpha (transparency) for the background. If you've opted for gradient background, you need to set a list of alpha(s) separated by comma. For more details see Using Gradients.
bgRatio Numbers separated by comma If you've opted for a gradient background, this attribute lets you set the ratio of each color constituent. For more details see Using Gradients.
bgAngle Number (0-360) Angle of the background color, in case of a gradient. For more details see Using Gradients.
showBorder Boolean (0/1) Whether to show a border around the chart or not?
borderColor Color Code Border color of the chart.
borderThickness Number (Pixels) Border thickness of the chart.
borderAlpha Number (0-100) Border alpha of the chart.
bgImage

or

bgSWF - deprecated
String To place any image (JPG/PNG/GIF) or Flash movie (SWF) as background of the chart, enter the (path and) name of the background image or SWF file. It should be in the same domain as the chart.

Loading of Flash movie is deprecated and is not supported by JavaScript charts.

bgImageAlpha

or

bgSWFAlpha - deprecated
Number (0-100) Helps you specify the opacity for the loaded background image or Flash movie.

Loading of Flash movie is deprecated and is not supported by JavaScript charts.

bgImageDisplayMode
Since v3.2
String (stretch, tile, fit, fill, center, none) Helps you specify the mode in which the background image is to be displayed.
  • Stretch - expands the image to fit the entire chart area, without maintaining original image constraints
  • Tile - the image is repeated as a pattern on the entire chart area
  • Fit - fits the image proportionately on the chart area
  • Fill -proportionately fills the entire chart area with the image
  • Center - the image is positioned at the center of the chart area
  • None - Default mode. None of the above modes are applied
For more details click here.
bgImageVAlign
Since v3.2
String (top, middle, bottom) Helps you to vertically align the background image.
bgImageHAlign
Since v3.2
String (left, middle, right) Helps you to horizontally align the background image.
bgImageScale
Since v3.2
Number (0-300) Helps you magnify the background image.This attribute will only work when the attribute bgImageDisplayMode is set to none, center or tile.
logoURL String You can load an external logo (JPEG/PNG/SWF) on the chart once it has rendered. This attribute lets you specify the URL of the same. Owing to Flash Player security settings, you can only specify logos that are on the sub-domain as the SWF file of the chart.
logoPosition String ( TL, TR, BL, BR, CC ) Where to position the logo on the chart:

  • TL - Top-left
  • TR - Top-right
  • BR - Bottom right
  • BL - Bottom left
  • CC - Center of screen
logoAlpha Number (0-100) Once the logo has loaded on the chart, you can configure its opacity using this attribute.
logoScale Number (0-100) You can also change the size of externally loaded logo at run-time by specifying a value for this parameter.
logoLink String If you want to link the logo to an external URL, specify the link in this attribute. The link can be in FusionCharts link format, allowing you to link to new windows, pop-ups, frames etc.
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Font Properties

Using the attributes below, you can define the generic font properties for all the text on the chart. These attributes allow you a high level control over font properties.

If you intend to specify font properties for individual chart elements (like Caption, sub-caption etc.), you'll need to use the Styles feature. Using Styles, you can also specify advanced font properties like Bold, Italics, HTML Mode etc. Using Styles you can also configure real-time values.

Attribute Name Type Description
baseFont Font Name This attribute lets you set the font face (family) of all the text (data labels, values etc.) on chart. If you specify outCnvBaseFont attribute also, then this attribute controls only the font face of text within the chart canvas bounds.
baseFontSize Number This attribute sets the base font size of the chart i.e., all the values and the names in the chart which lie on the canvas will be displayed using the font size provided here.
baseFontColor Color Code This attribute sets the base font color of the chart i.e., all the values and the names in the chart which lie on the canvas will be displayed using the font color provided here.
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Tooltip properties

These attributes let you control the tooltip. You can set the background color, border color, separator character and few other details.

Attribute Name Type Description
showToolTip Boolean (0/1) Whether to show tooltip for the annotations?
toolTipBgColor Color Code Background color for the tooltip
toolTipBorderColor Color Code Border Color for the tooltip.
showToolTipShadow Boolean (0/1) Whether to show shadow for tooltips.
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Chart Paddings & Margins

The following attributes help you control chart margins and paddings.

FusionWidgets XT allows you manually customize the padding of various elements on the chart to allow advanced manipulation and control over chart visualization. Padding in FusionWidgets XT is always defined in pixels, unless the attribute itself suggests some other scale (like plotSpacePercent).

You can also define the chart margins. Chart Margins refer to the empty space left on the top, bottom, left and right of the chart.

It is not necessary for you to specify any padding/margin values. FusionWidgets XT automatically assumes the best values for the same, if you do not specify the same.

Attribute Name Type Description
chartLeftMargin Number (Pixels) Amount of empty space that you want to put on the left side of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space.
chartRightMargin Number (Pixels) Amount of empty space that you want to put on the right side of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space.
chartTopMargin Number (Pixels) Amount of empty space that you want to put on the top of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space.
chartBottomMargin Number (Pixels) Amount of empty space that you want to put on the bottom of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space.
valuePadding Number (Pixels) Distance between the value and gauge.
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The XML API for the following features have not been discussed here:

  • Exporting Chart: All the attributes pertinent to exporting of charts as images or PDFs are discussed in the Exporting as Image/PDF section.
  • Exporting Chart Data: All the attributes pertinent to exporting of chart data are discussed in the Exporting Chart Data section.
  • Annotations - All the attributes pertinent to annotations are discussed in the Annotations section.
  • Alert Manager - All the attributes pertinent to alerts are discussed in the Alert Manager section.
  • Styles - All the attributes pertinent to Styles are discussed in the Using Styles section.