# 2.5.6 axis_scrollbar

Insert: Axis Scrollbar﻿

## Brief Information

Add scrollbar to graph for zooming and panning

## Command Line Usage

 

1. axis_scrollbar axis:=top; 

2. axis_scrollbar begin:=5 end:=10 rescale:=1; 

## Variables

Display
Name
Variable
Name
I/O
and
Type
Default
Value
Description
Position axis

Input

int

bottom

Specifies the position of the axis scrollbar and the axis that is associated with it.
Option list

• bottom:Bottom
Adds an axis scrollbar near the bottom axis and associated to it.
• top:Top
Adds an axis scrollbar near the top axis and associated to it.
• right:Right
Adds an axis scrollbar near the right axis and associated to it.
• left:Left
Adds an axis scrollbar near the left axis and associated to it.

Scroll Range Begin begin

Input

double

<auto>

Specifies the initial value of the scale.

Scroll Range End end

Input

double

<auto>

Specifies the final value of the scale.

Layer index to scroll layer

Input

int

<auto>

Specifies the index of the layer, to which the scrollbar will be added.

Reset Scale rescale

Input

int

0

Specifies whether to rescale the layer according to the begin variable and the end variable as soon as the scrollbar is added to the graph layer.

## Description

This X-Function adds an axis scrollbar to a graph layer, allowing user to zoom and pan the layer easily.

The axis scrollbar is comprised of a scroll box and a scroll area. The scroll box can be resized and moved. The ratio of its size to the size of the whole scrollbar reflects the ratio of the current range to the full range. To zoom in the layer, make this scroll box larger; to zoom out, make it smaller. The relative position of the scroll box reflects the initial value and the final value of the scale. Therefore, you can move this scroll box so as to pan the layer.

## Examples

1. To add a top axis scrollbar to the active graph, choose Insert: Axis Scrollbar﻿: Top from the Origin menu.

2. To specify the initial and end values of the scale while adding the scrollbar, choose Insert: Axis Scrollbar﻿: Open Dialog from the Origin menu can change the settings in the dialog of the X-Function.