Preferences

In this section:

Customize the Application

You can change many of the features of the generated charts with the Preferences window accessed via the File menu - Preferences.

Chart Data Sources

Chart Data source options allow you to control which location contains the data you need. It always selects the production link if they are the same.

Chart Size

The chart size here controls the size of the generated chart but does not change the size of the object in the XPression scene that is used to display the chart.

Font Size

Choose the colors you want used - use the More Colors button at the bottom of the color picker to have advanced options for identifying the color to use.

Chart Colors

Assign colors for each stock in the chart and the grid lines and labels.

Line Thickness

Specify how think you want the lines for

  • stock values
  • grid lines
  • top border
  • bottom border

Save Chart Data

The Save Chart Data is optional. It is intended for use for debugging only. It can be turned off for normal operation. 

Chart Preview Background Image

You can change the preview background image by pressing the browse ... button and then selecting an appropriate .png type image file. The original background image size is 730 x 410.

Sample background images

  1. Original: 
  2. White:   

Append Current Value

The Append Current Value option allows you to have the current stock value added as an additional data point in the chart data and is optional. Enter the list of desired chart ranges that you want it to apply to in the list.