Advanced Text Object Properties
Use the Vizlib Advanced Text Object (VATO) properties panel to configure text and display settings, tooltips, appearance, interactivity, and actions.
Text, Show
Text and Show settings help you to manage your VATO display.
Text
You can enter the object Text in the expression editor, and select an icon to use in the object using the Icon Picker.
Figure 1: Text
You can also set the Font Color, Font Size, Font Family, Font Style, and add a Drop Shadow.
Figure 2: Font
Show
You can choose between two settings which Show the object, either Always or subject to a condition (Conditional).
Figure 3: Show
Tooltip
The Tooltip menu has several configurable settings including effects and animations. To display the full Tooltip settings you'll need to select Enable Tooltip, then set the Tooltip Settings Mode to Advanced. You can also set the Tooltip Mode, and choose to Show Tooltip arrow and Show question mark on hover.
Figure 4: Settings
Tooltip Text
With Tooltip Text, you can set the Content Text, Content Color, and Content Background.
Figure 5: Tooltip Text
Tooltip Title, Size, Position
You can set the Tooltip Title by selecting Enable Title, then entering some Title Content, setting the Title Color and choosing a color for the Title Background. You can also set the title Size, customize the Tooltip Width, and set the tooltip Position, offsetting the tooltip value against the X or Y axis.
Figure 6: Title, Size, Position
Events, Effects and Animations
With Events you can choose to enable Interactive Tooltip, and Show Tooltip on Page Load. Effects and Animations allow you to display animation effects in the object, and control the Speed, Delay and Hide Delay.
Figure 7: Effects and Animations
Appearance
Appearance settings help you manage the look and feel of your VATO.
General
The General settings allow you to enter a Title, Subtitle and Footnote, enable a Toggle off hover menu, and Show Details.
Figure 8: General
Alternate States
Alternate States allow you to set an alternate states to assign the object to an alternate selection state.
You can find more information about working with alternate states here.
Figure 9: Alternate States
Layout
The Layout settings control settings to the Horizontal Alignment and Vertical Alignment of the object.
Figure 10: Layout
Border
You can enable the Border settings for the object by selecting a Border Style and setting a Border Width. You can customize the border with the Border Selector, set the Border Color, and use the sliders to set the Global Radius, Top Left Radius, Top Right Radius, Bottom Left Radius and Bottom Right Radius.
Figure 11: Border
Background
Background settings let you control the appearance of the object background. You can choose between a Color, Image or URL, set the Background Color and Transparency level. When you extend the Extension Style, you can choose the Extension Background Color and Transparency level.
Figure 12: Background
Interactivity, Actions
These settings control how users interact with the text object and allow you to integrate Vizlib Actions.
Interactivity
Interactivity settings control the ways in which users interact with the text object. You can enable Smart Editor to add an inline editor, and enable Animate Numbers to use animation to show when numbers are changed, setting an Animation duration.
Figure 13: Interactivity
You can also enable a Scroll, and enable a Vertical scroll, Horizontal scroll and Wrap text, as well as choosing to display a Full screen icon and a Take snapshot icon.
Figure 14: Scroll
Vizlib Actions
Vizlib Actions settings allow you to integrate Vizlib Actions with the text object. You can use multiple actions in the same sheet. To use actions when you're in analysis mode, right-click on the sheet to open the context menu. Click Add Action to add an action, then apply the action settings (this example uses Selection in Field).
Figure 15: Vizlib Actions