Chapter 2
Measurement Studio .NET Class Libraries
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Customize the appearance of the control using 3D lab styles or classic
2D styles and change the color and length of ticks and labels.
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Configure the format of value labels to engineering or date/time.
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Specify the image format of the control as BMP, GIF, JPEG, or PNG.
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Interactively change the range of an axis and invert the axis at run time
by clicking on the axis end labels.
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Display tooltips reflecting the current value of the pointer.
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Interactively change the value of the control by clicking the pointer
with the mouse.
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Programmatically move the pointer to previous or next value.
Use the Measurement Studio knob, gauge, and meter controls, as shown in
Figure 2-16, to input and display numeric data on your user interface.
Figure 2-16.
Knob, Gauge, and Meter Web Forms Controls
With the knob, gauge, and meter controls and the classes that interface with
the controls, you can perform the following operations:
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Specify the start and sweep angle of the arc programmatically or from
the Properties window.
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Use automatic division spacing, custom divisions, and invert the scale.
