Shadow Effects You can apply various effects to the properties of your gauge. Shadow effects add depth and visually enhance your properties. For example, you can apply a drop shadow effect to an anchor to give it a 3D appearance. The following screen shot shows an example of a Linear gauge with effects applied to ...
Shadow Pane The Effects tab is associated with all of your gauge properties. This Effects tab allows you to add shadows to any property of your WinGauge control. You can access this tab by either clicking on any item in the Gauge Explorer or clicking on any item on your gauge in the interactive preview area. This ...
Shadow Stroke Pane The Shadow Stroke pane allows you to add a border around the shadow you created in the Shadow Brush pane. Brush Type — This drop-down list lets you change the brush type of your property. Brush Color — Depending on which brush type you select, the brush color list will populate with the colors a...
Shape Pane The Shape pane determines the shape of the dial. Shape — This value specifies whether the dial is elliptical or rectangle. Expansion — Set this value to a value from -999 to 99. Related Topic Dial Layout Tab
Simple Gradient Brush Element If you want a property on your gauge to start with one color and fade into another color in a specific way, set the brush type to SimpleGradient. When you select the SimpleGradient brush element, you can specify the start color, end color, and gradient style. You can apply the Simple ...
Smart Tag In Visual Studio 2005 (.NET Framework 2.0), each Ultimate UI for Windows Forms control/component is equipped with a Smart Tag. By simply selecting the control/component, a Smart Tag anchor appears. When you click this anchor, a pop-up panel appears, providing you with quick and easy access to the most co...
Solid Brush Element If you want a property on your gauge to be one solid color, set the brush type to Solid. When you select the Solid brush element, you can select from a number of available colors. You can apply the Solid brush element to the properties on your gauge using: the Gauge Designer the Gauges collecti...
Spoke Pane The Spoke pane is used to edit the shape of the anchor. A depth value of 100 and a sweep value of 360 is circle. As the values decrease, the spokes become more visible. Depth — Set this value to an integer from 0 to 100. This value is the distance between each spoke and the center of your Radial gauge. ...
Stroke Pane The Stroke pane allows you to add a border around the selected property. Brush Type — This drop-down list lets you change the brush type of your property. Brush Color — Depending on which brush type you select, the brush color list will populate with the colors available for that brush type. Relative B...
Sweep Angle Pane The Sweep Angle pane determines the start and the end angles of the scale. Start — Set this value to a value from -999 to 999. This value determines the start angle of the scale. End — Set this value to a value from -999 to 999. This value determines the end angle of the scale. Related Topic Scale...