MARKERFORMAT: Style of a Line Marker (1009h)

This record defines the color and shape of the line markers that appear on scatter and line charts.

Record Data—BIFF8

Offset

Name

Size

Contents

4

rgbFore

4

Foreground color: RGB value (high byte = 0)

8

rgbBack

4

Background color: RGB value (high byte = 0)

12

imk

2

Type of marker
0 = no marker
1 = square
2 = diamond
3 = triangle
4 = X
5 = star
6 = Dow-Jones
7 = standard deviation
8 = circle
9 = plus sign

14

grbit

2

Format flags

16

icvFore

2

Index to color of marker border

18

icvBack

2

Index to color of marker fill

20

miSize

4

Size of line markers


The icvBack field describes the color of the marker's background, such as the center of the square, while the icvFore field describes the color of the border or the marker itself. The imk field defines the type of marker.

The grbit field contains the following option flags.

Offset

Bits

Mask

Name

Contents

0

0

01h

fAuto

Automatic color

0

3-1

0Eh

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

0

4

10h

fNotShowInt

1 = "background = none"

0

5

20h

fNotShowBrd

1 = "foreground = none"

0

7-6

C0h

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

1

7-0

FFh

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero


Record Data—BIFF7 and earlier

Offset

Name

Size

Contents

4

rgbFore

4

Foreground color: RGB value (high byte = 0)

8

rgbBack

4

Background color: RGB value (high byte = 0)

12

imk

2

Type of marker
0 = no marker
1 = square
2 = diamond
3 = triangle
4 = X
5 = star
6 = Dow-Jones
7 = standard deviation
8 = circle
9 = plus sign

14

grbit

2

Format flags


The rgbBack field describes the color of the marker's background, such as the center of the square, while the rgbFore field describes the color of the border or the marker itself. The imk field defines the type of marker.

The grbit field contains the following option flags.

Offset

Bits

Mask

Name

Contents

0

0

01h

fAuto

Automatic color

0

3-1

0Eh

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

0

4

10h

fNotShowInt

1 = "background = none"

0

5

20h

fNotShowBrd

1 = "foreground = none"

0

7-6

C0h

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

1

7-0

FFh

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero