The chart legend supports the following customization:
Visible: the legend visibility.
Position: top, right, left, bottom, topRight.
Background: color, transparency.
Text: font family, font size, color.
Border: color, transparency, width.
Overlapping: whether the legend display with overlapping plotArea.
Layout: x, y, width, height.
You can customize the legend using the following code:
<template>
<div class="sample-tutorial">
<gc-spread-sheets class="sample-spreadsheets" @workbookInitialized="initSpread">
<gc-worksheet />
</gc-spread-sheets>
<div class="options-container">
<p>Change the properties below then press the Set button to apply these changes.</p>
<div class="option-row">
<label for="visible">Visible</label>
<input type="checkbox" id="visible" v-model="visible" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="position">Position</label>
<select id="position" v-model="position">
<option value="1">top</option>
<option value="2">right</option>
<option value="3">left</option>
<option value="4">bottom</option>
<option value="5">topRight</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<input type="checkbox" id="showLegendWithoutOverlapping" v-model="showLegendWithoutOverlapping" />
<label style="display:inline" for="showLegendWithoutOverlapping">Show the legend without overlapping the
chart</label>
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="backColor">Back Color</label>
<input type="text" id="backColor" v-model="backColor" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="backColorTransparency">Back Color Transparency</label>
<input type="number" id="backColorTransparency" step="0.1" min="0" max="1"
v-model="backColorTransparency" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<label for="layoutX">Legend X(% of Chart)</label>
<input type="number" id="layoutX" step="0.01" min="0" max="1" v-model="layoutX" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<label for="layoutY">Legend Y(% of Chart)</label>
<input type="number" id="layoutY" step="0.01" min="0" max="1" v-model="layoutY" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<label for="layoutWidth">Legend Width(% of Chart)</label>
<input type="number" id="layoutWidth" step="0.01" min="0" max="1" v-model="layoutWidth" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<label for="layoutHeight">Legend Height(% of Chart)</label>
<input type="number" id="layoutHeight" step="0.01" min="0" max="1" v-model="layoutHeight" />
</div>
<hr />
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="fontFamily">Font Family</label>
<input type="text" id="fontFamily" v-model="fontFamily" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="fontSize">Font Size</label>
<input type="number" id="fontSize" step="1" min="0" max="100" v-model="fontSize" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="color">Color</label>
<input type="text" id="color" v-model="color" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="transparency">Transparency</label>
<input type="number" id="transparency" step="0.1" min="0" max="1" v-model="transparency" />
</div>
<hr />
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="border-color">Border Color:</label>
<input type="text" id="border-color" v-model="borderColor" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="border-transparency">Border Transparency:</label>
<input type="number" id="border-transparency" step="0.1" min="0" max="1" v-model="borderTransparency" />
</div>
<div class="option-row" id>
<label for="border-width">Border Width:</label>
<input type="number" id="border-width" step="1" min="0" max="100" v-model="borderWidth" />
</div>
<div class="option-row">
<input type="button" id="apply" value="Set" @click="applySetting" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script setup>
import { ref } from 'vue';
import '@mescius/spread-sheets-vue';
import GC from '@mescius/spread-sheets';
import '@mescius/spread-sheets-shapes';
import '@mescius/spread-sheets-charts';
const spread = ref(null);
const visible = ref(true);
const position = ref('4');
const showLegendWithoutOverlapping = ref(true);
const layoutX = ref(undefined);
const layoutY = ref(undefined);
const layoutWidth = ref(undefined);
const layoutHeight = ref(undefined);
const backColor = ref('#FF0000');
const backColorTransparency = ref('0.7');
const color = ref('#00FF00');
const transparency = ref(1);
const fontFamily = ref('Calibri');
const fontSize = ref(1);
const borderColor = ref('#00FF00');
const borderWidth = ref(1);
const borderTransparency = ref(1);
const initSpread = (spreadInstance) => {
spread.value = spreadInstance;
spreadInstance.setSheetCount(2);
const sheet = spreadInstance.getSheet(0);
sheet.suspendPaint();
const dataArray = [
['', 'Chrome', 'Firefox', 'IE', 'Safari', 'Edge', 'Opera', 'Other'],
['2014', 0.4966, 0.1801, 0.2455, 0.047, 0.0, 0.015, 0.0158],
['2015', 0.5689, 0.156, 0.1652, 0.0529, 0.0158, 0.022, 0.0192],
['2016', 0.623, 0.1531, 0.1073, 0.0464, 0.0311, 0.0166, 0.0225],
['2017', 0.636, 0.1304, 0.0834, 0.0589, 0.0443, 0.0223, 0.0246],
];
sheet.setArray(0, 0, dataArray);
const chart = sheet.charts.add(
'Chart1',
GC.Spread.Sheets.Charts.ChartType.lineMarkers,
30,
120,
480,
270,
'A1:D5',
GC.Spread.Sheets.Charts.RowCol.columns,
);
chart.title({
text: 'Chart Legend',
});
const legend = chart.legend();
legend.borderStyle.color = 'green';
legend.borderStyle.width = 3;
legend.fontSize = 9;
legend.backColor = 'orange';
legend.backColorTransparency = 0.8;
chart.legend(legend);
sheet.resumePaint();
initEvent();
};
const initEvent = () => {
spread.value.bind(GC.Spread.Sheets.Events.FloatingElementSelected, () => {
const sheet = spread.value.getActiveSheet();
const chart = getActiveChart(sheet);
if (chart) {
readSetting(chart);
}
});
};
const readSetting = (chart) => {
const legend = chart.legend();
visible.value = legend.visible;
position.value = legend.position;
showLegendWithoutOverlapping.value = legend.showLegendWithoutOverlapping !== false;
backColor.value = legend.backColor;
backColorTransparency.value = legend.backColorTransparency;
color.value = legend.color;
fontFamily.value = legend.fontFamily;
fontSize.value = legend.fontSize;
borderColor.value = legend.borderStyle.color;
borderWidth.value = legend.borderStyle.width;
borderTransparency.value = legend.borderStyle.transparency;
if (legend.layout && legend.layout.x) {
layoutX.value = legend.layout.x;
}
if (legend.layout && legend.layout.y) {
layoutY.value = legend.layout.y;
}
if (legend.layout && legend.layout.width) {
layoutWidth.value = legend.layout.width;
}
if (legend.layout && legend.layout.height) {
layoutHeight.value = legend.layout.height;
}
};
const applySetting = () => {
const sheet = spread.value.getActiveSheet();
const chart = getActiveChart(sheet);
if (!chart) return;
const legend = {
visible: visible.value,
position: parseInt(position.value, 10),
showLegendWithoutOverlapping: Boolean(showLegendWithoutOverlapping.value),
backColor: backColor.value,
backColorTransparency: Number(backColorTransparency.value),
color: color.value,
fontFamily: fontFamily.value,
fontSize: parseInt(fontSize.value, 10),
borderStyle: {
color: borderColor.value,
width: parseInt(borderWidth.value, 10),
transparency: Number(borderTransparency.value),
},
layout: {
x: layoutX.value !== undefined ? Number(layoutX.value) : undefined,
y: layoutY.value !== undefined ? Number(layoutY.value) : undefined,
width: layoutWidth.value !== undefined ? Number(layoutWidth.value) : undefined,
height: layoutHeight.value !== undefined ? Number(layoutHeight.value) : undefined,
},
};
chart.legend(legend);
};
const getActiveChart = (sheet) => {
let activeChart = null;
sheet.charts.all().forEach((chart) => {
if (chart.isSelected()) {
activeChart = chart;
}
});
return activeChart;
};
</script>
<style scoped>
.sample-tutorial {
position: relative;
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
}
.sample-spreadsheets {
width: calc(100% - 280px);
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
float: left;
}
.options-container {
float: right;
width: 280px;
padding: 12px;
height: 100%;
box-sizing: border-box;
background: #fbfbfb;
overflow: auto;
}
.option-row {
font-size: 14px;
padding: 5px;
}
.option-row {
padding-bottom: 5px;
}
label {
display: inline-block;
}
input {
padding: 1px 8px;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 100%;
}
select {
width: 100%;
}
input[type=checkbox] {
display: inline-block;
width: auto;
}
body {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
}
#app {
height: 100%;
}
</style>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html style="height:100%;font-size:14px;">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<title>SpreadJS VUE</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="$DEMOROOT$/en/vue3/node_modules/@mescius/spread-sheets/styles/gc.spread.sheets.excel2013white.css">
<script src="$DEMOROOT$/en/vue3/node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script>
<script src="./systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="./compiler.js" type="module"></script>
<script>
var System = SystemJS;
System.import("./src/app.js");
System.import('$DEMOROOT$/en/lib/vue3/license.js');
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
</body>
</html>
(function (global) {
SystemJS.config({
transpiler: 'plugin-babel',
babelOptions: {
es2015: true
},
paths: {
// paths serve as alias
'npm:': 'node_modules/'
},
packageConfigPaths: [
'./node_modules/*/package.json',
"./node_modules/@mescius/*/package.json",
"./node_modules/@babel/*/package.json",
"./node_modules/@vue/*/package.json"
],
map: {
'vue': "npm:vue/dist/vue.esm-browser.js",
'tiny-emitter': 'npm:tiny-emitter/index.js',
'plugin-babel': 'npm:systemjs-plugin-babel/plugin-babel.js',
"systemjs-babel-build": "npm:systemjs-plugin-babel/systemjs-babel-browser.js",
'@mescius/spread-sheets': 'npm:@mescius/spread-sheets/index.js',
'@mescius/spread-sheets-resources-en': 'npm:@mescius/spread-sheets-resources-en/index.js',
'@mescius/spread-sheets-vue': 'npm:@mescius/spread-sheets-vue/index.js',
'@mescius/spread-sheets-shapes': 'npm:@mescius/spread-sheets-shapes/index.js',
'@mescius/spread-sheets-charts': 'npm:@mescius/spread-sheets-charts/index.js',
},
meta: {
'*.css': { loader: 'systemjs-plugin-css' },
'*.vue': { loader: "../plugin-vue/index.js" }
}
});
})(this);