Scales and Legends

Abstract

In Chapter 3, you learned that whenever you bind data to an attribute, a scale will arrive in the Scales pane. You’ve also generated many charts that use both a numerical and a categorical legend. In the light of what you already know, you can now move forward with your knowledge of Charticulator’s scales and legends because in this chapter we will take a more detailed look at what they are and how we work with them. You will learn about the different scales that Charticulator generates and how you can edit and manage these scales. More importantly, you will at last get to grips with the challenging aspects of the numerical scale. For instance, what do the Domain and Range attributes of this type of scale do and what will be the impact on the chart by editing the values in them? In this chapter, we will answer these questions. What you will also understand is that inextricably linked to the scales are Charticulator’s legends, and therefore you’ll want to edit and control the look and format of legends too.