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#ifndef com_sun_star_chart2_ExplicitIncrementData_idl
#define com_sun_star_chart2_ExplicitIncrementData_idl

#include <com/sun/star/chart2/ExplicitSubIncrement.idl>

//=============================================================================

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module chart2 {

//=============================================================================

/** An Increment describes how tickmarks are positioned on the scale of an axis.

@see <type>Axis</type>
@see <type>Grid</type>
@see <type>Scale</type>
@see <type>XScaling</type>
*/
struct ExplicitIncrementData
{
    /** <member>Distance</member> describes the distance between two
    neighboring main tickmarks on a <type>Scale</type> of an axis.
    All neighboring main tickmarks have the same constant distance.

    <p>If the Scale has a <type>XScaling</type> the <member>Distance</member>
    may be measured in two different ways - that is - before or after the
    scaling is applied.</p>

    <p>On a logarithmic scale for example the distance between two main
    tickmarks is typically measured after the scaling is applied:
    Distance = log(tick2)-log(tick1)
    ( log(1000)-log(100)==log(100)-log(10)==log(10)-log(1)==1==Distance ).
    The resulting tickmarks will always look equidistant on the screen.
    The other possibility is to have a Distance = tick2-tick1 measured constant
    before a scaling is applied, which may lead to non equidistant tickmarks
    on the screen.</p>

    <p><member>PostEquidistant</member> rules wether the <member>Distance</member>
    is meant to be a value before or after scaling.</p>
    */
    double      Distance;

    /**
    <member>PostEquidistant</member> rules wether the member <member>Distance</member>
    describes a distance before or after the scaling is applied.

    <p>If <member>PostEquidistant</member> equals <TRUE/> <member>Distance</member>
    is given in values after <type>XScaling</type> is applied, thus resulting
    main tickmarks will always look equidistant on the screen.
    If <member>PostEquidistant</member> equals <FALSE/> <member>Distance</member>
    is given in values before <type>XScaling</type> is applied.</p>
    */
    boolean     PostEquidistant;

    /** The <member>BaseValue</member> gives a starting point on the scale
    to which all further main tickmarks are relatively positioned.

    <p>The <member>BaseValue</member> is always a value on the scale before
    a possible scaling is applied. If the given value is not valid in the
    associated scaling the minimum of the scaling is assumed,
    if there is no minimum any other obvious value will be assumed.</p>

    <p>E.g.: assume a scale from 0 to 6 with identical scaling.
    Further assume this Increment to have Distance==2 and PostEquidistant==false.
    Setting BaseValue=0 would lead to main tickmarks 0; 2; 4; 6;
    Setting BaseValue=1,3 would lead to main tickmarks 1,3; 3,3; 5,3;
    Setting BaseValue=-0,7 would also lead to main tickmarks 1,3; 3,3; 5,3;
    And setting BaseValue to 2, -2, 4, -4 etc. in this example
    leads to the same result as BaseValue=0.</p>
    */
    double      BaseValue;

    /** <member>SubIncrements</member> describes the positioning of further
    sub tickmarks on the scale of an axis.

    <p>The first SubIncrement in this sequence determines how the
    distance between two neighboring main tickmarks is divided for positioning
    of further sub tickmarks. Every following SubIncrement determines the
    positions of subsequent tickmarks in relation to their parent tickmarks
    iven by the preceding SubIncrement.</p>
    */
    sequence< ::com::sun::star::chart2::ExplicitSubIncrement > SubIncrements;

    /** If ShiftedPosition is false all ticks are set at the positions as described above.
    E.g. having tickmarks for whole numbers 1, 2 and 3 the ticks are exactly placed on positions for the values 1, 2 and 3.
    In contrast it is possible to have the tickmarks shifted thus they are placed between the indicated values.
    So if ShiftedPosition is set to true the tickmarks in the example are placed at 0.5 1.5 2.5 and 3.5.
    */
    boolean ShiftedPosition;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif