Configuring Defaults

The defaults are a collection of properties that are inherited by each item (pane, pen, cursor, and so on) when that item is created. These default properties are maintained for the lifetime of the item until its properties are modified.

You configure these defaults in the same way as you configure the individual components. The Default Settings node on the property tree contains the following items:

• All pens - configure the gridlines, axis, quality, connection, and cursor label properties for pen types. See Configuring pen gridlines, Configuring pen axes, Configuring pen quality, Configuring the pen data connection, and Configuring cursor labels.
• Cursor - configure cursor defaults. See Configuring Cursors.
• Analog - configure the appearance of analog pens. See Configuring pen appearance.
• Digital - configure the appearance of digital pens. See Configuring pen appearance.
• Alarm - configure the appearance of alarm pens. See Configuring pen appearance.
• Pane - configure the pane height and appearance defaults. See Configuring Chart Panes.