LINEFORMAT: Style of a Line or Border (1007h)

This record defines the appearance of a line, such as an axis line or border.

Record Data—BIFF8

Offset

Name

Size

Contents

4

rgb

4

Color of line; RGB value high byte must be set to zero

8

lns

2

Pattern of line
0 = solid
1 = dash
2 = dot
3 = dash-dot
4 = dash dot-dot
5 = none
6 = dark gray pattern
7 = medium gray pattern
8 = light gray pattern

10

we

2

Weight of line
–1 = hairline
0 = narrow (single)
1 = medium (double)
2 = wide (triple)

12

grbit

2

Format flags

14

icv

Index to color of line


The grbit field contains the following option flags.

Offset

Bits

Mask

Name

Contents

0

0

01h

fAuto

Automatic format

0

1

02h

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

0

2

04h

fDrawTick

1 = draw tick labels on this axis

0

7–3

F8h

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

1

7–0

FFh

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero


Record Data—BIFF7 and earlier

Offset

Name

Size

Contents

4

rgb

4

Color of line; RGB value high byte must be set to zero

8

lns

2

Pattern of line
0 = solid
1 = dash
2 = dot
3 = dash-dot
4 = dash dot-dot
5 = none
6 = dark gray pattern
7 = medium gray pattern
8 = light gray pattern

10

we

2

Weight of line
–1 = hairline
0 = narrow (single)
1 = medium (double)
2 = wide (triple)

12

grbit

2

Format flags


The grbit field contains the following option flags.

Offset

Bits

Mask

Name

Contents

0

0

01h

fAuto

Automatic format

0

1

02h

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

0

2

04h

fDrawTick

1 = draw tick labels on this axis

0

7–3

F8h

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero

1

7–0

FFh

(reserved)

Reserved; must be zero