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Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

ashwint27 — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:38:04 GMT

For timeline/Gantt Chart visualization purposes, I would like to set different background colors on the Y-axis Axis Box based on the value inside. For example, for "Category", I would like the "A" axis box to be one color, "B" to be another color, etc... I'm wondering if there is a Scripting option that could realize this. In "Properties", there appears to be only one Background Color available to be set across all values in the axis box.

Re: Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

txnelson — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:25:31 GMT

I checked the Scripting Index for the messages that can be sent to an Axis Box and there does not appear to be any message to change the background color

Re: Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

hogi — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:14:02 GMT

I had the same idea some years ago : @ background color for nominal axis values

-> easy to implement, nice improvement for Graph Builder.

if you need this functionality, please follow the link and vote.

Re: Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

hogi — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:17:55 GMT

could help with nested x-Groups as well:

Re: Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

lwencx — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:57:34 GMT

可以设置Y轴参考线范围来定义背景色，用类别A,B....来设置颜色

Graph Builder(

Size( 876, 622 ),

Show Control Panel( 0 ),

Fit to Window( "Off" ),

Variables(

X( :Distance ),

Y( :Month ),

Y( :Day of Week, Position( 1 ) ),

Color( :Month )

Elements( Bar( X, Y( 1 ), Y( 2 ), Legend( 7 ) ) ),

Local Data Filter(

Add Filter(

columns( :Month ),

Where( :Month == {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar"} ),

Display( :Month, N Items( 12 ) )

)

SendToReport(

Dispatch( {}, "月", ScaleBox,

{Add Ref Line( {-0.5, 6.5}, "Solid", "Black", "", 1, 0.25 ),

Add Ref Line( {6.5, 13.5}, "Solid", "Orange", "", 1, 0.25 ),

Add Ref Line( {13.5, 20.5}, "Solid", "Green", "", 1, 0.25 )}

)

);

Re: Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

hogi — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:09:56 GMT

The task:

... without Photoshop.

Re: Graph Builder Axis Box Background Colors Based on Value

ashwint27 — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:26:58 GMT

That would be for the background of inside of the graph itself (see picture in original message). I am interested in coloring the AxisBox by different values.. I can color the entire Axis Box to be one color from Properties, but not by each individual value it seems.