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GRAPHIC_BAR_SETTINGS class 
 
The GRAPHIC_BAR_SETTINGS class describes the graphical settings applied to a specific graphic bar. The current settings can be retrieved through the GraphicBarManager.GetGraphicalSettings method and modified through the GraphicBarManager.SetGraphicalSettings method. 
 
For details about the use of graphic bars refer to the How to perform custom feedbacks rendering using graphic bars section. 
For further details about methods of the Waveform Analyzer refer to the GraphicBarsMan class section. 
 
C# definition 
public class GRAPHIC_BAR_SETTINGS 
{ 
   public enumGraphicBarOrientations   nOrientation; 
   public bool                         bAppearance3d; 
   public bool                         bSmoothing; 
   public bool                         bAutomaticDrop; 
   public Color                        colorStart; 
   public Color                        colorEnd; 
   public Color                        colorBackground; 
   public enumGraphicBarShapes         nShape; 
};  
 
 
Member
Description
 
 
nOrientation
Graphic bar orientation. 
Supported values are the following: 
Mnemonic constant
Numeric value
Meaning
GRAPHIC_BAR_ORIENT_VERTICAL
0
The graphic bar is oriented vertically as seen in the image below: 
 
GRAPHIC_BAR_ORIENT_HORIZONTAL 
(default)
1
The graphic bar is oriented horizontally as seen in the image below: 
 
bAppearance3d
Boolean value that specifies if the graphic bar is displayed with 3D borders. 
Supported values are the following: 
Value
Meaning
false (default)
Doesn't display 3D borders
true
Displays 3D borders
bSmoothing
Smoothing flag. 
Supported values are the following: 
Value
Meaning
false (default)
The graphic bar will be smoothed as seen on the image below: 
 
true
The graphic bar will not be smoothed as seen on the image below: 
 
bAutomaticDrop
Automatic drop flag: this feature allows decreasing the displayed value to 0 with a certain delay as seen on certain hardware based VU-meters when no input sound is available. 
Supported values are the following: 
Value
Meaning
false (default)
The displayed level will not drop automatically, allowing a smoother decrease
true
The displayed level will drop automatically, allowing an immediate decrease
colorStart
The color starting the gradient rendering (default is set to light Green)
colorEnd
The color ending the gradient rendering. Use the same value of the colorStart member if you want a single color graphic bar. (default is set to light Red)
colorBackground
The color used as a background  (default is set to Black) 
 
nShape
Graphic bar orientation. 
Supported values are the following: 
Mnemonic constant
Numeric value
Meaning
GRAPHIC_BAR_SHAPE_RECT 
(default)
0
The gradient will have a rectangular shape: 
 
GRAPHIC_BAR_SHAPE_ROUND_RECT 
1
The gradient will have a rounded rectangle shape: 
 
GRAPHIC_BAR_SHAPE_ELLIPSE
2
The gradient will have an elliptic shape: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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