Pitney Bowes MapXtreme - Manual (Page 291)

Chapter 15: Stylizing Your Maps
Style Descriptions
MapXtreme v7.1 298 Developer Guide
RasterStyle
This is a helper class containing display style information for a raster image including brightness,
contrast, grayscale (color on/off), transparency, and translucency. For more information on raster
images see
Chapter 17: Working with Rasters and Grids .
Hillshade
This is a helper class used to store the parameters for hill shading on a grid. Hill shading, also called
relief shading, can be added to grid maps to show the effect of a light source on the map. This gives
a grid map greater definition, particularly useful for elevation maps. Hill shade properties include the
horizontal and vertical angles of the light source, and a vertical scale factor. For more information on
grids see
Chapter 17: Working with Rasters and Grids .
Inflection
This is used to hold a single inflection point which associates a color with a value. A grid has an
array of inflections to represent its colors. A grid map is a map that shows a gradual color change
across an area. The blending of one color into the next is due to the inflection. For more information
on grids see
Chapter 17: Working with Rasters and Grids .
SimpleLineStyle
The SimpleLineStyle class contains style properties used for drawing polylines based on the
MapBasic Pen clause. It is used for map features such as streets and cable lines, as well as borders
around regions. Attributes to describe SimpleLineStyles include pattern, width (in pixels or points)
and color. The default for a SimpleLineStyle is a solid black 1-pixel wide line. Units for
SimpleLineStyle are pixels (default) or points.
The LineWidth class in the MapInfo.Styles namespace is a helper class used to define the width and
units of a line style.
BasePointStyle
This is an abstract base class for all MapInfo point styles. It cannot be instantiated.
SimpleVectorPointStyle, BitmapPointStyle and FontPointStyle derive from this class.
BaseLineStyle
This is an abstract base class for all MapInfo line styles. It cannot be instantiated. SimpleLineStyle
derives from this class.
BaseInterior
This is an abstract base class for all MapInfo interior styles. It cannot be instantiated. SimpleInterior
derives from this class.