Text items in legends may contain values in square brackets [ ] that will be filled in with automatically-generated text whenever the legend display is refreshed.
Escape sequences supported by all legend items:
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[Component] |
Component name. |
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[Computer] |
Windows name of the computer. |
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[Coordinate System] |
The coordinate system of the component (same as [Projection]). |
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[Date] |
Current date in short date format specified in Windows Regional Options. A typical Windows default is 8/27/2003. |
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[Datum] |
Datum used in the coordinate system of the component. |
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[Day] |
Current day in the month, from 1 to 31. |
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[Description] |
Component description (accessible through the Properties dialog for the component, via the context menu for the component in the project pane). |
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[Hour] |
Current hour, from 1 to 24. |
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[Filename] |
Name plus extension of the project file. In a new project, will be empty until the project is first saved. |
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[File Path] |
Fully qualified name of the project file. In a new project, will be empty until the project is first saved. |
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[File Title] |
Title of the project (displayed in the main window title). Before a project is saved for the first time will be a system generated name such as Project1. After the project is saved, will be the same as the project file name without the .map extension. |
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[Long Date] |
Current date in long date format specified in Windows Regional Options. A typical Windows default is Wednesday, August 27, 2003. |
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[Minute] |
Current minute, from 1 to 60. |
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[Month] |
Current month, from 1 to 12. |
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[Month Abb] |
Current month as a three-letter abbreviation, such as Aug. |
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[Month Name] |
Current month name, such as August. |
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[Projection] |
The coordinate system of the component (same as [Coordinate System]). |
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[Second] |
Current second, from 1 to 60. |
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[Time] |
Current time in format specified in Windows Regional Options. A typical Windows default is 3:41:08 PM. |
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[Unit] |
Unit used in the coordinate system of the component. |
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[User] |
User login running Manifold. |
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[Weekday Abb] |
Current weekday as a three-letter abbreviation, such as Wed. |
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[Weekday Name] |
Current weekday name, such as Wednesday. |
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[Year] |
Current year. |
Escape sequences for area, label, line or point formats:
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[Column] |
Name of the column used in thematic format. |
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[Type] |
Object type name, such as Areas, Lines, Points or Labels. |
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[Type / Column] |
Object type name, with name of the column used in thematic format, if any. |
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