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Blox User Interface Components
While your application may look different depending on the application design,
it is helpful to understand the common terms used in the user interface.
Typically your data is presented in a PresentBlox that includes
six visual components:
- a menu bar on top
- one or more toolbars that provide easy access to various
data navigation, analysis, and export functionality.
- a page filter, if one or more dimensions are placed on
the Page axis
- a data layout panel that lets you move dimensions from
one axis to another
- a grid, showing data in a tabular format with columns and
rows
- a chart, showing data in various chart types such as bar,
line, and pie.
Again, depending on the application design, you may not see all these components.
For example, the chart or the grid may be disabled or turned off. There may
be one or more toolbars, or no toolbar at all. However, the general concepts
and approaches described in this help should apply to most of your data analysis
needs in your application.
Specifying the language to use for Blox user interface
The Blox user interface is displayed in the language as specified in your browser's
language setting. Both Internet Explorer and Mozilla browsers let you specify
a list of preferred languages. IBM Alphablox will scan through the list and
identify the first language in the list that is supported by the Blox user
interface. IBM Alphablox only reads from the browser's language list once
per browser session. That means if you change the language setting in the browser
after a Blox has been loaded, you will need to close the browser window and
start a new one in order for the change to take effect.
To specify the language in your browser, in Internet Explorer:
- Choose Tools > Internet Options....
The Internet Options dialog opens.
- Click the Languages... button. The Language Preference
dialog opens.
- To add a language, click the Add... button, select from
the list of languages to add, and click OK.
- To adjust the priority, use the Move Up and Move
Down buttons.
- When you are done, click OK and Apply
to apply your changes.
In Mozilla Firefox:
- Choose Tools > Options.... The
Options dialog opens.
- Click the Languages... button. For Firefox V1.5 or later,
click Advanced, and then Edit Languages....
A window opens for you to specify the languages.
- To add a language, select from the list of languages to add and then click
the Add... button.
- To adjust the priority, use the Move Up and Move
Down buttons.
- When you are done, click OK and OK again
to apply your changes.
In Mozilla browsers:
- Choose Edit > Preferences....
- Under the Navigator category, click Languages.
- To add a language, select from the list of languages to add and then click
the Add... button.
- To adjust the priority, use the Move Up and Move
Down buttons.
- When you are done, click OK to apply your changes.
Keep in mind that if a Blox has already be loaded prior to your changes, you
will need to close your browser window and start a new one for your changes
to take effect .
For more information about using the different components, click an item in
the following list: