Chart2 Direct Title/Subtitle Alignment (Static)

Overview

The ooodev.format.chart2.direct.title.alignment.Direction and ooodev.format.chart2.direct.title.alignment.Orientation classes are used to set the alignment of the chart title.

Calls to the Chart2.style_title() and Chart2.style_subtitle() methods are used to set the Title and Subtitle formatting of a Chart.

Setup

General setup used to run the examples in this page.

import uno
from ooodev.format.chart2.direct.title.alignment import Direction, Orientation, DirectionModeKind
from ooodev.format.chart2.direct.general.borders import LineProperties as ChartLineProperties
from ooodev.format.chart2.direct.general.area import Gradient as ChartGradient
from ooodev.format.chart2.direct.general.area import GradientStyle, ColorRange
from ooodev.office.calc import Calc
from ooodev.office.chart2 import Chart2
from ooodev.utils.color import StandardColor
from ooodev.gui import GUI
from ooodev.loader.lo import Lo

def main() -> int:
    with Lo.Loader(connector=Lo.ConnectPipe()):
        doc = Calc.open_doc("pie_flat_chart.ods")
        GUI.set_visible(True, doc)
        Lo.delay(500)
        Calc.zoom(doc, GUI.ZoomEnum.ZOOM_100_PERCENT)

        sheet = Calc.get_active_sheet()

        Calc.goto_cell(cell_name="A1", doc=doc)
        chart_doc = Chart2.get_chart_doc(sheet=sheet, chart_name="pie_chart")

        chart_bdr_line = ChartLineProperties(color=StandardColor.PURPLE_DARK1, width=0.7)
        chart_grad = ChartGradient(
            chart_doc=chart_doc,
            step_count=64,
            style=GradientStyle.SQUARE,
            angle=45,
            grad_color=ColorRange(StandardColor.BLUE_DARK1, StandardColor.PURPLE_LIGHT2),
        )
        Chart2.style_background(chart_doc=chart_doc, styles=[chart_grad, chart_bdr_line])

        title_orient = Orientation(angle=15, vertical=False)
        title_dir = Direction(mode=DirectionModeKind.LR_TB)
        Chart2.style_title(chart_doc=chart_doc, styles=[title_orient, title_dir])

        Lo.delay(1_000)
        Lo.close_doc(doc)
    return 0

if __name__ == "__main__":
    SystemExit(main())

Setting Direction and Orientation

Before formatting the chart is seen in Fig. 832.

Apply to Title

import uno
from ooodev.format.chart2.direct.title.alignment import Direction, Orientation, DirectionModeKind
# ... other code

title_orient = Orientation(angle=15, vertical=False)
title_dir = Direction(mode=DirectionModeKind.LR_TB)
Chart2.style_title(chart_doc=chart_doc, styles=[title_orient, title_dir])

The results are seen in Fig. 791 and Fig. 792.

Chart with title orientation set

Fig. 791 Chart with title orientation set

Chart Title Alignment Dialog

Fig. 792 Chart Title Alignment Dialog

Apply to Subtitle

# ... other code
Chart2.style_subtitle(chart_doc=chart_doc, styles=[title_orient, title_dir])

The results are seen in Fig. 793.

Chart with subtitle orientation set

Fig. 793 Chart with subtitle orientation set