Curtains tab of the Layout Options page

Overview

Curtains allow you to change the color and pattern of the background of a layout, enabling you to more easily identify specific time periods in relation to the overall timescale. For example, you might use a curtain to highlight the colder or warmer months of the year if the outside temperature is relevant to your project.

Use the Curtains tab of the Layout Options page to define and edit curtains.

Screen Elements

Add button

Click to add a row to the grid.

Move Up button

Click to move the selected row further up the table.

Move Down button

Click to move the selected row further down the table.

Display option

Determines whether the selected row will be used to draw a curtain on the layout.

Start list

Determines the start date of the curtain on the layout. The default start value is the Timescale Start Date. If multiple projects were selected and you use Project Start, the date used in the Gantt or TSLD is the earliest project start of the selected projects.

The following options are available:

• Project Start
• Project Finish
• Data Date: Shows the earliest data date of all selected project.
• Current Month: Shows the first day of the current month when selected for timescale start.
• Current Week: Shows the first day of the current week when selected for timescale start.
• Current Day
• Custom Date: Selecting Custom Date enables the corresponding date field and calendar button. Enter a start date in the date field or click the calendar button to launch the calendar/date picker dialog box from where you select a start date. The date field shows the start date. If time is displayed, only the date field will allow you to adjust time.

Start spinner

The Start spinner is only available when a date field is selected in the Start list. It is not available when Custom Date is selected in the Start list.

The Start spinner allows you to define the left limit of the curtain to be a certain number of units less or more than the Start date.

Start Interval list

Select a unit for the spinner value in Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, Quarters, or Years.

Finish list

Determines the finish date of the curtain on the layout. The default finish value is Timescale Finish Date. If multiple projects were selected and you use Project Finish, the date used in the Gantt or TSLD is the latest project finish of the selected projects.

The following options are available:

• Project Start
• Project Finish
• Data Date: Shows the earliest data date of all selected projects.
• Current Month: Shows the last day of the current month when selected for timescale finish.
• Current Week: Shows the last day of the current week when selected for timescale finish.
• Current Day
• Custom Date: Selecting Custom Date enables the corresponding date field and calendar button. Enter a finish date in the date field or click the calendar button to launch the calendar/date picker dialog box from where you select a finish date. The date field shows the finish date. If time is displayed, only the date field will allow you to adjust time.

Finish spinner

The Finish spinner is only available when a date field is selected in the Finish list. It is not available when Custom Date is selected in the Finish list.

The Finish spinner allows you to define the right limit of the curtain to be a certain number of units less or more than the Finish date.

Finish Interval list

Select a unit for the spinner value in Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, Quarters, or Years.

Pattern Color field

Determines the pattern color of the curtain on the layout.

Pattern field

Determines the patterm of the curtain on the layout.

Delete button

Deletes a row from the grid.

Getting Here

From the Create or Open Timescaled Logic Diagram dialog box or the Create or Open Gantt Diagram dialog box, click Options. Then click the Curtains tab.

Options is also available from the Diagram page.