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transparentpad.C File Reference

Detailed Description

This macro demonstrates semi-transparent pads.

Requires OpenGL or Web-based canvas.

//Includes for ACLiC (cling does not need them).
#include "TCanvas.h"
#include "TStyle.h"
#include "TError.h"
#include "TColor.h"
#include "TH1F.h"
void transparentpad(bool gl = true)
{
// 1. Create canvas and check if it support transparent colors
auto c1 = new TCanvas("transparentpad","transparent pad demo", 10, 10, 900, 500);
if (!c1->UseGL() && !c1->IsWeb())
::Warning("transparentpad", "You can see the transparency ONLY in a pdf or png output (\"File\"->\"Save As\" ->...)\n"
"To have transparency in a canvas graphics, you need either OpenGL or Web rendering enabled");
// 2. Some arbitrary histograms.
auto h1 = new TH1F("TH1F 1", "TH1F 1", 100, -1.5, 1.5);
h1->FillRandom("gaus");
auto h2 = new TH1F("TH1F 2", "TH1F 2", 100, -1.5, 0.);
h2->FillRandom("gaus");
auto h3 = new TH1F("TH1F 3", "TH1F 3", 100, 0.5, 2.);
h3->FillRandom("landau");
// 3. Now overlapping transparent pads.
auto pad1 = new TPad("transparent pad 1", "transparent pad 1", 0.1, 0.1, 0.7, 0.7);
pad1->SetFillColor(TColor::GetColor((Float_t) 1., 0.2, 0.2, 0.25)); // transparent pink, here's the magic!
c1->cd();
pad1->Draw();
pad1->cd();
h1->Draw("lego2");
auto pad2 = new TPad("transparent pad 2", "transparent pad 2", 0.2, 0.2, 0.8, 0.8);
pad2->SetFillColor(TColor::GetColor((Float_t) 0.2, 1., 0.2, 0.25)); // transparent green, here's the magic!
c1->cd();
pad2->Draw();
pad2->cd();
h2->Draw();
auto pad3 = new TPad("transparent pad 3", "transparent pad 3", 0.3, 0.3, 0.9, 0.9);
pad3->SetFillColor(TColor::GetColor((Float_t) 0.2, 1., 1., 0.15)); // transparent blue, here's the magic!
c1->cd();
pad3->Draw();
pad3->cd();
h3->Draw();
}
float Float_t
Definition RtypesCore.h:57
void Warning(const char *location, const char *msgfmt,...)
Use this function in warning situations.
Definition TError.cxx:229
R__EXTERN TStyle * gStyle
Definition TStyle.h:433
The Canvas class.
Definition TCanvas.h:23
static Int_t GetColor(const char *hexcolor)
Static method returning color number for color specified by hex color string of form: "#rrggbb",...
Definition TColor.cxx:1839
1-D histogram with a float per channel (see TH1 documentation)
Definition TH1.h:621
virtual void FillRandom(const char *fname, Int_t ntimes=5000, TRandom *rng=nullptr)
Fill histogram following distribution in function fname.
Definition TH1.cxx:3515
void Draw(Option_t *option="") override
Draw this histogram with options.
Definition TH1.cxx:3062
The most important graphics class in the ROOT system.
Definition TPad.h:28
void SetCanvasPreferGL(Bool_t prefer=kTRUE)
Definition TStyle.h:339
return c1
Definition legend1.C:41
TH1F * h1
Definition legend1.C:5
Authors
Timur Pocheptsov, Sergey Linev

Definition in file transparentpad.C.