This gives easy access for setting a number of attribute controlling the appearance of the current map.
Color. There are 3 'standard' colour controls that set $MapBackgroundColor (also used as a background by all other main views):
- Defined colour list pop-up menu.
- Colour shade pop-up menu.
- Custom colour picker dialog.
Pattern. A poop-up menu sets $MapBackgroundPattern. Note the inspector can only set static patterns and not dynamic patterns like bar()/vbar()
- Pattern pop-up menu.
- translucent option. Sets $Opacity to 50(%).
Accent. There are 3 'standard' colour controls that set $MapBackgroundColor2:
- Defined colour list pop-up menu.
- Colour shade pop-up menu.
- Custom colour picker dialog.
Texture. This sets the $MapBackgroundFill value via the Fill pop-up menu. The list shows both default and user added textures. There is an additional fill control:
- Opacity. Sets $MapBackgroundFillOpacity, controlling the visibility of the background image.