Example usage for java.awt GradientPaint GradientPaint

List of usage examples for java.awt GradientPaint GradientPaint

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for java.awt GradientPaint GradientPaint.

Prototype

public GradientPaint(Point2D pt1, Color color1, Point2D pt2, Color color2) 

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Document

Constructs a simple acyclic GradientPaint object.

Usage

From source file:it.marcoberri.mbmeteo.action.chart.GetLastUDial.java

/**
 * Processes requests for both HTTP/*from   www .ja  v a  2 s  .  co  m*/
 * <code>GET</code> and
 * <code>POST</code> methods.
 *
 * @param request servlet request
 * @param response servlet response
 * @throws ServletException if a servlet-specific error occurs
 * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
 */
protected void processRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
        throws ServletException, IOException {

    log.debug("start : " + this.getClass().getName());

    final HashMap<String, String> params = getParams(request.getParameterMap());
    final Integer dimy = Default.toInteger(params.get("dimy"), 600);
    final Integer dimx = Default.toInteger(params.get("dimx"), 800);

    Meteolog meteolog = ds.find(Meteolog.class).order("-time").limit(1).get();

    DefaultValueDataset dataset = new DefaultValueDataset(meteolog.getOutdoorHumidity());

    // get data for diagrams
    DialPlot plot = new DialPlot();
    plot.setInsets(RectangleInsets.ZERO_INSETS);
    //plot.setView(0.1, 0.1, 0.9, 0.9);
    // plot.set
    plot.setDataset(0, dataset);

    GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(new Point(), new Color(255, 255, 255), new Point(),
            new Color(170, 170, 220));

    DialBackground db = new DialBackground(gp);
    db.setGradientPaintTransformer(
            new StandardGradientPaintTransformer(GradientPaintTransformType.CENTER_HORIZONTAL));
    plot.setBackground(db);

    StandardDialScale scale = new StandardDialScale();
    scale.setLowerBound(0);
    scale.setUpperBound(100);
    scale.setTickLabelOffset(0.14);
    scale.setTickLabelFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 10));
    plot.addScale(0, scale);
    plot.setInsets(RectangleInsets.ZERO_INSETS);

    DialPointer needle = new DialPointer.Pointer(0);

    plot.addLayer(needle);

    JFreeChart chart1 = new JFreeChart(plot);
    chart1.setTitle("Humidity %");

    final File f = File.createTempFile("mbmeteo", ".jpg");
    ChartUtilities.saveChartAsJPEG(f, chart1, dimx, dimy);

    response.setContentType("image/jpeg");
    response.setHeader("Content-Length", "" + f.length());
    response.setHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=\"" + f.getName() + "\"");
    final OutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
    final FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(f.toString());
    final int size = in.available();
    final byte[] content = new byte[size];
    in.read(content);
    out.write(content);
    in.close();
    out.close();
}

From source file:UserInterface.PublisherRole.ViewUserHabitsJPanel.java

private static JFreeChart createChart(PieDataset dataset) {

    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart("User Habits", // chart title
            dataset, // data
            false, // no legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // no URL generation
    );//from  w ww .  j a v a  2  s.c  o m

    // set a custom background for the chart
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(
            new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), new Color(20, 20, 20), new Point(400, 200), Color.DARK_GRAY));

    // customise the title position and font
    TextTitle t = chart.getTitle();
    t.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
    t.setPaint(new Color(240, 240, 240));
    t.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 26));

    PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
    plot.setInteriorGap(0.04);
    plot.setOutlineVisible(false);

    // use gradients and white borders for the section colours
    plot.setSectionPaint("Others", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 200, 255), Color.BLUE));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Samsung", createGradientPaint(new Color(255, 200, 200), Color.RED));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Apple", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.GREEN));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Nokia", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.YELLOW));
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setSectionOutlinesVisible(true);
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));

    // customise the section label appearance
    plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 20));
    plot.setLabelLinkPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelLinkStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));
    plot.setLabelOutlineStroke(null);
    plot.setLabelPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);

    // add a subtitle giving the data source
    TextTitle source = new TextTitle(" ", new Font("Courier New", Font.PLAIN, 12));
    source.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
    source.setPosition(RectangleEdge.BOTTOM);
    source.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);
    chart.addSubtitle(source);
    return chart;

}

From source file:PieChartDemo1.java

/**
 * Creates a chart.// w  w  w  .ja v  a 2s .  c o m
 *
 * @param dataset  the dataset.
 *
 * @return A chart.
 */
private static JFreeChart createChart(PieDataset dataset) {

    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart("Smart Phones Manufactured / Q3 2011", // chart title
            dataset, // data
            false, // no legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // no URL generation
    );

    // set a custom background for the chart
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(
            new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), new Color(20, 20, 20), new Point(400, 200), Color.DARK_GRAY));

    // customise the title position and font
    TextTitle t = chart.getTitle();
    t.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
    t.setPaint(new Color(240, 240, 240));
    t.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 26));

    PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
    plot.setInteriorGap(0.04);
    plot.setOutlineVisible(false);

    // use gradients and white borders for the section colours
    plot.setSectionPaint("Others", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 200, 255), Color.BLUE));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Samsung", createGradientPaint(new Color(255, 200, 200), Color.RED));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Apple", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.GREEN));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Nokia", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.YELLOW));
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setSectionOutlinesVisible(true);
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));

    // customise the section label appearance
    plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 20));
    plot.setLabelLinkPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelLinkStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));
    plot.setLabelOutlineStroke(null);
    plot.setLabelPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);

    // add a subtitle giving the data source
    TextTitle source = new TextTitle("Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523",
            new Font("Courier New", Font.PLAIN, 12));
    source.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
    source.setPosition(RectangleEdge.BOTTOM);
    source.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);
    chart.addSubtitle(source);
    return chart;

}

From source file:icaro.aplicaciones.recursos.recursoEstadistica.jFreeChart.demo.PieChartDemo1.java

/**
 * Creates a chart.//from  ww w.j  av  a2 s  . c om
 *
 * @param dataset  the dataset.
 *
 * @return A chart.
 */
private static JFreeChart createChart(PieDataset dataset) {

    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart("Smart Phones Manufactured / Q3 2011", // chart title
            dataset, // data
            false, // no legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // no URL generation
    );

    // set a custom background for the chart
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(
            new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), new Color(20, 20, 20), new Point(400, 200), Color.DARK_GRAY));

    // customise the title position and font
    TextTitle t = chart.getTitle();
    t.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
    t.setPaint(new Color(240, 240, 240));
    t.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 26));

    PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
    plot.setInteriorGap(0.04);
    //        plot.setOutlineVisible(false);

    // use gradients and white borders for the section colours
    plot.setSectionPaint("Others", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 200, 255), Color.BLUE));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Samsung", createGradientPaint(new Color(255, 200, 200), Color.RED));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Apple", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.GREEN));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Nokia", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.YELLOW));
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setSectionOutlinesVisible(true);
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));

    // customise the section label appearance
    plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 20));
    plot.setLabelLinkPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelLinkStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));
    plot.setLabelOutlineStroke(null);
    plot.setLabelPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);

    // add a subtitle giving the data source
    TextTitle source = new TextTitle("Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523",
            new Font("Courier New", Font.PLAIN, 12));
    source.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
    source.setPosition(RectangleEdge.BOTTOM);
    source.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);
    chart.addSubtitle(source);
    return chart;

}

From source file:charts.PieChart3D.java

/**
 * Creates a chart./*from   w  ww  .j a  v  a 2  s  .co  m*/
 *
 * @param dataset
 *            the dataset.
 *
 * @return A chart.
 */
private static JFreeChart createChart(PieDataset dataset, PieChartModel model) {

    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart(model.getTitle(), // chart
            // title
            dataset, // data
            false, // no legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // no URL generation
    );

    // set a custom background for the chart
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(
            new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), new Color(20, 20, 20), new Point(400, 200), Color.DARK_GRAY));

    // customise the title position and font
    TextTitle t = chart.getTitle();
    t.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
    t.setPaint(new Color(240, 240, 240));
    t.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 26));

    PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
    plot.setInteriorGap(0.04);
    plot.setOutlineVisible(false);

    // use gradients and white borders for the section colours
    plot.setSectionPaint("FCA", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 200, 255), Color.BLUE));
    plot.setSectionPaint("FCH", createGradientPaint(new Color(255, 200, 200), Color.RED));
    plot.setSectionPaint("FCS", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.GREEN));
    plot.setSectionPaint("FCG", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.YELLOW));
    plot.setSectionPaint("FCJ", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.BLACK));
    plot.setLabelGenerator(new StandardPieSectionLabelGenerator("{0} {1} ({2}) "));
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setSectionOutlinesVisible(true);
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));

    // customise the section label appearance
    plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 20));
    plot.setLabelLinkPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelLinkStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));
    plot.setLabelOutlineStroke(null);
    plot.setLabelPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);

    // add a subtitle giving the data source
    TextTitle source = new TextTitle(model.getSubTitle(), new Font("Courier New", Font.PLAIN, 12));
    source.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
    source.setPosition(RectangleEdge.BOTTOM);
    source.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);
    chart.addSubtitle(source);
    return chart;

}

From source file:RMOS.PieChart.java

/**
 * Creates a chart.//from  w w w  . j  a  v a2s. c om
 *
 * @param dataset  the dataset.
 *
 * @return A chart.
 */
private static JFreeChart createChart(PieDataset dataset) {

    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart("Eco Systems Statistics", // chart title
            dataset, // data
            false, // no legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // no URL generation
    );

    // set a custom background for the chart
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(
            new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), new Color(20, 20, 20), new Point(400, 200), Color.DARK_GRAY));

    // customise the title position and font
    TextTitle t = chart.getTitle();
    t.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
    t.setPaint(new Color(240, 240, 240));
    t.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 26));

    PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
    plot.setInteriorGap(0.04);
    plot.setOutlineVisible(false);

    plot.setSectionPaint(f1.getStationInGroup().get(1), Color.blue);
    plot.setSectionPaint(f1.getStationInGroup().get(1), Color.GREEN);

    // use gradients and white borders for the section colours
    /*plot.setSectionPaint("Others", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 200, 255), Color.BLUE));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Samsung", createGradientPaint(new Color(255, 200, 200), Color.RED));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Apple", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.GREEN));
    plot.setSectionPaint("Nokia", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.YELLOW));*/
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setSectionOutlinesVisible(true);
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));

    // customise the section label appearance
    plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 20));
    plot.setLabelLinkPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelLinkStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));
    plot.setLabelOutlineStroke(null);
    plot.setLabelPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);

    // add a subtitle giving the data source
    TextTitle source = new TextTitle("Source: Eco Recycle Station", new Font("Courier New", Font.PLAIN, 12));
    source.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
    source.setPosition(RectangleEdge.BOTTOM);
    source.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);
    chart.addSubtitle(source);
    return chart;

}

From source file:edu.ku.brc.af.prefs.PrefsToolbar.java

@Override
protected void paintComponent(final Graphics g) {
    super.paintComponent(g);

    Color base = getBackground();
    Dimension size = getSize();/*w ww.  ja va  2  s.  c o  m*/

    Color grad_top = base;
    Color grad_bot = UIHelper.makeDarker(base, UIHelper.isMacOS() ? 0.15 : 0.1);
    GradientPaint bg = new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), grad_top, new Point(0, size.height), grad_bot);
    Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
    g2.setPaint(bg);
    g2.fillRect(0, 0, size.width, size.height);

    g.setColor(UIHelper.makeDarker(base, 0.5));
    g.drawLine(0, size.height - 1, size.width, size.height - 1);
}

From source file:org.cyberoam.iview.charts.MeterChart.java

/**
 * This method generates JFreeChart instance for Meter chart with dial port and iView customization.
 * @param reportID/* ww  w.ja  v a  2 s.  c  o m*/
 * @param rsw
 * @param request
 * @return
 */
public static JFreeChart getChart(int reportID, ResultSetWrapper rsw, HttpServletRequest request) {
    ReportBean reportBean = ReportBean.getRecordbyPrimarykey(reportID);
    JFreeChart chart = null;
    ReportColumnBean reportColumnBean = null;
    GraphBean graphBean = null;
    try {
        DefaultValueDataset data = null;
        graphBean = GraphBean.getRecordbyPrimarykey(reportBean.getGraphId());
        reportColumnBean = ReportColumnBean.getRecordByPrimaryKey(reportBean.getReportId(),
                graphBean.getYColumnId());
        String yColumnDBname = reportColumnBean.getDbColumnName();
        rsw.first();
        double used = Double.parseDouble(rsw.getString(yColumnDBname));
        data = new DefaultValueDataset(100 - used);
        DialPlot plot = new DialPlot(data);
        chart = new JFreeChart("", JFreeChart.DEFAULT_TITLE_FONT, plot, false);

        chart.setBackgroundPaint(Color.white);
        int imgWidth = graphBean.getWidth();
        int imgHeight = graphBean.getHeight();
        if (request != null && request.getParameter("imgwidth") != null
                && !"".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getParameter("imgwidth"))
                && !"null".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getParameter("imgwidth"))) {
            imgWidth = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("imgwidth"));
        }
        if (request != null && request.getParameter("imgheight") != null
                && !"".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getParameter("imgheight"))
                && !"null".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getParameter("imgheight"))) {
            imgHeight = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("imgheight"));
        }
        plot.setView((1 - ((double) imgWidth / (double) imgHeight)) / 2, plot.getViewY(),
                ((double) imgWidth / (double) imgHeight), plot.getViewHeight());
        StandardDialFrame dialFrame = new StandardDialFrame();
        dialFrame.setBackgroundPaint(new Color(54, 73, 109));
        dialFrame.setRadius(0.8);
        dialFrame.setStroke(new BasicStroke(0));
        plot.setDialFrame(dialFrame);
        GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(new Point(), new Color(255, 255, 255), new Point(),
                new Color(196, 210, 219));
        DialBackground db = new DialBackground(gp);
        db.setGradientPaintTransformer(
                new StandardGradientPaintTransformer(GradientPaintTransformType.VERTICAL));
        plot.setBackground(db);

        DialValueIndicator dvi = new DialValueIndicator(0);
        dvi.setRadius(0.55);
        dvi.setBackgroundPaint(gp);
        dvi.setNumberFormat(new DecimalFormat("###"));
        dvi.setFont(new Font("Vandara", Font.CENTER_BASELINE, 10));
        dvi.setOutlinePaint(Color.lightGray);
        plot.addLayer(dvi);

        StandardDialScale scale = new StandardDialScale(0, 100, -120, -300, 10, 4);
        scale.setTickRadius(0.75);
        scale.setTickLabelOffset(0.15);
        scale.setTickLabelFont(new Font("Vandara", Font.CENTER_BASELINE, 9));
        plot.addScale(0, scale);

        StandardDialRange range = new StandardDialRange(0.0, 50.0, Color.green);
        range.setInnerRadius(0.35);
        range.setOuterRadius(0.38);
        plot.addLayer(range);

        StandardDialRange range2 = new StandardDialRange(50.0, 75.0, Color.yellow);
        range2.setInnerRadius(0.35);
        range2.setOuterRadius(0.38);
        plot.addLayer(range2);

        StandardDialRange range3 = new StandardDialRange(75.0, 100.0, Color.red);
        range3.setInnerRadius(0.35);
        range3.setOuterRadius(0.38);
        plot.addLayer(range3);

        DialPointer needle = new DialPointer.Pointer();
        needle.setRadius(0.55);
        plot.addLayer(needle);

        DialCap cap = new DialCap();
        cap.setRadius(0.05);
        plot.setCap(cap);

    } catch (Exception e) {
        CyberoamLogger.appLog.debug("MeterChart=>Exception : " + e, e);
    }
    return chart;
}

From source file:by.bsu.zmiecer.PieChartDemo1.java

/**
 * Creates a chart.//  w  w  w.  j  ava2  s  .  c om
 *
 * @param dataset  the dataset.
 *
 * @return A chart.
 */
private static JFreeChart createChart(PieDataset dataset) {

    JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart("   ", // chart title
            dataset, // data
            false, // no legend
            true, // tooltips
            false // no URL generation
    );

    // set a custom background for the chart
    chart.setBackgroundPaint(
            new GradientPaint(new Point(0, 0), new Color(0, 255, 11), new Point(400, 200), Color.BLUE));

    // customise the title position and font
    TextTitle t = chart.getTitle();
    t.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.LEFT);
    t.setPaint(new Color(240, 240, 240));
    t.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 26));

    PiePlot plot = (PiePlot) chart.getPlot();
    plot.setBackgroundPaint(null);
    plot.setInteriorGap(0.04);
    plot.setOutlineVisible(false);

    // use gradients and white borders for the section colours
    //plot.setSectionPaint("Others", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 200, 255), Color.BLUE));
    //plot.setSectionPaint("Samsung", createGradientPaint(new Color(255, 200, 200), Color.RED));
    //plot.setSectionPaint("Apple", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.GREEN));
    //plot.setSectionPaint("Nokia", createGradientPaint(new Color(200, 255, 200), Color.YELLOW));
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlinePaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setSectionOutlinesVisible(true);
    plot.setBaseSectionOutlineStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));

    // customise the section label appearance
    plot.setLabelFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 20));
    plot.setLabelLinkPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelLinkStroke(new BasicStroke(2.0f));
    plot.setLabelOutlineStroke(null);
    plot.setLabelPaint(Color.WHITE);
    plot.setLabelBackgroundPaint(null);

    /*
    // add a subtitle giving the data source
    TextTitle source = new TextTitle("Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523",
        new Font("Courier New", Font.PLAIN, 12));
    source.setPaint(Color.WHITE);
    source.setPosition(RectangleEdge.BOTTOM);
    source.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);
    chart.addSubtitle(source);
    */
    return chart;

}

From source file:it.eng.spagobi.engines.kpi.bo.charttypes.dialcharts.Speedometer.java

/**
 * Creates a chart of type Speedometer.//from  w w w  . j  a  v a 2s  .c om
 * 
 * @return A Speedometer Chart
 */
public JFreeChart createChart() {
    logger.debug("IN");

    if (dataset == null) {
        logger.debug("The dataset to be represented is null");
        return null;
    }

    DialPlot plot = new DialPlot();
    logger.debug("Created new DialPlot");

    plot.setDataset((ValueDataset) dataset);
    plot.setDialFrame(new StandardDialFrame());
    plot.setBackground(new DialBackground());

    if (dialtextuse) {
        //Usually it shoudn'tbe used. It is a type of title written into the graph
        DialTextAnnotation annotation1 = new DialTextAnnotation(dialtext);
        annotation1.setFont(styleTitle.getFont());
        annotation1.setRadius(0.7);
        plot.addLayer(annotation1);
    }

    DialValueIndicator dvi = new DialValueIndicator(0);
    plot.addLayer(dvi);

    increment = (upper - lower) / 10;
    StandardDialScale scale = new StandardDialScale(lower, upper, -120, -300, 10.0, 4);
    //      if (!( increment > 0)){
    //         increment = 0.01;
    //      }
    scale.setMajorTickIncrement(increment);
    logger.debug("Setted the unit after which a new MajorTickline will be drawed");
    scale.setMinorTickCount(minorTickCount);
    logger.debug("Setted the number of MinorTickLines between every MajorTickline");
    scale.setTickRadius(0.88);
    scale.setTickLabelOffset(0.15);
    Font f = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11);
    scale.setTickLabelFont(f);
    plot.addScale(0, scale);
    plot.addPointer(new DialPointer.Pin());

    DialCap cap = new DialCap();
    plot.setCap(cap);

    // sets intervals
    for (Iterator iterator = intervals.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
        KpiInterval interval = (KpiInterval) iterator.next();
        StandardDialRange range = new StandardDialRange(interval.getMin(), interval.getMax(),
                interval.getColor());
        range.setInnerRadius(0.52);
        range.setOuterRadius(0.55);
        plot.addLayer(range);
        logger.debug("new range added to the plot");
    }

    GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(new Point(), new Color(255, 255, 255), new Point(),
            new Color(170, 170, 220));
    DialBackground db = new DialBackground(gp);
    db.setGradientPaintTransformer(new StandardGradientPaintTransformer(GradientPaintTransformType.VERTICAL));
    plot.setBackground(db);
    plot.removePointer(0);

    DialPointer.Pointer p = new DialPointer.Pointer();
    //Pointer color
    p.setFillPaint(Color.black);
    plot.addPointer(p);
    logger.debug("Setted all properties of the plot");

    JFreeChart chart = new JFreeChart(name, plot);
    logger.debug("Created the chart");
    TextTitle title = setStyleTitle(name, styleTitle);
    chart.setTitle(title);
    logger.debug("Setted the title of the chart");
    if (subName != null && !subName.equals("")) {
        TextTitle subTitle = setStyleTitle(subName, styleSubTitle);
        chart.addSubtitle(subTitle);
        logger.debug("Setted the subtitle of the chart");
    }

    chart.setBackgroundPaint(color);
    logger.debug("Setted background color of the chart");

    logger.debug("OUT");
    return chart;
}