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AOI Customization ​

AOI customization in GazePlotter allows you to modify the appearance, names, and order of Areas of Interest (AOIs) in your eye-tracking visualizations. You can create AOI groups, change colors, and apply changes across multiple stimuli.

Accessing AOI customization ​

To customize AOIs:

  1. Click on the More options button in the top right corner of any plot.
  2. Select AOI customization from the pop-up menu.

Stimulus Selection ​

Choose which stimulus to customize using the For stimulus dropdown. Changes can be applied to the current stimulus only or across all stimuli. Each stimulus has its own set of AOIs.

Individual AOI Editing ​

For each AOI you can:

  • Edit the Displayed name while keeping the original name unchanged
  • Change the Color (only for group leaders or ungrouped AOIs)
  • Reorder using up/down arrows in the Order column

AOI Grouping ​

AOIs with identical displayed names are automatically treated as a single group in visualizations:

  • Group behavior: AOIs sharing the same displayed name act as one unit
  • Color inheritance: The first AOI in each group determines the color for all group members
  • Group management: Only the first AOI shows color and order controls
  • Detaching from groups: Change an AOI's displayed name to remove it from a group

Bulk AOI Sorting ​

Click on column headers to sort AOIs:

  • Name - sorts by the original AOI names
  • Displayed name - sorts by the current displayed names
  • Click again to reverse sort direction (ascending/descending)

The sorting uses natural ordering for proper numeric sequence handling.

Apply Changes Options ​

Choose how to apply your modifications:

  • This stimulus - apply changes only to the currently selected stimulus
  • All by original name - apply changes across all stimuli matching original AOI names
  • All by displayed name - apply changes across all stimuli matching displayed AOI names

INFO

When applying to all stimuli, AOI ordering is only updated for the current stimulus.

Applying Changes ​

Click Apply to save all modifications. Changes are discarded if you close the window without applying.

Steps for customizing AOIs in the GazePlotter tool

AOI Grouping Tip

AOIs with identical displayed names will be treated as a single group in visualizations. To create groups, give multiple AOIs the same displayed name. The color of the first AOI with each name will be used for the entire group.