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#Copyright ReportLab Europe Ltd. 2000-2012
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#see license.txt for license details
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__version__=''' $Id$ '''
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from tools.docco.rl_doc_utils import *
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from reportlab.graphics.shapes import *
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heading2("Charts")
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disc("""
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The motivation for much of this is to create a flexible chart
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package.
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This section presents a treatment of the ideas behind our charting
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model, what the design goals are and what components of the chart
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package already exist.
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""")
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heading3("Design Goals")
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disc("Here are some of the design goals: ")
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disc("<i>Make simple top-level use really simple </i>")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">It should be possible to create a simple chart with minimum lines of
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       code, yet have it 'do the right things' with sensible automatic
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       settings. The pie chart snippets above do this. If a real chart has
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       many subcomponents, you still should not need to interact with them
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       unless you want to customize what they do.</para>""")
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disc("<i>Allow precise positioning </i>")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">An absolute requirement in publishing and graphic design is to control
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       the placing and style of every element. We will try to have properties
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       that specify things in fixed sizes and proportions of the drawing,
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       rather than having automatic resizing. Thus, the 'inner plot
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       rectangle' will not magically change when you make the font size of
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       the y labels bigger, even if this means your labels can spill out of
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       the left edge of the chart rectangle. It is your job to preview the
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       chart and choose sizes and spaces which will work.</para>""")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">Some things do need to be automatic. For example, if you want to fit N
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       bars into a 200 point space and don't know N in advance, we specify
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       bar separation as a percentage of the width of a bar rather than a
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       point size, and let the chart work it out. This is still deterministic
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       and controllable.</para>""")
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disc("<i>Control child elements individually or as a group</i>")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">We use smart collection classes that let you customize a group of
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       things, or just one of them. For example you can do this in our
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       experimental pie chart:</para>""")
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eg("""
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d = Drawing(400,200)
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pc = Pie()
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pc.x = 150
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pc.y = 50
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pc.data = [10,20,30,40,50,60]
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pc.labels = ['a','b','c','d','e','f']
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pc.slices.strokeWidth=0.5
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pc.slices[3].popout = 20
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pc.slices[3].strokeWidth = 2
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pc.slices[3].strokeDashArray = [2,2]
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pc.slices[3].labelRadius = 1.75
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pc.slices[3].fontColor = colors.red
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d.add(pc, '')
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">pc.slices[3] actually lazily creates a little object which holds
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       information about the slice in question; this will be used to format a
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       fourth slice at draw-time if there is one.</para>""")
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disc("<i>Only expose things you should change </i>")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">It would be wrong from a statistical viewpoint to let you directly
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       adjust the angle of one of the pie wedges in the above example, since
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       that is determined by the data. So not everything will be exposed
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       through the public properties. There may be 'back doors' to let you
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       violate this when you really need to, or methods to provide advanced
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       functionality, but in general properties will be orthogonal.</para>""")
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disc("<i>Composition and component based </i>")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">Charts are built out of reusable child widgets. A Legend is an
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       easy-to-grasp example. If you need a specialized type of legend (e.g.
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       circular colour swatches), you should subclass the standard Legend
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       widget. Then you could either do something like...</para>""")
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eg("""
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c = MyChartWithLegend()
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c.legend = MyNewLegendClass()    # just change it
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c.legend.swatchRadius = 5    # set a property only relevant to the new one
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c.data = [10,20,30]   #   and then configure as usual...
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">...or create/modify your own chart or drawing class which creates one
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       of these by default. This is also very relevant for time series
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       charts, where there can be many styles of x axis.</para>""")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">Top level chart classes will create a number of such components, and
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       then either call methods or set private properties to tell them their
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       height and position - all the stuff which should be done for you and
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       which you cannot customise. We are working on modelling what the
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       components should be and will publish their APIs here as a consensus
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       emerges.</para>""")
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disc("<i>Multiples </i>")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">A corollary of the component approach is that you can create diagrams
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       with multiple charts, or custom data graphics. Our favourite example
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       of what we are aiming for is the weather report in our gallery
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       contributed by a user; we'd like to make it easy to create such
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       drawings, hook the building blocks up to their legends, and feed that
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       data in a consistent way.</para>""")
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disc("""<para lindent="+36">(If you want to see the image, it is available on our website
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<font color="blue"><a href="https://www.reportlab.com/media/imadj/data/RLIMG_e5e5cb85cc0a555f5433528ac38c5884.PDF">here</a></font>)</para>""")
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##heading3("Key Concepts and Components")
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heading3("Overview")
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disc("""A chart or plot is an object which is placed on a drawing; it is not
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       itself a drawing. You can thus control where it goes, put several on
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       the same drawing, or add annotations.""")
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disc("""Charts have two axes; axes may be Value or Category axes. Axes in turn
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       have a Labels property which lets you configure all text labels or
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       each one individually. Most of the configuration details which vary
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       from chart to chart relate to axis properties, or axis labels.""")
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disc("""Objects expose properties through the interfaces discussed in the
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       previous section; these are all optional and are there to let the end
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       user configure the appearance. Things which must be set for a chart to
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       work, and essential communication between a chart and its components,
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       are handled through methods.""")
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disc("""You can subclass any chart component and use your replacement instead
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       of the original provided you implement the essential methods and
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       properties.""")
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heading2("Labels")
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disc("""
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A label is a string of text attached to some chart element.
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They are used on axes, for titles or alongside axes, or attached
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to individual data points.
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Labels may contain newline characters, but only one font.
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disc("""The text and 'origin' of a label are typically set by its parent
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       object. They are accessed by methods rather than properties. Thus, the
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       X axis decides the 'reference point' for each tickmark label and the
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       numeric or date text for each label. However, the end user can set
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       properties of the label (or collection of labels) directly to affect
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       its position relative to this origin and all of its formatting.""")
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eg("""
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from reportlab.graphics import shapes
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from reportlab.graphics.charts.textlabels import Label
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d = Drawing(200, 100)
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d.add(Circle(100,90, 5, fillColor=colors.green))
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lab = Label()
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lab.setOrigin(100,90)
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lab.boxAnchor = 'ne'
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lab.angle = 45
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lab.dx = 0
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lab.dy = -20
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lab.boxStrokeColor = colors.green
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lab.setText('Some\nMulti-Line\nLabel')
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d.add(lab)
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from reportlab.graphics import shapes
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from reportlab.graphics.charts.textlabels import Label
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d = Drawing(200, 100)
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d.add(Circle(100,90, 5, fillColor=colors.green))
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lab = Label()
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lab.setOrigin(100,90)
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lab.boxAnchor = 'ne'
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lab.angle = 45
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lab.dx = 0
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lab.dy = -20
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lab.boxStrokeColor = colors.green
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lab.setText('Some\nMulti-Line\nLabel')
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d.add(lab)
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draw(d, 'Label example')
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The text box should have its north-east corner ten points down from
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the origin, and be rotated by 45 degrees about that corner.
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sufficient for all charts we have seen to date:
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data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
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      ["dx", """The label's x displacement."""],
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      ["dy", """The label's y displacement."""],
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      ["angle", """The angle of rotation (counterclockwise) applied to the label."""],
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      ["boxAnchor", "The label's box anchor, one of 'n', 'e', 'w', 's', 'ne', 'nw', 'se', 'sw'."],
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      ["textAnchor", """The place where to anchor the label's text, one of 'start', 'middle', 'end'."""],
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      ["boxFillColor", """The fill color used in the label's box."""],
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      ["boxStrokeColor", "The stroke color used in the label's box."],
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      ["boxStrokeWidth", """The line width of the label's box."""],
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      ["fontName", """The label's font name."""],
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      ["fontSize", """The label's font size."""],
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      ["leading", """The leading value of the label's text lines."""],
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      ["x", """The X-coordinate of the reference point."""],
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      ["y", """The Y-coordinate of the reference point."""],
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      ["width", """The label's width."""],
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      ["height", """The label's height."""]
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      ]
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t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
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t.setStyle(TableStyle([
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            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
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            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
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            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
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            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
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            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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            ]))
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getStory().append(t)
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caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - Label properties""")
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disc("""
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To see many more examples of $Label$ objects with different
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combinations of properties, please have a look into the
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ReportLab test suite in the folder $tests$, run the
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script $test_charts_textlabels.py$ and look at the PDF document
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it generates!
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heading2("Axes")
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disc("""
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We identify two basic kinds of axes - <i>Value</i> and <i>Category</i>
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ones.
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Both come in horizontal and vertical flavors.
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Both can be subclassed to make very specific kinds of axis.
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the axis and make a new one.
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Axes are responsible for determining the mapping from data to image
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coordinates; transforming points on request from the chart; drawing
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themselves and their tickmarks, gridlines and axis labels.
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disc("""
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This drawing shows two axes, one of each kind, which have been created
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directly without reference to any chart:
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""")
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from reportlab.graphics import shapes
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from reportlab.graphics.charts.axes import XCategoryAxis,YValueAxis
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drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
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data = [(10, 20, 30, 40), (15, 22, 37, 42)]
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xAxis = XCategoryAxis()
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xAxis.setPosition(75, 75, 300)
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xAxis.configure(data)
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xAxis.categoryNames = ['Beer', 'Wine', 'Meat', 'Cannelloni']
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xAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'n'
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xAxis.labels[3].dy = -15
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xAxis.labels[3].angle = 30
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xAxis.labels[3].fontName = 'Times-Bold'
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yAxis = YValueAxis()
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yAxis.setPosition(50, 50, 125)
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yAxis.configure(data)
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drawing.add(xAxis)
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drawing.add(yAxis)
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draw(drawing, 'Two isolated axes')
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disc("Here is the code that created them: ")
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eg("""
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from reportlab.graphics import shapes
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from reportlab.graphics.charts.axes import XCategoryAxis,YValueAxis
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drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
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data = [(10, 20, 30, 40), (15, 22, 37, 42)]
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xAxis = XCategoryAxis()
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xAxis.setPosition(75, 75, 300)
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xAxis.configure(data)
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xAxis.categoryNames = ['Beer', 'Wine', 'Meat', 'Cannelloni']
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xAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'n'
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xAxis.labels[3].dy = -15
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xAxis.labels[3].angle = 30
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xAxis.labels[3].fontName = 'Times-Bold'
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yAxis = YValueAxis()
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yAxis.setPosition(50, 50, 125)
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yAxis.configure(data)
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drawing.add(xAxis)
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drawing.add(yAxis)
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""")
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disc("""
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Remember that, usually, you won't have to create axes directly;
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when using a standard chart, it comes with ready-made axes.
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The methods are what the chart uses to configure it and take care
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of the geometry.
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However, we will talk through them in detail below.
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The orthogonally dual axes to those we describe have essentially
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the same properties, except for those refering to ticks.
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""")
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heading3("XCategoryAxis class")
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disc("""
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A Category Axis doesn't really have a scale; it just divides itself
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into equal-sized buckets.
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It is simpler than a value axis.
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The chart (or programmer) sets its location with the method
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$setPosition(x, y, length)$.
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The next stage is to show it the data so that it can configure
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itself.
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This is easy for a category axis - it just counts the number of
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data points in one of the data series. The $reversed$ attribute (if 1)
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indicates that the categories should be reversed.
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When the drawing is drawn, the axis can provide some help to the
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chart with its $scale()$ method, which tells the chart where
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a given category begins and ends on the page.
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We have not yet seen any need to let people override the widths
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or positions of categories.
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disc("An XCategoryAxis has the following editable properties:")
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disc("")
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data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
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      ["visible", """Should the axis be drawn at all? Sometimes you don't want
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to display one or both axes, but they still need to be there as
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they manage the scaling of points."""],
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      ["strokeColor", "Color of the axis"],
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      ["strokeDashArray", """Whether to draw axis with a dash and, if so, what kind.
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Defaults to None"""],
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      ["strokeWidth", "Width of axis in points"],
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      ["tickUp", """How far above the axis should the tick marks protrude?
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(Note that making this equal to chart height gives you a gridline)"""],
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      ["tickDown", """How far below the axis should the tick mark protrude?"""],
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      ["categoryNames", """Either None, or a list of strings. This should have the
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same length as each data series."""],
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      ["labels", """A collection of labels for the tick marks. By default the 'north'
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of each text label (i.e top centre) is positioned 5 points down
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from the centre of each category on the axis. You may redefine
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any property of the whole label group or of any one label. If
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categoryNames=None, no labels are drawn."""],
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      ["title", """Not Implemented Yet. This needs to be like a label, but also
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lets you set the text directly. It would have a default
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location below the axis."""]]
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t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
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t.setStyle(TableStyle([
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            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
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            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
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            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
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            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
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            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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            ]))
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getStory().append(t)
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caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - XCategoryAxis properties""")
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heading3("YValueAxis")
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disc("""
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The left axis in the diagram is a YValueAxis.
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A Value Axis differs from a Category Axis in that each point along
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its length corresponds to a y value in chart space.
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It is the job of the axis to configure itself, and to convert Y values
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from chart space to points on demand to assist the parent chart in
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plotting.
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""")
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disc("""
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$setPosition(x, y, length)$ and $configure(data)$ work exactly as
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for a category axis.
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If you have not fully specified the maximum, minimum and tick
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interval, then $configure()$ results in the axis choosing suitable
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values.
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Once configured, the value axis can convert y data values to drawing
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space with the $scale()$ method.
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Thus:
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""")
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eg("""
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>>> yAxis = YValueAxis()
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>>> yAxis.setPosition(50, 50, 125)
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>>> data = [(10, 20, 30, 40),(15, 22, 37, 42)]
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>>> yAxis.configure(data)
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>>> yAxis.scale(10)  # should be bottom of chart
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50.0
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>>> yAxis.scale(40)  # should be near the top
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167.1875
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>>>
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""")
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disc("""By default, the highest data point is aligned with the top of the
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       axis, the lowest with the bottom of the axis, and the axis choose
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       'nice round numbers' for its tickmark points. You may override these
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       settings with the properties below. """)
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disc("")
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data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
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      ["visible", """Should the axis be drawn at all? Sometimes you don't want
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to display one or both axes, but they still need to be there as
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they manage the scaling of points."""],
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      ["strokeColor", "Color of the axis"],
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      ["strokeDashArray", """Whether to draw axis with a dash and, if so, what kind.
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Defaults to None"""],
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      ["strokeWidth", "Width of axis in points"],
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      ["tickLeft", """How far to the left of the axis should the tick marks protrude?
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(Note that making this equal to chart height gives you a gridline)"""],
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      ["tickRight", """How far to the right of the axis should the tick mark protrude?"""],
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      ["valueMin", """The y value to which the bottom of the axis should correspond.
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Default value is None in which case the axis sets it to the lowest
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actual data point (e.g. 10 in the example above). It is common to set
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this to zero to avoid misleading the eye."""],
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      ["valueMax", """The y value to which the top of the axis should correspond.
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Default value is None in which case the axis sets it to the highest
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actual data point (e.g. 42 in the example above). It is common to set
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this to a 'round number' so data bars do not quite reach the top."""],
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      ["valueStep", """The y change between tick intervals. By default this is
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None, and the chart tries to pick 'nice round numbers' which are
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just wider than the minimumTickSpacing below."""],
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      ["valueSteps", """A list of numbers at which to place ticks."""],
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      ["minimumTickSpacing", """This is used when valueStep is set to None, and ignored
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otherwise. The designer specified that tick marks should be no
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closer than X points apart (based, presumably, on considerations
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of the label font size and angle). The chart tries values of the
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type 1,2,5,10,20,50,100... (going down below 1 if necessary) until
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it finds an interval which is greater than the desired spacing, and
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uses this for the step."""],
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      ["labelTextFormat", """This determines what goes in the labels. Unlike a category
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axis which accepts fixed strings, the labels on a ValueAxis are
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supposed to be numbers. You may provide either a 'format string'
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like '%0.2f' (show two decimal places), or an arbitrary function
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which accepts a number and returns a string. One use for the
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latter is to convert a timestamp to a readable year-month-day
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format."""],
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      ["title", """Not Implemented Yet. This needs to be like a label, but also
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lets you set the text directly. It would have a default
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location below the axis."""]]
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t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
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t.setStyle(TableStyle([
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            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
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            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
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            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
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            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
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            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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            ]))
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getStory().append(t)
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caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - YValueAxis properties""")
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disc("""
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jonas
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The $valueSteps$ property lets you explicitly specify the
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tick mark locations, so you don't have to follow regular intervals.
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jonas
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Hence, you can plot month ends and month end dates with a couple of
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jonas
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helper functions, and without needing special time series chart
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classes.
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jonas
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The following code show how to create a simple $XValueAxis$ with special
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jonas
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tick intervals. Make sure to set the $valueSteps$ attribute before calling
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jonas
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the configure method!
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""")
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jonas
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eg("""
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jonas
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from reportlab.graphics.shapes import Drawing
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from reportlab.graphics.charts.axes import XValueAxis
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drawing = Drawing(400, 100)
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data = [(10, 20, 30, 40)]
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xAxis = XValueAxis()
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xAxis.setPosition(75, 50, 300)
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xAxis.valueSteps = [10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40]
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xAxis.configure(data)
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xAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'n'
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drawing.add(xAxis)
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""")
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jonas
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from reportlab.graphics import shapes
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from reportlab.graphics.charts.axes import XValueAxis
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jonas
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drawing = Drawing(400, 100)
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data = [(10, 20, 30, 40)]
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xAxis = XValueAxis()
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xAxis.setPosition(75, 50, 300)
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xAxis.valueSteps = [10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40]
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xAxis.configure(data)
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xAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'n'
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drawing.add(xAxis)
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draw(drawing, 'An axis with non-equidistant tick marks')
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jonas
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jonas
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disc("""
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jonas
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In addition to these properties, all axes classes have three
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jonas
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properties describing how to join two of them to each other.
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jonas
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   541
Again, this is interesting only if you define your own charts
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jonas
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or want to modify the appearance of an existing chart using
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jonas
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such axes.
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jonas
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These properties are listed here only very briefly for now,
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jonas
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but you can find a host of sample functions in the module
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jonas
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$reportlab/graphics/axes.py$ which you can examine...
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jonas
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""")
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jonas
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   548
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jonas
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disc("""
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One axis is joined to another, by calling the method
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$joinToAxis(otherAxis, mode, pos)$ on the first axis,
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jonas
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with $mode$ and $pos$ being the properties described by
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jonas
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$joinAxisMode$ and $joinAxisPos$, respectively.
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jonas
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$'points'$ means to use an absolute value, and $'value'$
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jonas
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to use a relative value (both indicated by the the
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
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$joinAxisPos$ property) along the axis.
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jonas
parents:
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   557
""")
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jonas
parents:
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   558
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jonas
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disc("")
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jonas
parents:
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   560
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jonas
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data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
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      ["joinAxis", """Join both axes if true."""],
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jonas
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      ["joinAxisMode", """Mode used for connecting axis ('bottom', 'top', 'left', 'right', 'value', 'points', None)."""],
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jonas
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      ["joinAxisPos", """Position at which to join with other axis."""],
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jonas
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      ]
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jonas
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   566
t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
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jonas
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   567
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   568
            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
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jonas
parents:
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   569
            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   570
            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
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jonas
parents:
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   571
            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
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jonas
parents:
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   572
            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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jonas
parents:
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   573
            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
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jonas
parents:
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   574
            ]))
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jonas
parents:
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   575
getStory().append(t)
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jonas
parents:
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   576
caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - Axes joining properties""")
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jonas
parents:
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   577
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jonas
parents:
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   578
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
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   579
heading2("Bar Charts")
3062
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jonas
parents:
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   580
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jonas
parents:
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   581
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   582
This describes our current $VerticalBarChart$ class, which uses the
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   583
axes and labels above.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   584
We think it is step in the right direction but is is
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   585
far from final.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   586
Note that people we speak to are divided about 50/50 on whether to
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jonas
parents:
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   587
call this a 'Vertical' or 'Horizontal' bar chart.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   588
We chose this name because 'Vertical' appears next to 'Bar', so
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   589
we take it to mean that the bars rather than the category axis
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   590
are vertical.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   591
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   592
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   593
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   594
As usual, we will start with an example:
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   595
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   596
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   597
from reportlab.graphics.shapes import Drawing
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   598
from reportlab.graphics.charts.barcharts import VerticalBarChart
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jonas
parents:
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   599
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jonas
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drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
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jonas
parents:
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   601
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jonas
parents:
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   602
data = [
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   603
        (13, 5, 20, 22, 37, 45, 19, 4),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   604
        (14, 6, 21, 23, 38, 46, 20, 5)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   605
        ]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   606
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jonas
parents:
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   607
bc = VerticalBarChart()
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jonas
parents:
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   608
bc.x = 50
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jonas
parents:
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   609
bc.y = 50
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jonas
parents:
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   610
bc.height = 125
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jonas
parents:
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   611
bc.width = 300
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jonas
parents:
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   612
bc.data = data
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jonas
parents:
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   613
bc.strokeColor = colors.black
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jonas
parents:
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   614
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jonas
parents:
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   615
bc.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
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jonas
parents:
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   616
bc.valueAxis.valueMax = 50
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jonas
parents:
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   617
bc.valueAxis.valueStep = 10
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jonas
parents:
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   618
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jonas
parents:
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   619
bc.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'ne'
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jonas
parents:
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   620
bc.categoryAxis.labels.dx = 8
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jonas
parents:
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   621
bc.categoryAxis.labels.dy = -2
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jonas
parents:
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   622
bc.categoryAxis.labels.angle = 30
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jonas
parents:
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   623
bc.categoryAxis.categoryNames = ['Jan-99','Feb-99','Mar-99',
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   624
       'Apr-99','May-99','Jun-99','Jul-99','Aug-99']
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   625
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jonas
parents:
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   626
drawing.add(bc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   627
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jonas
parents:
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   628
draw(drawing, 'Simple bar chart with two data series')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   629
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   630
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   631
eg("""
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jonas
parents:
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   632
    # code to produce the above chart
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   633
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   634
    from reportlab.graphics.shapes import Drawing
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   635
    from reportlab.graphics.charts.barcharts import VerticalBarChart
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   636
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jonas
parents:
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   637
    drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   638
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   639
    data = [
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   640
            (13, 5, 20, 22, 37, 45, 19, 4),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   641
            (14, 6, 21, 23, 38, 46, 20, 5)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   642
            ]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   643
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jonas
parents:
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   644
    bc = VerticalBarChart()
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jonas
parents:
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   645
    bc.x = 50
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jonas
parents:
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   646
    bc.y = 50
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jonas
parents:
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   647
    bc.height = 125
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jonas
parents:
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   648
    bc.width = 300
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jonas
parents:
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   649
    bc.data = data
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jonas
parents:
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    bc.strokeColor = colors.black
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jonas
parents:
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   651
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jonas
parents:
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   652
    bc.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   653
    bc.valueAxis.valueMax = 50
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jonas
parents:
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   654
    bc.valueAxis.valueStep = 10
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   655
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jonas
parents:
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   656
    bc.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'ne'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   657
    bc.categoryAxis.labels.dx = 8
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   658
    bc.categoryAxis.labels.dy = -2
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   659
    bc.categoryAxis.labels.angle = 30
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   660
    bc.categoryAxis.categoryNames = ['Jan-99','Feb-99','Mar-99',
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   661
           'Apr-99','May-99','Jun-99','Jul-99','Aug-99']
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   662
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jonas
parents:
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   663
    drawing.add(bc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   664
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   665
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   666
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   667
Most of this code is concerned with setting up the axes and
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   668
labels, which we have already covered.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   669
Here are the top-level properties of the $VerticalBarChart$ class:
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   670
""")
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   671
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   672
disc("")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   673
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jonas
parents:
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   674
data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
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jonas
parents:
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   675
      ["data", """This should be a "list of lists of numbers" or "list of
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jonas
parents:
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tuples of numbers". If you have just one series, write it as
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   677
data = [(10,20,30,42),]"""],
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   678
      ["x, y, width, height", """These define the inner 'plot rectangle'. We
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   679
highlighted this with a yellow border above. Note that it is
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   680
your job to place the chart on the drawing in a way which leaves
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   681
room for all the axis labels and tickmarks. We specify this 'inner
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   682
rectangle' because it makes it very easy to lay out multiple charts
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jonas
parents:
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   683
in a consistent manner."""],
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   684
      ["strokeColor", """Defaults to None. This will draw a border around the
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   685
plot rectangle, which may be useful in debugging. Axes will
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   686
overwrite this."""],
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   687
      ["fillColor", """Defaults to None. This will fill the plot rectangle with
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   688
a solid color. (Note that we could implement dashArray etc.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   689
as for any other solid shape)"""],
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   690
      ["useAbsolute", """Defaults to 0. If 1, the three properties below are
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   691
absolute values in points (which means you can make a chart
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   692
where the bars stick out from the plot rectangle); if 0,
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   693
they are relative quantities and indicate the proportional
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   694
widths of the elements involved."""],
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   695
      ["barWidth", """As it says. Defaults to 10."""],
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   696
      ["groupSpacing", """Defaults to 5. This is the space between each group of
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   697
bars. If you have only one series, use groupSpacing and not
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   698
barSpacing to split them up. Half of the groupSpacing is used
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   699
before the first bar in the chart, and another half at the end."""],
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   700
      ["barSpacing", """Defaults to 0. This is the spacing between bars in each
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   701
group. If you wanted a little gap between green and red bars in
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   702
the example above, you would make this non-zero."""],
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   703
      ["barLabelFormat", """Defaults to None. As with the YValueAxis, if you supply
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   704
a function or format string then labels will be drawn next to each bar
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   705
showing the numeric value. They are positioned automatically
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   706
above the bar for positive values and below for negative ones."""],
3062
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jonas
parents:
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   707
      ["barLabels", """A collection of labels used to format all bar labels. Since
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   708
this is a two-dimensional array, you may explicitly format the
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   709
third label of the second series using this syntax:
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   710
  chart.barLabels[(1,2)].fontSize = 12"""],
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   711
      ["valueAxis", """The value axis, which may be formatted as described
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   712
previously."""],
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   713
      ["categoryAxis", """The category axis, which may be formatted as described
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   714
previously."""],
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   715
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   716
      ["title", """Not Implemented Yet. This needs to be like a label, but also
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   717
lets you set the text directly. It would have a default
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   718
location below the axis."""]]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   719
t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   720
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   721
            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   722
            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   723
            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   724
            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   725
            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   726
            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   727
            ]))
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   728
getStory().append(t)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   729
caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - VerticalBarChart properties""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   730
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   731
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   732
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   733
From this table we deduce that adding the following lines to our code
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   734
above should double the spacing between bar groups (the $groupSpacing$
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   735
attribute has a default value of five points) and we should also see
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   736
some tiny space between bars of the same group ($barSpacing$).
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   737
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   738
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   739
eg("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   740
    bc.groupSpacing = 10
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   741
    bc.barSpacing = 2.5
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   742
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   743
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   744
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   745
And, in fact, this is exactly what we can see after adding these
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   746
lines to the code above.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   747
Notice how the width of the individual bars has changed as well.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   748
This is because the space added between the bars has to be 'taken'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   749
from somewhere as the total chart width stays unchanged.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   750
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   751
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   752
from reportlab.graphics.shapes import Drawing
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   753
from reportlab.graphics.charts.barcharts import VerticalBarChart
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   754
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   755
drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   756
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   757
data = [
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   758
        (13, 5, 20, 22, 37, 45, 19, 4),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   759
        (14, 6, 21, 23, 38, 46, 20, 5)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   760
        ]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   761
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   762
bc = VerticalBarChart()
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   763
bc.x = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   764
bc.y = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   765
bc.height = 125
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   766
bc.width = 300
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   767
bc.data = data
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   768
bc.strokeColor = colors.black
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   769
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   770
bc.groupSpacing = 10
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   771
bc.barSpacing = 2.5
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   772
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   773
bc.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   774
bc.valueAxis.valueMax = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   775
bc.valueAxis.valueStep = 10
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   776
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   777
bc.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'ne'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   778
bc.categoryAxis.labels.dx = 8
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   779
bc.categoryAxis.labels.dy = -2
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   780
bc.categoryAxis.labels.angle = 30
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   781
bc.categoryAxis.categoryNames = ['Jan-99','Feb-99','Mar-99',
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   782
       'Apr-99','May-99','Jun-99','Jul-99','Aug-99']
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   783
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   784
drawing.add(bc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   785
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   786
draw(drawing, 'Like before, but with modified spacing')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   787
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   788
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   789
Bars labels are automatically displayed for negative values
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   790
<i>below</i> the lower end of the bar for positive values
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   791
<i>above</i> the upper end of the other ones.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   792
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   793
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   794
3232
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   795
disc("""
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   796
Stacked bars are also supported for vertical bar graphs.
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   797
You enable this layout for your chart by setting the $style$
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   798
attribute to $'stacked'$ on the $categoryAxis$.
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   799
""")
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   800
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   801
eg("""
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   802
    bc.categoryAxis.style = 'stacked'
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   803
""")
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   804
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   805
disc("""
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   806
Here is an example of the previous chart values arranged
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   807
in the stacked style.
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   808
""")
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   809
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   810
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   811
drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   812
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   813
data = [
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   814
        (13, 5, 20, 22, 37, 45, 19, 4),
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   815
        (14, 6, 21, 23, 38, 46, 20, 5)
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   816
        ]
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   817
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   818
bc = VerticalBarChart()
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   819
bc.x = 50
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   820
bc.y = 50
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   821
bc.height = 125
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
   822
bc.width = 300
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bc.data = data
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damian
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bc.strokeColor = colors.black
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damian
parents: 3062
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   825
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bc.groupSpacing = 10
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bc.barSpacing = 2.5
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damian
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damian
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bc.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
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damian
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bc.valueAxis.valueMax = 100
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damian
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bc.valueAxis.valueStep = 20
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damian
parents: 3062
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5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
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bc.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'ne'
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damian
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   834
bc.categoryAxis.labels.dx = 8
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damian
parents: 3062
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   835
bc.categoryAxis.labels.dy = -2
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damian
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   836
bc.categoryAxis.labels.angle = 30
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damian
parents: 3062
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   837
bc.categoryAxis.categoryNames = ['Jan-99','Feb-99','Mar-99',
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
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       'Apr-99','May-99','Jun-99','Jul-99','Aug-99']
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damian
parents: 3062
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bc.categoryAxis.style = 'stacked'
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damian
parents: 3062
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damian
parents: 3062
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drawing.add(bc)
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
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draw(drawing, 'Stacking bars on top of each other.')
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
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##Property Value
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##data This should be a "list of lists of numbers" or "list of tuples of numbers". If you have just one series, write it as
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##data = [(10,20,30,42),]
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##
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##x, y, width, height These define the inner 'plot rectangle'. We highlighted this with a yellow border above. Note that it is your job to place the chart on the drawing in a way which leaves room for all the axis labels and tickmarks. We specify this 'inner rectangle' because it makes it very easy to lay out multiple charts in a consistent manner.
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##strokeColor Defaults to None. This will draw a border around the plot rectangle, which may be useful in debugging. Axes will overwrite this.
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parents:
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##fillColor Defaults to None. This will fill the plot rectangle with a solid color. (Note that we could implement dashArray etc. as for any other solid shape)
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jonas
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##barLabelFormat This is a format string or function used for displaying labels above each bar. We're working on ways to position these labels so that they work for positive and negative bars.
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jonas
parents:
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##useAbsolute Defaults to 0. If 1, the three properties below are absolute values in points (which means you can make a chart where the bars stick out from the plot rectangle); if 0, they are relative quantities and indicate the proportional widths of the elements involved.
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jonas
parents:
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##barWidth As it says. Defaults to 10.
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jonas
parents:
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##groupSpacing Defaults to 5. This is the space between each group of bars. If you have only one series, use groupSpacing and not barSpacing to split them up. Half of the groupSpacing is used before the first bar in the chart, and another half at the end.
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jonas
parents:
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##barSpacing Defaults to 0. This is the spacing between bars in each group. If you wanted a little gap between green and red bars in the example above, you would make this non-zero.
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jonas
parents:
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##barLabelFormat Defaults to None. As with the YValueAxis, if you supply a function or format string then labels will be drawn next to each bar showing the numeric value.
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jonas
parents:
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   858
##barLabels A collection of labels used to format all bar labels. Since this is a two-dimensional array, you may explicitly format the third label of the second series using this syntax:
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jonas
parents:
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##    chart.barLabels[(1,2)].fontSize = 12
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jonas
parents:
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##
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   861
##valueAxis The value axis, which may be formatted as described previously
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   862
##categoryAxis The categoryAxis, which may be formatted as described previously
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jonas
parents:
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   863
##title, subTitle Not implemented yet. These would be label-like objects whose text could be set directly and which would appear in sensible locations. For now, you can just place extra strings on the drawing.
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jonas
parents:
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   864
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parents:
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   865
3603
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guillaume
parents: 3591
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heading2("Line Charts")
3062
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jonas
parents:
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   867
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jonas
parents:
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   868
disc("""
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jonas
parents:
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   869
We consider "Line Charts" to be essentially the same as
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   870
"Bar Charts", but with lines instead of bars.
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jonas
parents:
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Both share the same pair of Category/Value axes pairs.
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jonas
parents:
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   872
This is in contrast to "Line Plots", where both axes are
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   873
<i>Value</i> axes.
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jonas
parents:
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   874
""")
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   875
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   876
disc("""
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jonas
parents:
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   877
The following code and its output shall serve as a simple
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   878
example.
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   879
More explanation will follow.
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jonas
parents:
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   880
For the time being you can also study the output of running
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   881
the tool $reportlab/lib/graphdocpy.py$ withough any arguments
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   882
and search the generated PDF document for examples of
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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Line Charts.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   884
""")
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jonas
parents:
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   885
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jonas
parents:
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   886
eg("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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   887
from reportlab.graphics.charts.linecharts import HorizontalLineChart
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jonas
parents:
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   888
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jonas
parents:
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   889
drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
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jonas
parents:
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   890
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jonas
parents:
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   891
data = [
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   892
    (13, 5, 20, 22, 37, 45, 19, 4),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   893
    (5, 20, 46, 38, 23, 21, 6, 14)
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   894
]
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   895
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jonas
parents:
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   896
lc = HorizontalLineChart()
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jonas
parents:
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   897
lc.x = 50
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   898
lc.y = 50
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   899
lc.height = 125
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   900
lc.width = 300
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   901
lc.data = data
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   902
lc.joinedLines = 1
3794
398ea04239b5 string module usage minimization
robin
parents: 3790
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   903
catNames = 'Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'.split(' ')
3062
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   904
lc.categoryAxis.categoryNames = catNames
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   905
lc.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'n'
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   906
lc.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   907
lc.valueAxis.valueMax = 60
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   908
lc.valueAxis.valueStep = 15
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   909
lc.lines[0].strokeWidth = 2
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   910
lc.lines[1].strokeWidth = 1.5
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   911
drawing.add(lc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   912
""")
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   913
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   914
from reportlab.graphics.charts.linecharts import HorizontalLineChart
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   915
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   916
drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   917
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   918
data = [
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   919
    (13, 5, 20, 22, 37, 45, 19, 4),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   920
    (5, 20, 46, 38, 23, 21, 6, 14)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   921
]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   922
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   923
lc = HorizontalLineChart()
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   924
lc.x = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   925
lc.y = 50
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   926
lc.height = 125
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   927
lc.width = 300
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   928
lc.data = data
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   929
lc.joinedLines = 1
3794
398ea04239b5 string module usage minimization
robin
parents: 3790
diff changeset
   930
catNames = 'Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'.split(' ')
3062
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   931
lc.categoryAxis.categoryNames = catNames
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   932
lc.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'n'
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   933
lc.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   934
lc.valueAxis.valueMax = 60
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   935
lc.valueAxis.valueStep = 15
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   936
lc.lines[0].strokeWidth = 2
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   937
lc.lines[1].strokeWidth = 1.5
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   938
drawing.add(lc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   939
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   940
draw(drawing, 'HorizontalLineChart sample')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   941
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   942
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   943
disc("")
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   944
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   945
data=[["Property","Meaning"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   946
      ["data", "Data to be plotted, list of (lists of) numbers."],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   947
      ["x, y, width, height", """Bounding box of the line chart.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   948
Note that x and y do NOT specify the centre but the bottom left corner"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   949
      ["valueAxis", """The value axis, which may be formatted as described previously."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   950
      ["categoryAxis", """The category axis, which may be formatted as described previously."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   951
 ["strokeColor", """Defaults to None. This will draw a border around the plot rectangle,
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   952
which may be useful in debugging. Axes will overwrite this."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   953
      ["fillColor", """Defaults to None. This will fill the plot rectangle with a solid color."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   954
      ["lines.strokeColor", """Color of the line."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   955
      ["lines.strokeWidth", """Width of the line."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   956
      ["lineLabels", """A collection of labels used to format all line labels. Since
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   957
this is a two-dimensional array, you may explicitly format the
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   958
third label of the second line using this syntax:
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   959
  chart.lineLabels[(1,2)].fontSize = 12"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   960
      ["lineLabelFormat", """Defaults to None. As with the YValueAxis, if you supply
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   961
a function or format string then labels will be drawn next
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   962
to each line showing the numeric value. You can also set it
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   963
to 'values' to display the values explicity defined in lineLabelArray."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   964
      ["lineLabelArray", """Explicit array of line label values, must match size of data if present.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   965
These labels values will be displayed only if the property
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   966
lineLabelFormat above is set to 'values'."""]]
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   967
t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   968
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   969
            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   970
            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   971
            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   972
            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   973
            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   974
            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   975
            ]))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   976
getStory().append(t)
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
   977
caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - HorizontalLineChart properties""")
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   978
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
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   979
heading2("Line Plots")
3062
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   980
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   981
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   982
Below we show a more complex example of a Line Plot that
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   983
also uses some experimental features like line markers
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   984
placed at each data point.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   985
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   986
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   987
eg("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   988
from reportlab.graphics.charts.lineplots import LinePlot
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   989
from reportlab.graphics.widgets.markers import makeMarker
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   990
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   991
drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   992
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   993
data = [
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   994
    ((1,1), (2,2), (2.5,1), (3,3), (4,5)),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   995
    ((1,2), (2,3), (2.5,2), (3.5,5), (4,6))
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   996
]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   997
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   998
lp = LinePlot()
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
   999
lp.x = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1000
lp.y = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1001
lp.height = 125
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1002
lp.width = 300
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1003
lp.data = data
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1004
lp.joinedLines = 1
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1005
lp.lines[0].symbol = makeMarker('FilledCircle')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1006
lp.lines[1].symbol = makeMarker('Circle')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1007
lp.lineLabelFormat = '%2.0f'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1008
lp.strokeColor = colors.black
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1009
lp.xValueAxis.valueMin = 0
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1010
lp.xValueAxis.valueMax = 5
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1011
lp.xValueAxis.valueSteps = [1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1012
lp.xValueAxis.labelTextFormat = '%2.1f'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1013
lp.yValueAxis.valueMin = 0
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1014
lp.yValueAxis.valueMax = 7
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1015
lp.yValueAxis.valueSteps = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1016
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1017
drawing.add(lp)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1018
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1019
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1020
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1021
from reportlab.graphics.charts.lineplots import LinePlot
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1022
from reportlab.graphics.widgets.markers import makeMarker
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1023
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1024
drawing = Drawing(400, 200)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1025
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1026
data = [
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1027
    ((1,1), (2,2), (2.5,1), (3,3), (4,5)),
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1028
    ((1,2), (2,3), (2.5,2), (3.5,5), (4,6))
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1029
]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1030
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1031
lp = LinePlot()
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1032
lp.x = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1033
lp.y = 50
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1034
lp.height = 125
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1035
lp.width = 300
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1036
lp.data = data
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1037
lp.joinedLines = 1
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1038
lp.lines[0].symbol = makeMarker('FilledCircle')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1039
lp.lines[1].symbol = makeMarker('Circle')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1040
lp.lineLabelFormat = '%2.0f'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1041
lp.strokeColor = colors.black
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1042
lp.xValueAxis.valueMin = 0
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1043
lp.xValueAxis.valueMax = 5
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1044
lp.xValueAxis.valueSteps = [1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1045
lp.xValueAxis.labelTextFormat = '%2.1f'
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1046
lp.yValueAxis.valueMin = 0
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1047
lp.yValueAxis.valueMax = 7
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1048
lp.yValueAxis.valueSteps = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1049
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1050
drawing.add(lp)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1051
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1052
draw(drawing, 'LinePlot sample')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1053
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1054
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1055
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1056
disc("")
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1057
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1058
data=[["Property","Meaning"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1059
      ["data", "Data to be plotted, list of (lists of) numbers."],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1060
      ["x, y, width, height", """Bounding box of the line chart.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1061
Note that x and y do NOT specify the centre but the bottom left corner"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1062
      ["xValueAxis", """The vertical value axis, which may be formatted as described previously."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1063
      ["yValueAxis", """The horizontal value axis, which may be formatted as described previously."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1064
      ["strokeColor", """Defaults to None. This will draw a border around the plot rectangle,
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1065
which may be useful in debugging. Axes will overwrite this."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1066
      ["strokeWidth", """Defaults to None. Width of the border around the plot rectangle."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1067
      ["fillColor", """Defaults to None. This will fill the plot rectangle with a solid color."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1068
      ["lines.strokeColor", """Color of the line."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1069
      ["lines.strokeWidth", """Width of the line."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1070
      ["lines.symbol", """Marker used for each point.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1071
You can create a new marker using the function makeMarker().
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1072
For example to use a circle, the function call would be makeMarker('Circle')"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1073
      ["lineLabels", """A collection of labels used to format all line labels. Since
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1074
this is a two-dimensional array, you may explicitly format the
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1075
third label of the second line using this syntax:
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1076
  chart.lineLabels[(1,2)].fontSize = 12"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1077
      ["lineLabelFormat", """Defaults to None. As with the YValueAxis, if you supply
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1078
a function or format string then labels will be drawn next
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1079
to each line showing the numeric value. You can also set it
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1080
to 'values' to display the values explicity defined in lineLabelArray."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1081
      ["lineLabelArray", """Explicit array of line label values, must match size of data if present.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1082
These labels values will be displayed only if the property
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1083
lineLabelFormat above is set to 'values'."""]]
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1084
t=Table(data, colWidths=(100,330))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1085
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1086
            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1087
            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1088
            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1089
            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1090
            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1091
            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1092
            ]))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1093
getStory().append(t)
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1094
caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - LinePlot properties""")
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1095
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1096
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1097
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1098
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1099
heading2("Pie Charts")
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1100
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1101
disc("""
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1102
As usual, we will start with an example:
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1103
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1104
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1105
eg("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1106
from reportlab.graphics.charts.piecharts import Pie
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1107
d = Drawing(200, 100)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1108
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1109
pc = Pie()
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1110
pc.x = 65
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1111
pc.y = 15
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1112
pc.width = 70
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1113
pc.height = 70
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1114
pc.data = [10,20,30,40,50,60]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1115
pc.labels = ['a','b','c','d','e','f']
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1116
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1117
pc.slices.strokeWidth=0.5
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1118
pc.slices[3].popout = 10
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1119
pc.slices[3].strokeWidth = 2
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1120
pc.slices[3].strokeDashArray = [2,2]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1121
pc.slices[3].labelRadius = 1.75
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1122
pc.slices[3].fontColor = colors.red
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1123
d.add(pc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1124
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1125
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1126
from reportlab.graphics.charts.piecharts import Pie
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1127
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1128
d = Drawing(400, 200)
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1129
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1130
pc = Pie()
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1131
pc.x = 125
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1132
pc.y = 25
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1133
pc.width = 150
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1134
pc.height = 150
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1135
pc.data = [10,20,30,40,50,60]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1136
pc.labels = ['a','b','c','d','e','f']
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1137
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1138
pc.slices.strokeWidth=0.5
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1139
pc.slices[3].popout = 10
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1140
pc.slices[3].strokeWidth = 2
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1141
pc.slices[3].strokeDashArray = [2,2]
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1142
pc.slices[3].labelRadius = 1.25
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1143
pc.slices[3].fontColor = colors.red
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1144
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1145
d.add(pc)
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1146
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1147
draw(d, 'A bare bones pie chart')
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1148
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1149
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1150
Properties are covered below.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1151
The pie has a 'wedges' collection and we document wedge properties
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1152
in the same table.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1153
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1154
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1155
disc("")
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1156
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1157
data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1158
      ["data", "A list or tuple of numbers"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1159
      ["x, y, width, height", """Bounding box of the pie.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1160
Note that x and y do NOT specify the centre but the bottom left
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1161
corner, and that width and height do not have to be equal;
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1162
pies may be elliptical and wedges will be drawn correctly."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1163
      ["labels", """None, or a list of strings.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1164
Make it None if you don't want labels around the edge of the pie.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1165
Since it is impossible to know the size of slices, we generally
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1166
discourage placing labels in or around pies; it is much better 
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1167
to put them in a legend alongside."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1168
      ["startAngle", """Where is the start angle of the first pie slice?
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1169
The default is '90' which is twelve o'clock."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1170
      ["direction", """Which direction do slices progress in?
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1171
The default is 'clockwise'."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1172
      ["sideLabels", """This creates a chart with the labels in two columns,
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1173
one on either side."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1174
      ["sideLabelsOffset", """This is a fraction of the width of the pie that defines the horizontal
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1175
distance between the pie and the columns of labels."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1176
      ["simpleLabels", """Default is 1. Set to 0 to enable the use of customizable labels 
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1177
and of properties prefixed by label_ in the collection slices."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1178
      ["wedges", """Collection of wedges.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1179
This lets you customise each wedge, or individual ones. See below"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1180
      ["wedges.strokeWidth", "Border width for wedge"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1181
      ["wedges.strokeColor", "Border color"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1182
      ["wedges.strokeDashArray", "Solid or dashed line configuration"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1183
      ["wedges.popout", """How far out should the slice(s) stick from the centre of the pie?
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1184
Default is zero."""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1185
      ["wedges.fontName", "Name of the label font"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1186
      ["wedges.fontSize", "Size of the label font"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1187
      ["wedges.fontColor", "Color of the label text"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1188
      ["wedges.labelRadius", """This controls the anchor point for a text label.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1189
It is a fraction of the radius; 0.7 will place the text inside the
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1190
pie, 1.2 will place it slightly outside. (note that if we add labels,
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1191
we will keep this to specify their anchor point)"""]]
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1192
t=Table(data, colWidths=(130,300))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1193
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1194
            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1195
            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1196
            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1197
            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1198
            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1199
            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1200
            ]))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1201
getStory().append(t)
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1202
caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - Pie properties""")
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1203
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1204
heading3("Customizing Labels")
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1205
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1206
disc("""
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1207
Each slide label can be customized individually by changing
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1208
the properties prefixed by $label_$ in the collection $wedges$.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1209
For example $pc.slices[2].label_angle = 10$ changes the angle 
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1210
of the third label.
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1211
""")
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1212
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1213
disc("""
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1214
Before being able to use these customization properties, you need
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1215
to disable simple labels with: $pc.simplesLabels = 0$
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1216
""")
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1217
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1218
disc("")
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1219
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1220
data=[["Property", "Meaning"],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1221
      ["label_dx", """X Offset of the label"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1222
      ["label_dy", """Y Offset of the label"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1223
      ["label_angle", """Angle of the label, default (0) is horizontal, 90 is vertical,
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1224
180 is upside down"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1225
      ["label_boxAnchor", """Anchoring point of the label"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1226
      ["label_boxStrokeColor", """Border color for the label box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1227
      ["label_boxStrokeWidth", """Border width for the label box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1228
      ["label_boxFillColor", """Filling color of the label box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1229
      ["label_strokeColor", """Border color for the label text"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1230
      ["label_strokeWidth", """Border width for the label text"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1231
      ["label_text", """Text of the label"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1232
      ["label_width", """Width of the label"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1233
      ["label_maxWidth", """Maximum width the label can grow to"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1234
      ["label_height", """Height of the label"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1235
      ["label_textAnchor", """Maximum height the label can grow to"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1236
      ["label_visible", """True if the label is to be drawn"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1237
      ["label_topPadding", """Padding at top of box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1238
      ["label_leftPadding", """Padding at left of box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1239
      ["label_rightPadding", """Padding at right of box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1240
      ["label_bottomPadding", """Padding at bottom of box"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1241
      ["label_simple_pointer", """Set to 1 for simple pointers"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1242
      ["label_pointer_strokeColor", """Color of indicator line"""],
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1243
      ["label_pointer_strokeWidth", """Width of indicator line"""]]
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1244
t=Table(data, colWidths=(130,300))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1245
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1246
            ('FONT',(0,0),(-1,0),'Times-Bold',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1247
            ('FONT',(0,1),(0,-1),'Courier',8,8),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1248
            ('FONT',(1,1),(1,-1),'Times-Roman',10,12),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1249
            ('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE'),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1250
            ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1251
            ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1252
            ]))
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1253
getStory().append(t)
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1254
caption("""Table <seq template="%(Chapter)s-%(Table+)s"/> - Pie.wedges label customization properties""")
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1255
3585
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1256
heading3("Side Labels")
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1257
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1258
disc("""
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1259
If the sideLabels attribute is set to true, then the labels of 
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1260
the slices are placed in two columns, one on either side of the 
3587
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1261
pie and the start angle of the pie will be set automatically.
3591
73e1edc35b63 Changes to side label pie chart in userguide
jamesmc
parents: 3587
diff changeset
  1262
The anchor of the right hand column is set to 'start' and the 
73e1edc35b63 Changes to side label pie chart in userguide
jamesmc
parents: 3587
diff changeset
  1263
anchor of the left hand column is set to 'end'.
3587
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1264
The distance from the edge of the pie from the edge of either 
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1265
column is decided by the sideLabelsOffset attribute, which is 
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1266
a fraction of the width of the pie.
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1267
If xradius is changed, the pie can overlap the labels, and so 
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1268
we advise leaving xradius as None.
3585
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1269
There is an example below.
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1270
""")
338f2023ff43 Basic change to graph_charts.py
jamesmc
parents: 3232
diff changeset
  1271
3587
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1272
from reportlab.graphics.charts.piecharts import sample5, sample7, sample8
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1273
drawing5 = sample5()
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1274
draw(drawing5, 'An example of a piechart with sideLabels =1')
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1275
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1276
disc("""
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1277
If you have sideLabels set to True, then some of the attributes 
25c545d2de65 Changes to userguide about sideLabels
jamesmc
parents: 3585
diff changeset
  1278
become redundant, such as pointerLabelMode.
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Also sideLabelsOffset only changes the piechart if sideLabels is 
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jamesmc
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set to true.
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""")
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jamesmc
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heading4("Some issues")
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jamesmc
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  1284
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jamesmc
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  1285
disc("""
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  1286
The pointers can cross if there are too many slices.
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""")
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jamesmc
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  1288
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  1289
drawing7 = sample7()
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jamesmc
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  1290
draw(drawing7, 'An example of pointers crossing')
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jamesmc
parents: 3585
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disc("""
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jamesmc
parents: 3585
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  1293
Also the labels can overlap despite checkLabelOverlap if they 
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jamesmc
parents: 3585
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  1294
correspond to slices that are not adjacent.
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jamesmc
parents: 3585
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  1295
""")
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jamesmc
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  1296
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jamesmc
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  1297
drawing8 = sample8()
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jamesmc
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  1298
draw(drawing8, 'An example of labels overlapping')
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3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
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heading2("Legends")
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jonas
parents:
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disc("""
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jonas
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  1303
Various preliminary legend classes can be found but need a
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1304
cleanup to be consistent with the rest of the charting
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1305
model.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
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  1306
Legends are the natural place to specify the colors and line
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1307
styles of charts; we propose that each chart is created with
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1308
a $legend$ attribute which is invisible.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1309
One would then do the following to specify colors:
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1310
""")
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jonas
parents:
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  1311
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jonas
parents:
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  1312
eg("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1313
myChart.legend.defaultColors = [red, green, blue]
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1314
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1315
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jonas
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  1316
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1317
One could also define a group of charts sharing the same legend:
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1318
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1319
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jonas
parents:
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  1320
eg("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1321
myLegend = Legend()
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1322
myLegend.defaultColor = [red, green.....] #yuck!
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1323
myLegend.columns = 2
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1324
# etc.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1325
chart1.legend = myLegend
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1326
chart2.legend = myLegend
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1327
chart3.legend = myLegend
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1328
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1329
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1330
# Hack to force a new paragraph before the todo() :-(
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1331
disc("")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1332
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1333
todo("""Does this work? Is it an acceptable complication over specifying chart
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1334
colors directly?""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1335
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1336
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1337
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1338
heading3("Remaining Issues")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1339
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
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  1340
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1341
There are several issues that are <i>almost</i> solved, but for which
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1342
is is a bit too early to start making them really public.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1343
Nevertheless, here is a list of things that are under way:
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1344
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1345
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
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  1346
bullet("""
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d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1347
Color specification - right now the chart has an undocumented property
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1348
$defaultColors$, which provides a list of colors to cycle through,
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1349
such that each data series gets its own color.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1350
Right now, if you introduce a legend, you need to make sure it shares
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1351
the same list of colors.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1352
Most likely, this will be replaced with a scheme to specify a kind
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1353
of legend containing attributes with different values for each data
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1354
series.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1355
This legend can then also be shared by several charts, but need not
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1356
be visible itself.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1357
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1358
3603
dd1d19c9cb98 Added documentation for preformatted text wrapping and property tables for charts
guillaume
parents: 3591
diff changeset
  1359
bullet("""
3062
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1360
Additional chart types - when the current design will have become
3232
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
diff changeset
  1361
more stable, we expect to add variants of bar charts to deal with
5284683ed19d Updated userguide to include information about stacked bar charts
damian
parents: 3062
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  1362
percentile bars as well as the side-by-side variant seen here.
3062
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jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1363
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1364
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1365
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1366
heading3("Outlook")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1367
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1368
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1369
It will take some time to deal with the full range of chart types.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1370
We expect to finalize bars and pies first and to produce trial
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1371
implementations of more general plots, thereafter.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1372
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1373
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1374
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1375
heading3("X-Y Plots")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1376
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1377
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1378
Most other plots involve two value axes and directly plotting
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1379
x-y data in some form.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1380
The series can be plotted as lines, marker symbols, both, or
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1381
custom graphics such as open-high-low-close graphics.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1382
All share the concepts of scaling and axis/title formatting.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1383
At a certain point, a routine will loop over the data series and
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1384
'do something' with the data points at given x-y locations.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1385
Given a basic line plot, it should be very easy to derive a
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1386
custom chart type just by overriding a single method - say,
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1387
$drawSeries()$.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1388
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1389
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1390
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1391
heading3("Marker customisation and custom shapes")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1392
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1393
disc("""
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1394
Well known plotting packages such as excel, Mathematica and Excel
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1395
offer ranges of marker types to add to charts.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1396
We can do better - you can write any kind of chart widget you
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1397
want and just tell the chart to use it as an example.
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1398
""")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1399
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1400
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1401
heading4("Combination plots")
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1402
d47129e56d9f Merged graphguide into userguide.
jonas
parents:
diff changeset
  1403
disc("""