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	== Chart Request ==		== Chart Request ==

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	== Chart Request ==		== Chart Request ==

Catglobe at 01:48, 17 April 2009

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Catglobe at 11:33, 16 April 2009

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	<span style="color: #ff0000" /><span style="color: #ff0000">We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).</span>		<span style="color: #ff0000" /><span style="color: #ff0000">We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).</span>

	=== ~~<span style="color: #ff0000" />~~<br>''External style sheet'' ===		=== <br>''External style sheet'' ===

	There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).		There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).
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	In order for the style sheet grouping called “Size” to be activated the “Inherit” setting must be unchecked. When unchecked the diagram will use “Width” and “Height” settings from the in-line style sheet.<br>Just to show where the in-line styles are applied as opposed to the diagram related external style sheet we will present the below screen dump from the Spread Sheet Editor.		In order for the style sheet grouping called “Size” to be activated the “Inherit” setting must be unchecked. When unchecked the diagram will use “Width” and “Height” settings from the in-line style sheet.<br>Just to show where the in-line styles are applied as opposed to the diagram related external style sheet we will present the below screen dump from the Spread Sheet Editor.

	[[Image:~~Hinh_9~~.jpg]]<br>This is currently the only place where you can actually open the in-line style sheet editor from, but there are a few other places from where in-line styles are actually supplied to the Chart Creator object, where the supplying feature itself specifies the in-line style sheet to be sent. <br>These places are:		[[Image:Hinh 9.jpg]]<br>This is currently the only place where you can actually open the in-line style sheet editor from, but there are a few other places from where in-line styles are actually supplied to the Chart Creator object, where the supplying feature itself specifies the in-line style sheet to be sent. <br>These places are:

	*The cross diagram generator - Bar and Line charts: Since there is no such thing as separate bar and line charts, but only one chart called “Bar-Line” where each series has an in-line setting that can make them either bars or lines, then when creating bar and line charts from the cross diagram viewer, we need to also supply bar/line settings for all series. This is done automatically by the viewer, so user does not need to know that bar and line charts are in reality the same object in Catglobe.		*The cross diagram generator - Bar and Line charts: Since there is no such thing as separate bar and line charts, but only one chart called “Bar-Line” where each series has an in-line setting that can make them either bars or lines, then when creating bar and line charts from the cross diagram viewer, we need to also supply bar/line settings for all series. This is done automatically by the viewer, so user does not need to know that bar and line charts are in reality the same object in Catglobe.
	*Tabulation module – style setting functions: Although not implemented yet, it is in the project list for version 5.7; so it is best that we explain it also now so that it can be ensured that it is implemented correctly. Basically what will happen is that the Tabulation module will add a number of Functions that can specify some In-line style settings requirements (all for table chart). These Functions will be asked of the CDG object to be applied in the process of creating the Expression sheet. Basically it is messy, that the CDG object must now apply in-line styles, but this is the only place where it can be done (please talk with Designer who is Long for further discussion – I would definitely prefer it outside CDG but cannot see how).<sup>5</sup> If we do implement an ability by the CDG object to apply in-line styles then this definitely also ought to be the place where this is done when the cross diagram viewer creates bar and line charts (I.e. that it then requests the CDG to make all series in the bar-line chart into either bars or lines).		*Tabulation module – style setting functions: Although not implemented yet, it is in the project list for version 5.7; so it is best that we explain it also now so that it can be ensured that it is implemented correctly. Basically what will happen is that the Tabulation module will add a number of Functions that can specify some In-line style settings requirements (all for table chart). These Functions will be asked of the CDG object to be applied in the process of creating the Expression sheet. Basically it is messy, that the CDG object must now apply in-line styles, but this is the only place where it can be done (please talk with Designer who is Long for further discussion – I would definitely prefer it outside CDG but cannot see how).<sup>6</sup> If we do implement an ability by the CDG object to apply in-line styles then this definitely also ought to be the place where this is done when the cross diagram viewer creates bar and line charts (I.e. that it then requests the CDG to make all series in the bar-line chart into either bars or lines).

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	1. ~~There~~ is ~~actually no such thing as line or bar chart. There~~ is ~~a common one called Bar-Line~~, but ~~here split~~ up ~~into two sinceeach choice includes the setting~~ of ~~in-line styles that decide if all series are bars or lines~~.		1. This is most likely not how it is currently made, but if not then it should be part of the cleaning up of code.

	2. ~~Seems inconsistent that Point~~ chart is ~~limiting on items when~~ all ~~others limit~~ series~~; I have already sent request to change this~~.		2. There is actually no such thing as line or bar chart. There is a common one called Bar-Line, but here split up into two sinceeach choice includes the setting of in-line styles that decide if all series are bars or lines.

	3. ~~All the check marks~~ that ~~are in red are not currently active in cross viewer but should be~~.		3. Seems inconsistent that Point chart is limiting on items when all others limit series; I have already sent request to change this.

	4. ~~Four new proposed charts (sub chart types of gauges)~~ that ~~includes the~~ in~~-line style sheet setting of gauge to either needle or range~~.		4. All the check marks that are in red are not currently active in cross viewer but should be.

	5. Please read VN1707REP for more info. This document says that these functions will be made part of the CDG object. Again I am not sure that is a good idea. Rather I would prefer another object that can do it to keep it clean and separated. Only problem is that it is hard, after having the Expression Table returned from the CDG object, to know where the in-line styles apply, since most of the functions in Tabulation refer to the places by their data.		5. Four new proposed charts (sub chart types of gauges) that includes the in-line style sheet setting of gauge to either needle or range.

			6. Please read VN1707REP for more info. This document says that these functions will be made part of the CDG object. Again I am not sure that is a good idea. Rather I would prefer another object that can do it to keep it clean and separated. Only problem is that it is hard, after having the Expression Table returned from the CDG object, to know where the in-line styles apply, since most of the functions in Tabulation refer to the places by their data.

Catglobe at 11:31, 16 April 2009

2009-04-16T11:31:32Z

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	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">This can be a feature request. Logic for static mode of bar chart can be changed to:		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">This can be a feature request. Logic for static mode of bar chart can be changed to:
	- Bar can stack to bar/float bar - Float bar ca not stack to any kind of bar. So the rule that float bar just can be at the first series is not correct any more.		- Bar can stack to bar/float bar - Float bar ca not stack to any kind of bar. So the rule that float bar just can be at the first series is not correct any more.
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	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Float bat </span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Float bat </span>
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	<span style="color: #ff0000">		<span style="color: #ff0000" /><span style="color: #ff0000">We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).</span>
	</~~span~~><span style="color: #ff0000">We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).</span>

	=== <span style="color: #ff0000" /><br>''External style sheet'' ===		=== <span style="color: #ff0000" /><br>''External style sheet'' ===

	There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).		There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).

	#Diagram Style Sheet (please distinguish from the in-line style sheet which is also related to a diagram)		#Diagram Style Sheet (please distinguish from the in-line style sheet which is also related to a diagram)
	#Report Style Sheet		#Report Style Sheet
	#System Style Sheet		#System Style Sheet

	Often a viewed diagram will not be associated to a report and/or report template and in this case these levels will be ignored and only the other levels checked.		Often a viewed diagram will not be associated to a report and/or report template and in this case these levels will be ignored and only the other levels checked.

	Table charts also have many style sheet settings, but tables are not set up by Nevron; these are set up by Catglobe itself using HTML tables and HTML settings that can be applied to tables.<br>There are many settings which are series and item specific which cannot be set up in in the external style sheet. This could e.g. be the color of a cell in a table or cells to be merged in a table. Since we, for an external style sheet, will not know how many cells a table has, we must do this “in-line” (directly associated with the diagram). In-line styles also give us the option of overwriting styles from external style sheets that need to be different in specific diagrams.		Table charts also have many style sheet settings, but tables are not set up by Nevron; these are set up by Catglobe itself using HTML tables and HTML settings that can be applied to tables.<br>There are many settings which are series and item specific which cannot be set up in in the external style sheet. This could e.g. be the color of a cell in a table or cells to be merged in a table. Since we, for an external style sheet, will not know how many cells a table has, we must do this “in-line” (directly associated with the diagram). In-line styles also give us the option of overwriting styles from external style sheets that need to be different in specific diagrams.

	=== <br>''In-line style sheet'' ===		=== <br>''In-line style sheet'' ===

	In-line style sheet settings will always overwrite any external style sheet settings that may have been sent together with the chart. In-line styles exist in “minor style groupings” and are only applied if the grouping is “activated”. This is easier to explain with an image from the in-line style sheet editor.		In-line style sheet settings will always overwrite any external style sheet settings that may have been sent together with the chart. In-line styles exist in “minor style groupings” and are only applied if the grouping is “activated”. This is easier to explain with an image from the in-line style sheet editor.

	[[Image:~~Hinh_8~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Hinh 8.jpg]]

	In order for the style sheet grouping called “Size” to be activated the “Inherit” setting must be unchecked. When unchecked the diagram will use “Width” and “Height” settings from the in-line style sheet.<br>Just to show where the in-line styles are applied as opposed to the diagram related external style sheet we will present the below screen dump from the Spread Sheet Editor.~~<br>~~<br>This is currently the only place where you can actually open the in-line style sheet editor from, but there are a few other places from where in-line styles are actually supplied to the Chart Creator object, where the supplying feature itself specifies the in-line style sheet to be sent. <br>These places are:~~<br>~~The cross diagram generator - Bar and Line charts: Since there is no such thing as separate bar and line charts, but only one chart called “Bar-Line” where each series has an in-line setting that can make them either bars or lines, then when creating bar and line charts from the cross diagram viewer, we need to also supply bar/line settings for all series. This is done automatically by the viewer, so user does not need to know that bar and line charts are in reality the same object in Catglobe.~~<br>~~Tabulation module – style setting functions: Although not implemented yet, it is in the project list for version 5.7; so it is best that we explain it also now so that it can be ensured that it is implemented correctly. Basically what will happen is that the Tabulation module will add a number of Functions that can specify some In-line style settings requirements (all for table chart). These Functions will be asked of the CDG object to be applied in the process of creating the Expression sheet. Basically it is messy, that the CDG object must now apply in-line styles, but this is the only place where it can be done (please talk with Designer who is Long for further discussion – I would definitely prefer it outside CDG but cannot see how).6 If we do implement an ability by the CDG object to apply in-line styles then this definitely also ought to be the place where this is done when the cross diagram viewer creates bar and line charts (I.e. that it then requests the CDG to make all series in the bar-line chart into either bars or lines).		In order for the style sheet grouping called “Size” to be activated the “Inherit” setting must be unchecked. When unchecked the diagram will use “Width” and “Height” settings from the in-line style sheet.<br>Just to show where the in-line styles are applied as opposed to the diagram related external style sheet we will present the below screen dump from the Spread Sheet Editor.

			[[Image:Hinh_9.jpg]]<br>This is currently the only place where you can actually open the in-line style sheet editor from, but there are a few other places from where in-line styles are actually supplied to the Chart Creator object, where the supplying feature itself specifies the in-line style sheet to be sent. <br>These places are:

			*The cross diagram generator - Bar and Line charts: Since there is no such thing as separate bar and line charts, but only one chart called “Bar-Line” where each series has an in-line setting that can make them either bars or lines, then when creating bar and line charts from the cross diagram viewer, we need to also supply bar/line settings for all series. This is done automatically by the viewer, so user does not need to know that bar and line charts are in reality the same object in Catglobe.
			*Tabulation module – style setting functions: Although not implemented yet, it is in the project list for version 5.7; so it is best that we explain it also now so that it can be ensured that it is implemented correctly. Basically what will happen is that the Tabulation module will add a number of Functions that can specify some In-line style settings requirements (all for table chart). These Functions will be asked of the CDG object to be applied in the process of creating the Expression sheet. Basically it is messy, that the CDG object must now apply in-line styles, but this is the only place where it can be done (please talk with Designer who is Long for further discussion – I would definitely prefer it outside CDG but cannot see how).<sup>5</sup> If we do implement an ability by the CDG object to apply in-line styles then this definitely also ought to be the place where this is done when the cross diagram viewer creates bar and line charts (I.e. that it then requests the CDG to make all series in the bar-line chart into either bars or lines).

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	3. All the check marks that are in red are not currently active in cross viewer but should be.		3. All the check marks that are in red are not currently active in cross viewer but should be.

	4. Four new proposed charts (sub chart types of gauges) that includes the in-line style sheet setting of gauge to either needle or range.		4. Four new proposed charts (sub chart types of gauges) that includes the in-line style sheet setting of gauge to either needle or range.

			5. Please read VN1707REP for more info. This document says that these functions will be made part of the CDG object. Again I am not sure that is a good idea. Rather I would prefer another object that can do it to keep it clean and separated. Only problem is that it is hard, after having the Expression Table returned from the CDG object, to know where the in-line styles apply, since most of the functions in Tabulation refer to the places by their data.

Catglobe at 11:28, 16 April 2009

2009-04-16T11:28:25Z

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	\|-		\|-
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">This can be a feature request. Logic for static mode of bar chart can be changed to:		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">This can be a feature request. Logic for static mode of bar chart can be changed to:
	- Bar can stack to bar/float bar		- Bar can stack to bar/float bar - Float bar ca not stack to any kind of bar. So the rule that float bar just can be at the first series is not correct any more.
	- Float bar ca not stack to any kind of bar.		</span>
	So the rule that float bar just can be at the first series is not correct any more.</span>
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Float bat </span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Float bat </span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>
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	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Radial gauge chart		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Radial gauge chart

	</span>		</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1 or 2</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1 or 2</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span>
	\|-		\|-
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Linear gauge chart</span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Linear gauge chart</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1 or 2</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1 or 2</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span>
	\|-		\|-
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>
	\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Box and whiskers chart</span>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Box and whiskers chart</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">1</span>		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">1</span>
	\|}		\|}

			<span style="color: #ff0000">
			</span><span style="color: #ff0000">We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).</span>

			=== <span style="color: #ff0000" /><br>''External style sheet'' ===

			There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).

			#Diagram Style Sheet (please distinguish from the in-line style sheet which is also related to a diagram)
			#Report Style Sheet
			#System Style Sheet

			Often a viewed diagram will not be associated to a report and/or report template and in this case these levels will be ignored and only the other levels checked.

			Table charts also have many style sheet settings, but tables are not set up by Nevron; these are set up by Catglobe itself using HTML tables and HTML settings that can be applied to tables.<br>There are many settings which are series and item specific which cannot be set up in in the external style sheet. This could e.g. be the color of a cell in a table or cells to be merged in a table. Since we, for an external style sheet, will not know how many cells a table has, we must do this “in-line” (directly associated with the diagram). In-line styles also give us the option of overwriting styles from external style sheets that need to be different in specific diagrams.

			=== <br>''In-line style sheet'' ===

			In-line style sheet settings will always overwrite any external style sheet settings that may have been sent together with the chart. In-line styles exist in “minor style groupings” and are only applied if the grouping is “activated”. This is easier to explain with an image from the in-line style sheet editor.

	We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).<br>External style sheet<br>There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).<br>1.Diagram Style Sheet (please distinguish from the in-line style sheet which is also related to a diagram)<br>2.Report Style Sheet<br>3.System Style Sheet<br>Often a viewed diagram will not be associated to a report and/or report template and in this case these levels will be ignored and only the other levels checked.<br>Table charts also have many style sheet settings, but tables are not set up by Nevron; these are set up by Catglobe itself using HTML tables and HTML settings that can be applied to tables.<br>There are many settings which are series and item specific which cannot be set up in in the external style sheet. This could e.g. be the color of a cell in a table or cells to be merged in a table. Since we, for an external style sheet, will not know how many cells a table has, we must do this “in-line” (directly associated with the diagram). In-line styles also give us the option of overwriting styles from external style sheets that need to be different in specific diagrams.<br>In-line style sheet<br>In-line style sheet settings will always overwrite any external style sheet settings that may have been sent together with the chart. In-line styles exist in “minor style groupings” and are only applied if the grouping is “activated”. This is easier to explain with an image from the in-line style sheet editor.		[[Image:Hinh_8.jpg]]

	In order for the style sheet grouping called “Size” to be activated the “Inherit” setting must be unchecked. When unchecked the diagram will use “Width” and “Height” settings from the in-line style sheet.<br>Just to show where the in-line styles are applied as opposed to the diagram related external style sheet we will present the below screen dump from the Spread Sheet Editor.<br><br>This is currently the only place where you can actually open the in-line style sheet editor from, but there are a few other places from where in-line styles are actually supplied to the Chart Creator object, where the supplying feature itself specifies the in-line style sheet to be sent. <br>These places are:<br>The cross diagram generator - Bar and Line charts: Since there is no such thing as separate bar and line charts, but only one chart called “Bar-Line” where each series has an in-line setting that can make them either bars or lines, then when creating bar and line charts from the cross diagram viewer, we need to also supply bar/line settings for all series. This is done automatically by the viewer, so user does not need to know that bar and line charts are in reality the same object in Catglobe.<br>Tabulation module – style setting functions: Although not implemented yet, it is in the project list for version 5.7; so it is best that we explain it also now so that it can be ensured that it is implemented correctly. Basically what will happen is that the Tabulation module will add a number of Functions that can specify some In-line style settings requirements (all for table chart). These Functions will be asked of the CDG object to be applied in the process of creating the Expression sheet. Basically it is messy, that the CDG object must now apply in-line styles, but this is the only place where it can be done (please talk with Designer who is Long for further discussion – I would definitely prefer it outside CDG but cannot see how).6 If we do implement an ability by the CDG object to apply in-line styles then this definitely also ought to be the place where this is done when the cross diagram viewer creates bar and line charts (I.e. that it then requests the CDG to make all series in the bar-line chart into either bars or lines).		In order for the style sheet grouping called “Size” to be activated the “Inherit” setting must be unchecked. When unchecked the diagram will use “Width” and “Height” settings from the in-line style sheet.<br>Just to show where the in-line styles are applied as opposed to the diagram related external style sheet we will present the below screen dump from the Spread Sheet Editor.<br><br>This is currently the only place where you can actually open the in-line style sheet editor from, but there are a few other places from where in-line styles are actually supplied to the Chart Creator object, where the supplying feature itself specifies the in-line style sheet to be sent. <br>These places are:<br>The cross diagram generator - Bar and Line charts: Since there is no such thing as separate bar and line charts, but only one chart called “Bar-Line” where each series has an in-line setting that can make them either bars or lines, then when creating bar and line charts from the cross diagram viewer, we need to also supply bar/line settings for all series. This is done automatically by the viewer, so user does not need to know that bar and line charts are in reality the same object in Catglobe.<br>Tabulation module – style setting functions: Although not implemented yet, it is in the project list for version 5.7; so it is best that we explain it also now so that it can be ensured that it is implemented correctly. Basically what will happen is that the Tabulation module will add a number of Functions that can specify some In-line style settings requirements (all for table chart). These Functions will be asked of the CDG object to be applied in the process of creating the Expression sheet. Basically it is messy, that the CDG object must now apply in-line styles, but this is the only place where it can be done (please talk with Designer who is Long for further discussion – I would definitely prefer it outside CDG but cannot see how).6 If we do implement an ability by the CDG object to apply in-line styles then this definitely also ought to be the place where this is done when the cross diagram viewer creates bar and line charts (I.e. that it then requests the CDG to make all series in the bar-line chart into either bars or lines).

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	<br><span style="color: #ff0000">Wrong action:</span>		<br><span style="color: #ff0000">Wrong action:</span>

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	\| This can be a feature request. Logic for static mode of bar chart can be changed to:~~<br>~~- Bar can stack to bar/float bar~~<br>~~- Float bar ca not stack to any kind of bar.~~<br>~~So the rule that float bar just can be at the first series is not correct any more.<br>		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">This can be a feature request. Logic for static mode of bar chart can be changed to:
	\| Float bat		- Bar can stack to bar/float bar
	\| 1		- Float bar ca not stack to any kind of bar.
	\| ∞		So the rule that float bar just can be at the first series is not correct any more.</span>
	\| 2		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Float bat </span>
			\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>
			\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞ </span>
			\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">2 </span>
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	\| Feature request		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request </span>
	\| Point chart		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Point chart </span>
	\| ∞		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">∞</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>
	\| 1		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>
	\| 2		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">2 </span>
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	\|		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>
	\|		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Radial gauge chart
	\|		</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1 or 2</span>
			\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span>
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	\|		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>
	\|		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Linear gauge chart</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1 or 2</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #000080">1</span>
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	\|		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Feature request</span>
	\|		\| <span style="color: #ff0000">Box and whiskers chart</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">∞</span>
	\|		\| style="text-align: center" \| <span style="color: #ff0000">1</span>
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	~~<br>Feature request<br>Radial gauge chart<br>∞<br>1 or 2<br>1<br>Feature request<br>Linear gauge chart<br>∞<br>1 or 2<br>1<br>Feature request<br>Box and whiskers chart<br>∞<br>∞<br>1~~

	We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).<br>External style sheet<br>There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).<br>1.Diagram Style Sheet (please distinguish from the in-line style sheet which is also related to a diagram)<br>2.Report Style Sheet<br>3.System Style Sheet<br>Often a viewed diagram will not be associated to a report and/or report template and in this case these levels will be ignored and only the other levels checked.<br>Table charts also have many style sheet settings, but tables are not set up by Nevron; these are set up by Catglobe itself using HTML tables and HTML settings that can be applied to tables.<br>There are many settings which are series and item specific which cannot be set up in in the external style sheet. This could e.g. be the color of a cell in a table or cells to be merged in a table. Since we, for an external style sheet, will not know how many cells a table has, we must do this “in-line” (directly associated with the diagram). In-line styles also give us the option of overwriting styles from external style sheets that need to be different in specific diagrams.<br>In-line style sheet<br>In-line style sheet settings will always overwrite any external style sheet settings that may have been sent together with the chart. In-line styles exist in “minor style groupings” and are only applied if the grouping is “activated”. This is easier to explain with an image from the in-line style sheet editor.		We can use this logic to all the coming chart type (if we have).<br>External style sheet<br>There is a separate resource in Catglobe called a style sheet. It basically specifies how any of the chart types in Catglobe should look if the Style Sheet is applied. For all chart types (except Table charts) these settings equal settings that are available in the Nevron component. It is not the full list of Nevron options for each chart type, since Nevron have so many it would be more confusing for the user than actually beneficial. We are although constantly being asked if the user can influence certain things with the current style sheet; and when they cannot we find out if Nevron can do it, and when they can we add a feature request for the style sheet module for such an updated setting.<br>It is required that the Chart Creator Object receives a style sheet (it should of course only get the styles for the chart type that it is creating), so in case the user has not specified any external style sheet to be used, Catglobe itself has a default style sheet. We are constantly updating the settings of the default style sheet to make the maximum number of diagrams look good initially.<br>There are 3 levels in Catglobe at which external style sheets may be applied. Since style sheets can be applied to all 3 levels at the same time there is a preference system ensuring that any diagram knows which one to take.<br>So basically it starts at number 1 below; and if no external style sheet is found it continues down the list until it finds one or reaches level 3 (the default Catglobe System style sheet) which always exists. (users cannot themselves apply a style sheet to level 4 though – this one is fixed).<br>1.Diagram Style Sheet (please distinguish from the in-line style sheet which is also related to a diagram)<br>2.Report Style Sheet<br>3.System Style Sheet<br>Often a viewed diagram will not be associated to a report and/or report template and in this case these levels will be ignored and only the other levels checked.<br>Table charts also have many style sheet settings, but tables are not set up by Nevron; these are set up by Catglobe itself using HTML tables and HTML settings that can be applied to tables.<br>There are many settings which are series and item specific which cannot be set up in in the external style sheet. This could e.g. be the color of a cell in a table or cells to be merged in a table. Since we, for an external style sheet, will not know how many cells a table has, we must do this “in-line” (directly associated with the diagram). In-line styles also give us the option of overwriting styles from external style sheets that need to be different in specific diagrams.<br>In-line style sheet<br>In-line style sheet settings will always overwrite any external style sheet settings that may have been sent together with the chart. In-line styles exist in “minor style groupings” and are only applied if the grouping is “activated”. This is easier to explain with an image from the in-line style sheet editor.

Catglobe at 11:22, 16 April 2009

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Catglobe at 11:20, 16 April 2009

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