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(New page: * Change the orientation of the title for the Y axis * Adjust the positions of the Y labels so that they don't overlap with the chart * Support subscripts: ** how ? ** FTGL supports [http:...)
 
 
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* Change the orientation of the title for the Y axis
=Features=
* Adjust the positions of the Y labels so that they don't overlap with the chart
* Choose the position of the Title and Subtitle (VTop,VMiddle,VBottom, HRight, HLeft, HMiddle)
<pre>
--------------------------------------------------------------------
|vtop/hleft                vtop/hmiddle                vtop/hright|
|                                                                  |
|                    ^                                            |
|                    |                                            |
|                    |                                            |
|                    |                                            |
|                    |                                            |
||vmiddle/hleft    y|    vmiddle/hmiddle            vmiddle/hright|
|                    |                                            |
|                    |                                            |
|                    |                                            |
|                    0---------------------->                      |
|                                x                                |
|                                                                  |
||vbottom/hleft          vbottom/hmiddle            vbottom/hright|
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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* Give more control on the axis titles:
** Position: inside/outside
<pre>
          ^
          |
Y(outside) | Y(inside)
          |
          |    X(inside)
          o----------------->
                X(outside)
</pre>
** Position min/middle/max
<pre>
      Y(max)  ^
                |
                |
                |
      Y(middle) |
                |
                |
      Y(min)  o------------------------------->
                X(min)    X(middle)          X(max)
</pre>
** Rotation: horizontal/vertical/[http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/histograms.1.png oblique]/auto/3D
{|
|[[Image:ParaView-Axes_Redesign-Auto.png|thumb|Auto: text orientation = |axis angle| > threshold ? Vertical : Horizontal]]
|[[Image:ParaView-Axes_Redesign-3D.png|thumb|3D: text orientation = axis orientation]]
|}
** Label font size:
*** Fixed (in px)
*** Relative to Viewport (see [http://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkTextActor.html#c4eea2af311831bbda961247684ff410 vtkTextActor])
*** Relative to Axes
** ?Spacing between label and axes?
*** Adjust the positions of the Y labels so that they don't overlap with the chart
** Style:italic/bold/shadow/color/?antialiasing?...
* Feature: Add a grid [http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=9007 9007]
* Feature: Add more axis ticks [http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=9007 9007]
* Support subscripts:
* Support subscripts:
** how ?
** how ?
** FTGL supports [http://ftgl.sourceforge.net/docs/html/ftgl-tutorial.html#charmap Unicode]
*** ?Qt overlay?
* Bug fixes on the existing axes actor: (list Mantis bugs)
** FTGL currently supports [http://ftgl.sourceforge.net/docs/html/ftgl-tutorial.html#charmap Unicode] fonts
 
=Current bugs=
* Bug fixes on the existing axes actor: (list the current bugs here)
** [http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=8689 8689]
** [http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=8689 8689]
* Add a grid feature [http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=9007 9007]
=Current existing actors=
* Add more axis ticks [http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=9007 9007]
{|
* Choose the position of the Title (VTop,VMiddle,VBottom, HRight, HLeft, HMiddle)
|[[Image:CubeAxes2.png|thumb|left|300px|vtkCubeAxesActor,vtkCubeAxesActor2D:CubeAxes2.png]]
* Choose the position of the Subtitle (VTop,VMiddle,VBottom, HRight, HLeft, HMiddle)
|[[Image:XyPlot2.png|thumb|left|300px|vtkXYPlotActor:xyPlot2.png]]
* Choose the position of the X (VTop,VMiddle,VBottom, HRight, HLeft, HMiddle)
|[[Image:TestLegendScaleActor.png|thumb|left|300px|vtkLegendScaleActor:TestLegendScaleActor.png]]
|}
=Some other applications=
*Matlab
{|
|http://mathcs.holycross.edu/~spl/MATLAB/19.gif
|http://petervieth.com/uploads/images/cabinet/graph.jpg
|http://www.aquaphoenix.com/lecture/matlab7/images-large/assignment_terrain_graph2.jpg
|}
* TecPlot: http://www.tecplot.com/showcase/gallery/index.aspx
{|
| http://www.tecplot.com/images/showcase/contours/issue_28/xy_d.gif
| http://www.tecplot.com/images/showcase/gallery/polar/tecplot_polar_flower.gif
|}
*Gnuplot: http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo/
** [http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.3/tics.html ticmarks]
** [http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.3/surface1.html 3D axis]
*

Latest revision as of 22:15, 14 July 2009

Features

  • Choose the position of the Title and Subtitle (VTop,VMiddle,VBottom, HRight, HLeft, HMiddle)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
|vtop/hleft                 vtop/hmiddle                vtop/hright|
|                                                                  |
|                    ^                                             |
|                    |                                             |
|                    |                                             |
|                    |                                             |
|                    |                                             |
||vmiddle/hleft     y|    vmiddle/hmiddle            vmiddle/hright|
|                    |                                             |
|                    |                                             |
|                    |                                             |
|                    0---------------------->                      |
|                                x                                 |
|                                                                  |
||vbottom/hleft          vbottom/hmiddle             vbottom/hright|
--------------------------------------------------------------------
  • Give more control on the axis titles:
    • Position: inside/outside
           ^
           |
Y(outside) | Y(inside)
           |
           |     X(inside)
           o----------------->
                 X(outside)
    • Position min/middle/max
       Y(max)   ^
                |
                |
                |
      Y(middle) | 
                |
                |
       Y(min)   o------------------------------->
                X(min)     X(middle)           X(max)
    • Rotation: horizontal/vertical/oblique/auto/3D
> threshold ? Vertical : Horizontal
3D: text orientation = axis orientation
    • Label font size:
      • Fixed (in px)
      • Relative to Viewport (see vtkTextActor)
      • Relative to Axes
    • ?Spacing between label and axes?
      • Adjust the positions of the Y labels so that they don't overlap with the chart
    • Style:italic/bold/shadow/color/?antialiasing?...
  • Feature: Add a grid 9007
  • Feature: Add more axis ticks 9007
  • Support subscripts:
    • how ?
      • ?Qt overlay?
    • FTGL currently supports Unicode fonts

Current bugs

  • Bug fixes on the existing axes actor: (list the current bugs here)

Current existing actors

vtkCubeAxesActor,vtkCubeAxesActor2D:CubeAxes2.png
vtkXYPlotActor:xyPlot2.png
vtkLegendScaleActor:TestLegendScaleActor.png

Some other applications

  • Matlab
19.gif graph.jpg assignment_terrain_graph2.jpg
xy_d.gif tecplot_polar_flower.gif
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