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  Please improve ChartDirector Help
Posted by Mike L. on Aug-16-2010 18:14
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Peter:

The contents of definition in netchartdir.chm are cryptic. It takes me several attempts to correctly parameterize each function.

Please add meaningful examples to every Help page, so that we can "learn by example".

For instance: Chart.Dashline

I thought it meant:

mylayer = c.addLineLayer(mydata, Chart.DashLine)

Fortunately, this Forum tells me:

mylayer = c.addLineLayer(mydata, c.dashLineColor(mycolor, Chart.DashLine))

  Re: Please improve ChartDirector Help
Posted by Peter Kwan on Aug-16-2010 23:40
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Hi Mike,

Thanks your very much for your suggestion. Most of the features of ChartDirector have examples in the sample code. We long think we should add cross reference from the API reference to the sample code to make it easier to find. We will try to do that in the a future version of our documentation.

Currently, if you need to a feature (such as need to a dash line), you may cpnsider to browse the sample charts in the documentation to see which chart has the feature. For example, the "Multi-Line Chart" sample code contains a dash line. Then you may follow the code to see how the dash line feature is achieved.

Regards
Peter Kwan

  Re: Please improve ChartDirector Help
Posted by Mike L. on Aug-17-2010 08:42
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Thank you, Peter.

Searching the examples is slow, and it is easy to overlook the crucial detail.

Suggestion: "Help and Manual" - www.ec-software.com - is good software for constructing Help files that are updated frequently. For the software I maintain, each time a user asks a new question, the answer is added to the Help file, so it will be available for everyone.