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  Suggestion/Request: CenterValue constant (like NoValue constant)
Posted by Steve Valliere on Aug-18-2011 22:08
On polar charts that might dynamically scale, the value at the center may change, resulting in potentially odd effects.  I've been forced to compensate for that by scanning through all of my data and adjusting any values that were at the previous center to the new center value whenever the radial axis changes.

In this case, I'm using points with the center value for a special, visual purpose and would like to distinguish them from values ACTUALLY AT the center so that only the special entries adjust when the center of the chart is adjusted.  If there were a special constant value for the Center of a polar chart (as there is for the NoValue condition) it would eliminate the need to keep two slightly different copies of the same value array (one containing the values I'm giving the chart and one containing my actual values and my own constant for the special "center" values.

Since you've always been responsive to your customers, and seem genuinely interested in our suggestions, I thought I'd pass this one on.  I'm working without it, but IMHO, having a program manage two nearly identical arrays is one of those things that eventually causes problems, largely because one of them should be unnecessary.

I'll keep my fingers crossed... <smile>

  Re: Suggestion/Request: CenterValue constant (like NoValue constant)
Posted by Steve Valliere on Aug-19-2011 01:08
It just occurred to me that there might be a more general utility in having constants that tie a point value to the min or max of the scale, so that the plotted location is always at the min (or max) regardless of changes to the scale.

  Re: Suggestion/Request: CenterValue constant (like NoValue constant)
Posted by Peter Kwan on Aug-19-2011 01:29
Hi Steve,

Thanks a lot of your valuable suggestion and idea. We will include it in our wish list and think about it carefully.

Regards
Peter Kwan