Chart2/Features2.3

Simplify creation of charts - new Chart Wizard ( Autoformat Chart Dialog)

Description : The chart creation procedure has been simplified to take less steps. The chart is positioned automatically and serves as live preview. A new wizard offers to select the chart type as first user action. The type can be selected on a single page. There is no need to switch between pages or scroll around anymore. The chart type dialog has been replaced thus it now equals the new first wizard page.

• Issue : 20344
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=features&msgNo=164
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/wizards/ChartWizard.odt
• Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44974/chart2_wizard.html
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Flexible source ranges - Add option, to select x-values for different y-values / columns separately

Description : Allow users to associate source-ranges of spreadsheet data to single chart-objects in different roles, like the x-values of a data-series in a scatter chart. Especially different data series with different x-values are commonly used in competitor's applications.

• Issue : 3997
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=165
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/dataselection/FlexibleSourceRangeSelection.odt
• Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44907/ChFlexSource.html
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Show formula and r^2 value of regression curve in status bar and quick help

Description : When a regression curve in a chart is selected, the status bar now shows the formula and the square of correlation coefficient R in the status bar. The same string is also used for quick help, but only in the extended version (see Tools/Options/%PRODUCTNAME/General for switching that on)

• Issue : 78442
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=185
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartObjectNames.odt
• Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/46250/regression_curves.html
• CWS : chart06 integrated in SRC680m219

Simplify and correct the 3D-Effects dialog for charts

Description : For charts the old 3D effects dialog is replaced by a new dialog concentrating on the features relevant for charts.

• Issue : 75176 :
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=170
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart3DViewDialog.odt
• Test case specification : http://qa.openoffice.org/ooQAReloaded/TestcaseSpecifications/OpenOffice.org_2.3/Chart-2/3D_View_Dialog.html
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Right angle axes option for 3D charts

Description : With the new right-angled axes option the user can easily ensure that the axes in a 3D chart are exactly vertical or horizontal. This simplified display looks comfortable and allows for more accurate reading. New charts are now created per default with this option.

• Issue : 67754
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=187
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart3DViewDialog.odt
• Test case specification : http://qa.openoffice.org/ooQAReloaded/TestcaseSpecifications/OpenOffice.org_2.3/Chart-2/3D_View_Dialog.html
• CWS : chart06 integrated in SRC680m219

Simple 3d look: 3D-Chart looking less confusing (alternative mode)

Description : It is now possible to easily switch to a more simple 3D look in charts with no shading and lines on.

• Issue : 14202
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=171
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart3DViewDialog.odt
• Test case specification : http://qa.openoffice.org/ooQAReloaded/TestcaseSpecifications/OpenOffice.org_2.3/Chart-2/3D_View_Dialog.html
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Illumination default setting

• Description : The defaults for illumination were changed to fit the new simplified 3D look with right-angled axes.

• Issue : 76430
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=187
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart3DViewDialog.odt
• Test case specification : http://qa.openoffice.org/ooQAReloaded/TestcaseSpecifications/OpenOffice.org_2.3/Chart-2/3D_View_Dialog.html
• CWS : chart06 integrated in SRC680m219

Offer exploded 3D Pies (segment Offset for 3D Pies)

Description : Segments of 3D pies or donuts now can be pulled out to stress single data points. The new chart types '3D exploded pie' and 'exploded donut' are offered in the new chart type dialog and wizard

• Issue : 20321
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=172
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/wizards/ChartWizard.odt
• Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44973/chart2_wizard.html
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

More pretty default colors

Description : The twelve default colors used for creating new charts have changed to a set of new colors. The colors are the winner (proposal #2) of a voting where twelve different proposals have been made, to vote for. The colors have been changed in the Registry schema file Chart.xcs.

• Issue : 7019
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=169
• Specification : http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOoChart_colors_drafts.html#02
• Test case specification : --
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Free choice of minimum and maximum for Logarithmic scale

Description : Logarithmic scales have been enhanced. The user is free to choose manual minimum and maximum values as well as a user defined major interval. Thus for example audio engineers now can display their log charts from typical 20 to 20000 Hz.

• Issue : 27694 :
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=179
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart_Scales_and_Intervals.odt
• Test case specification : --
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Make major interval for logarithmic scales useable

• Issue : 26869
• Description : Logarithmic scales have been enhanced. The user is free to choose manual minimum and maximum values as well as a user defined major interval. Thus for example audio engineers now can display their log charts from typical 20 to 20000 Hz.
• Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=179
• Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart_Scales_and_Intervals.odt
• Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/45044/tcs_chart2_Scale_and_Intervals.htm
• CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Others

• 75202 : New Chart Default Colors are not contained in the Office color palette
  • Description : The standard color palette (standard.soc) contains 12 new colors with the new defaults for charts. The entries are named "Chart %N" in locale en-US, where %N is replaced by 1 to 12. The colors in RGB values are:
  • Feature Announcement : http://ui.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=features&msgNo=246
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/OptionsChartColors.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/46292/default_colors.html
  • CWS : chart06 integrated in SRC680m219

• 30426 : enhance automatic scaling
  • Description : The autonmatic axis scaling behaviour has been reworked. Details can be found in the specification.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=features&msgNo=178
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartAxisAutoScaling.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/45014/tcs_chart2_auto_scaling.htm
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 58161 : Mouse position handling is inconsistent - selection concept
  • Description : The selection of chart objects via mouse has been changed to work more predictable and usable.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=180
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartSelectionHandling.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44968/tcs_Selection_handling.htm
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 64824 : Enhancement of the data editor
  • Description : For Charts that display their own data there is a dialog for editing the data. The Chart Data dialog is capable to modify, add and delete data that is used in data series and for categories. It is also possible to add and remove entire data series. All parts of a data series' data can be changed with this dialog. Charts with own data are typically those in a presentation. Although they can also appear in a spreadsheet, there, they usually use data coming from sheets
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=166
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataDialog.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/45116/TSC-DataDialogue.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 13443 : avoid confusion with checkboxes on titles -- Entering Y-axis label in chart wizard but failing to click check box leads to label "Y-axis label" being added.
  • Description : With the “Insert Title” dialog for charts, a user can decide which title objects in a chart are shown, and what content they have. There is a main title, a sub title and axis-titles for some axes.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=168
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartInsertTitleDialog.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44996/chart2_wizard.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 60358 : new menu structure for charts - Impl
  • Description : The menu for charts has changed.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=174
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/menus/MenuStructure.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44858/tcs_chart2_menus.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 70287 : New chart: Implement Toolbar
  • Description : When editing a chart the user interface provides some chart-specific functions in toolbars.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=167
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Toolbars.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44859/tcs_toolbars.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 27351 : new chart: implement UNDO
  • Description : The strings used for undo and redo actions in the chart re-implementation are documented in a specification.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=181
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartUndo.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44941/UNDO_testcase_Specification_Chart2.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 74907 : Use 'Data Series' instead of 'Data Row' in chart help
  • Description : For the chart re-implementation the naming of the chart elements was consolidated and specified. Please use the specified terms further on.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=177
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartObjectNames.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44729/tcs_chart2_object_naming.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 74909 : new chart: online help uses old term Main Grid
  • Description : For the chart re-implementation the naming of the chart elements was consolidated and specified. Please use the specified terms further on.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=177
  • Specification : http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartObjectNames.odt
  • Test case specification : http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/44729/tcs_chart2_object_naming.html
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 58457 : Fileformat violation when saving Donut Charts
  • Description : Donut charts now are written to xml according to the ODF specification. Wrong files from former versions are converted during loading. As former versions are buggy they will not be able to import the new correct files correctly. So switch to the corrected version completely when you use this chart type.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=175
  • Specification : --
  • Test case specification : --
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

• 59288 : Fileformat Violation when saving manual scales for percent charts
  • Description : Percent charts with user defined scales now are written to xml correctly. Wrong files from former versions are converted during loading. As former versions are buggy they will not be able to import the new correct files correctly. So switch to the corrected version completely when you use this kind of charts.
  • Feature Announcement : http://graphics.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=176
  • Specification : --
  • Test case specification : --
  • CWS : chart2mst3 integrated in SRC680m212

Others Link

• Feature Freeze Testing 2.3
• http://graphics.openoffice.org/chart/whatsnewinchart2.html