[Qgis-developer] Histograms huge

[Matthias Kuhn]

On Don 02 Mai 2013 19:21:05 CEST, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
> Il 01/05/2013 11:24, Matthias Kuhn ha scritto:
>
>>> * wouoldn't it be better to autofill the Max Value field for size scaling?
>> Not sure. A user might want to have a more natural mapping of attributes
>> / value (e.g. 1cm /100 people) instead of using a maximum value. This
>> should rather be a help than a default value IMO.
>
> Agreed, but having a prefilled field ensures that an unexperienced user can always
> get a result, and refine it later. I still vote for the autofill.
> By default, the attribute used should be the first one selected, or even better the
> one with the highest value.
> With these two changes, the user is guaranteed to get his graph plotted and visible,
> otherwise some frustration may occur.

Because I was lacking a better idea, I just filled in
* the maximum value of any attribute for histograms
* the maximum value of the scale attribute for circular diagrams

IF the field is left empty. This way, I don't have to care for not 
overwriting any manual changes of the user and subsequent actions such 
as adding attributes.

>
>> Which attribute is selected does not matter here at all. It's really
>> just a helper to get a reasonable default value in this context.
>>
>> I gave it another try.
>
> A few minor notes:
> * It would be nice that on reopening the user will find the last used tab, instead of
> going back to the first one.
> * The default for scale dependent visibility should match those on the General tab
> rather than being -1.

All done. Thank you for the inputs.

I'd be glad if you could give it a short test.

-- Matthias

> Overall, a good improvement, thanks.
> All the best.
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