[Qgis-user] Collecting ideas for adding data dependent charts/plots in map composer

[Luigi Pirelli]

D3 + python bridges to interact with qgis/qt map composer

http://slides.com/luigipirelli/qgis_linking_js_with_python

Regards, Luigi Pirelli

On 31 October 2014 08:56, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to brainstorm how to integrate charts within map composer.
> This is different from the layer based diagrams currently available in
> QGIS layers.  What I want is to be able to display charts within map
> composer for example, a pie chart (ugh!) of my landcover categories or
> a histogram of my raster values, etc.  Right now, what I do in map
> composer are:
> 1. create a chart in a separate program and embed as image
> 2. create a html chart for example with D3 and add it as file using
> the HTML frame or directly paste the html in the label box rendered as
> html.
>
> Some plugins (i.e. profile tool) have integrated chart plots already.
> I wonder how we can integrate this into the map composer.  Ideally,
> what I want is to prepare the charts all within QGIS map composer that
> is able to interact with my layer attributes (i.e. display summary
> chart).
>
> Searching the web for plotting APIs I saw the following:
> 1. many html/js based implmentations like google chart and D3
> 2. matplotlib for python
> 3. Qt plotting widgets
>
> Maybe others here have implemented such approach? Any ideas?
> --
> cheers,
> maning
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