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OpenOffice.org Chart   Specifications

Specifications for OpenOffice.org 3.0

Name Description Author Status Target Date
Pie Chart Options Two new options are available for pie and donut charts: 'starting angle' and 'clockwise direction'. Preliminary 3.0 2008-01-08
Plotting of missing values The user now can decide how missing values should be plotted: 'leave gap', 'assume zero' or 'continue line'. Ingrid Halama (iha) Preliminary 3.0 2008-02-06
Insert Title Dialog (v2) Edit fields for secondary axis titles were added to the dialog. Preliminary 3.0 2007-11-21
Menu (v3) Menu items for secondary axis titles were added.
Insert Trend Line and Mean Value Line added in menu and context menu
Preliminary 3.0 2007-01-15
Object Naming (v2) Changed regression curve to trend line and average value to mean value Preliminary 3.0 2008-01-15
Trendlines Specification for trendlines (incl. equations) and mean value lines Björn Milcke (bm) Preliminary 3.0 2008-01-15
Error Bars Specification for error bars for data points Björn Milcke (bm) Preliminary 3.0 2008-01-15

Specifications for OpenOffice.org 2.4

Name Description Author Status Target Date
Data Labels It is possible now to define a numberformat for the data label.
Value and percentage value can be displayed at the same time.
The separator between different parts of the labels can be selected, thus for example value and percentage can be displayed in separate lines.
The relative label placement can be choosen from a set possibilites. For pie charts a best fit placement was introduced.
Ingrid Halama (iha) Standard 2.4 2007-11-16
Trend-Line Equations (v1) The equation and correlation coefficient of a regression curve now can be displayed in the document. Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.4 2007-11-16
Scales and Intervals (v2) The direction of an axis can be reversed now.
Tickmars can now be switched on or off also for category axes.
Standard 2.4 2007-10-25
Bar Chart Options An additional option will allow to show bars next to each other even when they are attached to different axes. Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.4 2007-10-25
Menu (v2) Items for trendlines and trendline equations were added to contextmenu. Standard 2.4 2007-11-16

Specifications for OpenOffice.org 2.3

Name Description Author Status Target Date
Chart Wizard Charts can be created with a new Chart Wizard. Matthias Mueller-Prove (mmp) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Flexible Source Ranges Allow users to associate source-ranges of a spreadsheet to single chart-objects in different roles, like the x-values of a data-series. Note, that this version is an odt-replacement of the former sxw-Document. Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Chart Data Dialog For Charts that display their own data there is a dialog for editing the data. With 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. Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Selection Handling Selection handling Ingrid Halama (iha) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Default Colors Specifies the dialog for Tools/Options/Charts/Default Colors. Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.3 2007-06-19
Menu (v1) By activating a chart (select and double click it) the main menu structure offers commands to edit the type, style and appearance of the chart. Terminology is simplified and the menus are easier to access because the items are grouped in meaningful sections. Matthias Mueller-Prove (mmp) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Toolbars Define what commands are available via the toolbars in the chart (esp. remove toggle title buttons from toolbar) Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Object Naming (v1) Definition of the names of chart objects with. illustrations. Ingrid Halama (iha) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Undo Decsription of Undo stings. Ingrid Halama (iha) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
3D View Settings for 3D charts. Ingrid Halama (iha) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Scales and Intervals Scales and Intervals incl. Minor Grids painting
This specification describes the scaling behavior of charts as well as the settings for the visible interval marks and the grid lines inside the chart.
Jörg Wartenberg Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Auto Scaling of Axes Automatic Axis Scaling Daniel Rentz (dr) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16
Insert Title Dialog (v1) Dialog 'Insert Title' (no checkboxes, no default texts) Björn Milcke (bm) Standard 2.3 2007-05-16

Drafts without target

Name Description Author Status Target Date
The Legend Defines what information is shown in what way in the legend. (+Stock legend entries) Björn Milcke (bm) Draft 2007-05-16
Series Order And Legend Entry Order Describes in which order series are displayed by the different charttypes and in the legend. Pierre-Andre Galmes (pagalmes) Draft 2007-05-16

For keyboard accessibility there is a proposal on ui.openoffice.org .

For further information on the chart you are welcome to visit the chart website .