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    itsmaxdd
    wrote on 5 Sept 2016, 10:09 last edited by itsmaxdd 9 May 2016, 10:11
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    Hello guys,
    being QtChart rather new i was wondering how it is compared to QCustomplot in terms of features.
    I can't see a tracking line feature for example nor the possibility to code it yet (getNearestValue given a certain X,Y position is not available) without some troubles.

    Is this the solution for example?

    QPointF QChart::mapToPosition(const QPointF &value, QAbstractSeries *series)

    QPointF QChart::mapToValue(const QPointF &position, QAbstractSeries *series)

    QtChart looks nicely though in terms of themes.

    Anyone?

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      VRonin
      wrote on 5 Sept 2016, 11:10 last edited by
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      I can't see a tracking line feature

      Could you please elaborate by what you mean by tracking line

      getNearestValue given a certain X,Y position is not available

      This is just pythagorean theorem to calculate the distance for each point and a call to std::min_element to find the nearest. It can be coded in 5 minutes

      "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
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      On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

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        5 Sept 2016, 11:10

        I can't see a tracking line feature

        Could you please elaborate by what you mean by tracking line

        getNearestValue given a certain X,Y position is not available

        This is just pythagorean theorem to calculate the distance for each point and a call to std::min_element to find the nearest. It can be coded in 5 minutes

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        itsmaxdd
        wrote on 5 Sept 2016, 12:15 last edited by
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        @VRonin I meant to have a vertical cursor which is draggable around, it allows you to evaluate the sample (or the y value if it is a continuous function).

        Indeed you can code it but that was not the point, moreover if you factor in zoom and resize it could be a problem.

        Is there an easy way to do it with current the QChart implementation?

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          VRonin
          wrote on 5 Sept 2016, 12:18 last edited by
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          You mean something like this: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtcharts-callout-example.html ?

          "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
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          On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

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            5 Sept 2016, 12:18

            You mean something like this: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtcharts-callout-example.html ?

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            itsmaxdd
            wrote on 5 Sept 2016, 13:02 last edited by itsmaxdd 9 May 2016, 13:47
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            @VRonin That's the example where i took the two functions mentioned in the first post, my question was if the library where ready to handle it.
            Assume you draw a vertical line, can it be make draggable?.
            If you have samples, can you make it stick to the sample upon mouse releasing for example?

            Can you suggest me a way to proceed?

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              VRonin
              wrote on 5 Sept 2016, 13:43 last edited by
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              You can use any of this signals to react to events on a series and do whatever

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