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Before I start just like to say "outstanding product and fantastic support".

Now my request.

In my particular sphere of reporting, the line type series gives the impression that there exists values between actual samples (where the line is drawn between two points). For example, if point 1 is 70 and point 2 is 80 then the line between them implies that halfway between the two points a value of 75 existed, when in fact it didn't.

Changing to a clustered column series with a width of 1 and solid white fill gives a better representation of the data as each point is shown as a flat line for the duration of the sample period.

However the vertical lines between columns always descend/ascend to zero. This denotes a column chart where I want to show a line chart.

Would you consider adding an option where only the horizontal segments of the bar tops and the vertical line segments between successive tops are drawn? This would give a "flat-line graph" which is the look I'm after.

I don't know if I'm the only one with this requirement, or if other people just settle for a column chart instead.

Anyway thanks for listening.

Ian

IanMcCarthy wrote:Before I start just like to say "outstanding product and fantastic support".

Thank you very much.

Now my request.

In my particular sphere of reporting, the line type series gives the impression that there exists values between actual samples (where the line is drawn between two points). For example, if point 1 is 70 and point 2 is 80 then the line between them implies that halfway between the two points a value of 75 existed, when in fact it didn't.

Changing to a clustered column series with a width of 1 and solid white fill gives a better representation of the data as each point is shown as a flat line for the duration of the sample period.

However the vertical lines between columns always descend/ascend to zero. This denotes a column chart where I want to show a line chart.

Would you consider adding an option where only the horizontal segments of the bar tops and the vertical line segments between successive tops are drawn? This would give a "flat-line graph" which is the look I'm after.

I don't know if I'm the only one with this requirement, or if other people just settle for a column chart instead.

Anyway thanks for listening.

Ian

If i right understand you can set property Brush of Series to None. In this case content of column in not filled. For also set ShowShadow to false.

Thank you.

OK, columns are now transparent and shadow has gone.

However vertical lines still go from top of column to zero for each column.

What I'm after is vertical line only drawn from top of one column to top of next.

So it looks like a staircase, going up/down, but floating without lines to x-axis.

Hope that makes sense?

Ian

As i understand you need stepped lines? Line from left top corner of bar to left side of next bar after then to left top corner of next bar.
Correct?

I think so...

I have an image of the sort of thing I mean.

Can I send it to you?

If so where?

Ian

Please send it to support [at] stimulsoft [dot] com

Thank you.

Fantastic support, a perfect solution to my original request.

Keep up the good work.

Ian