Re: gtkdatabox-0.8.0.0 released

[Roland Bock <box2OO6 eudoxos de>]

Hi Fabian,

thanks for the feedback :-)

An updated version (0.8.0.1) is online now and takes care of your
suggestions.

Regards,

Roland

Fabian Foerg wrote:
> Thank you very much Roland, this release is great.
> In future versions of cournol, I'll use gtkdatabox_rulers instead of 
> nxp_rulers.
> Here the new version works flawlessly, but nevertheless, I have two 
> small suggestions:
> 
> 1) In gtkdatabox.c, line 1352, <gtk/gtkdatabox_ruler.h> is included. 
> Actually, <gtkdatabox_ruler.h> should be included.
> 
> 2) In examples/basics2.c a few unused variables can be found. From the 
> gcc output:
> basics2.c: In Funktion »create_basics«:
> basics2.c:57: Warnung: Variable »buffer« wird nicht verwendet
> basics2.c:54: Warnung: Variable »max« wird nicht verwendet
> basics2.c:53: Warnung: Variable »min« wird nicht verwendet
> basics2.c:51: Warnung: Variable »ruler« wird nicht verwendet
> basics2.c:50: Warnung: Variable »scrollbar« wird nicht verwendet
> 
> Regards,
> Fabian
> 
> 
> Roland Bock wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> a few minutes ago I uploaded a new version of GtkDatabox:
>>
>> http://www.eudoxos.de/gtk/gtkdatabox/download/gtkdatabox-0.8.0.0.tar.gz
>>
>> Here is the appropriate excerpt from the ChangeLog:
>>
>> <snip>
>> - Added support for logarithmic scales for drawing
>> - Replaced original gtkruler with gtkdatabox_ruler.
>> - GtkDataboxRuler supports logarithmic scales
>> - Instead of HRuler and VRuler, GtkDataboxRuler has an orientation
>>   - No big changes in existing projects required, see examples
>> - renamed the following functions:
>>   gtk_databox_get_canvas         => gtk_databox_get_total_limits
>>   gtk_databox_set_canvas         => gtk_databox_set_total_limits
>>   gtk_databox_get_visible_canvas => gtk_databox_get_visible_limits
>>   gtk_databox_set_visible_canvas => gtk_databox_set_visible_limits
>> - replaced GtkDataboxCoord by GdkPoint (which is just the same)
>> - Added example which shows linear, logarithmic and double logarithmic
>>   graphs
>> - Added example which shows easiest way to start with GtkDatabox
>> </snip>
>>
>> I hope I have not forgotten any important thing...
>>
>> Some more words about the rulers:
>> We had a discussion about using nxp_ruler, which seemed to have both,
>> good handling of huge values and logarithmic scales. But when I took a
>> closer look there were a few things that stopped me from using nxp_rulers:
>>
>> *) Scales cannot not be inverted, so I cannot turn my graph upside down.
>> This is an old and required feature of GtkDatabox, though.
>>
>> *) I do not understand the code that calculates the ticks at all.
>>
>> *) Two many classes for my taste (3 rulers, plus a special adjustment)
>>
>> *) There were some minor issues in addition
>>
>> I therefore took a look at the "original" GtkRuler, again. I liked that
>> code much better and adjusted it to create a GtkDataboxRuler widget
>> which (in my eyes) combines the benefits of GtkRuler and NxpRuler and more:
>>
>> *) Works with rather big and also rather small data ranges
>>
>> *) Supports linear and logarithmic scales
>>
>> *) Can be inverted
>>
>> *) Only one class (not three or four)
>>
>> *) Modern GTK Style, using cairo (maybe this also should be used with
>> some of the graphs)
>>
>>
>> You see, I like it ;-)
>>
>>
>> I am looking forward to reading your feedback!
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Roland
>>
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