select plot by mouse in a multi-plot graph

[Osiris81]

@ Joseph:

I already have the possibility to make subsets, but also then, how to find the right one? You'll have to make maybe ten subsets before you can identify the plot, this is really not user friendly...

[smercurio_fc]

I have no idea what that picture is trying to prove or show. All I see is a bunch of lines.

"If the user has to click through all plots (1500...)" So now it's 1500? I would question the usefulness of displaying 1500 plots on a graph. How is someone supposed to interpret this or even use this? Heck, how are you even going to get 1500 distinct colors that you can discern?




Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 04-17-2008 09:56 AM

[Osiris81]

Ok. normally, most of the plots (lets say all but one) have the same waveform (+ some noise) and the one left has a totally different waveform (that's what my image should show). You can easily identify the plot that has a total different from, but it's not possible to get the name of it. In Excel for example you get the plot name, as soon as the  mouse cursor is over a plot.

[Joseph_Loo]

I would suggest the following:

1. Create the cursor - siingle plot

2. drag the cursor to the waveform

The cursor will now show the selected waveform. See the picture attached. It originally was set to plot 0.

[smercurio_fc]

OK. I don't see why the cursor idea won't work. If you create a single cursor, and set it to "Single-Plot" moving the cursor will tell you which plot it's snapping to.


EDIT: I see that Joseph posted the same response as I was writing mine.


Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 04-17-2008 10:30 AM

[Osiris81]

@ Joseph and Smercurio:

Thanks a lot! This is exactly what I need 🙂

I already tried the cursor but thought it's not possible to snap to another plot. So this is really great and work, thanks again!

[smercurio_fc]

In the event that someone else comes across this, note that if you really wanted to, you can still do it with the clicking of the mouse, simulating the way Excel does it. The attached shows an example. Note that the example will highlight the closest curve and has no "you clicked too far from a curve" check to ignore a click that occurs in an area of the plot where there really is no curve nearby. I'll leave that tweak as an exercise for someone else.