4:14 p.m.
Dear developers,
I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot controls":
(1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we could insert
dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and
maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected.
(2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could define
different font size for the Title of plot.
(3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI (Gnuplot
commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back).
(4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
I really don't know how difficult is this (in terms of code), but I think
it would be very nice ;)
Best,
Henrique
6:17 a.m.
I am with Henrique especially for items 1, 3 and 4, and well 2...
Cheers
Talha
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Henrique Andrade
<henrique.coelho(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Dear developers,
I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot controls":
(1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we could insert
dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and
maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected.
(2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could define
different font size for the Title of plot.
(3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI (Gnuplot
commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back).
(4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
I really don't know how difficult is this (in terms of code), but I think
it would be very nice ;)
Best,
Henrique
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3:51 a.m.
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Henrique Andrade wrote:
I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot
controls":
I've now addressed some of these points in CVS.
(1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we
could insert
dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and
maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected.
This is for time-series plots? I think we're better with what we
have. If you want to adjust the date range for the plot you can
set the sample. The current x-axis adjustment lets you fine-tune
the amount of extra space to the left and right of the data (by
default gretl leaves a little "elbow room" but this might be to
everyone's taste). Setting the x-range by date would be too coarse
for that in most cases.
(2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could
define
different font size for the Title of plot.
I don't think this has a very favorable cost-benefit ratio. If
you're going for publication quality it's best to leave the plot
untitled and let LaTeX (or word processor) handle the caption.
(3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI
(Gnuplot
commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back).
There's now a grid button in the plot editor. But if you want the
grid on top of the data, you'd have to do that manually,
(4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and
monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file
that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the
snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession
bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.
Allin.
8:26 a.m.
I think visualization in gretl is becoming very powerful. Thanks very very much.
Talha
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> wrote:
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Henrique Andrade wrote:
> I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot
> controls":
I've now addressed some of these points in CVS.
> (1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we could insert
> dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and
> maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected.
This is for time-series plots? I think we're better with what we
have. If you want to adjust the date range for the plot you can
set the sample. The current x-axis adjustment lets you fine-tune
the amount of extra space to the left and right of the data (by
default gretl leaves a little "elbow room" but this might be to
everyone's taste). Setting the x-range by date would be too coarse
for that in most cases.
> (2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could define
> different font size for the Title of plot.
I don't think this has a very favorable cost-benefit ratio. If
you're going for publication quality it's best to leave the plot
untitled and let LaTeX (or word processor) handle the caption.
> (3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI (Gnuplot
> commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back).
There's now a grid button in the plot editor. But if you want the
grid on top of the data, you'd have to do that manually,
> (4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and
monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file
that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the
snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession
bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.
Allin.
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10:47 a.m.
Allin Cottrell schrieb:
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Henrique Andrade wrote:
> I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot
> controls":
>
I've now addressed some of these points in CVS.
> (1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we could insert
> dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and
> maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected.
>
This is for time-series plots? I think we're better with what we
have. If you want to adjust the date range for the plot you can
set the sample. The current x-axis adjustment lets you fine-tune
the amount of extra space to the left and right of the data (by
default gretl leaves a little "elbow room" but this might be to
everyone's taste). Setting the x-range by date would be too coarse
for that in most cases.
> (2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could define
> different font size for the Title of plot.
>
I don't think this has a very favorable cost-benefit ratio. If
you're going for publication quality it's best to leave the plot
untitled and let LaTeX (or word processor) handle the caption.
> (3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI (Gnuplot
> commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back).
>
There's now a grid button in the plot editor. But if you want the
grid on top of the data, you'd have to do that manually,
> (4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
>
We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and
monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file
that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the
snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession
bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.
Allin.
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Hey Allin,
Thanks for the implementation of shaded areas - a nice feature.
But some bugs remain. For some variables an error occurs if I want to
add the shaded area, for some others the shaded area fills only a part
of the graph whereas for some others everything is fine. Try for example
the money.gdt file. For "tbr" I get "data error", "m" works
fine, "infl"
produces also a "data error", for "y" the shaded area is not complete
(shaded only for the range 7.2-8.8) and also "cpr" produced a "data
error".
Best,
Artur
3:36 p.m.
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Artur T. wrote:
Allin Cottrell schrieb:
>> (4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
> We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and
> monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file
> that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the
> snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession
> bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.
Thanks for the implementation of shaded areas - a nice feature.
But some bugs remain. For some variables an error occurs if I
want to add the shaded area, for some others the shaded area
fills only a part of the graph whereas for some others
everything is fine. Try for example the money.gdt file. For
"tbr" I get "data error", "m" works fine, "infl"
produces also
a "data error", for "y" the shaded area is not complete (shaded
only for the range 7.2-8.8) and also "cpr" produced a "data
error".
Thanks for testing. These things should now be fixed in CVS. The
reason for the shaded bars not going the full height of the plot
in some cases was quite subtle and may not be fully fixed, though
it's now OK in all the cases I've tested.
That is, we read the height of the original plot in data units,
and ask gnuplot to add bars of that height. But in some cases
adding the bars apparently causes gnuplot to expand the y-range,
so the bars end up looking short. I've tried to stop that from
happening by making the bars very slightly shorter than the
original y-range.
Allin.
12:55 a.m.
Allin Cottrell schrieb:
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Artur T. wrote:
> Allin Cottrell schrieb:
>
>
>>> (4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI.
>>>
>> We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and
>> monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file
>> that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the
>> snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession
>> bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.
>>
> Thanks for the implementation of shaded areas - a nice feature.
>
> But some bugs remain. For some variables an error occurs if I
> want to add the shaded area, for some others the shaded area
> fills only a part of the graph whereas for some others
> everything is fine. Try for example the money.gdt file. For
> "tbr" I get "data error", "m" works fine,
"infl" produces also
> a "data error", for "y" the shaded area is not complete (shaded
> only for the range 7.2-8.8) and also "cpr" produced a "data
> error".
>
Thanks for testing. These things should now be fixed in CVS. The
reason for the shaded bars not going the full height of the plot
in some cases was quite subtle and may not be fully fixed, though
it's now OK in all the cases I've tested.
That is, we read the height of the original plot in data units,
and ask gnuplot to add bars of that height. But in some cases
adding the bars apparently causes gnuplot to expand the y-range,
so the bars end up looking short. I've tried to stop that from
happening by making the bars very slightly shorter than the
original y-range.
Allin.
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Yes, it seems to work properly now. Thank you!
Artur
2:34 a.m.
Em 9 de março de 2010 Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> escreveu:
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Henrique Andrade wrote:
> I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot
> controls":
I've now addressed some of these points in CVS.
> (1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we could insert
> dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and
> maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected.
This is for time-series plots? I think we're better with what we
have. If you want to adjust the date range for the plot you can
set the sample. The current x-axis adjustment lets you fine-tune
the amount of extra space to the left and right of the data (by
default gretl leaves a little "elbow room" but this might be to
everyone's taste). Setting the x-range by date would be too coarse
for that in most cases.
Yes, it is for time-series plots. But I got your point, you are right.
(2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could
define
> different font size for the Title of plot.
I don't think this has a very favorable cost-benefit ratio. If
you're going for publication quality it's best to leave the plot
untitled and let LaTeX (or word processor) handle the caption.
Once again... you are right ;)
> (3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI
(Gnuplot
> commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back).
There's now a grid button in the plot editor. But if you want the
grid on top of the data, you'd have to do that manually,
Very nice feature!
> (4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the
GUI.
We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and
monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file
that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the
snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession
bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.
This is great! In fact it is better than I thought.
And last but not least, thank you so much for the improvements!
Best,
Henrique
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