In the future, please do not report multiple bugs in one bug report.

Will take care of #2 shortly, part of 0.99.  I don't like the idea of updating in this case though...

CVS commit by staikos: 

- remove undefined symbol from kst.h (don't know how that managed to hang
  around so long)
- forced updates override paused state in the update thread
- changing the data file forces an update

  -> fixes #2 in #86586
CCMAIL: 86586@bugs.kde.org


  M +1 -0      kst.cpp   1.208
  M +0 -3      kst.h   1.96
  M +3 -0      kstchangefiledialog_i.cpp   1.18
  M +11 -12    updatethread.cpp   1.25


--- kdeextragear-2/kst/kst/kst.h  #1.95:1.96
@@ -105,7 +105,4 @@ class KstApp : public KMdiMainFrm {
     bool getTieZoom();
 
-    /** Update everything */
-    void forcedUpdate();
-
     KstTopLevelViewPtr activeView();
     Kst2DPlotMap& plotHolderWhileOpeningDocument();

--- kdeextragear-2/kst/kst/kstchangefiledialog_i.cpp  #1.17:1.18
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@
 #include <kurlrequester.h>
 
+#include "kst.h"
 #include "kstchangefiledialog_i.h"
 #include "kstdatacollection.h"
@@ -114,4 +115,6 @@ void KstChangeFileDialogI::applyFileChan
   file = 0L;
   emit docChanged();
+  // Force an update in case we're in paused mode
+  KstApp::inst()->forceUpdate();
 }
 

--- kdeextragear-2/kst/kst/updatethread.cpp  #1.24:1.25
@@ -63,5 +63,10 @@ void UpdateThread::run() {
     }
 
-    if (_paused) {
+    _statusMutex.lock();
+    force = _force;
+    _force = false;
+    _statusMutex.unlock();
+
+    if (_paused && !force) {
 #if UPDATEDEBUG > 0
       kdDebug() << "Update thread paused..." << endl;
@@ -70,10 +75,4 @@ void UpdateThread::run() {
     }
 
-
-    _statusMutex.lock();
-    force = _force;
-    _force = false;
-    _statusMutex.unlock();
-
     bool gotData = false;
     if (doUpdates(force, &gotData)) {
@@ -146,5 +145,5 @@ bool UpdateThread::doUpdates(bool force,
     dsp->update();
 
-    if (_done || _paused) {
+    if (_done || (_paused && !force)) {
       KST::dataSourceList.lock().readUnlock();
 #if UPDATEDEBUG > 1
@@ -169,5 +168,5 @@ bool UpdateThread::doUpdates(bool force,
 
       if (tU != KstObject::NO_CHANGE) {
-        if (_done || _paused) {
+        if (_done || (_paused && !force)) {
           rv->writeUnlock();
 #if UPDATEDEBUG > 1
@@ -185,5 +184,5 @@ bool UpdateThread::doUpdates(bool force,
       rv->writeUnlock();
 
-      if (_done || _paused) {
+      if (_done || (_paused && !force)) {
 #if UPDATEDEBUG > 1
         kdDebug() << "3 Returning from scan with U=" << (int)U << endl;
@@ -224,5 +223,5 @@ bool UpdateThread::doUpdates(bool force,
       }
 
-      if (_done || _paused) {
+      if (_done || (_paused && !force)) {
 #if UPDATEDEBUG > 1
         kdDebug() << "4 Returning from scan with U=" << (int)U << endl;
@@ -244,5 +243,5 @@ bool UpdateThread::doUpdates(bool force,
         bcp->writeUnlock();
 
-        if (_done || _paused) {
+        if (_done || (_paused && !force)) {
 #if UPDATEDEBUG > 1
           kdDebug() << "5 Returning from scan with U=" << (int)U << endl;

In reference to 1):

the default labels are currently generated at plot creation and are never re-generated. As a result changing the curves, data files, etc. will have no effect on the labels. One possibility would be to have the concept of a default label in the plot dialog, indicated by a checkbox. Leaving this checked would disable the corresponding label edit field and update the label each time the plot is redrawn. Unchecking it would give the current behaviour.

I like Andrew's suggestions in reference to 1). I have just had the problem again that I was not looking at what I thought due to the filename not being in sync with the data :-( His suggestion would be a nice way to fix it I think.

On an implementation level it might make sense to have either an inherited label class or an option in the label class that says that its label text is 'provided' by a given dataobject.

We've basically decided to implement what I suggested in #6.  This bug is misleading now, let's close it.

I believe there is no other open bug report for part 1) now that there are hint mechanisms in place (if I've understood correctly what they mean).
Should I make a new one, as this feature (automatic update of plot labels when not specified manually) is a very common request I get from all users who really use kst ?