Bug 267123

Summary: graph placement in the workspace
Product: [Applications] step Reporter: gnowgi <nagarjun>
Component: generalAssignee: Vladimir Kuznetsov <ks.vladimir>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: mauspacker, toddrme2178
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 0.1.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description gnowgi 2011-02-25 07:35:06 UTC 
Version:           0.1.0
OS:                Linux

While placing the graph in the workspace the graph size depends on the scale of x-y coordinates, while it should not.  as a result the user most often cannot see the graph object, though it is instantiated.  This problem can be replicated easily by changing the scale of the workspace.  The required solution is to make the scaling and graph size independent of each other. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
insert a graph object.  you will not see it unless we zoom out several times.  

Actual Results:  
At a normal scale detecting the motion of say a real time phenomena say a pendulum is very difficult, and even we notice the change, it moves as if the time is moving so slow.   

Expected Results:  
the graph object and the canvas should be independent of each other.  Graph scale and workspace scale should be independent and configurable by users. 

the thread has some discussion on the bug posted.
http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-edu-devel&m=128461005525572&w=2

It is a show stopper.  Though system does not crash, its use gets limited in class rooms.  When we tell the teachers to zoom out to get the graph, they often laugh.
Comment 1 Todd 2011-02-25 08:00:50 UTC 
Would it be possible to put the plots in dockable panels rather than on the work space?
Comment 2 gnowgi 2011-02-25 11:49:39 UTC 
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Todd <toddrme2178@gmail.com> wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267123
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> --- Comment #1 from Todd <toddrme2178 gmail com>  2011-02-25 08:00:50 ---
> Would it be possible to put the plots in dockable panels rather than on the
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this is certainly one of the possibilities to be explored.

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GN
Comment 3 Sebastian Ziebarth 2011-04-08 12:15:15 UTC 
This bug should be already fixed the current trunk version of Step. But it's not yet backported into the 4.6 branch.