| Summary: | Circular chart starts from the bottom when it should start from the top | ||
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| Product: | [Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kquickcharts | Reporter: | Nate Graham <nate> |
| Component: | general | Assignee: | Arjen Hiemstra <ahiemstra> |
| Status: | REPORTED --- | ||
| Severity: | minor | CC: | ahiemstra, kde, kdelibs-bugs-null, plasma-bugs-null |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | 5.88.0 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Other | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
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| Attachments: | Charts start from the bottom | ||
TBH I am not sure the clock metaphor hold here. Gauges on machines or other equipment often start somewhere on the bottom left. Another example is a speedometer where depending on the car 0 is anywhere ranging from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock. A speedometer gauge usually has a very particular appearance and starts around the 7 o'clock position, with a big empty area between 7 and 9. We don't do that, so I don't think emulating a speedometer was the goal or makes sense. If we do want to move towards looking more like that explicitly, I would actually be fine with it, but if we don't, then I don't think going there anyway but only halfway is the best approach. :) |
Created attachment 138375 [details] Charts start from the bottom Circular charts seem to begin from the 6 o'clock position and proceed in a clockwise direction. This feels unusual; typically these kinds of charts begin from the 12 o'clock position and proceed in a clockwise position, to mimic a clock itself. By starting at the 6 o'clock position instead of 12, these charts are kind of half imitating a clock and it feels odd to me.