Feature request: implement a "small multiples" visualization across the board. A few links on the technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_multiple https://www.displayr.com/the-psychology-of-small-multiples/ https://www.perceptualedge.com/example11.php
The trellis plot (aka "small multiples") can be quickly obtained already by selecting the option "One plot per curve" in the "Plot Data"-dialog. So, if you have a spreadsheet with one common X-column and multiple columns for the Y-datasets, just open this dialog and check this option. Is this what you're looking for?
You are right. It works if you select all the relevant columns at once. However I have tried another route. Namely, if you select each column separately to plot them (xy-plots or histograms) one by one in an existing worksheet, it will work as expected until you attempt to add a third plot or more. Then the whole worksheet becomes messed up or more precisely - almost empty.
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Please, see the enclosed screenshots showing two cases: 1. Four columns plotted at once in the same worksheet and 2. Four columns plotted one by one in the same worksheet. Even in the first case there is a great opportunity for further improvement, I think. (e.g. I don't see the plot of the fourth column on my screen and there is no scrollbar displayed until I resize the window; automatic checking if the axes are actually the same and offering an option to unify them would be useful; a new option to apply a theme before creating a new worksheet also, to name just a few ideas).
Created attachment 134638 [details] Trellis plots (plots added one by one)
(In reply to disuser from comment #5) > Created attachment 134638 [details] > Trellis plots (plots added one by one) yes, this looks completely broken. We need to fix this for 2.9. Also, for trellis plots it's still maybe better to have a dedicated wizard/dialog similar to the current "plot data dialog" where the user can specify whether a common axis has to be used and some other trellis specific properties. Yes, a trellis plot can be constructed manually using the building blocks we have already but we need to provide a more comfortable option for the user to get to this result.
I'm not sure which solution might best meet your overall design needs. It may be useful first to find important common features amongst e.g. correlograms and trellis plots etc. to set them against the current goals of limitations of LabPlot's worksheets. I believe that Schneiderman’s Mantra ist relevant here: 1. Overview first, 2. Zoom and filter, 3. Details on demand. https://www.r-graph-gallery.com/correlogram.html https://www.r-graph-gallery.com/223-faceting-with-ggplot2.html
EDIT: ... to set them against the current goals AND limitations of LabPlot's worksheets.
+ scatter plots with histograms (in addition to correlograms and trellis plots) https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_hist.html
(In reply to disuser from comment #9) > + scatter plots with histograms (in addition to correlograms and trellis > plots) > https://matplotlib.org/3.1.0/gallery/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_hist.html Can you retry with the latest version of Labplot (Development version)?