Tutorial: Getting started with TAChart
lazarus / 55-TAChart

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wp · 2012-08-03 20:25

Just completed an introductory tutorial on getting started with
TAChart. Is is very elemental, but may help new users to come up with
first results:

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Tutorial:_Getting_started_with_TACh
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Ask · 2012-08-04 03:31

This is very good, thank you.

I think the page should be renamed to
TAChart_Tutorial_Getting_started, to be
more in line with other tutorial pages (try google search for "lazarus
wiki tutorial")
and for better grouping if/when there will be more than one tutorial.

Then, I shall link it from and to other TAChart pages.

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BigChimp · 2012-08-04 06:07

That looks great, wp!

I added the Tutorials category marker to it so it will show up in the
Tutorials category.

Thanks,
BigChimp

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wp · 2012-08-04 09:16

@Ask, @BigChimp: Thank you for your suggestions and modifications. A
minute ago, I added a link to the documentation and a note where the
demos can be found.

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eny · 2012-08-04 09:46

Good stuff wp !

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JD · 2012-08-04 12:14

Quote from: wp on August 04, 2012, 11:16:25 am@Ask, @BigChimp: Thank
you for your suggestions and modifications. A minute ago, I added a
link to the documentation and a note where the demos can be found.

Thanks a lot for your good work in testing the component and writing
this tutorial.

I wonder if you have the time to update the tutorial and add sections
for 3D charts (bar, pie etc) as well as using BGRABitmap package (for
smoother anti-aliasing effects?) with TAChart. I'm very interested in
these topics and it is one of the reasons I still use Delphi's
charting components.

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Ask · 2012-08-04 12:52

The best tutorials are written by people who have just figured out the
subject matter for themselves,
because they still remember all the questions and pitfalls they
encountered.
So I encourage you to learn using 3-D and BGRABitmap with TAChart and
publish what you learned as tutorials

Meanwhile -- what obstacles are you facing now in usage of these
features?
If you have any questions, please ask them (in a separate topic).
I will certainly do my best to answer.

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JD · 2012-08-04 13:09

Quote from: Ask on August 04, 2012, 02:52:01 pmThe best tutorials are
written by people who have just figured out the subject matter for
themselves,
because they still remember all the questions and pitfalls they
encountered.
So I encourage you to learn using 3-D and BGRABitmap with TAChart and
publish what you learned as tutorials

Meanwhile -- what obstacles are you facing now in usage of these
features?
If you have any questions, please ask them (in a separate topic).
I will certainly do my best to answer.

OK. I'll jump right in. I can see from your work with wp that you are
always available to answer questions. Thanks a lot for your good work.