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[Jan Henrik Øverland <janhenrik.overland@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:54, Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jan,
>
> Some new requests from Kenya:
>
> 1) Option to put values on the bars in the chart.
>

Already on the 2.6 roadmap.


>
> 2) Option to switch from colour scheme to a pattern scheme (e.g. dots,
> vertical lines, horizontal lines etc.) to distinguish between bars in a
> chart when printing in black&white mode.
>

Hm, interesting. I will investigate this.


>
> 3) Would it be possible to combine indicator and data element into one
> object/option in the drop downs for Series, Category, Filter (top of the
> page)? This makes sense as you never do a chart with indicators as Category
> and data element as Filter or Series. Now the tool complains with "Form is
> not complete" if you select a few data elements and no indicators, and
> forget to switch from Indicator to Data Element on e.g. the Series.
> Seems unnecessary to force the user to do this switch.
>

What If the user has selected a couple of indicators *and* data elements?
If the user wants to switch between the selected indicators and data
elements - should we force him to deselect and reselect every time?


>
> 4) Generally the users are happy with this and really appreciate the
> possibility of creating and manipulating their own charts. And although
> screenshots are always possible they almost can't wait to see the "save as
> image" button on the next release....
>

Glad to hear that people like it. Image export is obviously on the 2.6 rm
already :)


>
> Good work, keep it up!
>
> Ola
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> On 5 November 2011 12:29, John Ojo <jnojo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jan. We look forward to the improvements in the coming versions.
>> John.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Jan Henrik Øverland <janhenrik.overland@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *To:* John Ojo <jnojo@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *Cc:* Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>; DHIS 2 developers <
>> dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <
>> dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 4, 2011 6:16 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Dhis2-devs] [Dhis2-users] Data visualizer module feedback
>>
>> Hi John, thanks for the quick response. Please see my comments below.
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 18:12, John Ojo <jnojo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lars,
>>
>> The data visualizer looks great. Would like to suggest the following:
>>
>> 1. Please kindly remove the data visualizer from among the options for
>> Start page under the Appearance settings page. This is because,
>>     like we had in the past with the GIS module, the data visualiser
>> loops back to itself and effectively locks the user out from being able to
>>     exit from the data visualizer once it is selected as the start page.
>> You may try it and see.
>>
>> 2. Ability to insert charts drawn in the data visualizer into the
>> dashboard.
>>
>>
>> Yes, we are planning a new dashboard and this is the main reason.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. Chart Title (and may be sub-title) for the data visualizer charts.
>>
>>
>> The ExtJS chart engine does not offer a dedicated title option, but I
>> just found a way to work around it so this will be available in trunk
>> shortly. Currently, the chart title is simply displayed on the toolbar,
>> next to the "update" button.
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. The Chart Type buttons/icons on the top-left portion of the data
>> visualizer window don't seem to do anything. Would like to see the
>>     Example chart change to reflect the user's choice when any of the
>> chart type icons is selected.
>>
>>
>> The visualizer is designed to be as network friendly as possible. That's
>> why the chart type buttons don't execute anything (just think of them as a
>> way to select the chart type). The chart is not updated unless the user
>> specifically clicks the "update" button. Otherwise, if the user e.g. wants
>> a different chart type and different indicators, and selects the chart type
>> first, the chart is unnecessarily updated (and data transferred) twice.
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. The message in the information box eg. '*No data values*',  '*Form is
>> not complete*', that appears when one clicks the Update button
>>     is too short (and cryptic). We should consider adding more details as
>> to what the user should do to get the visualizer display the chart
>>     depending on the circumstance.
>>
>>
>> Improved notifications is already on the 2.6 roadmap. In trunk the "Form
>> is not complete" is replaced by something a bit more informative, like "No
>> indicators selected", "No data elements selected" etc, but this will
>> definitely be improved further.
>>
>>
>>
>> These are the few that readily comes to mind. May add more as I take the
>> data visualizer through much deeper tests.
>>
>>
>> Please feel free to provide feedback any time.
>>
>>
>> Thank you so much to all the developers for making our lives easier with
>> DHIS2.
>>
>>
>> John.
>> *From:* Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *To:* DHIS 2 developers <dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>> dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 4, 2011 2:08 PM
>> *Subject:* [Dhis2-users] Data visualizer module feedback
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> now that you have had some time to get familiar with the new data
>> visualizer module we are interested in getting feedback and
>> suggestions for improvements based on real use-cases.
>>
>> You can explore the module here:
>>
>> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-visualizer/app/index.html
>>
>>
>> So far through various channels we have received the following:
>>
>> 1. Integrated table of data listing what is currently displayed in the
>> chart (already implemented in trunk).
>>
>> 2. Saved chart views which can later be easily re-visited.
>>
>> 3. Export of chart views to PNG for download.
>>
>>
>>
>> We encourage you to suggest new features accompanied with an
>> explanation why it will be useful for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> best regards,
>>
>> Lars
>>
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