How to create xy chart images?

[hes]

I just started looking at Moai and have things running and have checked out most of the samples. I have no experience with mobile development.

I would be using Moai for a simple app, but not a game. As part of my app I would want to create a bunch of xy chart image files from datasets of roughly 50 or so points. The resulting images would then be displayed as list on screen with text and also used to export to html.

I''m trying to find how I would create the xy chart image files in Moai. What is the simplest way to do this?

Thanks,

Herb Sitz

[ibisum]

We have added a linegraph control to the moaigui - if you can wait, it will be pushed to derickdongs archive some time at the end of next week, and should provide you what you need:



If you can't wait, its very, very easy to program one yourself .. you could use the moaigui framework as a starting place or just develop your own method for drawing it. Essentially you use a props' draw callback to attach MOAIDraw linedrawing commands.

[ibisum]

I just wanted to let you know that I have added our xy chart (line graph) widget to the moaigui framework, and hope that derickdong will merge the pull request shortly. The code in "linegraph.lua" demonstrates how you can do line drawing and may help you with your needs, so check it out:

My fork is here: https://github.com/seclorum/moaigui
(This will hopefully be merged in with derickd's moaigui framework shortly .. but its up to him, and I'll leave my fork up until he does that, if he does..)

Run the multilayoutdemo.lua demonstration file to see the linegraph in use (as well as learn how to do multiple layouts with moaigui)

[todd]

Thanks Ibisum.