Re: charts

[Jody Goldberg <jgoldberg home com>]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 11:20:31AM -0400, Carole Womeldorf wrote:
> It is good to hear that this is high priority.  In the mean time could you or
> somebody please provide (or are they already part of a README file) the exact
> installation instructions (including precise file names) for all of guppi and
> gnumeric and bonobo?  Please include any extra steps that are necessary if one
> is installing it over another copy.

The README in Gnumeric should cover the package requirements for
installing Gnumeric from source.  I am reticent to provide too many
details on how to produce a Gnumeric aware guppi component lest
people get the impression that it is ready for real use.  Consider
it a puzzle to ensure that people don't attempt to rely on it.  Let
me be very clear :
Good
    - It is possible to create guppi graphs from Gnumeric
    - They recalculate and update as expected.
    - They print and print preview. (broken in my tree)

Bad
    - There is no ability to save them.
    - There is no ability to load them (in Gnumeric or XL forms).
    - There is no way to configure them
    - The is no way to change the expressions associated with them
    - The guppi side leaks (Fixed in my tree)

The code in CVS is currently a demonstration, and has been for
months.  I am now actively working on this.  Give me a few more days
to get something in place.