Help:Jqplotchart format

The result format jqplotchart, displays aggregated numerical data as a bar, line, pie, or donut chart.

It is using the jqPlot Javascript library and starting with SRF 1.8, jqplotbar and jqplotpie have been merged into one class called jqplotchart which will handle all standard tasks that earlier jqplotbar and jqplotpie have managed. For compatibility reasons the format name jqplotbar and jqplotpie will still be available as aliases but point to format jqplotchart where the bar chart is set as default chart. Other chart layouts are available by using parameter ['layout'] which introduces two additional layouts, a line and a donut chart layout.

The change tried to accommodate compatibility as best as possible but some parameters have been either renamed or altered in their usage pattern to ensure similar behaviour across all layouts and in both classes ( jqplotchart and jqplotseries).

Parameter values
As a list of values cannot be listed yet (see also here), here are some options what parameter values can be chosen, e.g..
 * direction: vertical, horizontal
 * charttype: bar, line
 * datalabels: none, value, label, percent

Changes deployed with SRF 1.8

 * Added donut and line chart layout
 * Added parameter [class], allows to add CSS characteristics
 * Added parameter [charttext], a text field for an explanatory chart text
 * Added parameter [smoothlines], applies a smoothing algorithm (only applied to the line chart)
 * Added parameter [theme], a basic theming support for commonly styled attributes (vector, simple)
 * Added parameter [colorscheme], option for an easy selection of pre-defined colours schemes
 * Added parameter [datalabels], displays individual data as ( 'none', 'value', 'label', 'percent')
 * Changed parameter [bardirection] to [direction] to accommodate overall changes

Distribution
The value distribution is supported as well with jqplotchart as it was with jqplotbar and jqplotpie.