PERSISTENT FORMATTING FOR INTERACTIVE CHARTS
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1. A method of applying formatting for an interactive chart to be displayed to a user of a computer system, comprising:
- applying initial default formats to first, second, and third chart elements displayed in the interactive chart;
hiding the third chart element such that it is not displayed in the interactive chart; and
altering the initial default format of at least the second chart element while the third chart element is hidden to improve a differentiation between the first and second chart elements.
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Abstract
User requested format alterations to interactive chart elements, comprising, but not limited to, legends, axes, gridlines, data labels, axes labels, error bars, and datapoints, whether they be represented as points, bars, pie wedges, etc., are persisted in spite of chart navigations, underlying data changes and/or format alterations. Interactive chart element format persistence is maintained by the association and storing of data identifying a format change on the data and index rule for the respective chart element.
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1. A method of applying formatting for an interactive chart to be displayed to a user of a computer system, comprising:
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applying initial default formats to first, second, and third chart elements displayed in the interactive chart; hiding the third chart element such that it is not displayed in the interactive chart; and altering the initial default format of at least the second chart element while the third chart element is hidden to improve a differentiation between the first and second chart elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a microprocessor perform a method, the method comprising:
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displaying an interactive chart comprised of at least a first chart element, the first chart element displayed in a default format; receiving a request to expand the first chart element such that a child chart element of the first chart element is displayed; displaying the child chart element in the default format upon receiving the request to expand the first chart element; receiving a request to apply a user override format to the child chart element, the user override format configured to override the default format; and after receiving the request to apply the user override format to the child chart element, applying the user override format to the child chart element when the child chart element is displayed and applying the default format to the first chart element when the first chart element is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a microprocessor perform a method, the method comprising:
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applying a first default format to a first chart element when the first chart element is displayed in an interactive chart; applying the first default format to a second chart element when the second chart element is displayed in the interactive chart, the second chart element a child of the first chart element; receiving a request to apply a first user override format to at least the second chart element; and after receiving the request to apply the first user override format; upon displaying the first chart element, applying the first default format to the first chart element unless a request to apply a second user override format to the first chart element has been received; and upon displaying the second chart element, applying the first user override format. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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