"Other" handling

JazzMan · Post by **JazzMan** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:48 pm

Two questions having to do with Other:

1) In addition to the values that get automatically grouped into OtherSlice (for example by:

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with PieSeries do begin
  OtherSlice.Style:=poBelowPercent;
  OtherSlice.Value:=10;
end;

can I manually force a slice to be a part of the Other grouping, even if it's above that threshold value? Some users of my application have been asking for that ability for a while. Go figure.

2) Can non-pie charts (e.g., the Vertical Bar series) have an Other-grouping ability? Perhaps I can cheat by using a TPieSeries cast? This one I'm sure is obvious, but I didn't see explicit mention of it either way.

Thanks!!!
richard diamond

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:42 am

Hi Richard,

1. I'm afraid this is not possible.

2. I don't think this would work as most likely you'd get a type casting error. The only solution I can think of for 1 and 2 is manually grouping values as you wish and add them to one single pie slice or bar.

JazzMan · Post by **JazzMan** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:46 pm

Narcis,

Thank you for the suggestion (and the quick reply!).

That's in fact the approach I've been doing all along, manually managing the Other slice(s), both in pie charts and non-pie charts. Although I was hoping to take advantage of the OtherSlice machinery, guess not..

Regards,
richard diamond