Hello, I am not seeing the option in the Line Chart to set the Bar Width. I believe that in the older line chart widgets, this was possible, whereas this may not be the case anymore?
Is there a way to change the width of the variable displayed as a bar?
Thank You!
Hello @qntfy
It was intentional to remove the “Bar Width” field in the Bars configuration of the Line Chart on our latest updates.
Previously, in Echarts bar charts, a “Bar Width” field was used to control the width of the bars. However, this approach had limitations, as the bars could overlap if the width was insufficient or appear too thin if the width was too small. The aim was to improve this functionality so that the bar width adapts dynamically according to the amount of data, preventing overlaps and ensuring a proper visualization at all times.
Alejandro
When was this update pushed? Was anyone notified of this change?
I have a need to get this option back in, is there any way for me to do this? If not, we will have an unhappy client.
thank you.
Hello again @qntfy
This is a small change in the widget behavior so we didn’t notify on our last Newsletter.
Unfortunately there is not option to get this option back, but now it’s more efficient in its behavior, changing its own bar width according to the amount of data.
Alejandro
Hi Alejandro,
This change has affected one of our core clients, and they are requesting that this feature be re-enabled.
I am not sure why such a change would be pushed without any notification? That is quite frustrating.
Please let me know what options we have to revert back, including a custom widget/code.
Can someone contact me directly to discuss further? Thank You.
Hello again Tom,
I noticed that my colleague David sent you an internal response about this.
Best regards,
Alejandro
Although not mission-critical like for qntfy, the removal of the bar width option is a loss for us as well.
Since I am using bar charts for a variable that only has one data point per day, and my default dashboard span set to “today”, it just looks silly, and is not clear visualization for our application (and also appears as if this data point spans into Aug 27th):
However, this approach had limitations, as the bars could overlap if the width was insufficient or appear too thin if the width was too small.
I feel as though this should be up to the end-user to optimize the width of their bars to solve these visualization issues. I feel the removal of this option introduces even more limitations for users.
Hello Taylor,
We decided to remove the Bar Width parameter because we recently learnt that leaving that setting unset causes the library to automatically determine the correct bar width based on the space available and the numbers of bars to display.
I understand your point, and we will implement a change to make this new feature optional for each account. In the meantime, I have enabled the E-Charts configuration option in your account. This is an Enterprise feature, but I have activated it to assist you with your troubleshooting.
Simply open the E-Charts drawer and in the bar series, ser the “barWidth” (or delete it to make it Auto), as shown below:
I will be attentive if you have any question.
Alejandro
