Explicitly specify overlapping for lines (Gruff::Line) about gruff HOT 6 CLOSED

We have just been working on this! Data sets are now not sorted by default, but the Line chart is still drawing the lines with largest average first. You can now turn this off by setting g.sorted_drawing = false

We are debating what should be the default for this setting. For some charts like Area, hight values hide low values if they are drawn later. For Line charts, we thought maybe lines with lower average are more interesting when they are sporadically high, therefore overwriting lines with a higher average.

Got any thoughts on the subject?

Anyway: Try the new g.sorted_drawing = false setting and you should be able to control the order of the drawiing of the lines.

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My first assumption was that the order of how I send my .data messages would impact the order of how lines are drawn. Doesn't that sound as a good default? That feels natural to me at least.

I guess setting g.sorted_drawing = false will do exactly what I described above, so I would suggest making false the default value for at least Line charts.

If one would want sorting, one could enable that by setting it to true. Another great companioning feature would be to be able to specify a sorting function explicitly.

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You would like the first data set to be drawn "on top", right? That means drawing them in reverse order. I will think about that.

This is a good time for all to voice their opinions!

I am leaning towards not sorting line charts by default, and drawing them in reverse order to get the first data set on top.

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By default I'd like to see data sets be rendered as they get called. If I set data for first, second and third, I'd assume first being rendered at the bottom, second in the middle and third at the front (on-top of the other lines).

Does that sound reasonable to you?

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Done.

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Awesome. Thanks a lot @donv.

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