---Oleg Kobchenko wrote: > A good example of not only interactive but informative > and intuitive Plot is Wave Viewer > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Addons/media/wav#viewer > > which is a special case of time series. > > One concept it uses is Lens, which shows the whole data > and the Detail subset selection. Both views allow panning > with the mouse, so the other concept is Direct Manipulation > (like iPhone), as opposed to side controls. There is a > side control for zooming though, which is implemented as > familiar slider (like iPhoto). Imitation is the sincerest > form of flattery, but using these things together for Plots > is quite innovative.
I'm working on an application at the moment (a tool for students to investigate the parameters determining response to selection) that could benefit from interactive plot, the Wave Viewer is a very nice example of what is possible. I'll need to spend some time understanding some of the concepts of direct manipulation, but plan to start with using side controls first. On that note I was wondering whether it is possible for the slider control to interact "live" with the plot so that the plot updates as the slider is moved backwards and forwards, not just when it is set to a new position? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
