Time as x-axis produces wrong labels

[kourosh kalayeh]

Hi,

I am trying to produce graphs where x-axis is time.  I  want to have a padding on my x-axis so the x-axis does not start from zero.  To do so, I include a small negative number (like -0.02) in my x-axis.  But doing so messes up my x-labels, it adds a weird 6 to all the labels (see the screenshots).  I was wondering if this is a bug or I am missing something.

Thanks,
Kourosh

Graph without including negative number in x-axis;

 

Graph after including -0.02 in the x-axis;

[dgteam]

Hi Kourosh,

Thanks for submitting. This is strange behavior for the time axis. We were able to replicate this behavior using the Fixed day format.  Still looking at what is happening and working on a solution.

 

[kourosh kalayeh]

Great, thank you.

Kourosh

[dgteam]

Just wanted to let you this will be fixed in our next beta.  Should be out tomorrow.

[kourosh kalayeh]

Perfect, thanks.

Kourosh

[kourosh kalayeh]

Hi,

So I downloaded the beta today but the issue is still there.  Is it implemented yet?

The reason that I am trying to add negative number to my x-axis is to have padding on left side of the x-axis (see this post).  It would be nice to have this padding option explicitly so we can use it in a more straight forward manner without the need to change the x-axis.

Thanks
Kourosh

[david]

Just uploaded a new beta

[kourosh kalayeh]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick response. I installed the new beta but the issue is still there (see the screenshot).  I think what is happening is that my x-axis is delta t not absolute time of the day and when I include negative number into my x-axis it treats 0 as 12.  That is why I think having the ability to control padding around 0 explicitly would be the most straight forward solution.

Thanks,
Kourosh

[kourosh kalayeh]

Hi,

I was wondering if you have any update on this.

Thanks,
Kourosh

[dgteam]

In the next beta (which should be loaded later today), try setting the padding to 5% or 10%. It should add padding to both sides when using a date/time axis.  This will work without having to add any negative number to the include box.

Since the date has the underlying number representation, the zero point in the number line of Jan 1 1970, was triggering rules that really don’t make sense for dates.