[Kst] [Bug 108409] New: Legends should use the whole plot width

[Nicolas Brisset]

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           Summary: Legends should use the whole plot width
           Product: kst
           Version: 1.1.0
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Solaris
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kst kde org
        ReportedBy: nicolas.brisset eurocopter com


Version:           1.1.0 (using KDE 3.4.0, compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.4.3
OS:                SunOS (sun4u) release 5.8

When plotting multiple curves in a same graph, it is often useful to display legends. However, they currently use a lot of vertical space as legend items are packed vertically. This often makes it difficult to find a place to put the legend without it hiding parts of the curves.

I'd very much appreciate an option (checkbox) in the plot dialog along with other legend options to tell legends to wrap only when they've used up the whole plot width, and not with every item.

The appropriate amount of white space should be used to delimit various items. Another, slightly more advanced, set of options could be spinboxes to specify horizontal/vertical space to use between items (but I think sensible defaults would be better).