[Kst] [Bug 91675] more objects to draw on canvas for adding comments

[Barth Netterfield]

On May 28, 2005 01:16 am, Andrew Walker wrote:
> Annotating a plot in fixed plot co-ordinates is likely a waste of time, as
> there are many programs that are far more capable at this than Kst will
> ever be.

In my opinion, we actually are pretty close to 'good enough' for a large 
number of types of plots.  It seems that if we can go the last little way, we 
can keep users from having to open up their data again in a different app in 
order to make a publication quality version of exactly the same plot as they 
have already made in kst.  This would be a good thing.

The astro standard has been sm, and we are pretty close to sm's capabilities.

> Annotating a plot in fixed data co-ordinates has the following issues:
> * the updating would have to be paused while annotating else whatever
> you're adding is liable to vanish from the plot while you're adding it
> (ditto for editing an already existing object) * data markers already
> provide very similar functionality with the added attraction that they are
> simple to use and can be quickly jumped to

I agree that the annotations should be in plot, not data space.