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@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ Installation Just include the Javascript file after you've included jQuery. -Note that you need to get a version of Excanvas (I currently suggest -you take the one bundled with Flot as it contains a bugfix for drawing -filled shapes) which is canvas emulation on Internet Explorer. You can +Note that you need to get a version of Excanvas (e.g. the one bundled +with Flot) which is canvas emulation on Internet Explorer. You can include the excanvas script like this: <!--[if IE]><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="excanvas.pack.js"></script><![endif]--> @@ -28,7 +27,9 @@ support for VML which excanvas is relying on. It appears that some stripped down versions used for test environments on virtual machines lack the VML support. -Also note that you need at least jQuery 1.2.1. +Also note that you need at least jQuery 1.2.6 (but at least jQuery +1.3.2 is recommended for interactive charts because of performance +improvements in event handling). Basic usage @@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ in the file "API.txt". Here's a quick example that'll draw a line from $.plot($("#placeholder"), [ [[0, 0], [1, 1]] ], { yaxis: { max: 1 } }); -The plot function immediately draws the chart and then returns a Plot +The plot function immediately draws the chart and then returns a plot object with a couple of methods. @@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ What's with the name? First: it's pronounced with a short o, like "plot". Not like "flawed". -So "Flot" is like "Plot". +So "Flot" rhymes with "plot". And if you look up "flot" in a Danish-to-English dictionary, some up the words that come up are "good-looking", "attractive", "stylish", "smart", "impressive", "extravagant". One of the main goals with Flot -is pretty looks. Flot is supposed to be "flot". +is pretty looks. |