Fixed spacing between gantt bars

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Fixed spacing between gantt bars

Post by Markus46 » Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:44 pm

Hello.

I have a TChart with alClient alignment on a resizable form.
This is a code snippet of how the chart & series is set up:

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  FGanttSeries := TGanttSeries.Create(GanttChart);
  GanttChart.AddSeries(FGanttSeries);

  FGanttSeries.Marks.Visible := true;
  FGanttSeries.InflateMargins := true;
  FGanttSeries.ColorEachPoint := false;
  FGanttSeries.Pointer.Size := 8; FGanttSeries.Pointer.SizeUnits := suPixels;
  FGanttSeries.Pointer.Pen.Visible := false;  // no border around bars

  FGanttSeries.Marks.Transparent := true;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Font.Color := clWhite;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Left := 0;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Right := 0;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Top := 0;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Bottom := 0;

  while not eof do begin
	LBarIndex := FGanttSeries.AddGanttColor(FieldByName(FView.ScheduleFieldStart).AsDateTime, FieldByName(FView.ScheduleFieldEnd).AsDateTime,
                 LPos, FieldByName(FView.ScheduleFieldDesc).AsString, LColour);
	Next;
  end;

  GanttChart.LeftAxis.Automatic := false
  GanttChart.LeftAxis.SetMinMax(LMinPos, LMaxPos);
  GanttChart.BottomAxis.SetMinMax(LStartDate, LStartDate + LDateRange);
  GanttChart.BottomAxis.Title.Caption := DateToStr(LStartDate);
As I change the height of the form, the spacing between the gantt bars change such that the 1st bar is at the bottom of the form and the last bar is at the top of the form.

Regarding the Left axis, how can I have fixed spacing between gantt bars (x pixels or y% of the height of a gantt bar) regardless of (i) the height of the chart and (ii) the min/max position?

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Mark

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Re: Fixed spacing between gantt bars

Post by Yeray » Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:12 am

Hello Mark,

There are some variables missing from that code snipped so I have to skip parts of if that may be important to reproduce the problem.
Here is what I have:
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uses Chart, TeEngine, TeeGDIPlus, GanttCh;

var  GanttChart: TChart;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var FGanttSeries: TGanttSeries;
    LBarIndex: Integer;
    LMinPos, LMaxPos: Double;
    LStartDate: TDateTime;
    LDateRange: TDateTime;
begin
  GanttChart:=TChart.Create(Self);
  GanttChart.Parent:=Self;
  GanttChart.Align:=alClient;

  FGanttSeries := TGanttSeries.Create(GanttChart);
  GanttChart.AddSeries(FGanttSeries);

  FGanttSeries.Marks.Visible := true;
  FGanttSeries.InflateMargins := true;
  FGanttSeries.ColorEachPoint := false;
  FGanttSeries.Pointer.Size := 8; FGanttSeries.Pointer.SizeUnits := suPixels;
  FGanttSeries.Pointer.Pen.Visible := false;  // no border around bars

  FGanttSeries.Marks.Transparent := true;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Font.Color := clWhite;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Left := 0;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Right := 0;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Top := 0;
  FGanttSeries.Marks.Margins.Bottom := 0;

  FGanttSeries.FillSampleValues(5);
end;
Could you please arrange a simple example project we can run as-is to reproduce the problem here?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Fixed spacing between gantt bars

Post by Markus46 » Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:12 pm

Hi Yeray,

Your animated GIF illustrates exactly the 'problem'. The gap between gantt bars is increasing/decreasing as the tchart resizes.
My boss doesn't want that behaviour. He wants the gap between bars to be fixed, regardless of the height of the tchart.

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Re: Fixed spacing between gantt bars

Post by Yeray » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:16 am

Hello

It sounds as changing Chart1.Align property from alClient to ie alTop:
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Re: Fixed spacing between gantt bars

Post by Markus46 » Thu Nov 17, 2022 3:39 am

Thanks Yeray,

That is close to what we are after.
Is there a way to control the vertical distance between gantt bars? Some property of the Left Axis perhaps?
We would like them to be drawn closer together.

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Re: Fixed spacing between gantt bars

Post by Yeray » Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:00 pm

Hello Mark,

The distance between gantt bars depends on the number of values to be drawn and the axis size, which depends on the chart height.
Also note the Pointer.VertSize (the size of the gantt bars) also affects how this looks.

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FGanttSeries.Pointer.VertSize:=12;
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