Is it a BUG or required functionality?

[#1]

Hello Community,

I have noticed one thing which has hitting my mind for much time. So I am here, to see if i am not alone,

Whenever we open Chart Properties(I tested on Straight Table with good amount of data) and make some changes to it.

The green loading bar shows on the chart.(I know this is required functionality). I have following cases:

1) Properties window opened, and i wait for green bar to complete and then click on Cancel button on the properties.

2) Properties window opened, and i wait for green bar to complete and then click on OK button on the properties.

I found that for case 2, the green loading bar comes up again taking same amount of time as done before.

Has anyone came across this?

Thanks,

Angad

[Gysbert_Wassenaar]

I think this is expected behaviour. By clicking OK you apply any changes you made to the chart to the chart so it needs to be recalculated. By pressing Cancel the changes are cancelled so the chart doesn't need to be recalculated. The chart will also be recalculated if you make changes in the properties window that are applied immediately.

[#3]

Thanks Gysbert for the response. But the case 1, I mentioned, if i make changes to the properties and click APPLY button, the data gets recalculated and then I have 2 cases, One if i click cancel(the data is refreshed already) and if OK then again re-calculation takes place.

My point is , what is the difference in clicking just APPLY and APPLY + OK button.

Thanks,

ASINGH

[saumyashah90]

1)Apply will let you property box open and let the changes happen at the back end..

2)Ok wil close that box after applying .

[swuehl · Accepted solution]

Angad,

I also noticed that QV recalculates even if we assume it's not necessary (because nothing changed, or changes already applied).

The developers don't seem to take really care of the modification flags of the properties.

IMHO, you can call this an issue, because it doesn't match the user expectation regarding standard windows behaviour.

I think I am already getting too much used to some little annoyances in QV that I don't really bother, but if you want, create a ticket and let's see how QT responds.

[pgrenier]

Hello Angad,

Basically, the only difference between the two buttons is the extra instruction behind one of them which would be something as:

this.Close()

In both cases, the chart's (or table's) contents will be re-evaluated according to your latest changes, but if you click on Apply rather than Ok, the properties window shall remain open for you to continue with your work on that object.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Philippe